2000–01 Sacramento Kings season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Kings' 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 16th season in Sacramento. The Kings received the sixteenth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected Turkish basketball star Hedo Türkoğlu. During the off-season, the team acquired shooting guard Doug Christie from the Toronto Raptors, and signed free agent Bobby Jackson.

After two straight playoff seasons, the Kings enjoyed another successful season by winning 14 of their first 18 games, on their way to a 27–10 start as of January 20, and held a 31–15 record at the All-Star break. The Kings would make it into the NBA's elite status by challenging the Pacific Division all season, falling just one game short with a solid 55–27 record. The team also posted three five-game winning streaks, which was their longest winning streak during the season.

Chris Webber averaged 27.1 points, 11.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while Peja Stojaković showed improvement becoming the team's starting small forward, averaging 20.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game, and Christie averaged 12.3 points and 2.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Vlade Divac provided the team with 12.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and Jason Williams contributed 9.4 points and 5.4 assists per game. Off the bench, Jackson contributed 7.2 points per game, while Scot Pollard averaged 6.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Türkoğlu contributed 5.3 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

Webber and Divac were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., with head coach Rick Adelman coaching the Western Conference. Webber also finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting with five first-place votes, while Stojaković finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting, Christie finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, Jackson finished in fourth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, and Adelman finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting.

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Kings faced the Phoenix Suns. After losing Game 1 to the Suns at home, 86–83, the Kings would win the next three games, and advance to the second round for the first time since moving to Sacramento. However, they were swept by the defending and eventual NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semi-finals in four straight games. The Lakers would reach the NBA Finals to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers in five games, winning their second consecutive championship.

Following the season, the controversial guard Williams was traded along with Nick Anderson to the Memphis Grizzlies, while three-point specialist Jon Barry was traded to the Detroit Pistons, and Darrick Martin signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

Offseason

In the NBA draft, the Kings drafted Hedo Türkoğlu and Jabari Smith. Türkoğlu's tenure with the Kings lasted three seasons, while Smith's stint lasted 21 games. Smith would return to Sacramento in the 2003–04 season.

During the offseason, the Kings did not make many transactions. On August 1, the Kings signed guard Bobby Jackson. Jackson would be a reliable bench player during his tenure in Sacramento, and he would win the Sixth Man of the Year Award for the 2002–03 season.

On September 30, the Kings traded combo forward Corliss Williamson to the Toronto Raptors for Doug Christie. Christie would be the starting shooting guard for the Kings for his entire tenure with the team.

On October 20, the Kings waived center Jerome James. James had missed all of the previous season due to a knee injury.

Draft picks

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	16	Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu	SF	Turkey	Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
2	45	Jabari Smith	C/PF	United States	LSU

Roster

2000–01 Sacramento Kings roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G/F	25	Anderson, Nick	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1968–01–20	Illinois
G	20	Barry, Jon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1969–07–25	Georgia Tech
G/F	13	Christie, Doug	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1970–05–09	Pepperdine
C	21	Divac, Vlade	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	1968–02–03	Serbia
F	51	Funderburke, Lawrence	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1970–12–15	Ohio State
G	24	Jackson, Bobby	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1973–03–13	Minnesota
F	00	Long, Art	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1972–10–01	Cincinnati
G	15	Martin, Darrick	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1971–03–06	UCLA
F/C	31	Pollard, Scot	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	1975–02–12	Kansas
C	52	Smith, Jabari	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1977–02–12	LSU
F	16	Stojaković, Peja	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1977–06–09	Serbia
F	5	Türkoğlu, Hedo	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1977–03–19	Turkey
F/C	4	Webber, Chris	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	1973–03–01	Michigan
G	55	Williams, Jason	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1975–11–18	Florida

Head coach

Rick Adelman

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 18, 2001

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	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 Conference v t e
#	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

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

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

2000–01 game log
Total: 55–27 (home: 33–8; road: 22–19)

October: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 31	@ Chicago	W 100–81	Webber, Stojaković (23)	Webber, Stojaković (8)	Chris Webber (7)	United Center 21,814	1–0

