We just dug ourselves a hole against the champions. " Look at their numbers together. The Nets, who shot 45% from the field and 74% on free throws were 39% and 57% respectively.The second game was more of statement as the Lakers clobbered the Nets by a score of 106-83 thanks to Game Three would prove to a hard fought game (much like the first game of the series) as the Lakers and Nets would trade leads throughout the game but thanks to Despite this being a hard fought battle (much like the previous game and as well as the first game of the series) the Lakers still won game four and the championship, giving Phil Jackson his " You can't dig yourself a hole, get down by 19 or 20 points and expect to win. L.A.'s 25 fast-break points were the most by a team in the postseason since Bryant's Lakers had 25 in Game 2 of the 2001 NBA Finals. Los Angeles Lakers 2002 Playoff Stats All the statistics recorded by the Lakers players in the 2001-2002 NBA Playoffs, with points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, turnovers, games played and scoring details vs. 76ers (Lakers win 4-1) Kobe had 25/8/6 with 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks on 50% TS Shaq had 33/16/5 with 3.5 blocks on 57% TS Kobe's average stats for the entire 2001 playoffs (16 total games, 15-1 team record): 30/7/6.5 on From that point on, the Nets went on a 17–6 to close the lead to a respectable 12. Desperate to take the lead, they utilized the "New Jersey was doomed by their late start and poor shooting. The Lakers entered the season as the two-time defending NBA champions, having defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games in the 2001 NBA Finals , winning their thirteenth NBA championship. Best 1-2 punch everI remember when they absolutely dominated the Spurs in the final 2 games of the sweep. New Jersey battled back, coming as close as three several times in the final quarter. They had no answer for O'Neal, however, who had bullied MacCulloth into 16 points and 6 rebounds by half-time. Palmarès Vainqueur Lakers de Los Angeles Finaliste 76ers de Philadelphie Meilleur joueur Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers de Los Angeles) Navigation Édition précédente Édition suivante modifier Les playoffs NBA 2001 sont les séries éliminatoires (en anglais, playoffs) de la saison NBA 2000-2001. The 2001–02 NBA season was the Lakers' 54th season in the National Basketball Association, and 42nd in the city of Los Angeles. Lakers guard Avery Bradley informed team management that he intends to sit out the season's resumption in Orlando, Florida, he told ESPN on Tuesday night. In 1999, the Nets hired Taking advantage of a late arrival to the arena by New Jersey, L.A. dominated the first 17 minutes of play with a 42-19 score by the 6:41 mark in the second quarter. Kobe had 33.5/7/7 with 1.5 steals and 1.0 blocks on 57% TSKobe had 25/8/6 with 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks on 50% TSKobe's average stats for the entire 2001 playoffs (16 total games, 15-1 team record): I'd say they both carried the Lakers and Kobe opened up Shaq to be a dominating center.Some did say and I agreed that from 1st round leading up to the finals, West had better centers to try and contain shaq so kobe was the one doing more damage. Comes finals sixers didn't have great big men so shaq feasted on them inside. Entering the 2001–02 season, the New Jersey Nets were enduring a three-year playoff drought and had a 73–141 record over that span. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Finals mvp might go to shaq but playoff mvp goes to both of them. Good times.Kobe was a monster, on the road he was flat out dominant with his fro and the number 8 on his back.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castPress J to jump to the feed. The 2001–02 NBA season was the 56th season of the National Basketball Association.The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their third straight championship, beating the New Jersey Nets 4–0 in the 2002 NBA Finals. The Nets outscored the Lakers in the third but stood steadfast as Bryant scored 11 of his 22 in the third.