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- The 2001–02 NBA season was the Lakers' 54th season in the National Basketball Association, and 42nd in the city of Los Angeles. The Lakers entered the season as the two-time defending NBA champions, having defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games in the 2001 NBA Finals, winning their thirteenth NBA championship. During the off-season, the Lakers signed free agents, All-Star guard Mitch Richmond and Samaki Walker, and acquired Lindsey Hunter from the Milwaukee Bucks. The team got off to a fast start winning their first seven games, leading to a successful 16–1 start after a nine-game winning streak between November and December, and holding a 33–13 record at the All-Star break. The Lakers finished second in the Pacific Division with a 58–24 record. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were both selected for the 2002 NBA All-Star Game, in which Bryant won MVP honors despite being booed by the hometown crowd in Philadelphia, but O'Neal did not participate in the All-Star game due to an injury for the second year in a row. Bryant averaged 25.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while O’Neal averaged 27.2 points, 10.7 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game, and Derek Fisher provided the team with 11.2 points per game. In addition, Rick Fox contributed 7.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, while Robert Horry provided with 6.8 points and 5.9 rebounds per game, and Walker averaged 6.7 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Both Bryant and O'Neal were named to the All-NBA First Team, while Bryant was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Shaq finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting with 15 first-place votes (696 points), and Kobe finished in fifth place in MVP voting with 1 first-place vote. Bryant also finished tied in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting. After sweeping the Portland Trail Blazers 3–0 in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, then defeating the 2nd-seeded San Antonio Spurs 4–1 in the Western Conference Semi-finals, the Lakers were pushed to the brink once more in the Western Conference Finals by the top-seeded Sacramento Kings, trailing 3–2, but managed to win the series in seven games. Game 6 of the Lakers-Kings series was one of the most controversial games in NBA history, due to the calls made by the referees (most of which were to the detriment of the Kings) and with the Lakers winning 106–102 at home. Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals on June 2 brought in a total of 23.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched Western Conference Finals game in NBA history. The Lakers then went on to win the NBA Finals, defeating and sweeping the New Jersey Nets in four straight games for their second three-peat in franchise history, the first since 1952–54. O’Neal was named Finals MVP for the third straight year. Following the season, Richmond retired ending his fourteen-year career in the NBA, and Hunter was traded to the Toronto Raptors. The Lakers would not win another title until 2009, in which they defeated the Orlando Magic in five games. As of 2022, the Lakers are the most recent NBA team to have accomplished a three-peat. (en)
- La stagione 2001-02 dei Los Angeles Lakers fu la 53ª nella NBA per la franchigia. I Los Angeles Lakers arrivarono secondi nella Pacific Division della Western Conference con un record di 58-24. Nei play-off vinsero il primo turno con i Portland Trail Blazers (3-0), la semifinale di conference con i San Antonio Spurs (4-1), la finale di conference con i Sacramento Kings (4-3), vincendo poi il titolo battendo nella finale NBA i New Jersey Nets (4-0). (it)
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- La stagione 2001-02 dei Los Angeles Lakers fu la 53ª nella NBA per la franchigia. I Los Angeles Lakers arrivarono secondi nella Pacific Division della Western Conference con un record di 58-24. Nei play-off vinsero il primo turno con i Portland Trail Blazers (3-0), la semifinale di conference con i San Antonio Spurs (4-1), la finale di conference con i Sacramento Kings (4-3), vincendo poi il titolo battendo nella finale NBA i New Jersey Nets (4-0). (it)
- The 2001–02 NBA season was the Lakers' 54th season in the National Basketball Association, and 42nd in the city of Los Angeles. The Lakers entered the season as the two-time defending NBA champions, having defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games in the 2001 NBA Finals, winning their thirteenth NBA championship. During the off-season, the Lakers signed free agents, All-Star guard Mitch Richmond and Samaki Walker, and acquired Lindsey Hunter from the Milwaukee Bucks. The team got off to a fast start winning their first seven games, leading to a successful 16–1 start after a nine-game winning streak between November and December, and holding a 33–13 record at the All-Star break. The Lakers finished second in the Pacific Division with a 58–24 record. Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal were (en)
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