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background:transparent; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr><th>Team</th><th>Coach</th><th>Wins</th></tr><tr class="vcard" style="font-weight:bold;"> <td class="fn org" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td class="agent"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a></td> <td>4</td> </tr><tr class="vcard" style=""> <td class="fn org" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td class="agent"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">Larry Brown</a></td> <td>1</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">June 6–15</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a><br />(Los Angeles Lakers)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Famers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Lakers:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> (2020)<br />Shaquille O'Neal (2016)<br /><b>76ers:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> (2016)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a> (2015)<br /><b>Coaches:</b><br />Larry Brown (2002)<br />Phil Jackson (2007)<br /><a href="/wiki/Tex_Winter" title="Tex Winter">Tex Winter</a> (2011)<br /><b>Officials:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Dick_Bavetta" title="Dick Bavetta">Dick Bavetta</a> (2015)<br /><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Evans_(basketball)" title="Hugh Evans (basketball)">Hugh Evans</a> (2022)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Eastern finals</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season">76ers</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2000–01 Milwaukee Bucks season">Bucks</a>, 4–3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Western finals</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season">Lakers</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2000–01 San Antonio Spurs season">Spurs</a>, 4–0</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA finals">NBA finals</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shaquille_O%27Neal_Buckley_Air_Base.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Shaquille_O%27Neal_Buckley_Air_Base.jpg/220px-Shaquille_O%27Neal_Buckley_Air_Base.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Shaquille_O%27Neal_Buckley_Air_Base.jpg/330px-Shaquille_O%27Neal_Buckley_Air_Base.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/Shaquille_O%27Neal_Buckley_Air_Base.jpg 2x" data-file-width="390" data-file-height="532" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> is the first <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> player to win two consecutive <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award">NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Awards</a> (2001).</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>2001 NBA Finals</b> was the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">championship series</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>'s (NBA) <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01 season</a>, and the conclusion of the <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_playoffs" title="2001 NBA playoffs">season's playoffs</a>. The <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">defending NBA champion</a> and <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> champion <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a> took on the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> champion <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a> for the championship, with the Lakers holding <a href="/wiki/Home_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Home team">home-court advantage</a> via the better record against the opposite conference tiebreaker<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in a <a href="/wiki/Playoff_format#Best-of-seven_playoff" title="Playoff format">best-of-seven format</a>. After losing the first game at home, the Lakers won the next four games to clinch their second consecutive title and 13th overall. By the end of the series, the 2000–01 Lakers held the record for the best postseason record with 15–1. It was later surpassed after the NBA extended the first round series to a best-of-seven series by the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2016–17 Golden State Warriors season">2016–17 Golden State Warriors.</a> Lakers <a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">center</a> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> was named the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award">NBA Finals Most Valuable Player</a> (MVP) for the second consecutive year, after outstanding performances averaging 33.0 points, 15.8 rebounds, and 3.4 blocks per game.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 NBA Playoffs">2001 NBA Playoffs</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> entered the <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">2000–01 NBA season</a> as the defending NBA champions. The club lost a few players to free agency, but they signed veteran players like <a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Rider" title="Isaiah Rider">Isaiah Rider</a> and <a href="/wiki/Horace_Grant" title="Horace Grant">Horace Grant</a>. The Lakers began the season struggling on and off the court, as they were losing games at the beginning with the <a href="/wiki/Shaq%E2%80%93Kobe_feud" title="Shaq–Kobe feud">Shaq–Kobe feud</a>. Injuries also riddled the team as they struggled through the season. But by April 1, 2001, the Lakers last loss was to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> and they never looked back as the team closed out the season on an eight-game winning streak, thus finishing the season 56-26 and closing out as the number 2 seed in the West behind the <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>. </p><p>The Lakers began the <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 NBA Playoffs">2001 NBA Playoffs</a> versus the team against whom they played the previous year in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> finals, the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>. The Trail Blazers were a team that struggled throughout the season but battled back to claim the 7th seed. The series wasn't close, as the Lakers swept the Trail Blazers by double digits in all three games. In the semifinals the Lakers took on the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>, a team who had also given the Lakers a tough series the previous season, but the Lakers took two close games at home and went to Sacramento to finish the Kings off with a 4–0 sweep as well. In the conference finals the Lakers went up against the number 1 seed San Antonio Spurs, who were expected to be more competitive than the Lakers' previous opponents. But the Lakers took games 1 and 2 in San Antonio, and then blew them out in games 3 and 4 in Los Angeles in another complete sweep as they became the second team in NBA history to sweep the conference playoffs at 11–0, the 1988-1989 <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> being the first. </p><p>The Lakers met a snag on their quest to the first NBA sweep in playoff history as they went up against Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers, seeded number 1 in the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a>, had just come out of two straight seven-game series against the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>. The Lakers held home-court advantage over the 76ers, with whom they had an identical regular-season record and split two regular-season matchups, on the tiebreaker of having a better record against teams in the opposite conference.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite this, during the first game, the trio of Iverson, Dikembe Mutombo and Eric Snow, coming hot off a long Eastern Conference championship road, beat the Lakers in overtime, showcasing their endurance. </p><p>The Lakers then took Game 2. Afterwards, Kobe Bryant was quoted as saying he was coming to Philadelphia to cut their hearts out.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Sixers dropped all three games in Philadelphia, giving the Lakers their second straight championship. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road_to_the_Finals">Road to the Finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Road to the Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 NBA Playoffs">2001 NBA Playoffs</a></div> <table style="width:100%; 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season">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>51</td> <td>31</td> <td>.622</td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2000–01 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573</td> <td>11 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Houston_Rockets_season" title="2000–01 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>45</td> <td>37</td> <td>.549</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="2000–01 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>14 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2000–01 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>40</td> <td>42</td> <td>.488</td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2000–01 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td> <td>31</td> <td>51</td> <td>.378</td> <td>27 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Vancouver_Grizzlies_season" title="2000–01 Vancouver Grizzlies season">Vancouver Grizzlies</a></td> <td>23</td> <td>59</td> <td>.280</td> <td>35 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2000–01 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>17</td> <td>65</td> <td>.207</td> <td>41 </td></tr></tbody></table>2nd seed in the West, 2nd-best league record </td> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_season" title="2000–01 NBA season">Regular season</a> </th> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="width:30em; font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="6" style="text-align:center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:2000%E2%80%9301_NBA_East_standings" title="Template:2000–01 NBA East standings"><abbr title="View 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<td>.683</td> <td>– </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>y</b>-<a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2000–01 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>52</td> <td>30</td> <td>.634</td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Miami_Heat_season" title="2000–01 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a></td> <td>50</td> <td>32</td> <td>.610</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_New_York_Knicks_season" title="2000–01 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a></td> <td>48</td> <td>34</td> <td>.585</td> <td>8 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2000–01 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a></td> <td>47</td> <td>35</td> <td>.573</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="2000–01 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte Hornets</a></td> <td>46</td> <td>36</td> <td>.561</td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Orlando_Magic_season" title="2000–01 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a></td> <td>43</td> <td>39</td> <td>.524</td> <td>13 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="2000–01 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a></td> <td>41</td> <td>41</td> <td>.500</td> <td>15 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2000–01 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="2000–01 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a></td> <td>32</td> <td>50</td> <td>.390</td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td> <td>30</td> <td>52</td> <td>.366</td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2000–01 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>56</td> <td>.317</td> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2000–01 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>25</td> <td>57</td> <td>.305</td> <td>31 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Washington_Wizards_season" title="2000–01 Washington Wizards season">Washington Wizards</a></td> <td>19</td> <td>63</td> <td>.232</td> <td>37 </td></tr> <tr> <th>15 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2000–01 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>67</td> <td>.183</td> <td>42 </td></tr></tbody></table>1st seed in the East, 3rd-best league record </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the (7) <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Playoffs#(2)_Los_Angeles_Lakers_vs._(7)_Portland_Trail_Blazers" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 NBA Playoffs">3–0</a> </td> <th colspan="2">First Round </th> <td align="left">Defeated the (8) <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Playoffs#(1)_Philadelphia_76ers_vs._(8)_Indiana_Pacers" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 NBA Playoffs">3–1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the (3) <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Playoffs#(2)_Los_Angeles_Lakers_vs._(3)_Sacramento_Kings" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 NBA Playoffs">4–0</a> </td> <th colspan="2">Conference Semifinals </th> <td align="left">Defeated the (5) <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Playoffs#(1)_Philadelphia_76ers_vs._(5)_Toronto_Raptors" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 NBA Playoffs">4–3</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the (1) <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Playoffs#Conference_Finals:_(2)_Los_Angeles_Lakers_vs._(1)_San_Antonio_Spurs" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 NBA Playoffs">4–0</a> </td> <th colspan="2">Conference Finals </th> <td align="left">Defeated the (2) <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a>, <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Playoffs#(1)_Philadelphia_76ers_vs._(2)_Milwaukee_Bucks" class="mw-redirect" title="2001 NBA Playoffs">4–3</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season_series">Regular season series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Regular season series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both teams split the two meetings, each won by the home team: </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 5, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 85, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 96</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 14, 2001</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 97, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 112</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">First Union Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2001_NBA_Finals_rosters">2001 NBA Finals rosters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 2001 NBA Finals rosters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Lakers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDB927, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDB927; !important;; text-align: center;"><b>2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="colgroup" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000800000000000000♠">8</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant, Kobe</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Lower_Merion_High_School" title="Lower Merion High School">Lower Merion HS (PA)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000200000000000000♠">2</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Fisher" title="Derek Fisher">Fisher, Derek</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000185420000000000♠"></span>6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">205 lb (93 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Arkansas_at_Little_Rock" title="University of Arkansas at Little Rock">Little Rock</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001400000000000000♠">40</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Greg_Foster_(basketball)" title="Greg Foster (basketball)">Foster, Greg</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_El_Paso" title="University of Texas at El Paso">UTEP</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001170000000000000♠">17</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Fox" title="Rick Fox">Fox, Rick</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">235 lb (107 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠">3</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Devean_George" title="Devean George">George, Devean</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Augsburg_University" title="Augsburg University">Augsburg</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001540000000000000♠">54</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Horace_Grant" title="Horace Grant">Grant, Horace</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">245 lb (111 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Clemson_University" title="Clemson University">Clemson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000400000000000000♠">4</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Harper, Ron</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">185 lb (84 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Miami_University" title="Miami University">Miami (OH)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000500000000000000♠">5</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Horry" title="Robert Horry">Horry, Robert</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Alabama" title="University of Alabama">Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001100000000000000♠">10</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tyronn_Lue" title="Tyronn Lue">Lue, Tyronn</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000182880000000000♠"></span>6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">175 lb (79 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nebraska%E2%80%93Lincoln" title="University of Nebraska–Lincoln">Nebraska</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001350000000000000♠">35</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Madsen_(basketball)" title="Mark Madsen (basketball)">Madsen, Mark</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">245 lb (111 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Stanford" class="mw-redirect" title="Stanford">Stanford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001140000000000000♠">14</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Slava_Medvedenko" title="Slava Medvedenko">Medvedenko, Slava</a> (IN) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">253 lb (115 