# 2000–01 Los Angeles Lakers season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Lakers' 53rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 41st in the city of Los Angeles. The Lakers entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Indiana Pacers in the 2000 NBA Finals in six games, winning their twelfth NBA championship. During the off-season, the Lakers acquired Horace Grant from the Seattle SuperSonics. Grant won three championships with the Chicago Bulls in the early 1990s. The team also signed free agent Isaiah Rider, who was released by the Atlanta Hawks during the previous season due to off the court troubles, and signed Greg Foster, who had two NBA Finals appearances with the Utah Jazz.
Derek Fisher only played just 20 games due to a stress fracture in his right foot, which forced him to miss the first 62 games of the regular season, as the Lakers held a 31–16 record at the All-Star break, and won their final eight games, finishing the regular season with a 56–26 record, and won the Pacific Division over the rival Sacramento Kings by one game. The Lakers clinched the #2 seed in the playoffs.
Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., but O'Neal did not play due to a foot injury. O’Neal averaged 28.7 points, 12.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while Bryant averaged 28.5 points, 5.9 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team. In addition, Fisher provided the team with 11.5 points, 4.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game, while Rick Fox contributed 9.6 points per game, and Grant provided with 8.5 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. Rider contributed 7.6 points per game off the bench, while Ron Harper averaged 6.5 points per game, but only played just 47 games due to knee injuries, Brian Shaw contributed 5.3 points per game, and Robert Horry provided with 5.2 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
Both O'Neal and Bryant were also selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, as O'Neal finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting with 7 first-place votes, while Bryant finished in ninth place.
In the playoffs, the Lakers swept the Portland Trail Blazers in three straight games in the Western Conference First Round, swept the 3rd-seeded Kings in four straight games in the Western Conference Semi-finals, then swept the top–seeded San Antonio Spurs also in four straight games in the Western Conference Finals.
The Lakers went on to win the NBA Finals, 4–1 against regular season MVP Allen Iverson (The Goat) and the Philadelphia 76ers, earning the franchise its 13th NBA championship. O'Neal was named Finals MVP for the second straight year. It was the second of the Lakers' three-peat championships to begin the millennium. The Lakers would finish with the then-best postseason record in NBA history, posting a 15–1 record, suffering their only loss in a Game 1 overtime home loss to the 76ers in the NBA Finals, 107–101. That record would last for 16 years until the Golden State Warriors went 16–1 in the 2017 playoffs.
Following the season, Grant re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Orlando Magic, while Rider signed with the Denver Nuggets, Tyronn Lue signed with the Washington Wizards, Foster was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, and Harper retired.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 29 | Mark Madsen | PF | United States | Stanford |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Pacific Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 31–10 | 25–16 | 14–10 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 55 | 27 | .671 | 1 | 33–8 | 22–19 | 16–8 |
| x-Phoenix Suns | 51 | 31 | .622 | 5 | 31–10 | 20–21 | 12–12 |
| x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 6 | 28–13 | 22–19 | 12–12 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 12 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 17–7 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | 378 | 25 | 22–19 | 9–32 | 9–15 |
| Golden State Warriors | 17 | 65 | .207 | 39 | 11–30 | 6–35 | 4–20 |
Western Conferencevte :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | – |
| 2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Sacramento Kings | 55 | 27 | .671 | 3 |
| 4 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
| 5 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7 |
| 7 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 8 |
| 8 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 |
| 10 | Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27 |
| 13 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 35 |
| 14 | Golden State Warriors | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41 |

### Record vs. opponents

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

## Game log
### Pre-season

2000 preseason game log Total: 3–5 :
Preseason
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 11
Charlotte
L 90-103
Kobe Bryant (19)
Shaquille O'Neal (9)
Tyronn Lue (5)
Lakefront Arena (New Orleans, LA) 16,994
0–1
2
October 12
Washington
L 87-90
Kobe Bryant (19)
Shaquille O'Neal (6)
Shawn Respert (4)
Pyramid Arena (Memphis, TN) 16,529
0–2
3
October 17
Phoenix
L 78-86
Shaquille O'Neal (28)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Isaiah Rider (4)
Arrowhead Pond (Anaheim, CA) 16,512
0–3
4
October 19
Cleveland
L 84-91
Kobe Bryant (18)
Shaquille O'Neal (8)
Shaquille O'Neal (4)
Staples Center 15,717
0–4
5
October 20
Seattle
W 103-98
Kobe Bryant (22)
Shaquille O'Neal (19)
Fox & Rider (4)
Staples Center 15,570
1–4
6
October 22
Golden State
W 94-87
Kobe Bryant (25)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Kobe Bryant (5)
San Diego Sports Arena (San Diego, CA) 13,252
2–4
7
October 23
Sacramento
L 111-118
Kobe Bryant (29)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Ron Harper (4)
Thomas & Mack Center (Las Vegas, NV) 17,561
2–5
8
October 26
@ Phoenix
W 98-84
Kobe Bryant (22)
Horace Grant (11)
Rick Fox (7)
American West Arena 17,308
3–5 :
2000–01 season schedule :

