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2001-02 NBA Western Conference standings
The Sacramento Kings won the 2001-02 NBA Western Conference playoff race at 61-21, 3 games ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers.
🏆How the 2001-02 playoffs went
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West standings, 2001-02
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| Sacramento Kings (SAC) | 61 | 21 | .744 | - | 8-2 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Lakers (LAL) | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 | 7-3 | W2 |
| San Antonio Spurs (SAS) | 58 | 24 | .707 | 3 | 9-1 | W9 |
| Dallas Mavericks (DAL) | 57 | 25 | .695 | 4 | 7-3 | L1 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) | 50 | 32 | .610 | 11 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Portland Trail Blazers (POR) | 49 | 33 | .598 | 12 | 5-5 | W3 |
| Seattle SuperSonics (SEA) | 45 | 37 | .549 | 16 | 4-6 | W1 |
| Utah Jazz (UTA) | 44 | 38 | .537 | 17 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Clippers (LAC) | 39 | 43 | .476 | 22 | 3-7 | L1 |
| Phoenix Suns (PHX) | 36 | 46 | .439 | 25 | 3-7 | W1 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) | 28 | 54 | .341 | 33 | 2-8 | L4 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) | 27 | 55 | .329 | 34 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Memphis Grizzlies (MEM) | 23 | 59 | .280 | 38 | 4-6 | L2 |
| Golden State Warriors (GSW) | 21 | 61 | .256 | 40 | 3-7 | W1 |
The dashed line on the chart is the pace of the final playoff spot.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 times.
- 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 San Antonio Spurs won 13 games in a row from March 1, 2002 to March 25, 2002, the longest run of the race.
- The Los Angeles Lakers led by 3.5 games as late as December 3, 2001.
- The Sacramento Kings went 14-1 from December 22, 2001 to January 29, 2002, turning a deficit of 3 games into a lead of 2.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 79 of the 161 days played.
- Seven teams held first place.
- The Sacramento Kings spent 95 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.