2000–01 Sacramento Kings season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Kings' 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 16th season in Sacramento.^[1] During the off-season, the Kings acquired shooting guard Doug Christie from the Toronto Raptors,^[2][3][4] and signed free agent Bobby Jackson.^[5][6] After two straight playoff seasons, the Kings enjoyed another successful season by winning 14 of their first 18 games, on their way to a 27–10 start as of January 20, and held a 31–15 record at the All-Star break.^[7] The Kings would make it into the NBA's elite status by challenging the Pacific Division all season, falling just one game short with a solid 55–27 record. The team also posted three five-game winning streaks, which was their longest winning streak during the season.^[8]

2000–01 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach	Rick Adelman
General manager	Geoff Petrie
President	Geoff Petrie
Owners	Maloof family
Arena	ARCO Arena
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Lakers 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KMAX-TV Fox Sports Net Bay Area
Radio	KHTK
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

Chris Webber had his best season averaging 27.1 points, 11.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.7 blocks per game, while being named to the All-NBA First Team. In addition, Peja Stojaković showed improvement stepping into the lineup averaging 20.4 points per game, which was second on the team in scoring, while Christie averaged 12.3 points and 2.3 steals per game, Vlade Divac provided the team with 12.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and Jason Williams contributed 9.4 points and 5.4 assists per game.^[9] Webber and Divac were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, with head coach Rick Adelman coaching the Western Conference.^[10][11][12] Webber also finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting with 5 first-place votes,^[13] while Stojaković finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting,^[14] Christie finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Jackson finished in fourth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.^[15] Christie was also named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and first round draft pick Hedo Türkoğlu made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Kings faced the Phoenix Suns. After losing Game 1 to the Suns at home, 86–83,^[16][17] the Kings would win the next three games, and advance to the second round for the first time since moving to Sacramento.^{[18][19][20][21]} However, they were swept by the defending and eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semi-finals in four straight games.^{[22][23][24][25]} The Lakers would reach the NBA Finals to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in five games, winning their second consecutive championship.^{[26][27][28][29][30]}

Following the season, the controversial guard Williams was traded along with Nick Anderson to the Memphis Grizzlies,^[31][32][33] while three-point specialist Jon Barry was traded to the Detroit Pistons,^[34][35] and Darrick Martin signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.^[36]

Offseason

In the NBA draft, the Kings drafted Hedo Türkoğlu and Jabari Smith. Türkoğlu's tenure with the Kings lasted three seasons, while Smith's stint lasted 21 games. Smith would return to Sacramento in the 2003–04 season.

During the offseason, the Kings did not make many transactions. On August 1, the Kings signed guard Bobby Jackson. Jackson would be a reliable bench player during his tenure in Sacramento, and he would win the Sixth Man of the Year Award for the 2002–03 season.

On September 30, the Kings traded combo forward Corliss Williamson to the Toronto Raptors for Doug Christie. Christie would be the starting shooting guard for the Kings for his entire tenure with the team.

On October 20, the Kings waived center Jerome James. James had missed all of the previous season due to a knee injury.

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	16	Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu	SF	Turkey	Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
2	45	Jabari Smith	C/PF	United States	LSU

Roster

2000–01 Sacramento Kings roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G/F 25 Anderson, Nick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–01–20 Illinois G 20 Barry, Jon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1969–07–25 Georgia Tech G/F 13 Christie, Doug 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–05–09 Pepperdine C 21 Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1968–02–03 Serbia F 51 Funderburke, Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970–12–15 Ohio State G 24 Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973–03–13 Minnesota F 00 Long, Art 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1972–10–01 Cincinnati G 15 Martin, Darrick 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1971–03–06 UCLA F/C 31 Pollard, Scot 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1975–02–12 Kansas C 52 Smith, Jabari 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1977–02–12 LSU F 16 Stojaković, Peja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–06–09 Serbia F 5 Türkoğlu, Hedo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–03–19 Turkey F/C 4 Webber, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1973–03–01 Michigan G 55 Williams, Jason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–11–18 Florida