### Regular season

2000–01 game log Total: 56–26 (Home: 31–10; Road: 25–16) :
October: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 31
@ Portland
W 96–86
Shaquille O'Neal (36)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Ron Harper (6)
Rose Garden 20,270
1–0 :
November: 10–5 (home: 7–1; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
November 1
Utah
L 92–97
Shaquille O'Neal (34)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Isaiah Rider (6)
Staples Center 18,997
1–1
3
November 4
@ Vancouver
W 98–89
Shaquille O'Neal (27)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
3 players tied (5)
General Motors Place 18,183
2–1
4
November 5
L.A. Clippers
W 108–103
Shaquille O'Neal (39)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Staples Center 18,997
3–1
5
November 7
@ Houston
L 74–84
Shaquille O'Neal (24)
Shaquille O'Neal (7)
Shaquille O'Neal (5)
Compaq Center 14,473
3–2
6
November 8
@ San Antonio
L 81–91
Kobe Bryant (32)
Shaquille O'Neal (17)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Alamodome 26,065
3–3
7
November 12
Houston
W 105–99
Kobe Bryant (37)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Brian Shaw (4)
Staples Center 18,997
4–3
8
November 14
Denver
W 119–103
Shaquille O'Neal (34)
Shaquille O'Neal (19)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Staples Center 18,997
5–3
9
November 16
@ Sacramento
W 112–110 (OT)
Shaquille O'Neal (33)
Shaquille O'Neal (16)
Brian Shaw (9)
ARCO Arena 17,317
6–3
10
November 18
@ Denver
L 86–87
Kobe Bryant (32)
Horace Grant (12)
4 players tied (4)
Pepsi Center 19,513
6–4
11
November 19
Chicago
W 104–96
Kobe Bryant (22)
Kobe Bryant (12)
Brian Shaw (7)
Staples Center 18,997
7–4
12
November 22
Golden State
W 111–91
Kobe Bryant (31)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 18,208
8–4
13
November 24
Minnesota
W 115–108
Kobe Bryant (29)
Shaquille O'Neal (16)
Bryant & O'Neal (5)
Staples Center 18,997
9–4
14
November 27
@ L.A. Clippers
W 98–83
Kobe Bryant (29)
3 players tied (7)
Rick Fox (5)
Staples Center 20,039
10–4
15
November 28
Indiana Pacers
W 124–107
Kobe Bryant (37)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Fox & O'Neal (6)
Staples Center 18,997
11–4
16
November 30
@ Seattle
L 88–121
Shaquille O'Neal (23)
Horace Grant (9)
Rick Fox (5)
KeyArena 17,072
11–5 :
December: 11–5 (home: 5–3; road: 6–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 1
San Antonio
W 109–100
Kobe Bryant (43)
Shaquille O'Neal (16)
Bryant & Shaw (6)
Staples Center 18,997
12–5
18
December 3
Dallas
W 99–97
Kobe Bryant (38)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Staples Center 18,997
13–5
19
December 5
Philadelphia
W 96–85
Kobe Bryant (36)
Shaquille O'Neal (20)
Shaquille O'Neal (6)
Staples Center 18,997
14–5
20
December 6
@ Golden State
L 122–125 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (51)
Harper & O'Neal (10)
Ron Harper (10)
The Arena in Oakland 19,273
14–6
21
December 8
Seattle
L 95–103
Shaquille O'Neal (26)
Shaquille O'Neal (17)
Grant & O'Neal (5)
Staples Center 18,997
14–7
22
December 10
Detroit
W 112–88
Bryant & O'Neal (26)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Bryant & Fox (9)
Staples Center 18,997
15–7
23
December 12
Milwaukee
L 105–109
Shaquille O'Neal (26)
Shaquille O'Neal (17)
Bryant & O'Neal (6)
Staples Center 18,997
15–8
24
December 13
@ Portland
L 86–96
Kobe Bryant (35)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Rose Garden 20,491
15–9
25
December 15
Vancouver
W 98–76
Horace Grant (19)
Horace Grant (13)
