2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 76ers 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 38th season in Philadelphia.[1] All-Star guard Allen Iverson had his best season in 2001; he led the 76ers to win their first ten games, and started for the Eastern Conference at the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington D.C., and won All-Star MVP honors.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The Sixers also posted a 56–26 record, which was the best in the Eastern Conference that season, and the team's first 50-win season since 1989–90.[8] It was also the 76ers' best regular season record since 1984–85.[9]

2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachLarry Brown
General managerBilly King
OwnersComcast Spectacor
ArenaFirst Union Center
Results
Record56–26 (.683)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(lost to Lakers 1–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWIP
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

Iverson averaged a then-career high of 31.1 points per game, winning his second NBA scoring title in the process. He also won the NBA steals title at 2.5 per game, and contributed 4.6 assists per game.[10] Iverson was selected to the All-NBA First Team, and named NBA Most Valuable Player for his accomplishments, beating Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal by a wide margin.[11][12][13][14] In addition, head coach Larry Brown was named NBA Coach of the Year,[15] All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo, who was acquired from the Atlanta Hawks in a midseason trade,[16][17][18] won his fourth NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award,[19][20] while being named to the All-NBA Second Team and NBA All-Defensive First Team, and Aaron McKie won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.[21][22][23] McKie averaged 11.6 points, 5.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, while Tyrone Hill provided the team with 9.6 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, Eric Snow contributed 9.8 points, 7.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, but only played just 50 games due to a stress fracture in his right ankle,[24] and George Lynch provided with 8.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.[10] The 76ers had the fifth best team defensive rating in the NBA.[25]

However, this season was not without controversy. With the Sixers having a big lead in the Eastern Conference with a 36–14 record at the All-Star break,[26] