The highlight of the Los Angeles Lakers season was winning the 2002 NBA Finals

2002 NBA Finals

The 2002 NBA Finals was the National Basketball Association championship series for the 2001–02 season. The best-of-seven playoff was contested between the Los Angeles Lakers, champions of the Western Conference and two-time defending NBA champions, and the New Jersey Nets, champions of the...

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NBA Draft

• The Los Angeles Lakers did not have any Draft Picks.
• The Lakers owned the 27th Pick Overall and it was sent to New York.
• They also owned the 56th Pick Overall and it was sent to San Antonio

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...	Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...			"color:#5c2f83;">Jelani McCoy Jelani McCoy Jelani Marwan McCoy is an American professional basketball player for Cáceres 2016. A 6'10" power forward/center, he played in the NBA from 1998-2007 for the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and Denver Nuggets. He attended college at...
PF Power forward (basketball) Power forward is a position in the sport of basketball. The position is referred to in playbook terms as the four position and is commonly abbreviated "PF". It has also been referred to as the "post" position. Power forwards play a role similar to that of center in what is called the "post" or "low...	Robert Horry Robert Horry Robert Keith Horry Jr. is a retired American basketball player and current sports commentator. He played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association , winning seven championships, the most of any player not to have played on the 1960s Boston Celtics...	Samaki Walker Samaki Walker Samaki Ijuma Walker is an American professional basketball power forward and center. Walker played college basketball at the University of Louisville and was drafted in 1996 by the Dallas Mavericks, where he played until 1999...	Mark Madsen Mark Madsen Mark Ellsworth "Mad Dog" Madsen is an American assistant coach and former professional basketball player.Madsen played NCAA basketball at Stanford, where he finished his career ranked in the school's career top 10 in blocks and rebounds. In addition, Madsen helped the Cardinal to four NCAA... Stanislav Medvedenko Slava Medvedenko Stanislav "Slava" Medvedenko is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player, who last played with the Atlanta Hawks in the National Basketball Association. His position was power forward....
SF Small forward The small forward, or colloquially known as three, is one of the five positions in a regulation basketball game. Small forwards are typically somewhat shorter, quicker, and leaner than power forwards and centers, but on occasion are just as tall...	Rick Fox Rick Fox Ulrich Alexander "Rick" Fox is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.-Early life:...	Devean George Devean George Devean Jamar George is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. He typically plays small forward but because of his athleticism and defensive activity, can defend many shooting guards as well.He attended high school at...
SG Shooting guard The shooting guard , also known as the two or off guard, is one of five traditional positions on a basketball team. Players of the position are often shorter, leaner, and quicker than forwards. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for his team...	Kobe Bryant Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...	Brian Shaw	Mitch Richmond Mitch Richmond Mitchell James "Mitch" Richmond is a retired American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. He played collegiately at Kansas State University. He was a 6-time NBA All-Star, a 5-time All-NBA Team member and a former NBA Rookie of the Year...
PG Point guard Point guard , also called the play maker or "the ball-handler", is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. A point guard has perhaps the most specialized role of any position – essentially, he is expected to run the team's offense by controlling the ball and making sure that...	Derek Fisher Derek Fisher Derek Lamar Fisher is an American professional basketball point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . His NBA career has spanned more than 14 years, during which he has won five NBA Championships...	Lindsey Hunter Lindsey Hunter Lindsey Benson Hunter, Jr. is a former American professional basketball player. He was a point guard in the National Basketball Association from 1993 to 2010, spending most of his career with Detroit Pistons...

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	80	80	38.3	.469	.250	.829	5.5	5.5	1.48	.44	25.2
	70	35	28.2	.411	.413	.847	2.1	2.6	.94	.13	11.2
	82	82	27.9	.421	.313	.824	4.7	3.5	.82	.26	7.9
	82	1	21.5	.411	.371	.675	3.7	1.4	.87	.51	7.1
	81	23	26.4	.398	.374	.783	5.9	2.9	.95	1.10	6.8
	82	47	19.7	.382	.380	.500	1.5	1.6	.80	.23	5.8
	59	5	11.0	.452	.000	.648	2.7	.7	.27	.22	2.8
	21	0	5.0	.571	.000	.250	1.2	.3	.00	.24	1.2
	71	6	10.3	.477	.000	.661	2.2	.6	.41	.15	4.7
	67	66	36.1	.579	.000	.555	10.7	3.0	.61	2.04	27.2
	3	0	4.0	.500	.000	.750	.7	.7	.67	.00	1.7
	64	2	11.1	.405	.290	.955	1.5	.9	.28	.09	4.1
	58	0	10.9	.353	.330	.692	1.9	1.5	.43	.05	2.9
	69	63	24.0	.512	.000	.667	7.0	.9	.41	1.28	6.7

