The 2002 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001-02 season. This would be the final postseason that held best-of-5 first-round series; next year's postseason would see those series expanded to a best-of-7 format. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers winning their third consecutive championship by sweeping the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Nets four games to none. Current NBA Playoff logo. ... “NBA” redirects here. ... The 2001-02 NBA season is the 56th season of the National Basketball Association. ... The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Associations 2002-03 NBA season. ... The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams, and organized in three divisions of five teams each. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. ... The Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams, and organized in three divisions of five teams each. ... ‹ The template below (Taginfo) is being considered for deletion. ...

This tournament marked the return of playoff success for the Boston Celtics, who had last made the playoffs in 1995, and had made their last Eastern Conference finals appearance in 1987. With the Celtics and Lakers both making the conference finals, talk of a renewal of the Lakers-Celtics rivalry of the 1960s and 1980s started, but it was not to be as the Nets defeated the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Boston Celtics are a professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. ... The 1995 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Associations 1994-1995 season. ... The 1987 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Associations 1986-1987 season. ... The Lakers-Celtics Rivalry or Celtics-Lakers Rivalry was a rivalry between two of the most storied professional basketball franchises in National Basketball Association history, the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ...

Bracket

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Playoff qualifying

Western Conference

Best record in NBA

The Sacramento Kings clinched the best record in the NBA, and earned home court advantage throughout the entire playoffs. However, when Sacramento lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers gained home court advantage for the NBA Finals. The Sacramento Kings are a professional basketball team which is based in Sacramento, California. ... The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. ...

Clinched a playoff berth

The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:

1. Sacramento Kings (clinched Pacific division)
2. San Antonio Spurs (clinched Midwest division)
3. Los Angeles Lakers
4. Dallas Mavericks
5. Minnesota Timberwolves
6. Portland Trail Blazers
7. Seattle SuperSonics
8. Utah Jazz

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Eastern Conference

Best record in conference

The New Jersey Nets clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference, and had home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. ‹ The template below (Taginfo) is being considered for deletion. ...

Clinched a playoff berth

The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:

1. New Jersey Nets (clinched Atlantic division)
2. Detroit Pistons (clinched Central division)
3. Boston Celtics
4. Charlotte Hornets
5. Orlando Magic
6. Philadelphia 76ers
7. Toronto Raptors
8. Indiana Pacers

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Western Conference

Champion: Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Los Angeles, California. ...

First Round

(1) Sacramento Kings vs. (8) Utah Jazz

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(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics

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(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Minnesota Timberwolves

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Conference Semifinals

(1) Sacramento Kings vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks

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(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers

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Conference Finals

(1) Sacramento Kings vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers

The highly anticipated match-up between the high-powered Sacramento Kings, led by Chris Webber and Mike Bibby, and the dominating Los Angeles Lakers, led by Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant turned into an extraordinary series that is talked about to this day. The Kings, believing in themselves and having some of the loudest fans in the NBA, came in confident about their chances. The Lakers had won game 1 with the dominating play of O'Neal. The Kings pulled out a win in game 2 and went to Los Angeles and won game 3 to take a 2-1 series lead. In game 4 the Kings appeared to have a great chance to go up 3-1. The Lakers had one last chance to win the game, down 99-97, Bryant drove the ball to the hoop and threw up a layup, which missed. O'Neal got the rebound for an attempted bank shot but lost control of it. The ball was knocked around with just seconds of game time left, and then was batted out to a wide open Robert Horry who drilled a 3 pointer as time ran out and gave the Lakers an improbable game 4 win and tied the series 2-2. In game 5 Sacramento was down 91-90 at the end of the 4th quarter, but a jump shot by Mike Bibby with about 8 seconds left gave the team the lead and was the eventual game winner and gave Sacramento the confidence that they could beat the Lakers in the 4th quarter. Some feel that Game 6 was controversial because the Lakers shot 27 fourth quarter free throws versus 9 for the Kings . O'Neal managed 41 points and 17 rebounds in the Lakers' narrow victory. This set the stage for a game 7 in Sacramento, with the winner advancing to the NBA Finals. The game had been close throughout, but two free-throws made by Bibby forced the game into overtime. The Kings could not hold on, and eventually lost the series to the Lakers. 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Eastern Conference

Champion: New Jersey Nets ‹ The template below (Taginfo) is being considered for deletion. ...

