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2001 NBA Finals
Team
Coach
Wins
Los Angeles Lakers
Phil Jackson
4
Philadelphia 76ers
Larry Brown
1
Dates
June 6–15
MVP
Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers)
Hall of Famers
Lakers: Kobe Bryant (2020) Shaquille O'Neal (2016) 76ers: Allen Iverson (2016) Dikembe Mutombo (2015) Coaches: Larry Brown (2002) Phil Jackson (2007) Officials: Dick Bavetta (2015) Hugh Evans (2022)
Eastern Finals
76ers defeated Bucks, 4–3
Western Finals
Lakers defeated Spurs, 4–0
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NBA Finals
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The 2001 NBA Finals was the championship round of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2000–01 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers took on the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers for the championship, with the Lakers holding home-court advantage in a best-of-seven format. After losing the first game at home, the Lakers won the next four games to clinch their second consecutive title and 13th overall. By the end of the series, the 2000–01 Lakers held the record for the best postseason record with 15–1. It was later surpassed after the NBA extended the first round series to a best-of-seven series by the 2016–17 Golden State Warriors. Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP) for the second consecutive year, after averaging 33.0 points, 15.8 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game.[1]
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