Grant & Harper (5)
Staples Center 18,211
16–9
26
December 17
@ Toronto
W 104–101 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (40)
Shaquille O'Neal (8)
Rick Fox (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
17–9
27
December 19
@ Miami
W 81–79
Kobe Bryant (23)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Kobe Bryant (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
18–9
28
December 21
@ Houston
W 99–94
Kobe Bryant (45)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Brian Shaw (7)
Compaq Center 16,285
19–9
29
December 22
@ Dallas
W 108–103
Kobe Bryant (35)
Rick Fox (12)
Isaiah Rider (5)
Reunion Arena 18,201
20–9
30
December 25
Portland
L 104–109
Shaquille O'Neal (32)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Staples Center 18,997
20–10
31
December 28
@ Phoenix
W 115–78
Kobe Bryant (38)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Shaquille O'Neal (4)
America West Arena 19,023
21–10
32
December 30
@ L.A. Clippers
W 116–114 (OT)
Shaquille O'Neal (29)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Rick Fox (9)
Staples Center 20,327
22–10 :
January: 6–6 (home: 5–2; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 3
Utah
W 82–71
Kobe Bryant (31)
Shaquille O'Neal (17)
Bryant & Fox (4)
Staples Center 18,997
23–10
34
January 7
L.A. Clippers
L 95–118
Shaquille O'Neal (33)
Horace Grant (10)
Shaquille O'Neal (5)
Staples Center 18,997
23–11
35
January 12
Cleveland
W 101–98
Shaquille O'Neal (34)
Shaquille O'Neal (23)
Bryant & Shaw (5)
Staples Center 18,997
24–11
36
January 13
@ Utah
L 103–111
Shaquille O'Neal (30)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Harper & O'Neal (5)
Delta Center 19,911
24–12
37
January 15
Vancouver
W 113–112 (OT)
Shaquille O'Neal (31)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Kobe Bryant (11)
Staples Center 18,318
25–12
38
January 19
Houston
W 114–101
Shaquille O'Neal (41)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Brian Shaw (5)
Staples Center 18,997
26–12
39
January 21
Miami
L 92–103
Kobe Bryant (34)
Bryant & O'Neal (8)
Shaquille O'Neal (3)
Staples Center 18,997
26–13
40
January 23
@ Seattle
L 80–91
Shaquille O'Neal (29)
Shaquille O'Neal (9)
Kobe Bryant (5)
KeyArena 17,072
26–14
41
January 26
New Jersey
W 113–101
Bryant & O'Neal (26)
Bryant & O'Neal (9)
Shaquille O'Neal (8)
Staples Center 18,997
27–14
42
January 28
@ New York
L 81–91
Kobe Bryant (33)
Bryant & Horry (11)
Tyronn Lue (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
27–15
43
January 30
@ Cleveland
W 102–96
Kobe Bryant (47)
Horace Grant (14)
Bryant & Harper (3)
Gund Arena 20,253
28–15
44
January 31
@ Minnesota
L 83–96
Kobe Bryant (24)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Bryant & Horry (5)
Target Center 19,006
28–16 :
February: 9–3 (home: 5–0; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
45
February 2
Charlotte
W 93–87
Kobe Bryant (44)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Brian Shaw (4)
Staples Center 18,710
29–16
46
February 4
Sacramento
W 100–94
Kobe Bryant (26)
Kobe Bryant (11)
Fox & Grant (5)
Staples Center 18,997
30–16
47
February 7
Phoenix
W 85–83
Kobe Bryant (32)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Staples Center 18,997
31–16
All-Star Break
48
February 13
@ New Jersey
W 113–110 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (38)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Fox & O'Neal (6)
Continental Airlines Arena 20,049
32–16
49
February 14
@ Philadelphia
L 97–112
Shaquille O'Neal (29)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Kobe Bryant (7)