November: 9–4 (home: 6–1; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
2	November 1	@ Cleveland	L 100–102 (2OT)	Chris Webber (27)	Chris Webber (8)	Webber, Jackson, Barry (5)	Gund Arena 17,695	1–1
3	November 3	@ Detroit	W 100–93	Chris Webber (31)	Chris Webber (12)	Jon Barry (7)	The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076	2–1
4	November 4	@ Minnesota	L 91–99	Peja Stojaković (22)	Vlade Divac (12)	Stojaković, Jackson, Webber, Christie (3)	Target Center 19,006	2–2
5	November 6	Portland	W 79–75	Chris Webber (29)	Vlade Divac (11)	Webber, Jackson (6)	ARCO Arena 17,317	3–2
6	November 8	Golden State	W 115–84	Webber, Stojaković (27)	Chris Webber (9)	Jason Williams (12)	ARCO Arena 17,317	4–2
7	November 10	@ Golden State	W 114–107 (OT)	Chris Webber (35)	Chris Webber (16)	Jason Williams (8)	The Arena in Oakland 17,467	5–2
8	November 12	Dallas	W 109–84	Peja Stojaković (28)	Chris Webber (13)	Divac, Williams (7)	ARCO Arena 17,317	6–2
9	November 14	Orlando	W 96–82	Peja Stojaković (27)	Stojaković, Divac (11)	Jason Williams (8)	ARCO Arena 17,317	7–2
10	November 16	L.A. Lakers	L 110–112 (OT)	Doug Christie (32)	Peja Stojaković (17)	Jason Williams (7)	ARCO Arena 17,317	7–3
11	November 22	Chicago	W 100–71	Chris Webber (29)	Chris Webber (13)	Jason Williams (7)	ARCO Arena 17,317	8–3
12	November 25	Seattle	W 125–101	Peja Stojaković (29)	Chris Webber (14)	Jason Williams (10)	ARCO Arena 17,317	9–3
13	November 28	@ Houston	W 88–81	Chris Webber (21)	Chris Webber (11)	Webber, Divac (4)	Compaq Center 11,813	10–3
14	November 29	@ San Antonio	L 79–82	Chris Webber (25)	Chris Webber (17)	Bobby Jackson (6)	Alamodome 17,341	10–4

December: 10–4 (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
15	December 1	Phoenix	W 105–98	Chris Webber (28)	Chris Webber (14)	Doug Christie (6)	ARCO Arena 17,317	11–4
16	December 5	San Antonio	W 81–75	Chris Webber (30)	Webber, Stojaković (10)	Jason Williams (7)	ARCO Arena 17,317	12–4
17	December 8	Houston	W 111–98	Chris Webber (37)	Chris Webber (18)	Doug Christie (8)	ARCO Arena 17,317	13–4
18	December 10	Miami	W 101–97	Chris Webber (19)	Chris Webber (10)	Christie, Barry (5)	ARCO Arena 17,317	14–4
19	December 12	@ Atlanta	L 99–107	Chris Webber (22)	Chris Webber (13)	Doug Christie (6)	Philips Arena 18,113	14–5
20	December 13	@ Charlotte	L 90–101	Chris Webber (25)	Vlade Divac (8)	Webber, Christie, Barry (4)	Charlotte Coliseum 12,806	14–6
21	December 15	@ Boston	W 104–81	Chris Webber (30)	Chris Webber (13)	Jason Williams (7)	FleetCenter 15,486	15–6
22	December 17	@ New Jersey	W 95–79	Chris Webber (33)	Chris Webber (12)	Jon Barry (6)	Continental Airlines Arena 13,011	16–6
23	December 19	Washington	W 106–72	Chris Webber (19)	Chris Webber (11)	Jon Barry (6)	ARCO Arena 17,317	17–6
24	December 20	@ Seattle	L 85–89	Chris Webber (20)	Chris Webber (13)	Webber, Williams (5)	KeyArena 17,072	17–7
25	December 22	@ Vancouver	W 95–93	Chris Webber (33)	Chris Webber (12)	Vlade Divac (7)	General Motors Place 14,656	18–7
26	December 23	Seattle	W 97–92	Chris Webber (23)	Chris Webber (11)	Vlade Divac (4)	ARCO Arena 17,317	19–7
27	December 28	Charlotte	W 91–87	Chris Webber (24)	Chris Webber (10)	Webber, Divac, Williams, Jackson (4)	ARCO Arena 17,317	20–7
28	December 30	Philadelphia	L 104–107 (OT)	Peja Stojaković (33)	Chris Webber (10)	Jason Williams (5)	ARCO Arena 17,317	20–8