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ukraine" title="Ukraine">Ukraine</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001340000000000000♠">34</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal, Shaquille</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000215899999999999♠"></span>7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">338 lb (153 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_University" title="Louisiana State University">LSU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001120000000000000♠">12</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Penberthy" title="Mike Penberthy">Penberthy, Mike</a> (IN) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">180 lb (82 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/The_Master%27s_University" title="The Master's University">Master's</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000700000000000000♠">7</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Isaiah_Rider" title="Isaiah Rider">Rider, Isaiah</a> (IN) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Nevada,_Las_Vegas" title="University of Nevada, Las Vegas">UNLV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001200000000000000♠">20</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Shaw_(basketball)" title="Brian Shaw (basketball)">Shaw, Brian</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">205 lb (93 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Santa_Barbara" title="University of California, Santa Barbara">UC Santa Barbara</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Dakota" title="University of North Dakota">North Dakota</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tex_Winter" title="Tex Winter">Tex Winter</a></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/University_of_Southern_California" title="University of Southern California">USC</a>)</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cleamons" title="Jim Cleamons">Jim Cleamons</a></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_State_University" title="Ohio State University">Ohio State</a>)</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Hamblen" title="Frank Hamblen">Frank Hamblen</a></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Syracuse_University" title="Syracuse University">Syracuse</a>)</li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> <hr /> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.nba.com/lakers/stats/2001/index.html">Roster</a> <br /> Last transaction: February 21, 2001 </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Philadelphia_76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Philadelphia 76ers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color:#000000; color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center;"><b>2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="colgroup" style="background-color: #B50000; color: #FFFFFF;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #B50000; color: #FFFFFF;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001190000000000000♠">19</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Raja_Bell" title="Raja Bell">Bell, Raja</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">204 lb (93 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Florida_International_University" title="Florida International University">FIU</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001230000000000000♠">23</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Buford" title="Rodney Buford">Buford, Rodney</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">189 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Creighton_University" title="Creighton University">Creighton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Speedy_Claxton" title="Speedy Claxton">Claxton, Speedy</a> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000180340000000000♠"></span>5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">166 lb (75 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Hofstra_University" title="Hofstra University">Hofstra</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001520000000000000♠">52</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Geiger" title="Matt Geiger">Geiger, Matt</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">243 lb (110 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Institute of Technology">Georgia Tech</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001400000000000000♠">40</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hill" title="Tyrone Hill">Hill, Tyrone</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Xavier_University" title="Xavier University">Xavier</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠">3</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Iverson, Allen</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000182880000000000♠"></span>6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">165 lb (75 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001330000000000000♠">33</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jumaine_Jones" title="Jumaine Jones">Jones, Jumaine</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">218 lb (99 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Georgia" title="University of Georgia">Georgia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000900000000000000♠">9</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/George_Lynch_(basketball)" title="George Lynch (basketball)">Lynch, George</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">218 lb (99 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001500000000000000♠">50</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Todd_MacCulloch" title="Todd MacCulloch">MacCulloch, Todd</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">280 lb (127 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">Washington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000800000000000000♠">8</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Aaron_McKie" title="Aaron McKie">McKie, Aaron</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">209 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000700000000000000♠">7</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Roshown_McLeod" title="Roshown McLeod">McLeod, Roshown</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">221 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Duke_University" title="Duke University">Duke</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001550000000000000♠">55</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Mutombo, Dikembe</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000218440000000000♠"></span>7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">245 lb (111 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000500000000000000♠">5</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ollie" title="Kevin Ollie">Ollie, Kevin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">195 lb (88 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Connecticut" title="University of Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000400000000000000♠">4</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Juan_Ignacio_S%C3%A1nchez" title="Juan Ignacio Sánchez">Sánchez, Pepe</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">195 lb (88 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Temple_University" title="Temple University">Temple</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001200000000000000♠">20</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Snow" title="Eric Snow">Snow, Eric</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;"> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_University" title="Michigan State University">Michigan State</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">Larry Brown</a></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina</a>)</li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Randy_Ayers" title="Randy Ayers">Randy Ayers</a></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_University" title="Miami University">Miami (OH)</a>)</li> <li class="mw-empty-elt"></li> <li><span style="font-family:courier"></span> <span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States"><img alt="United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></a></span></span> <span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Kuester" title="John Kuester">John Kuester</a></span></span> (<a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina</a>)</li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> <hr /> <p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/2001.html">Roster</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Series_summary">Series summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Series summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Road team</th> <th>Result</th> <th>Home team </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game 1</td> <td>June 6</td> <td><b>Philadelphia 76ers</b></td> <td>107–101 (OT) (1–0)</td> <td>Los Angeles Lakers </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 2</td> <td>June 8</td> <td>Philadelphia 76ers</td> <td>89–98 (1–1)</td> <td><b>Los Angeles Lakers</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 3</td> <td>June 10</td> <td><b>Los Angeles Lakers</b></td> <td>96–91 (2–1)</td> <td>Philadelphia 76ers </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 4</td> <td>June 13</td> <td><b>Los Angeles Lakers</b></td> <td>100–86 (3–1)</td> <td>Philadelphia 76ers </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 5</td> <td>June 15</td> <td><b>Los Angeles Lakers</b></td> <td>108–96 (4–1)</td> <td>Philadelphia 76ers </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_1">Game 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Game 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 6<br /><small> 9:30 pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090509143019/http://www.nba.com/finals2001/recap_phi_lal_010606.html">Recap</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived May 9, 2009)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 107</b>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 101 (OT) </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 22–<b>23</b>, <b>34</b>–27, 23–<b>27</b>, 15–<b>17</b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Basketball" title="Overtime (sports)">Overtime</a>:</b> <b>13</b>–7</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 48<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a> 16<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Aaron_McKie" title="Aaron McKie">Aaron McKie</a> 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 44<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 20<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rick_Fox" title="Rick Fox">Fox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a> 5 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Philadelphia leads the series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 27 Dick Bavetta</li> <li>No. 10 Ron Garretson</li> <li>No. 17 Joe Crawford</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>The Lakers dominated early, in what looked like to be their fourth series sweep. Scoring 16 straight points, the Lakers took a 21–9 lead over the <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a>-led 76ers. Despite this major lead, Iverson began dominating at the half of the 2nd quarter scoring 30 first half points. The 76ers turned the game around and even went up by 15 points during the third quarter before the Lakers started a comeback. Shaquille O'Neal was a major factor in the comeback, scoring 18 points in the quarter. </p><p>The Lakers played fantastically during the 4th quarter, and <a href="/wiki/Tyronn_Lue" title="Tyronn Lue">Tyronn Lue</a> came off the bench and limited Iverson to merely 3 points and had 3 assists and 2 steals of his own. The game was eventually tied at 94, and when <a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a> missed two free throws and Eric Snow's desperation three-pointer at the buzzer bounced off the rim, the game went to overtime. </p><p>The Lakers scored the first 5 points in the first half of overtime. <a href="/wiki/Raja_Bell" title="Raja Bell">Raja Bell</a> then hit a tough layup to answer, followed by Iverson scoring 7 straight points, including a three pointer to give them the lead. Iverson followed up with a step back 2-pointer over Lue which is famously known as he stepped over Lue after hitting the shot. The 76ers finished with a 6-point win to take the first game of the series. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_2">Game 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Game 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 8<br /><small> 9:30 pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090401183934/http://www.nba.com/finals2001/recap_phi_lal_010608.html">Recap</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived April 1, 2009)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 89, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 98</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–<b>25</b>, 23–<b>24</b>, 20–<b>28</b>, <b>22</b>–21</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 23<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Aaron_McKie" title="Aaron McKie">Aaron McKie</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 31<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 20<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 29 Steve Javie</li> <li>No. 7 Bernie Fryer</li> <li>No. 34 Ronnie Nunn</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>Kobe Bryant started off the game with 12 points in the first quarter, while Shaq scored 12 points in the second quarter. Despite their points, the 76ers kept a close lead as Larry Brown ran over 10 plays searching for the right quartet, and the fact that all the Lakers besides Bryant and O'Neal were shooting only at 27%. The Sixers were down by 13 in the fourth quarter, and were making a comeback due to Shaq sitting out with 5 fouls, which helped the 76ers to score 7 straight. Even though the 76ers were within 3 points of the Lakers, the 6 of 16 foul shooting in the fourth quarter put them behind permanently. O'Neal finished with 28 points, 20 rebounds, nine assists, and eight blocks, coming close to a <a href="/wiki/Quadruple_double" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadruple double">quadruple double</a>. Before the game, Lakers coach <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> had growled at O'Neal, "Don't be afraid to block a shot!" after O'Neal failed to block a shot in Game 1.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_3">Game 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Game 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 10<br /><small> 8:00 pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090401184443/http://www.nba.com/finals2001/recap_lal_phi_010610.html">"Recap"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/NBA.com" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA.com">NBA.com</a></i>. 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Philadelphia trimmed a nine-point Laker lead with just over seven minutes to play to one point three separate times in the final two minutes, having fouled out LA starters Shaquille O'Neal (30 points, 12 rebounds) and Derek Fisher in the process, but they were never able to tie or take the lead despite holding multiple possessions with a chance to do so down the stretch. Allen Iverson finished with a game-high 35 points; he made one of two free throws to trim the lead to one at 86–85 just outside of two minutes to play. After Rick Fox also split a pair of foul shots for LA, Iverson turned the ball over on the Sixers' ensuing possession, and Kobe Bryant answered with running floater to stretch the lead back to four. After Kevin Ollie converted a three-point play off a put-back basket to once again pull within one, Brian Shaw found Robert Horry for a crucial wide-open corner three – one of many clutch playoff shots from Horry in a career that became known for them – to give the Lakers a 92–88 lead with 47 seconds remaining. </p><p>The 76ers would respond again; after maintaining possession on two three-point misses that deflected out of bounds, Iverson was fouled by Tyronn Lue on a third three-point attempt of the possession, making all three shots to once again bring the Sixers within one point with 27 seconds remaining. But after Horry made two free throws, Bryant and the Lakers forced Iverson into a contested driving layup that he missed, and Horry rebounded with under 10 seconds to play before adding two more free throws to secure the victory and a 2–1 series lead. Bryant led the Lakers with 32 points having played the entire game, while the Sixers shot just 2 for 12 from three-point range. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_4">Game 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Game 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 13<br /><small> 9:30 pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090401183927/http://www.nba.com/finals2001/recap_lal_phi_010613.html">"Recap"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/NBA.com" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA.com">NBA.com</a></i>. 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Rush</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_5">Game 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Game 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 15<br /><small> 9:30 pm ET</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090401083230/http://www.nba.com/finals2001/recap_lal_phi_010615.html">"Recap"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/NBA.com" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA.com">NBA.com</a></i>. 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Lakers</a> 108</b>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 96 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–<b>27</b>, <b>28</b>–21, <b>31</b>–20, 25–<b>28</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rick_Fox" title="Rick Fox">Fox</a> 6 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 37<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hill" title="Tyrone Hill">Tyrone Hill</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Snow" title="Eric Snow">Eric Snow</a> 12</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Los Angeles wins the NBA Finals, 4–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">First Union Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,890<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 27 Dick Bavetta</li> <li>No. 7 Bernie Fryer</li> <li>No. 17 Joe Crawford</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_statistics">Player statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Player statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="min-width:40em; white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minute_(basketball)" title="Minute (basketball)">Minutes</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free-throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a> per game </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Los Angeles Lakers</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption>Los Angeles Lakers statistics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GP </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GS </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">MPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FG% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">3P% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FT% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">RPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">APG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">SPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">BPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #31006F !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Bryant, Kobe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>46.8</b></td> <td>.415</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.842</td> <td>7.8</td> <td><b>5.8</b></td> <td>1.4</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>24.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Fisher, Derek"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Derek_Fisher" title="Derek Fisher">Derek Fisher</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>31.6</td> <td>.436</td> <td>.526</td> <td>.833</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>2.0</td> <td><b>1.6</b></td> <td>0.2</td> <td>9.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Fox, Rick"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rick_Fox" title="Rick Fox">Rick Fox</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>32.8</td> <td>.441</td> <td>.467</td> <td>.923</td> <td>4.6</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>9.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Grant, Horace"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Horace_Grant" title="Horace Grant">Horace Grant</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>24.6</td> <td>.294</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.750</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>5.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Harper, Ron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Ron Harper</a></span></span></span></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>8.3</td> <td><b>.625</b></td> <td>.333</td> <td>.667</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>4.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Horry, Robert"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Robert_Horry" title="Robert Horry">Robert Horry</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>25.4</td> <td>.560</td> <td>.615</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>5.0</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>8.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Lue, Tyronn"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tyronn_Lue" title="Tyronn Lue">Tyronn Lue</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>14.6</td> <td>.583</td> <td><b>.667</b></td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>3.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Madsen, Mark"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Mark_Madsen_(basketball)" title="Mark Madsen (basketball)">Mark Madsen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FDE910;"> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="O'Neal, Shaquille"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>45.0</td> <td>.573</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.513</td> <td><b>15.8</b></td> <td>4.8</td> <td>0.4</td> <td><b>3.4</b></td> <td><b>33.0</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Shaw, Brian"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Brian_Shaw_(basketball)" title="Brian Shaw (basketball)">Brian Shaw</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>18.6</td> <td>.300</td> <td>.300</td> <td>.600</td> <td>3.2</td> <td>2.8</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>3.6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Philadelphia 76ers</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption>Philadelphia 76ers statistics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GP </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GS </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">MPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FG% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">3P% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FT% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">RPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">APG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">SPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">BPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #1D428A !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Bell, Raja"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Raja_Bell" title="Raja Bell">Raja Bell</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>15.8</td> <td>.308</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.500</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>0.8</td> <td><b>2.0</b></td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Buford, Rodney"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Buford" title="Rodney Buford">Rodney Buford</a></span></span></span></td> <td>3</td> <td>0</td> <td>4.3</td> <td>.167</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Geiger, Matt"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Matt_Geiger" title="Matt Geiger">Matt Geiger</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>10.8</td> <td><b>.667</b></td> <td>.000</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>5.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Hill, Tyrone"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hill" title="Tyrone Hill">Tyrone Hill</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>28.2</td> <td>.394</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.778</td> <td>6.6</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>6.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Iverson, Allen"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td><b>47.4</b></td> <td>.407</td> <td>.282</td> <td>.729</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>1.8</td> <td>0.2</td> <td><b>35.6</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Jones, Jumaine"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jumaine_Jones" title="Jumaine Jones">Jumaine Jones</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td>12.4</td> <td>.400</td> <td><b>.500</b></td> <td>.000</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>2.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Lynch, George"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/George_Lynch_(basketball)" title="George Lynch (basketball)">George Lynch</a></span></span></span></td> <td>2</td> <td>0</td> <td>7.0</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="MacCulloch, Todd"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Todd_MacCulloch" title="Todd MacCulloch">Todd MacCulloch</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>6.2</td> <td>.417</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.750</td> <td>1.4</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.6 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="McKie, Aaron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Aaron_McKie" title="Aaron McKie">Aaron McKie</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>41.4</td> <td>.313</td> <td>.444</td> <td>.667</td> <td>5.4</td> <td><b>6.0</b></td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.6</td> <td>8.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Mutombo, Dikembe"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>5</td> <td>41.6</td> <td>.600</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.692</td> <td><b>12.2</b></td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.4</td> <td><b>2.2</b></td> <td>16.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Ollie, Kevin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Ollie" title="Kevin Ollie">Kevin Ollie</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.000</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>1.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Snow, Eric"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Snow" title="Eric Snow">Eric Snow</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>1</td> <td>32.8</td> <td>.407</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.731</td> <td>4.4</td> <td><b>6.0</b></td> <td>1.6</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>12.6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2001 NBA Finals was aired in the United States on <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a> (including <a href="/wiki/KNBC-TV" class="mw-redirect" title="KNBC-TV">KNBC-TV</a> in Los Angeles and <a href="/wiki/WCAU" title="WCAU">WCAU</a> in Philadelphia), with <a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a> and <a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a> on play-by-play and color commentary respectively. Albert, who last worked the Finals for <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC Sports</a> in <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a>, had been rehired by the network in 1999, two years after a <a href="/wiki/Sex_scandal" title="Sex scandal">sex scandal</a> led to his dismissal. Albert also began working for <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a> during this period, a role he continued until 2021. Collins departed NBC following the series to serve as head coach of the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Wizards" title="Washington Wizards">Washington Wizards</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Rashad" title="Ahmad Rashad">Ahmad Rashad</a> served as the studio host in place of <a href="/wiki/Hannah_Storm" title="Hannah Storm">Hannah Storm</a>, who took a maternity leave during the finals. <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Kevin Johnson (basketball)">Kevin Johnson</a> and <a href="/wiki/P._J._Carlesimo" title="P. J. Carlesimo">P. J. Carlesimo</a> served as studio analysts, while <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Johnson_(commentator)" title="Lewis Johnson (commentator)">Lewis Johnson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Gray_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gray (sportscaster)">Jim Gray</a> served as sideline reporters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Lakers won their third straight championship in a four-game sweep of <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="2001–02 New Jersey Nets season">the New Jersey Nets</a> <a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">the following year</a>. </p><p>Also for the Lakers, their 15–1 postseason record was the best in NBA history. This record would later be broken throughout the <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_playoffs" title="2017 NBA playoffs">2017 NBA playoffs</a> by the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2016–17 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a>, who had a 16–1 record en route to their 2017 NBA Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-BR_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By this point, the first round series became a best-of-seven series, which began in <a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_playoffs" title="2003 NBA playoffs">2003</a>. </p><p>As of <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2023–24 Philadelphia 76ers season">the 2023–24 season</a><sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the series remains the 76ers’ last NBA Finals appearance. The Sixers would win only 43 games in the <a href="/wiki/2001-02_NBA_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2001-02 NBA season">2001-02 NBA season</a>, as injuries were the story of their season. Nevertheless, they made the playoffs as the sixth seed, but were defeated by <a href="/wiki/2001%E2%80%9302_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2001–02 Boston Celtics season">the Boston Celtics</a> in five games. The Celtics themselves came within two games of returning to the NBA Finals for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a>, but were ousted by the upstart Nets, who made the NBA Finals for the first time, denying a possible <a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry" title="Celtics–Lakers rivalry">Celtics-Lakers final</a>. As for the Sixers, they would never challenge for the title again in the Allen Iverson era, with the team reaching the playoffs only twice for the next four years, winning only one series. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Larry_Brown_(basketball)" title="Larry Brown (basketball)">Larry Brown</a> later coached <a href="/wiki/List_of_Detroit_Pistons_seasons" title="List of Detroit Pistons seasons">the Detroit Pistons</a> to their third championship in the <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004 NBA Finals</a>, defeating the Lakers 4–1. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2001_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-:0-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs2001/2001/0604/1209455.html">"NBA Playoffs 2001 - Season-ending loss cost Sixers homecourt edge"</a>. <i>www.espn.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Finals" title="1980 NBA Finals">1980</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_Finals" title="1981 NBA Finals">1981</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Finals" title="1982 NBA Finals">1982</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Finals" title="1983 NBA Finals">1983</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_Finals" title="1984 NBA Finals">1984</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_Finals" title="1986 NBA Finals">1986</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_Finals" title="1989 NBA Finals">1989</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1990s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_Finals" title="1990 NBA Finals">1990</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Finals" title="1992 NBA Finals">1992</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a></td> <td 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style="width:1%">2010s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><table style="width:100%;padding:0"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">2012</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Finals" title="2015 NBA Finals">2015</a></td> <td style="text-align:center;width:10%"><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a></td> <td 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class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="History of the Los Angeles Lakers">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers_all-time_roster" title="Los Angeles Lakers all-time roster">All-time roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers_draft_history" title="Los Angeles Lakers draft history">Draft history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers_accomplishments_and_records" title="Los Angeles Lakers accomplishments and records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Lakers_head_coaches" title="List of Los Angeles Lakers head coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Lakers_seasons" 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Buss</a></dd> <dt>General manager</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Rob_Pelinka" title="Rob Pelinka">Rob Pelinka</a></dd> <dt>Head coach</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/JJ_Redick" title="JJ Redick">JJ Redick</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">G League affiliate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_Bay_Lakers" title="South Bay Lakers">South Bay Lakers</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pau_Gasol" title="Pau Gasol">16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin_Baylor" title="Elgin Baylor">22</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gail_Goodrich" title="Gail Goodrich">25</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">33</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">42</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_West" title="Jerry West">44</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamaal_Wilkes" title="Jamaal Wilkes">52</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Mikan" title="George Mikan">99</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">MIC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">NBA championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1949_BAA_Finals" title="1949 BAA Finals">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_NBA_Finals" title="1950 NBA Finals">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_Finals" title="1952 NBA Finals">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_NBA_Finals" title="1953 NBA Finals">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_Finals" title="1954 NBA Finals">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_Finals" title="1980 NBA Finals">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_Finals" title="1982 NBA Finals">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_Finals" title="1987 NBA Finals">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_Finals" title="1988 NBA Finals">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_Finals" title="2020 NBA Finals">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Cup" title="NBA Cup"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#000000">NBA Cup</span></a> championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_In-Season_Tournament" title="2023 NBA In-Season Tournament">2023</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #FDB927 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #31006F, inset -2px -2px 0 #31006F; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Celtics%E2%80%93Lakers_rivalry" title="Celtics–Lakers rivalry">Boston Celtics</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Pistons_rivalry" title="Lakers–Pistons rivalry">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Warriors_rivalry" title="Lakers–Warriors rivalry">Golden State Warriors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakers%E2%80%93Clippers_rivalry" title="Lakers–Clippers rivalry">Los Angeles Clippers</a></li> <li><a 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Cooke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Buss" title="Jerry Buss">Jerry Buss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Showtime_(basketball)" title="Showtime (basketball)">Showtime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaq%E2%80%93Kobe_feud" title="Shaq–Kobe feud">Shaq–Kobe feud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laker_Girls" title="Laker Girls">Laker Girls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laker_Band" title="Laker Band">Laker Band</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chick_Hearn" title="Chick Hearn">Chick Hearn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flea_(musician)" title="Flea (musician)">Flea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Tanter" title="Lawrence Tanter">Lawrence Tanter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Nicholson" title="Jack Nicholson">Jack Nicholson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dancing_Barry" title="Dancing Barry">Dancing Barry</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Backstage:_Lakers" title="Backstage: Lakers">Backstage: Lakers</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fletch_(film)" title="Fletch (film)">Fletch</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Was_a_Good_Day" title="It Was a Good Day">It Was a Good Day</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971%E2%80%9372_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season">33 game win streak</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Celtics/Lakers:_Best_of_Enemies" title="Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies">Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lakers_versus_Celtics_and_the_NBA_Playoffs" title="Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs">Lakers versus Celtics and the NBA Playoffs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bulls_vs_Lakers_and_the_NBA_Playoffs" title="Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs">Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Season:_A_Team_in_Search_of_Its_Soul" title="The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul">The Last Season: A Team in Search of Its Soul</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Winning_Time:_The_Rise_of_the_Lakers_Dynasty" title="Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty">Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Starting_5" title="Starting 5">Starting 5</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Calabasas_helicopter_crash" title="2020 Calabasas helicopter crash">2020 Calabasas helicopter crash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murals_of_Kobe_Bryant" title="Murals of Kobe Bryant">Murals of Kobe Bryant</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" 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title="Philadelphia"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</span></a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C8102E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D428A, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D428A; !important;;;width:1%">Franchise</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philadelphia_76ers" title="History of the Philadelphia 76ers">History</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers_all-time_roster" title="Philadelphia 76ers all-time roster">All-time roster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers_draft_history" title="Philadelphia 76ers draft history">Draft history</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Philadelphia_76ers_head_coaches" title="List of Philadelphia 76ers head coaches">Head coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Philadelphia_76ers_seasons" title="List of Philadelphia 76ers seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2024–25 Philadelphia 76ers season">Current season</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C8102E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D428A, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D428A; !important;;;width:1%">Arenas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Coliseum" title="Toyota Coliseum">State Fair Coliseum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upstate_Medical_University_Arena" title="Upstate Medical University Arena">Onondaga County War Memorial</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Convention_Hall_and_Civic_Center" title="Philadelphia Convention Hall and Civic Center">Convention Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Arena" title="Philadelphia Arena">Philadelphia Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_(arena)" title="Spectrum (arena)">Spectrum</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/76_Place_at_Market_East" title="76 Place at Market East">76 Place at Market East</a> <i>(proposed)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C8102E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D428A, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D428A; !important;;;width:1%">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Owner(s)</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Josh_Harris_(businessman)" title="Josh Harris (businessman)">Josh Harris</a> and <a href="/wiki/David_Blitzer" title="David Blitzer">David Blitzer</a> (<a href="/wiki/Harris_Blitzer_Sports_%26_Entertainment" title="Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment">Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment</a>)</dd> <dt>President</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Morey" title="Daryl Morey">Daryl Morey</a></dd> <dt>General manager</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elton_Brand" title="Elton Brand">Elton Brand</a></dd> <dt>Head coach</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Nick_Nurse" title="Nick Nurse">Nick Nurse</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C8102E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D428A, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D428A; !important;;;width:1%">G League affiliate</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Delaware_Blue_Coats" title="Delaware Blue Coats">Delaware Blue Coats</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C8102E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D428A, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D428A; !important;;;width:1%">Retired numbers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dolph_Schayes" title="Dolph Schayes">4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">6</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Cheeks" title="Maurice Cheeks">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">13</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hal_Greer" title="Hal Greer">15</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jones_(basketball,_born_1951)" title="Bobby Jones (basketball, born 1951)">24</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Cunningham" title="Billy Cunningham">32</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">34</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Zinkoff" title="Dave Zinkoff">MIC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C8102E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D428A, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D428A; !important;;;width:1%">NBA championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_Finals" title="1955 NBA Finals">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_Finals" title="1967 NBA Finals">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_Finals" title="1983 NBA Finals">1983</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C8102E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D428A, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D428A; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/76ers%E2%80%93Celtics_rivalry" title="76ers–Celtics rivalry">Boston Celtics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C8102E !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #1D428A, inset -2px -2px 0 #1D428A; !important;;;width:1%">Culture and lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moses_Malone" title="Moses Malone">Fo', fo', fo'</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wilt_Chamberlain" title="Wilt Chamberlain">Wilt the Stilt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Dr. J</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Toney" title="Andrew Toney">The Boston Strangler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Zinkoff" title="Dave Zinkoff">Dave Zinkoff</a></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Havlicek_stole_the_ball" title="Havlicek stole the ball">Havlicek stole the ball</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_Billy_Penn" title="Curse of Billy Penn">Curse of Billy Penn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hip_Hop_(mascot)" title="Hip Hop (mascot)">Hip Hop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rights_to_Ricky_Sanchez" title="Rights to Ricky Sanchez">Rights to Ricky Sanchez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Croce" title="Pat Croce">Pat Croce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame">Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Sir Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Billy_Cunningham" title="Billy Cunningham">The Kangaroo Kid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey_Pollack" title="Harvey Pollack">Harvey Pollack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Campbell_(sportscaster)" title="Bill Campbell (sportscaster)">Bill Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Zumoff" title="Marc Zumoff">Marc Zumoff</a></li> <li><a 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J. Carlesimo">P. J. 