Head coach Rick Adelman Assistant coach(es) Pete Carril Elston Turner John Wetzel Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended   Injured Roster Last transaction: February 18, 2001

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	–	31–10	25–16	14–10
x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	1	33–8	22–19	16–8
x-Phoenix Suns	51	31	.622	5	31–10	20–21	12–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	6	28–13	22–19	12–12
Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	12	26–15	18–23	17–7
Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	378	25	22–19	9–32	9–15
Golden State Warriors	17	65	.207	39	11–30	6–35	4–20

Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	2
3	x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	3
4	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	5
5	x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	5
6	x-Phoenix Suns	51	31	.622	7
7	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	8
8	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	47	35	.573	11
9	Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13
10	Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	14
11	Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	18
12	Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	27
13	Vancouver Grizzlies	23	59	.280	35
14	Golden State Warriors	17	65	.207	41

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

2000-01 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	–	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–1	–	0–4	2–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1
Charlotte	4–0	4–0	–	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2
Chicago	2–2	1–2	1–3	–	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	2–1
Cleveland	2–2	1–2	2–2	3–1	–	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	3–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	–	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0
Denver	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	–	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–3	4–0	1–1
Detroit	4–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	–	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	4–0	1–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–2
Golden State	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	–	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	–	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Indiana	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	–	2–0	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	2–0	4–0
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–4	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	–	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	–	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0
Miami	3–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	–	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–3	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	3–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–1	–	0–2	4–0	1–2	4–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	–	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	1–1	3–1
New York	2–2	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–1	2–0	2–2	–	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	4–0
Orlando	3–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	3–1	1–3	–	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Philadelphia	3–0	4–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	4–0
Phoenix	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	–	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	–	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	–	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	–	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	–	0–2	0–4	3–1	2–0
Toronto	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	4–0
Utah	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	1–3	0–2	–	4–0	2–0
Vancouver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	3–1	0–4	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	–	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