January: 10–4 (home: 6–2; road: 4–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
29	January 2	Phoenix	W 121–117 (OT)	Vlade Divac (34)	Vlade Divac (12)	Vlade Divac (6)	ARCO Arena 17,317	21–8
30	January 5	Indiana	L 91–93 (OT)	Chris Webber (51)	Chris Webber (26)	Jason Williams (6)	ARCO Arena 17,317	21–9
31	January 8	Minnesota	W 100–97	Peja Stojaković (24)	Webber, Stojaković (9)	Jason Williams (7)	ARCO Arena 17,317	22–9
32	January 10	Cleveland	W 108–103	Chris Webber (30)	Chris Webber (14)	Jason Williams (8)	ARCO Arena 17,317	23–9
33	January 12	@ Denver	L 93–106	Chris Webber (24)	Chris Webber (14)	Jason Williams (8)	Pepsi Center 17,512	23–10
34	January 13	@ Houston	W 84–81	Chris Webber (31)	Chris Webber (14)	Chris Webber (5)	Compaq Center 14,552	24–10
35	January 15	@ Dallas	W 116–105	Chris Webber (34)	Chris Webber (12)	Doug Christie (6)	Reunion Arena 18,187	25–10
36	January 17	Boston	W 111–106	Chris Webber (30)	Vlade Divac (11)	Jason Williams (8)	ARCO Arena 17,317	26–10
37	January 20	@ Portland	W 111–101	Chris Webber (34)	Chris Webber (10)	Chris Webber (6)	Rose Garden 20,580	27–10
38	January 21	@ Seattle	L 107–109	Peja Stojaković (30)	Chris Webber (18)	Divac, Barry (5)	KeyArena 17,072	27–11
39	January 23	New Jersey	W 130–104	Chris Webber (25)	Vlade Divac (10)	Chris Webber (10)	ARCO Arena 17,317	28–11
40	January 25	San Antonio	L 91–97	Stojaković, Webber (23)	Chris Webber (11)	Divac, Williams (4)	ARCO Arena 17,317	28–12
41	January 27	@ L.A. Clippers	W 101–89	Chris Webber (33)	Webber, Divac (11)	Webber, Christie, Williams (5)	Staples Center 19,341	29–12
42	January 30	Golden State	W 105–79	Chris Webber (28)	Chris Webber (12)	Jason Williams (9)	ARCO Arena 17,317	30–12