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
	19	19	43.8	.434	.379	.759	5.8	4.6	1.42	.89	26.6
	19	19	34.2	.357	.358	.786	3.3	2.7	1.00	.05	10.2
	19	19	34.3	.482	.349	.755	5.4	3.4	1.11	.32	9.8
	19	0	17.2	.365	.229	.733	3.6	.6	.58	.53	5.0
	19	14	37.0	.449	.387	.789	8.1	3.2	1.74	.84	9.3
	18	0	7.3	.311	.276	.000	.4	.6	.11	.00	2.0
	7	0	1.4	.000	.000	.000	.3	.0	.00	.00	.0
	7	0	3.0	.600	.000	.000	.6	.0	.00	.00	.9
	19	19	40.8	.529	.000	.649	12.6	2.8	.53	2.53	28.5
	2	0	2.0	1.000	.000	.500	.5	.0	.00	.00	1.5
	19	0	12.5	.333	.281	1.000	1.8	1.6	.26	.32	2.9
	19	5	12.6	.462	1.000	.765	4.1	.2	.11	.32	3.3

2002 NBA Finals

The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Wins
Los Angeles (West)	99	106	106	113	4
New Jersey (East)	94	83	103	107	0

2002 Los Angeles Lakers

Head Coach: Phil Jackson

Phil Jackson

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Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...

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Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bryant

Kobe Bean Bryant is an American professional basketball player who plays shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . Bryant enjoyed a successful high school basketball career at Lower Merion High School, where he was recognized as the top high school...

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Robert Horry

Robert Horry

Robert Keith Horry Jr. is a retired American basketball player and current sports commentator. He played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association , winning seven championships, the most of any player not to have played on the 1960s Boston Celtics...

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Derek Fisher

Derek Fisher

Derek Lamar Fisher is an American professional basketball point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association . His NBA career has spanned more than 14 years, during which he has won five NBA Championships...

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Rick Fox

Rick Fox

Ulrich Alexander "Rick" Fox is a Canadian television actor and retired professional basketball player who last played for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers in 2004.-Early life:...

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Devean George

Devean George

Devean Jamar George is an American professional basketball player who most recently played for the Golden State Warriors of the NBA. He typically plays small forward but because of his athleticism and defensive activity, can defend many shooting guards as well.He attended high school at...

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Samaki Walker

Samaki Walker

Samaki Ijuma Walker is an American professional basketball power forward and center. Walker played college basketball at the University of Louisville and was drafted in 1996 by the Dallas Mavericks, where he played until 1999...

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Lindsey Hunter

Lindsey Hunter

Lindsey Benson Hunter, Jr. is a former American professional basketball player. He was a point guard in the National Basketball Association from 1993 to 2010, spending most of his career with Detroit Pistons...

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Mitch Richmond

Mitch Richmond

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Brian Shaw  |
Mark Madsen

Mark Madsen

Mark Ellsworth "Mad Dog" Madsen is an American assistant coach and former professional basketball player.Madsen played NCAA basketball at Stanford, where he finished his career ranked in the school's career top 10 in blocks and rebounds. In addition, Madsen helped the Cardinal to four NCAA...

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Mike Penberthy

Mike Penberthy

Mike Penberthy is an American professional basketball player. A 6'3" point guard from The Master's College, Penberthy was not drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play for the Los Angeles Lakers for two years...

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Jelani McCoy

Jelani McCoy

Jelani Marwan McCoy is an American professional basketball player for Cáceres 2016. A 6'10" power forward/center, he played in the NBA from 1998-2007 for the Seattle SuperSonics, Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors, Cleveland Cavaliers, Atlanta Hawks, and Denver Nuggets. He attended college at...

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