2000–01 game log Total: 55–27 (home: 33–8; road: 22–19)
October: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 31 @ Chicago W 100–81 Webber, Stojaković (23) Webber, Stojaković (8) Chris Webber (7) United Center 21,814 1–0
November: 9–4 (home: 6–1; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 @ Cleveland L 100–102 (2OT) Chris Webber (27) Chris Webber (8) Webber, Jackson, Barry (5) Gund Arena 17,695 1–1 3 November 3 @ Detroit W 100–93 Chris Webber (31) Chris Webber (12) Jon Barry (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 2–1 4 November 4 @ Minnesota L 91–99 Peja Stojaković (22) Vlade Divac (12) Stojaković, Jackson, Webber, Christie (3) Target Center 19,006 2–2 5 November 6 Portland W 79–75 Chris Webber (29) Vlade Divac (11) Webber, Jackson (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 3–2 6 November 8 Golden State W 115–84 Webber, Stojaković (27) Chris Webber (9) Jason Williams (12) ARCO Arena 17,317 4–2 7 November 10 @ Golden State W 114–107 (OT) Chris Webber (35) Chris Webber (16) Jason Williams (8) The Arena in Oakland 17,467 5–2 8 November 12 Dallas W 109–84 Peja Stojaković (28) Chris Webber (13) Divac, Williams (7) ARCO Arena 17,317 6–2 9 November 14 Orlando W 96–82 Peja Stojaković (27) Stojaković, Divac (11) Jason Williams (8) ARCO Arena 17,317 7–2 10 November 16 L.A. Lakers L 110–112 (OT) Doug Christie (32) Peja Stojaković (17) Jason Williams (7) ARCO Arena 17,317 7–3 11 November 22 Chicago W 100–71 Chris Webber (29) Chris Webber (13) Jason Williams (7) ARCO Arena 17,317 8–3 12 November 25 Seattle W 125–101 Peja Stojaković (29) Chris Webber (14) Jason Williams (10) ARCO Arena 17,317 9–3 13 November 28 @ Houston W 88–81 Chris Webber (21) Chris Webber (11) Webber, Divac (4) Compaq Center 11,813 10–3 14 November 29 @ San Antonio L 79–82 Chris Webber (25) Chris Webber (17) Bobby Jackson (6) Alamodome 17,341 10–4
December: 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 15 December 1 Phoenix W 105–98 Chris Webber (28) Chris Webber (14) Doug Christie (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 11–4 16 December 5 San Antonio W 81–75 Chris Webber (30) Webber, Stojaković (10) Jason Williams (7) ARCO Arena 17,317 12–4 17 December 8 Houston W 111–98 Chris Webber (37) Chris Webber (18) Doug Christie (8) ARCO Arena 17,317 13–4 18 December 10 Miami W 101–97 Chris Webber (19) Chris Webber (10) Christie, Barry (5) ARCO Arena 17,317 14–4 19 December 12 @ Atlanta L 99–107 Chris Webber (22) Chris Webber (13) Doug Christie (6) Philips Arena 18,113 14–5 20 December 13 @ Charlotte L 90–101 Chris Webber (25) Vlade Divac (8) Webber, Christie, Barry (4) Charlotte Coliseum 12,806 14–6 21 December 15 @ Boston W 104–81 Chris Webber (30) Chris Webber (13) Jason Williams (7) FleetCenter 15,486 15–6 22 December 17 @ New Jersey W 95–79 Chris Webber (33) Chris Webber (12) Jon Barry (6) Continental Airlines Arena 13,011 16–6 23 December 19 Washington W 106–72 Chris Webber (19) Chris Webber (11) Jon Barry (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 17–6 24 December 20 @ Seattle L 85–89 Chris Webber (20) Chris Webber (13) Webber, Williams (5) KeyArena 17,072 17–7 25 December 22 @ Vancouver W 95–93 Chris Webber (33) Chris Webber (12) Vlade Divac (7) General Motors Place 14,656 18–7 26 December 23 Seattle W 97–92 Chris Webber (23) Chris Webber (11) Vlade Divac (4) ARCO Arena 17,317 19–7 27 December 28 Charlotte W 91–87 Chris Webber (24) Chris Webber (10) Webber, Divac, Williams, Jackson (4) ARCO Arena 17,317 20–7 28 December 30 Philadelphia L 104–107 (OT) Peja Stojaković (33) Chris Webber (10) Jason Williams (5) ARCO Arena 17,317 20–8
