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2001-02 NBA Pacific standings
The Sacramento Kings won the 2001-02 NBA Pacific division race at 61-21, 3 games ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers.
🏆The 2001-02 playoffs, series by series
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Pacific standings, 2001-02
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| Sacramento Kings (SAC) w | 61 | 21 | .744 | - | 8-2 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) x | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 | 7-3 | W2 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12 | 5-5 | W3 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 3-7 | L1 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Golden State Warriors (GSW) | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- w
- clinched the top seed in the Western Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands twice.
- The Sacramento Kings trailed by as many as 3 games on December 2, 2001.
- The Sacramento Kings took first place for good on March 19, 2002.
- The Sacramento Kings won 12 games in a row from December 23, 2001 to January 21, 2002, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Lakers led by 3 games as late as December 6, 2001.
- The Sacramento Kings went 13-1 from December 25, 2001 to January 27, 2002, turning a deficit of 2.5 games into a lead of 3 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 57 of the 161 days played.
- The Sacramento Kings spent 95 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.