First Round

(1) New Jersey Nets vs. (8) Indiana Pacers

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(4) Charlotte Hornets vs. (5) Orlando Magic

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(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (7) Toronto Raptors

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(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers

This series marked the return of the Celtics to the playoffs for the first time in seven years, and they faced the reigning Eastern Conference champion in the first round. The 76ers had had an off year, but they still had the veteran pieces in place from the year before, so many expected the 76ers to win this series. The first 2 games were played in Boston, where the Celtics won both games resoundingly. The 76ers fought back however, and with Allen Iverson scoring 42 the 76ers won and stayed alive. In game 4 Iverson was slowed down, scoring 26 on just 9 of 26 shooting, and Antoine Walker stepped up for the Celtics, scoring 25. But Iverson's play at the end making a layup, scoring off an Eric Snow steal, and hitting some free throws after Walker drilled a 3 sealed the victory for the 76ers. This set the stage for a game 5 in Boston to decide the series. The Celtics had control on this game throughout, but the 76ers kept within striking distance into the 4th quarter. But Boston went on an amazing streak of 3's, hitting an NBA playoff record 9 of them in the 4th quarter and 19 in the game. Pierce led the way with 46, on 8-10 shooting from downtown, and Boston won in a huge blowout, sending them to the conference semifinals to face 2 seed Detroit. TD Banknorth Garden is a sports arena in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... “Boston” redirects here. ... TD Banknorth Garden is a sports arena in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... “Boston” redirects here. ... The Wachovia Center, formerly known as the CoreStates Center and the First Union Center, is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... The Wachovia Center, formerly known as the CoreStates Center and the First Union Center, is an indoor arena located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... TD Banknorth Garden is a sports arena in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... “Boston” redirects here. ... Allen Ezail Iverson (born June 7, 1975, in Hampton, Virginia[1]), nicknamed A.I. and The Answer, is an American professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association. ... Antoine Devon Walker (born August 12, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American professional basketball player with the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. ... Eric Snow (born April 24, 1973 in Canton, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA. Snow began his basketball career at Canton McKinley High School, where he played with classmate and former NBA player Michael Hawkins. ...

Conference Semifinals

(1) New Jersey Nets vs. (4) Charlotte Hornets

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(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Boston Celtics

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Conference Finals

(1) New Jersey Nets vs. (3) Boston Celtics

The Eastern Conference Finals match up between the New Jersey Nets and the Boston Celtics was the beginning of a new rivalry. The Nets won game 1, but Boston came back to steal a game in New Jersey to send the series back to Boston tied 1-1. In game 3 the Celtics were down by 21 coming into the 4th quarter, but a resounding speech by Antoine Walker to his teammates inspired the Celtics to the biggest comeback in NBA Playoff history as the Celtics outscored the Nets 40-16 in the 4th quarter. This did not lead to series success though as the Nets won the next three games to advance to the team's first NBA finals. Continental Airlines Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... Map highlighting East Rutherfords location within Bergen County. ... Continental Airlines Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... Map highlighting East Rutherfords location within Bergen County. ... TD Banknorth Garden is a sports arena in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... “Boston” redirects here. ... TD Banknorth Garden is a sports arena in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... “Boston” redirects here. ... Continental Airlines Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... Map highlighting East Rutherfords location within Bergen County. ... TD Banknorth Garden is a sports arena in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. ... “Boston” redirects here. ... Antoine Devon Walker (born August 12, 1976, in Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American professional basketball player with the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. ...

NBA Finals

Main article: 2002 NBA Finals

The 2002 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 2001-02 NBA season. ...

Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Jersey Nets

This was the third consecutive NBA finals appearance for the Lakers', and the first in team history for the Nets. In game 1 the Nets came in with high expectations, but no one else had any for them. The Nets stayed within striking distance, but O'Neal's 36 points and 16 rebounds led the Laker's to victory. In game 2 the Nets were blown out of the building, and O'Neal did even better, putting up 40 points and 12 rebounds and came within 2 assists of a triple double. This brought the series back to New Jersey, the Lakers up 2-0. Game 3 was a close matchup with Kidd, Martin, O'Neal, and Bryant all scoring 26 or more points. Bryant and O'Neal's combined 71 was too much for the Nets to handle though, and the Laker's took a dominating 3-0 series lead. This led to a game 4 in which O'Neal put up 34 points and the Lakers won the game and the championship, accomplishing the NBA's first three peat since Michael Jordan and the Bull's did so in 1998. Staples Center is a multipurpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California adjacent to the LA Live development. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Staples Center is a multipurpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles, California adjacent to the LA Live development. ... Los Angeles and L.A. redirect here. ... Continental Airlines Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... Map highlighting East Rutherfords location within Bergen County. ... Continental Airlines Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. ... Map highlighting East Rutherfords location within Bergen County. ... For other persons named Michael Jordan, see Michael Jordan (disambiguation). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

External links

• NBA.com's 2002 Playoffs coverage