2001 Playoffs
Major Season Events
Coach Mark Bublak takes the Rottingham Rogues to their first Finals
appearance.
Coach Thomas Hammett becomes the first rookie coach to take 2 teams
to the playoffs (Costa Mesa and Santa Ana).
Coach Chas "Master Flash" Courtman retires after coaching
the Bellevue Hoop de Du for six years. Chas, you'll be greatly missed.
Finals
The King's Crimson Cobras defeated the Rottingham Rogues 4-0, becoming the first team to three-peat.
Game 1: KCC 120, Rott 106
Game 2: KCC 110, Rott 101
Game 3: KCC 134, Rott 131
Game 4: KCC 145, Rott 134
Division Finals:
Rottingham beat the Santa Ana Sea Lions 3-2
The King's Crimson Cobras defeated the Costa Mesa Bulldogs 3-0
East:
Game 1: Rottingham 111, Santa Ana 96
Game 2: Santa Ana 105, Rottingham 92
Game 3: Rottingham 103, Santa Ana 95
Game 4: Santa Ana 107, Rottingham 87
Game 5: Rottingham 114, Santa Ana 86
West:
Game 1: The King's Crimson Cobras 121, Costa Mesa 95
Game 2: The King's Crimson Cobras 118, Costa Mesa 103
Game 3: The King's Crimson Cobras 124, Costa Mesa 121 (OT)
Notable playoff performances:
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In game 4 of the Finals, with teammates Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki fouled out and Vince Carter having 5 fouls, Shaq O'Neal put the team on his back in the 4th quarter and scored 24 pts on 10 of 16 shooting and no turnovers in the 4th quarter alone. For the game he racked up 48 points, 16 rebs, and 5 assists. For the series, 27.3 pts, 57.9% FG, 12 rebs, 3.1 blk
- Leading playoff scorer: Vince Carter (KCC): 29.7 pts per game, 9 games
- Gary Payton (Santa Ana): 29.4 pts, 52.1% FG, 84.1% FT, 5 ast, 3 stl, 5 games
- Michal Finley (Costa Mesa): 27.3 pts, 62.9% combined FG, 3 games
- Antawn Jamison (Rottingham): 24.2 pts, 50.9% FG, 9 games
- Dirk Nowitzki (KCC): 22.9 pts, 58.4% combined FG, 9.4 rebs, 2.4 stl, 7 games
- Rashard Lewis (KCC): 71.9% combined FG as the 6th man (8.6 pts), 7 games
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