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2001-02 NBA Finals

2001-02 season · playoff bracket · 2002-06-05 to 2002-06-12

◀ 2000-01 2002-03 ▶

Champion

Los Angeles Lakers 4
58–24 season, coach Phil Jackson

Runner-up

New Jersey Nets 0
52–30 season, coach Byron Scott

Series

4–0

Finals MVP

pending

Games

G	Date	Away	Score	Home	Att.	Series
1	2002-06-05	Nets	94–99	Lakers	18,997	LAL 1–0
2	2002-06-07	Nets	83–106	Lakers	18,997	LAL 2–0
3	2002-06-09	Lakers	106–103	Nets	19,215	LAL 3–0
4	2002-06-12	Lakers	113–107	Nets	19,296	LAL 4–0

Finals leaders

Player	Team	G	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P	TS%
Shaquille O'Neal	Lakers	4	41.5	145	36.2	12.2	3.8	0.5	2.8	.595	0-0	.623
Kobe Bryant	Lakers	4	43.5	107	26.8	5.8	5.2	1.5	0.8	.514	6-11	.614
Kenyon Martin	Nets	4	39.6	88	22.0	6.5	2.5	1.5	1.0	.467	1-5	.504
Jason Kidd	Nets	4	41.7	83	20.8	7.2	9.8	2.2	0.8	.438	6-20	.487
Derek Fisher	Lakers	4	33.0	51	12.8	3.5	3.8	0.2	0.0	.515	8-12	.643
Kerry Kittles	Nets	4	26.4	50	12.5	2.0	2.5	1.5	0.5	.452	5-16	.535
Keith Van Horn	Nets	4	30.4	42	10.5	5.8	2.2	0.5	0.2	.386	5-12	.458
Rick Fox	Lakers	4	36.4	39	9.8	6.2	3.5	1.5	0.5	.522	5-11	.679
Robert Horry	Lakers	4	39.4	32	8.0	7.2	4.2	2.8	1.8	.458	5-11	.596
Lucious Harris	Nets	4	22.8	31	7.8	2.8	2.0	1.0	0.0	.344	1-5	.422
Todd MacCulloch	Nets	4	18.3	30	7.5	5.0	0.5	0.8	1.0	.500	0-0	.502
Richard Jefferson	Nets	4	24.3	27	6.8	4.5	1.2	1.0	0.0	.524	0-0	.515

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