February: 8–6 (home: 4–1; road: 4–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
43	February 2	Vancouver	W 105–95	Chris Webber (41)	Chris Webber (15)	Jason Williams (6)	ARCO Arena 17,317	31–12
44	February 4	@ L.A. Lakers	L 94–100	Chris Webber (25)	Doug Christie (11)	Chris Webber (9)	Staples Center 18,997	31–13
45	February 6	@ Milwaukee	L 109–112	Chris Webber (39)	Chris Webber (11)	Chris Webber (8)	Bradley Center 17,329	31–14
46	February 7	@ Minnesota	L 88–117	Chris Webber (22)	Webber, Türkoğlu, Anderson (5)	Nick Anderson (5)	Target Center 18,274	31–15
47	February 13	@ Utah	W 97–94 (OT)	Chris Webber (34)	Webber, Stojaković, Pollard (8)	Doug Christie (4)	Delta Center 19,485	32–15
48	February 15	@ Portland	L 81–105	Vlade Divac (19)	Vlade Divac (8)	Jason Williams (4)	Rose Garden 20,471	32–16
49	February 16	Denver	W 117–84	Peja Stojaković (29)	Scot Pollard (11)	Doug Christie (8)	ARCO Arena 17,317	33–16
50	February 18	Utah	L 90–94	Peja Stojaković (27)	Doug Christie (9)	Jason Williams (6)	ARCO Arena 17,317	33–17
51	February 20	Atlanta	W 94–80	Jason Williams (22)	Vlade Divac (19)	Jason Williams (7)	ARCO Arena 17,317	34–17
52	February 22	@ Washington	W 115–110	Doug Christie (32)	Scot Pollard (14)	Jason Williams (9)	MCI Center 19,911	35–17
53	February 23	@ Toronto	W 119–118 (3OT)	Peja Stojaković (39)	Scot Pollard (17)	Jason Williams (6)	Air Canada Centre 19,800	36–17
54	February 25	@ New York	L 86–88	Peja Stojaković (26)	Scot Pollard (13)	Peja Stojaković (7)	Madison Square Garden 19,763	36–18
55	February 27	L.A. Clippers	W 106–93 (OT)	Peja Stojaković (25)	Vlade Divac (12)	Jason Williams (6)	ARCO Arena 17,317	37–18
56	February 28	@ Golden State	W 122–101	Peja Stojaković (24)	Scot Pollard (10)	Jason Williams (10)	The Arena in Oakland 19,107	38–18

March: 11–4 (home: 7–1; road: 4–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
57	March 2	@ L.A. Clippers	L 81–88	Peja Stojaković (31)	Scot Pollard (18)	Vlade Divac (5)	Staples Center 19,415	38–19
58	March 6	Toronto	W 98–91	Christie, Webber, Williams (19)	Vlade Divac (17)	Jason Williams (6)	ARCO Arena 17,317	39–19
59	March 7	@ Phoenix	W 100–89	Chris Webber (41)	Chris Webber (14)	Bobby Jackson (6)	America West Arena 19,023	40–19
60	March 9	Denver	W 110–104	Chris Webber (41)	Chris Webber (12)	Divac, Williams (6)	ARCO Arena 17,317	41–19
61	March 11	Utah	W 105–90	Peja Stojaković (31)	Webber, Stojaković, Divac (6)	Chris Webber (8)	ARCO Arena 17,317	42–19
62	March 13	@ Orlando	W 114–108 (OT)	Chris Webber (33)	Chris Webber (15)	Chris Webber (7)	TD Waterhouse Centre 16,157	43–19
63	March 14	@ Miami	L 104–114	Chris Webber (26)	Chris Webber (17)	Jason Williams (9)	American Airlines Arena 19,600	43–20
64	March 16	@ Philadelphia	W 100–79	Chris Webber (26)	Chris Webber (11)	Peja Stojaković (7)	First Union Center 20,866	44–20
65	March 18	@ Indiana	L 95–101	Peja Stojaković (27)	Chris Webber (15)	Jason Williams (5)	Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345	44–21
66	March 20	Houston	W 125–109	Peja Stojaković (29)	Chris Webber (10)	Chris Webber (12)	ARCO Arena 17,317	45–21
67	March 22	Detroit	W 103–98	Chris Webber (29)	Chris Webber (15)	Chris Webber (7)	ARCO Arena 17,317	46–21
68	March 25	L.A. Lakers	L 72–84	Webber, Christie (15)	Vlade Divac (14)	Chris Webber (4)	ARCO Arena 17,317	46–22
69	March 27	New York	W 124–117 (OT)	Chris Webber (39)	Chris Webber (15)	Jason Williams (8)	ARCO Arena 17,317	47–22
70	March 28	@ L.A. Lakers	W 108–84	Chris Webber (25)	Chris Webber (12)	Jason Williams (6)	Staples Center 18,997	48–22
71	March 30	Minnesota	W 110–98	Chris Webber (22)	Scot Pollard (13)	Chris Webber (5)	ARCO Arena 17,317	49–22

