2001–02 NBA season

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The 2001–02 NBA season was the league’s 56th regular season, highlighted by the dominance of the Los Angeles Lakers and the continued stardom of players like Allen Iverson, Kobe Bryant, and Tim Duncan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA season
sports season
allStarGameHostCity Philadelphia
allStarGameMVP Kobe Bryant
allStarGameVenue First Union Center
assistsLeader Andre Miller
blocksLeader Theo Ratliff
champion Los Angeles Lakers
championCoach Phil Jackson
championFinalsRecord 15–4 in playoffs
coachOfTheYear Rick Carlisle
conference Eastern Conference
Western Conference
defensivePlayerOfTheYear Ben Wallace
endYear 2002
executiveOfTheYear Rod Thorn
finalsMatchup Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Jersey Nets
finalsMVP Shaquille O'Neal
surface form: Shaquille O’Neal
finalsResult 4–0
finalsVenue Continental Airlines Arena
Staples Center
surface form: STAPLES Center
introducedTeam Memphis Grizzlies
league National Basketball Association
mostImprovedPlayer Jermaine O’Neal
MVP Tim Duncan
notableEvent Los Angeles Lakers won third consecutive NBA championship
Brooklyn Nets
surface form: New Jersey Nets reached NBA Finals for first time in franchise history
notablePlayer Allen Iverson
Jason Kidd
Kobe Bryant
Shaquille O'Neal
surface form: Shaquille O’Neal

Tim Duncan
numberOfGamesPerTeam 82
numberOfTeams 29
playoffFormat best-of-five first round
playoffFormatChangeStatus last season with best-of-five first round
reboundsLeader Dikembe Mutombo
rookieOfTheYear Pau Gasol
runnerUp Brooklyn Nets
surface form: New Jersey Nets
scoringLeader Allen Iverson
seasonNumber 56
sixthManOfTheYear Corliss Williamson
sport basketball
startYear 2001
stealsLeader Allen Iverson
teamRelocation Vancouver Grizzlies to Memphis Grizzlies
televisionPartner ESPN
NBC
TBS
TNT

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Allen Iverson scoringTitle 2001–02 NBA season