2002 NBA Playoffs
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The <entity_1> were the postseason tournament of the <entity_0>'s 2001–02 season. The <entity_3> <entity_2> are best remembered for that year's Western Conference Finals between the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings, which served as the de facto NBA championship, as the Eastern Conference champ, the Nets, were clearly inferior to both teams, and were eventually swept by the Lakers.
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