April: 6–5 (home: 3–2; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
72	April 1	Dallas	L 107–119	Chris Webber (27)	Webber, Christie (10)	Doug Christie (6)	ARCO Arena 17,317	49–23
73	April 3	Milwaukee	L 101–107	Chris Webber (28)	Christie, Webber (11)	Jason Williams (9)	ARCO Arena 17,317	49–24
74	April 5	@ Utah	W 92–86	Chris Webber (26)	Vlade Divac (12)	Jason Williams (7)	Delta Center 19,911	50–24
75	April 6	@ Vancouver	W 118–90	Chris Webber (36)	Vlade Divac (12)	Jason Williams (8)	General Motors Place 14,863	51–24
76	April 8	Portland	W 98–89	Webber, Stojaković (20)	Vlade Divac (17)	Chris Webber (5)	ARCO Arena 17,317	52–24
77	April 10	L.A. Clippers	W 116–109 (OT)	Chris Webber (31)	Chris Weber (11)	Doug Christie (6)	ARCO Arena 17,317	53–24
78	April 12	@ San Antonio	W 107–105 (OT)	Chris Webber (26)	Divac, Webber (13)	Jason Williams (9)	Alamodome 34,357	54–24
79	April 13	@ Dallas	L 97–101	Chris Webber (24)	Chris Webber (13)	Divac, Williams (4)	Reunion Arena 18,187	54–25
80	April 15	@ Phoenix	L 86–88	Chris Webber (22)	Peja Stojaković (12)	Jason Williams (5)	America West Arena 19,023	54–26
81	April 16	Vancouver	W 110–100	Peja Stojaković (31)	Vlade Divac (16)	Stojaković, Christie, Divac, Williams (5)	ARCO Arena 17,317	55–26
82	April 18	@ Denver	L 100–110	Scot Pollard (18)	Scot Pollard (14)	Jon Barry (7)	Pepsi Center 18,495	55–27

2000–01 schedule

Playoffs

2001 playoff game log

First round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 22	Phoenix	L 83–86	Chris Webber (27)	Chris Webber (15)	Christie, Williams (5)	ARCO Arena 17,317	0–1
2	April 25	Phoenix	W 116–90	Peja Stojaković (22)	Jackson, Webber (9)	Chris Webber (5)	ARCO Arena 17,317	1–1
3	April 29	@ Phoenix	W 104–96	Chris Webber (23)	Vlade Divac (12)	Doug Christie (4)	America West Arena 19,023	2–1
4	May 2	@ Phoenix	W 89–82	Peja Stojaković (37)	Scot Pollard (13)	Bobby Jackson (5)	America West Arena 18,836	3–1

Conference Semi-finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 6	@ L.A. Lakers	L 105–108	Chris Webber (34)	Scot Pollard (14)	Jason Williams (4)	Staples Center 18,997	0–1
2	May 8	@ L.A. Lakers	L 90–96	Chris Webber (22)	Chris Webber (18)	Bobby Jackson (4)	Staples Center 18,997	0–2
3	May 11	L.A. Lakers	L 81–103	Chris Webber (28)	Chris Webber (14)	Doug Christie (5)	ARCO Arena 17,317	0–3
4	May 13	L.A. Lakers	L 113–119	Peja Stojaković (26)	Chris Webber (11)	Chris Webber (8)	ARCO Arena 17,317	0–4