First Union Center 21,005
32–17
50
February 16
@ Charlotte
W 99–94
Shaquille O'Neal (38)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Kobe Bryant (10)
Charlotte Coliseum 19,925
33–17
51
February 18
@ Indiana
L 109–110
Shaquille O'Neal (35)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
33–18
52
February 20
@ Dallas
W 119–109
Shaquille O'Neal (29)
Horace Grant (12)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Reunion Arena 18,287
34–18
53
February 21
@ San Antonio
W 101–99
Shaquille O'Neal (22)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Shaquille O'Neal (7)
Alamodome 29,849
35–18
54
February 23
Atlanta
W 113–106
Shaquille O'Neal (30)
Horry & O'Neal (8)
Fox & O'Neal (8)
Staples Center 18,997
36–18
55
February 25
Orlando
W 106–100
Shaquille O'Neal (37)
Shaquille O'Neal (19)
Shaquille O'Neal (6)
Staples Center 18,997
37–18
56
February 28
@ Denver
L 101–107
Kobe Bryant (38)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Rick Fox (8)
Pepsi Center 19,566
37–19 :
March: 11–6 (home: 5–3; road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
57
March 3
@ Vancouver
W 98–88
Shaquille O'Neal (34)
Horace Grant (15)
Brian Shaw (9)
General Motors Place 19,193
38–19
58
March 4
Golden State
W 110–95
Shaquille O'Neal (26)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Staples Center 18,997
39–19
59
March 6
@ Golden State
W 97–85
Kobe Bryant (29)
Shaquille O'Neal (17)
Brian Shaw (9)
The Arena in Oakland 20,181
40–19
60
March 7
Toronto
W 97–85
Kobe Bryant (29)
3 players tied (10)
Bryant & Shaw (5)
Staples Center 18,997
41–19
61
March 9
San Antonio
L 89–93 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (38)
Shaquille O'Neal (16)
4 players tied (2)
Staples Center 18,997
41–20
62
March 11
Seattle
L 97–109 (OT)
Shaquille O'Neal (29)
Brian Shaw (10)
Brian Shaw (7)
Staples Center 18,997
41–21
63
March 13
Boston
W 112–107
Shaquille O'Neal (28)
Brian Shaw (12)
Derek Fisher (8)
Staples Center 18,997
42–21
64
March 15
@ Detroit
W 125–119 (OT)
Kobe Bryant (39)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Kobe Bryant (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
43–21
65
March 16
@ Washington
W 101–89
Kobe Bryant (26)
Robert Horry (9)
Derek Fisher (6)
MCI Center 20,674
44–21
66
March 18
@ Orlando
W 95–90
Shaquille O'Neal (33)
Shaquille O'Neal (17)
Kobe Bryant (7)
TD Waterhouse Centre 17,248
45–21
67
March 19
@ Atlanta
L 106–108
Bryant & O'Neal (27)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Derek Fisher (6)
Philips Arena 17,248
45–22
68
March 21
@ Milwaukee
L 100–107
Shaquille O'Neal (36)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Bradley Center 18,717
45–23
69
March 23
Washington
W 104–91
Shaquille O'Neal (40)
Shaquille O'Neal (17)
Shaquille O'Neal (8)
Staples Center 18,997
46–23
70
March 25
@ Sacramento
W 84–72
Shaquille O'Neal (23)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Fox & Shaw (4)
ARCO Arena 17,317
47–23
71
March 26
@ Phoenix
L 83–104
Shaquille O'Neal (27)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
O'Neal & Shaw (3)
America West Arena 19,023
47–24
72
March 28
Sacramento
L 84–108
Shaquille O'Neal (33)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Rick Fox (8)
Staples Center 18,997
47–25
73
March 30
Dallas
W 98–89
Shaquille O'Neal (35)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Rick Fox (8)
Staples Center 18,997
48–25 :
April: 8–1 (home: 4–1; road: 4–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
74
April 1
New York
