The 2001 Los Angeles Lakers Achieve Historic Dominance
The 2001 Los Angeles Lakers were the middle rung of a dynasty that won three straight championships from 2000-02. The ’00 version was a young champion, pushed to the edge a few times before finally closing it out. The ’02 crown deserves the biggest asterisk in NBA history, coming due to some hotwired officiating in a series against the Sacramento Kings. But the 2001 team was different.