January: 10–4 (home: 6–2; road: 4–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 29 January 2 Phoenix W 121–117 (OT) Vlade Divac (34) Vlade Divac (12) Vlade Divac (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 21–8 30 January 5 Indiana L 91–93 (OT) Chris Webber (51) Chris Webber (26) Jason Williams (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 21–9 31 January 8 Minnesota W 100–97 Peja Stojaković (24) Webber, Stojaković (9) Jason Williams (7) ARCO Arena 17,317 22–9 32 January 10 Cleveland W 108–103 Chris Webber (30) Chris Webber (14) Jason Williams (8) ARCO Arena 17,317 23–9 33 January 12 @ Denver L 93–106 Chris Webber (24) Chris Webber (14) Jason Williams (8) Pepsi Center 17,512 23–10 34 January 13 @ Houston W 84–81 Chris Webber (31) Chris Webber (14) Chris Webber (5) Compaq Center 14,552 24–10 35 January 15 @ Dallas W 116–105 Chris Webber (34) Chris Webber (12) Doug Christie (6) Reunion Arena 18,187 25–10 36 January 17 Boston W 111–106 Chris Webber (30) Vlade Divac (11) Jason Williams (8) ARCO Arena 17,317 26–10 37 January 20 @ Portland W 111–101 Chris Webber (34) Chris Webber (10) Chris Webber (6) Rose Garden 20,580 27–10 38 January 21 @ Seattle L 107–109 Peja Stojaković (30) Chris Webber (18) Divac, Barry (5) KeyArena 17,072 27–11 39 January 23 New Jersey W 130–104 Chris Webber (25) Vlade Divac (10) Chris Webber (10) ARCO Arena 17,317 28–11 40 January 25 San Antonio L 91–97 Stojaković, Webber (23) Chris Webber (11) Divac, Williams (4) ARCO Arena 17,317 28–12 41 January 27 @ L.A. Clippers W 101–89 Chris Webber (33) Webber, Divac (11) Webber, Christie, Williams (5) Staples Center 19,341 29–12 42 January 30 Golden State W 105–79 Chris Webber (28) Chris Webber (12) Jason Williams (9) ARCO Arena 17,317 30–12
February: 8–6 (home: 4–1; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 43 February 2 Vancouver W 105–95 Chris Webber (41) Chris Webber (15) Jason Williams (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 31–12 44 February 4 @ L.A. Lakers L 94–100 Chris Webber (25) Doug Christie (11) Chris Webber (9) Staples Center 18,997 31–13 45 February 6 @ Milwaukee L 109–112 Chris Webber (39) Chris Webber (11) Chris Webber (8) Bradley Center 17,329 31–14 46 February 7 @ Minnesota L 88–117 Chris Webber (22) Webber, Türkoğlu, Anderson (5) Nick Anderson (5) Target Center 18,274 31–15 47 February 13 @ Utah W 97–94 (OT) Chris Webber (34) Webber, Stojaković, Pollard (8) Doug Christie (4) Delta Center 19,485 32–15 48 February 15 @ Portland L 81–105 Vlade Divac (19) Vlade Divac (8) Jason Williams (4) Rose Garden 20,471 32–16 49 February 16 Denver W 117–84 Peja Stojaković (29) Scot Pollard (11) Doug Christie (8) ARCO Arena 17,317 33–16 50 February 18 Utah L 90–94 Peja Stojaković (27) Doug Christie (9) Jason Williams (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 33–17 51 February 20 Atlanta W 94–80 Jason Williams (22) Vlade Divac (19) Jason Williams (7) ARCO Arena 17,317 34–17 52 February 22 @ Washington W 115–110 Doug Christie (32) Scot Pollard (14) Jason Williams (9) MCI Center 19,911 35–17 53 February 23 @ Toronto W 119–118 (3OT) Peja Stojaković (39) Scot Pollard (17) Jason Williams (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 36–17 54 February 25 @ New York L 86–88 Peja Stojaković (26) Scot Pollard (13) Peja Stojaković (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 36–18 55 February 27 L.A. Clippers W 106–93 (OT) Peja Stojaković (25) Vlade Divac (12) Jason Williams (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 37–18 56 February 28 @ Golden State W 122–101 Peja Stojaković (24) Scot Pollard (10) Jason Williams (10) The Arena in Oakland 19,107 38–18