L 78–79
Shaquille O'Neal (31)
Horace Grant (12)
Rick Fox (4)
Staples Center 18,997
48–26
75
April 3
@ Utah
W 96–88
Shaquille O'Neal (31)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
3 players tied (5)
Delta Center 19,911
49–26
76
April 5
@ Chicago
W 100–88
Shaquille O'Neal (39)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Derek Fisher (7)
United Center 23,217
50–26
77
April 6
@ Boston
W 100–96
Shaquille O'Neal (39)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Brian Shaw (9)
FleetCenter 18,624
51–26
78
April 8
@ Minnesota
W 104–99
Shaquille O'Neal (34)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Brian Shaw (7)
Target Center 20,099
52–26
79
April 10
Phoenix
W 106–80
Shaquille O'Neal (32)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Brian Shaw (10)
Staples Center 18,997
53–26
80
April 12
Minnesota
W 119–102
Shaquille O'Neal (31)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Staples Center 18,997
54–26
81
April 15
Portland
W 105–100
Shaquille O'Neal (33)
Shaquille O'Neal (18)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 18,997
55–26
82
April 17
Denver
W 108–91
Shaquille O'Neal (33)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Staples Center 18,997
56–26 :
2000–01 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2001 playoff game log Total: 15–1 (Home: 7–1; Road: 8–0) :
First round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 22
Portland
W 106–93
Kobe Bryant (28)
Shaquille O'Neal (20)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 18,997
1–0
2
April 26
Portland
W 106–88
Shaquille O'Neal (32)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
Kobe Bryant (7)
Staples Center 18,997
2–0
3
April 29
@ Portland
W 99–86
Shaquille O'Neal (25)
Shaquille O'Neal (15)
Kobe Bryant (9)
Rose Garden 20,580
3–0 :
Conference Semi-finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 6
Sacramento
W 108–105
Shaquille O'Neal (44)
Shaquille O'Neal (21)
Kobe Bryant (5)
Staples Center 18,997
1–0
2
May 8
Sacramento
W 96–90
Shaquille O'Neal (43)
Shaquille O'Neal (20)
Rick Fox (7)
Staples Center 18,997
2–0
3
May 11
@ Sacramento
W 103–81
Kobe Bryant (36)
Shaquille O'Neal (18)
Brian Shaw (6)
ARCO Arena 17,317
3–0
4
May 13
@ Sacramento
W 119–113
Kobe Bryant (48)
Kobe Bryant (16)
Brian Shaw (5)
ARCO Arena 17,317
4–0 :
Conference Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 19
@ San Antonio
W 104–90
Kobe Bryant (45)
Shaquille O'Neal (11)
Horace Grant (6)
Alamodome 36,068
1–0
2
May 21
@ San Antonio
W 88–81
Kobe Bryant (28)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Kobe Bryant (6)
Alamodome 35,574
2–0
3
May 25
San Antonio
W 111–72
Kobe Bryant (36)
Shaquille O'Neal (17)
Kobe Bryant (8)
Staples Center 18,997
3–0
4
May 27
San Antonio
W 111–82
Derek Fisher (28)
Shaquille O'Neal (10)
Kobe Bryant (11)
Staples Center 18,997
4–0 :
NBA Finals: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 6
Philadelphia
L 101–107 (OT)
Shaquille O'Neal (44)
Shaquille O'Neal (20)
3 players tied (5)
Staples Center 18,997
0–1
2
June 8
Philadelphia
W 98–89
Kobe Bryant (31)
Shaquille O'Neal (20)
Shaquille O'Neal (9)
Staples Center 18,997
1–1
3
June 10
@ Philadelphia
W 96–91
Kobe Bryant (32)
Shaquille O'Neal (12)
4 players tied (3)
First Union Center 20,900
2–1
4
June 13
@ Philadelphia
W 100–86
Shaquille O'Neal (34)
Shaquille O'Neal (14)
Kobe Bryant (9)
First Union Center 20,896
3–1
5
June 15
@ Philadelphia
W 108–96
Shaquille O'Neal (29)
Shaquille O'Neal (13)
Bryant & Fox (6)
First Union Center 20,890
4–1 :
2001 schedule :

