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The 2001-02 NBA season is the 56th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their third straight championship, beating the New Jersey Nets 4 games to 0 in the 2002 NBA Finals.
[edit] Notable occurrences
- The Grizzlies relocate from Vancouver, British Columbia to Memphis, Tennessee. They play their first seasons at the Pyramid in Memphis.
- The All-Star Game was held at First Union Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kobe Bryant of the Lakers took MVP honors following a 135-120 victory by the West.
- Prior to the start of the season, NBA legend Michael Jordan, then part-owner of the Washington Wizards, announces his second comeback to the NBA, this time with the Wizards.
- The Dallas Mavericks play their first game at the American Airlines Center, not to be confused with the AmericanAirlines Arena in Miami, Florida.
- The NBA parted with broadcast partner NBC after twelve years.
- NBA teams wore patches on their jerseys with the American flag and ribbon, in honor of the victims of the September 11 attacks. The Raptors wore the American and Canadian flags on theirs.
- The Toronto Raptors, after losing 17 of 18 to drop to 30-38, win 12 of their last 14 to finish at 42-40 and go to the NBA playoffs with the seventh seed in the East.
- The New Jersey Nets, who had never won more than 49 games in a season and had only been to the second round of the playoffs once, win 52 games and go to their first NBA finals, losing to the Los Angeles Lakers.
[edit] Final standings
[edit] Eastern Conference
[edit] Western Conference
C - NBA Champions
[edit] 2001-02 NBA Stats Leaders
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[edit] NBA awards
Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com
[edit] See also