March: 11–4 (home: 7–1; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 57 March 2 @ L.A. Clippers L 81–88 Peja Stojaković (31) Scot Pollard (18) Vlade Divac (5) Staples Center 19,415 38–19 58 March 6 Toronto W 98–91 Christie, Webber, Williams (19) Vlade Divac (17) Jason Williams (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 39–19 59 March 7 @ Phoenix W 100–89 Chris Webber (41) Chris Webber (14) Bobby Jackson (6) America West Arena 19,023 40–19 60 March 9 Denver W 110–104 Chris Webber (41) Chris Webber (12) Divac, Williams (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 41–19 61 March 11 Utah W 105–90 Peja Stojaković (31) Webber, Stojaković, Divac (6) Chris Webber (8) ARCO Arena 17,317 42–19 62 March 13 @ Orlando W 114–108 (OT) Chris Webber (33) Chris Webber (15) Chris Webber (7) TD Waterhouse Centre 16,157 43–19 63 March 14 @ Miami L 104–114 Chris Webber (26) Chris Webber (17) Jason Williams (9) American Airlines Arena 19,600 43–20 64 March 16 @ Philadelphia W 100–79 Chris Webber (26) Chris Webber (11) Peja Stojaković (7) First Union Center 20,866 44–20 65 March 18 @ Indiana L 95–101 Peja Stojaković (27) Chris Webber (15) Jason Williams (5) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 44–21 66 March 20 Houston W 125–109 Peja Stojaković (29) Chris Webber (10) Chris Webber (12) ARCO Arena 17,317 45–21 67 March 22 Detroit W 103–98 Chris Webber (29) Chris Webber (15) Chris Webber (7) ARCO Arena 17,317 46–21 68 March 25 L.A. Lakers L 72–84 Webber, Christie (15) Vlade Divac (14) Chris Webber (4) ARCO Arena 17,317 46–22 69 March 27 New York W 124–117 (OT) Chris Webber (39) Chris Webber (15) Jason Williams (8) ARCO Arena 17,317 47–22 70 March 28 @ L.A. Lakers W 108–84 Chris Webber (25) Chris Webber (12) Jason Williams (6) Staples Center 18,997 48–22 71 March 30 Minnesota W 110–98 Chris Webber (22) Scot Pollard (13) Chris Webber (5) ARCO Arena 17,317 49–22
April: 6–5 (home: 3–2; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 72 April 1 Dallas L 107–119 Chris Webber (27) Webber, Christie (10) Doug Christie (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 49–23 73 April 3 Milwaukee L 101–107 Chris Webber (28) Christie, Webber (11) Jason Williams (9) ARCO Arena 17,317 49–24 74 April 5 @ Utah W 92–86 Chris Webber (26) Vlade Divac (12) Jason Williams (7) Delta Center 19,911 50–24 75 April 6 @ Vancouver W 118–90 Chris Webber (36) Vlade Divac (12) Jason Williams (8) General Motors Place 14,863 51–24 76 April 8 Portland W 98–89 Webber, Stojaković (20) Vlade Divac (17) Chris Webber (5) ARCO Arena 17,317 52–24 77 April 10 L.A. Clippers W 116–109 (OT) Chris Webber (31) Chris Weber (11) Doug Christie (6) ARCO Arena 17,317 53–24 78 April 12 @ San Antonio W 107–105 (OT) Chris Webber (26) Divac, Webber (13) Jason Williams (9) Alamodome 34,357 54–24 79 April 13 @ Dallas L 97–101 Chris Webber (24) Chris Webber (13) Divac, Williams (4) Reunion Arena 18,187 54–25 80 April 15 @ Phoenix L 86–88 Chris Webber (22) Peja Stojaković (12) Jason Williams (5) America West Arena 19,023 54–26 81 April 16 Vancouver W 110–100 Peja Stojaković (31) Vlade Divac (16) Stojaković, Christie, Divac, Williams (5) ARCO Arena 17,317 55–26 82 April 18 @ Denver L 100–110 Scot Pollard (18) Scot Pollard (14) Jon Barry (7) Pepsi Center 18,495 55–27
2000–01 schedule