2001 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Nick Anderson	21	0	8.0	.246	.256		1.2	.6	.5	.2	1.8
Jon Barry	62	2	16.3	.404	.348	.877	1.5	2.1	.5	.1	5.1
Doug Christie	81	81	36.3	.395	.376	.897	4.4	3.6	2.3	.6	12.3
Vlade Divac	81	81	29.9	.482	.286	.691	8.3	2.9	1.1	1.1	12.0
Lawrence Funderburke	59	2	11.8	.496		.623	3.3	.3	.2	.2	4.9
Bobby Jackson	79	7	20.9	.439	.375	.739	3.1	2.0	1.1	.1	7.2
Art Long	9	0	2.2	.000		.000	.9	.1	.0	.3	0.0
Darrick Martin	31	0	5.7	.382	.519	.886	.5	.5	.2	.0	3.3
Scot Pollard	77	8	21.5	.468	.000	.749	6.0	.6	.6	1.3	6.5
Jabari Smith	9	0	7.3	.500		.667	.9	.7	.4	.0	2.9
Peja Stojaković	75	75	38.7	.470	.400	.856	5.8	2.2	1.2	.2	20.4
Hedo Türkoğlu	74	7	16.8	.412	.326	.777	2.8	.9	.7	.3	5.3
Chris Webber	70	70	40.5	.481	.071	.703	11.1	4.2	1.3	1.7	27.1
Jason Williams	77	77	29.7	.407	.315	.789	2.4	5.4	1.2	.1	9.4

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Jon Barry	7	0	7.9	.412	.286		.4	.6	.1	.0	2.3
Doug Christie	8	8	38.0	.368	.294	.828	4.4	3.3	2.5	1.1	9.9
Vlade Divac	8	8	28.1	.350	.333	.763	8.4	2.4	1.0	1.5	10.8
Lawrence Funderburke	3	0	5.7	.375		1.000	2.0	.0	.7	.7	2.3
Bobby Jackson	8	0	22.8	.438	.286	.714	3.3	2.3	1.0	.0	7.0
Darrick Martin	2	0	4.5	.000	.000		.0	1.5	.0	.0	0.0
Scot Pollard	8	0	17.6	.633		.588	6.9	.3	.1	.9	6.0
Peja Stojaković	8	8	38.4	.406	.346	.968	6.4	.4	.6	.4	21.6
Hedo Türkoğlu	8	0	17.6	.435	.571	1.000	3.5	1.4	.4	.1	7.5
Chris Webber	8	8	43.5	.388	.000	.694	11.5	3.1	1.1	1.0	23.3
Jason Williams	8	8	23.9	.426	.367	1.000	2.3	2.9	1.0	.0	8.8

Awards and records

Doug Christie, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Vlade Divac, 2001 NBA All-Star Game
Hedo Türkoğlu, NBA All-Rookie Second Team
Chris Webber, 2001 NBA All-Star Game
Chris Webber, Player of the Week (Dec. 10)
Chris Webber, Player of the Week (Jan. 21)
Chris Webber, All-NBA First Team
Geoff Petrie, NBA Executive of the Year
Rick Adelman, Western Conference All-Stars Head Coach

Transactions

Trades

September 30, 2000

To Sacramento Kings

Doug Christie

To Toronto Raptors

Corliss Williamson

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Bobby Jackson	August 1	Minnesota Timberwolves
Art Long	February 18	ASVEL Villeurbanne (France)

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team
Jerome James	waived, October 20	KK Budućnost (Montenegro)

Player Transactions Citation:

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v t e Sacramento Kings
Founded in 1923 Formerly the Rochester Seagrams (1923–1942), Rochester Eber Seagrams (1942–1943), Rochester Pros (1943–1945), Rochester Royals (1945–1957), Cincinnati Royals (1957–1972); played in Kansas City-Omaha (1972–1975), Kansas City (1975–1985) Based in Sacramento, California
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Edgerton Park Arena Rochester War Memorial Cincinnati Gardens Kansas City Municipal Auditorium Omaha Civic Auditorium Kemper Arena ARCO Arena I ARCO Arena Golden 1 Center
Administration	Owner(s) Vivek Ranadivé President John Rinehart General manager Monte McNair Head coach Doug Christie (interim)
G League affiliate	Stockton Kings
Retired numbers	1 2 4 6 11 12 14 16 21 27 44
NBA championships	1951
Rivalries	Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Lakers
Culture and lore	Failed relocation attempts Slamson the Lion Maloof family "Love Song" (Tesla song) Maurie Pete Carril and the Princeton offense The Greatest Show on Court Light the Beam! Starting 5

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