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href="/wiki/Jayson_Williams" title="Jayson Williams">Jayson Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play <small>(<a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_NBA_season" title="1954–55 NBA season">1954</a>–<a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NBA_season" title="1961–62 NBA season">62</a>)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Doggett" title="Jerry Doggett">Jerry Doggett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Glickman" title="Marty Glickman">Marty Glickman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_O%27Donnell_(sportscaster)" title="Bill O'Donnell (sportscaster)">Bill O'Donnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Palmer" title="Bud Palmer">Bud Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Nelson" title="Lindsey Nelson">Lindsey Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wolff" title="Bob Wolff">Bob Wolff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_Finals" title="1955 NBA Finals">1955</a> (Games 2, 6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_Finals" title="1956 NBA Finals">1956</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_Finals" title="1957 NBA Finals">1957</a> (Games 1, 7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_Finals" title="1958 NBA Finals">1958</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_Finals" title="1960 NBA Finals">1960</a> (Games 1, 3–4, 7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_Finals" title="1961 NBA Finals">1961</a> (Games 1, 3–4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Finals" title="1992 NBA Finals">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="WNBA_Finals" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Finals" title="WNBA Finals">WNBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_WNBA_Championship" title="1997 WNBA Championship">1997</a> (single game)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_WNBA_Championship" title="1998 WNBA Championship">1998</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_WNBA_Championship" title="1999 WNBA Championship">1999</a> (Games 2–3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_WNBA_Championship" title="2000 WNBA Championship">2000</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_WNBA_Championship" title="2001 WNBA Championship">2001</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_Finals" title="2002 WNBA Finals">2002</a> (Game 2)</li></ul> 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All-Star Game">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1998 NBA All-Star Game">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2000 NBA All-Star Game">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2001 NBA All-Star Game">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2002 NBA All-Star Game">2002</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Roundball_Rock" title="Roundball Rock">Roundball Rock</a>"</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_Christmas_games" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association Christmas games">Christmas Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_trial_of_O._J._Simpson" title="Murder trial of O. J. Simpson">O.J. Simpson's low-speed freeway chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Clock_Incident_(1994)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Clock Incident (1994)">The Clock Incident (1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clutch_City" title="Clutch City">Clutch City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_6_of_the_1998_NBA_Finals" title="Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals">Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Day_Miracle" title="Memorial Day Miracle">Memorial Day Miracle</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Rivalries" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bulls%E2%80%93Knicks_rivalry" title="Bulls–Knicks rivalry">Bulls–Knicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulls%E2%80%93Pistons_rivalry" title="Bulls–Pistons rivalry">Bulls–Pistons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heat%E2%80%93Knicks_rivalry" title="Heat–Knicks rivalry">Heat–Knicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz%E2%80%93Rockets_rivalry" title="Jazz–Rockets rivalry">Jazz–Rockets</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_Championship" title="McDonald's Championship">McDonald's<br />Championship</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_McDonald%27s_Open" title="1990 McDonald's Open">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_McDonald%27s_Open" title="1991 McDonald's Open">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_McDonald%27s_Open" title="1993 McDonald's Open">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_McDonald%27s_Championship" title="1995 McDonald's Championship">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_McDonald%27s_Championship" title="1997 McDonald's 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Amin" title="Adam Amin">Adam Amin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Calabro" title="Kevin Calabro">Kevin Calabro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Flemming" title="Dave Flemming">Dave Flemming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Kelley_(sportscaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sean Kelley (sportscaster)">Sean Kelley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Kestecher" title="Marc Kestecher">Marc Kestecher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Pasch" title="Dave Pasch">Dave Pasch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kelenna_Azubuike" title="Kelenna Azubuike">Kelenna Azubuike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Barry" title="Jon Barry">Jon Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosalyn_Gold-Onwude" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosalyn Gold-Onwude">Rosalyn Gold-Onwude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Legler" title="Tim Legler">Tim Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Perdue" title="Will Perdue">Will Perdue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay" title="Jack Ramsay">Jack Ramsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Anthony" title="Greg Anthony">Greg Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Bucher" title="Ric Bucher">Ric Bucher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Carter" title="Fred Carter">Fred Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinny_Del_Negro" title="Vinny Del Negro">Vinny Del Negro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramona_Shelburne" title="Ramona Shelburne">Ramona Shelburne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelley_Smith_(sports_reporter)" title="Shelley Smith (sports reporter)">Shelley Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Brown_(sportscaster)" title="Doug Brown (sportscaster)">Doug Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Kestecher" title="Marc Kestecher">Marc Kestecher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Carlesimo" title="P. J. Carlesimo">P. J. Carlesimo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Loughery" title="Kevin Loughery">Kevin Loughery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monica_McNutt" title="Monica McNutt">Monica McNutt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Mullin" title="Chris Mullin">Chris Mullin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Perdue" title="Will Perdue">Will Perdue</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1996 NBA All-Star Game">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1998 NBA All-Star Game">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2000 NBA All-Star Game">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2001 NBA All-Star Game">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2002 NBA All-Star Game">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2003 NBA All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2004 NBA All-Star Game">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 NBA All-Star Game">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2006 NBA All-Star Game">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 NBA All-Star Game">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2008 NBA All-Star Game">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 NBA All-Star Game">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2010 NBA All-Star Game">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 NBA All-Star Game">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2012 NBA All-Star Game">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 NBA All-Star Game">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2014 NBA All-Star Game">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2015 NBA All-Star Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2016 NBA All-Star Game">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 NBA All-Star Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 NBA All-Star Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2019 NBA All-Star Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2020 NBA All-Star Game">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2021 NBA All-Star Game">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 NBA All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a 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