## NBA Finals

* By winning the Finals MVP award, Shaquille O'Neal joined the list of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players to win the award at least twice. Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kevin Durant, and Kawhi Leonard have since joined the list. Jordan, Olajuwon, O'Neal, Bryant, James, and Durant are the only six to win the award in back-to-back years.
* The Lakers at the time had achieved the best ever NBA postseason record of 15–1, sweeping the Western Conference and then sweeping the 76ers after their Game 1 loss in the Finals. On June 12, 2017, the Golden State Warriors had surpassed this feat, as they would go 16–1, after beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2017 NBA Finals. The Lakers' postseason record was made before the first round of playoffs was extended to be the best-of-7 format which was implemented in the 2003 NBA Playoffs.
* This Laker team still holds the title of best road record in a single postseason, at 8–0.

### Summary

The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.
| Team | Game 1* | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Wins |
| Los Angeles (West) | 101 | 98 | 96 | 100 | 108 | 4 |
| Philadelphia (East) | 107 | 89 | 91 | 86 | 96 | 1 |
∗ denotes a game that required overtime.

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kobe Bryant | 68 | 68 | 40.9 | .464 | .305 | .853 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 1.68 | .63 | 28.5 |
| Derek Fisher | 20 | 20 | 35.5 | .412 | .397 | .806 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 1.95 | .10 | 11.5 |
| Greg Foster | 62 | 8 | 7.3 | .421 | .333 | .714 | 1.8 | .5 | .15 | .19 | 2.0 |
| Rick Fox | 82 | 77 | 27.9 | .444 | .393 | .779 | 4.0 | 3.2 | .85 | .35 | 9.6 |
| Devean George | 59 | 1 | 10.1 | .309 | .221 | .709 | 1.9 | .3 | .25 | .25 | 3.1 |
| Horace Grant | 77 | 77 | 31.0 | .462 | .000 | .775 | 7.1 | 1.6 | .66 | .79 | 8.5 |
| Ron Harper | 47 | 46 | 24.2 | .469 | .264 | .708 | 3.5 | 2.4 | .83 | .53 | 6.5 |
| Robert Horry | 79 | 1 | 20.1 | .387 | .346 | .711 | 3.7 | 1.6 | .68 | .68 | 5.2 |
| Tyronn Lue | 38 | 1 | 12.3 | .427 | .324 | .792 | .8 | 1.2 | .50 | .00 | 3.4 |
| Mark Madsen | 70 | 3 | 9.2 | .487 | 1.000 | .703 | 2.2 | .3 | .11 | .11 | 2.0 |
| Slava Medvedenko | 7 | 0 | 5.6 | .480 | 1.000 | .583 | 1.3 | .3 | .14 | .14 | 4.6 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 74 | 74 | 39.5 | .572 | .000 | .513 | 12.7 | 3.7 | .64 | 2.76 | 28.7 |
| Mike Penberthy | 53 | 0 | 16.1 | .414 | .396 | .903 | 1.2 | 1.3 | .42 | .04 | 5.0 |
| Isaiah Rider | 67 | 6 | 18.0 | .426 | .370 | .855 | 2.3 | 1.7 | .40 | .10 | 7.6 |
| Brian Shaw | 80 | 28 | 22.9 | .399 | .311 | .797 | 3.8 | 3.2 | .61 | .34 | 5.3 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kobe Bryant | 16 | 16 | 43.4 | .469 | .324 | .821 | 7.3 | 6.1 | 1.56 | .75 | 29.4 |
| Derek Fisher | 16 | 16 | 36.0 | .484 | .515 | .765 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 1.31 | .06 | 13.4 |
| Greg Foster | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .00 | .00 | .0 |
| Rick Fox | 16 | 16 | 35.8 | .450 | .316 | .867 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 1.94 | .44 | 10.0 |
| Devean George | 7 | 0 | 3.9 | .500 | .500 | .500 | .7 | .1 | .00 | .00 | 2.0 |
| Horace Grant | 16 | 16 | 26.4 | .385 | .000 | .733 | 6.0 | 1.2 | .94 | .81 | 6.0 |
| Ron Harper | 6 | 0 | 7.0 | .500 | .250 | .667 | 1.3 | .7 | .67 | .17 | 2.2 |
| Robert Horry | 16 | 0 | 23.9 | .368 | .362 | .591 | 5.2 | 1.9 | 1.38 | 1.00 | 5.9 |
| Tyronn Lue | 15 | 0 | 8.7 | .345 | .385 | .800 | .7 | .7 | .80 | .07 | 1.9 |
| Mark Madsen | 13 | 0 | 3.7 | .077 | .000 | .600 | .8 | .3 | .00 | .15 | .4 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 16 | 16 | 42.3 | .555 | .000 | .525 | 15.4 | 3.2 | .44 | 2.38 | 30.4 |
| Brian Shaw | 16 | 0 | 18.1 | .375 | .345 | .667 | 3.4 | 2.7 | .63 | .06 | 4.4 |

## Award winners

* Kobe Bryant, All-NBA Second Team
* Kobe Bryant, All-NBA Defensive Second Team
* Shaquille O'Neal, Center, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player
* Shaquille O'Neal, League Leader, FG%, 57.2
* Shaquille O'Neal, All-NBA First Team
* Shaquille O'Neal, All-NBA Defensive Second Team