Playoffs

2001 playoff game log
First round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 22 Phoenix L 83–86 Chris Webber (27) Chris Webber (15) Christie, Williams (5) ARCO Arena 17,317 0–1 2 April 25 Phoenix W 116–90 Peja Stojaković (22) Jackson, Webber (9) Chris Webber (5) ARCO Arena 17,317 1–1 3 April 29 @ Phoenix W 104–96 Chris Webber (23) Vlade Divac (12) Doug Christie (4) America West Arena 19,023 2–1 4 May 2 @ Phoenix W 89–82 Peja Stojaković (37) Scot Pollard (13) Bobby Jackson (5) America West Arena 18,836 3–1
Conference Semi-finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 6 @ L.A. Lakers L 105–108 Chris Webber (34) Scot Pollard (14) Jason Williams (4) Staples Center 18,997 0–1 2 May 8 @ L.A. Lakers L 90–96 Chris Webber (22) Chris Webber (18) Bobby Jackson (4) Staples Center 18,997 0–2 3 May 11 L.A. Lakers L 81–103 Chris Webber (28) Chris Webber (14) Doug Christie (5) ARCO Arena 17,317 0–3 4 May 13 L.A. Lakers L 113–119 Peja Stojaković (26) Chris Webber (11) Chris Webber (8) ARCO Arena 17,317 0–4
2001 schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Nick Anderson	21	0	8.0	.246	.256		1.2	.6	.5	.2	1.8
Jon Barry	62	2	16.3	.404	.348	.877	1.5	2.1	.5	.1	5.1
Doug Christie	81	81	36.3	.395	.376	.897	4.4	3.6	2.3	.6	12.3
Vlade Divac	81	81	29.9	.482	.286	.691	8.3	2.9	1.1	1.1	12.0
Lawrence Funderburke	59	2	11.8	.496		.623	3.3	.3	.2	.2	4.9
Bobby Jackson	79	7	20.9	.439	.375	.739	3.1	2.0	1.1	.1	7.2
Art Long	9	0	2.2	.000		.000	.9	.1	.0	.3	0.0
Darrick Martin	31	0	5.7	.382	.519	.886	.5	.5	.2	.0	3.3
Scot Pollard	77	8	21.5	.468	.000	.749	6.0	.6	.6	1.3	6.5
Jabari Smith	9	0	7.3	.500		.667	.9	.7	.4	.0	2.9
Peja Stojaković	75	75	38.7	.470	.400	.856	5.8	2.2	1.2	.2	20.4
Hedo Türkoğlu	74	7	16.8	.412	.326	.777	2.8	.9	.7	.3	5.3
Chris Webber	70	70	40.5	.481	.071	.703	11.1	4.2	1.3	1.7	27.1
Jason Williams	77	77	29.7	.407	.315	.789	2.4	5.4	1.2	.1	9.4

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jon Barry	7	0	7.9	.412	.286		.4	.6	.1	.0	2.3
Doug Christie	8	8	38.0	.368	.294	.828	4.4	3.3	2.5	1.1	9.9
Vlade Divac	8	8	28.1	.350	.333	.763	8.4	2.4	1.0	1.5	10.8
Lawrence Funderburke	3	0	5.7	.375		1.000	2.0	.0	.7	.7	2.3
Bobby Jackson	8	0	22.8	.438	.286	.714	3.3	2.3	1.0	.0	7.0
Darrick Martin	2	0	4.5	.000	.000		.0	1.5	.0	.0	0.0
Scot Pollard	8	0	17.6	.633		.588	6.9	.3	.1	.9	6.0
Peja Stojaković	8	8	38.4	.406	.346	.968	6.4	.4	.6	.4	21.6
Hedo Türkoğlu	8	0	17.6	.435	.571	1.000	3.5	1.4	.4	.1	7.5
Chris Webber	8	8	43.5	.388	.000	.694	11.5	3.1	1.1	1.0	23.3
Jason Williams	8	8	23.9	.426	.367	1.000	2.3	2.9	1.0	.0	8.8

Awards and records

• Doug Christie, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Vlade Divac, 2001 NBA All-Star Game
• Hedo Türkoğlu, NBA All-Rookie Second Team
• Chris Webber, 2001 NBA All-Star Game
• Chris Webber, Player of the Week (Dec. 10)
• Chris Webber, Player of the Week (Jan. 21)
• Chris Webber, All-NBA First Team
• Geoff Petrie, NBA Executive of the Year
• Rick Adelman, Western Conference All-Stars Head Coach

Transactions

Trades

September 30, 2000

To Sacramento Kings Doug Christie

To Toronto Raptors Corliss Williamson

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team Bobby Jackson August 1 Minnesota Timberwolves Art Long February 18 ASVEL Villeurbanne (France)

Subtractions Player Left New team Jerome James waived, October 20 KK Budućnost (Montenegro)

Player Transactions Citation:^[37]

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See also

• 2000–01 NBA season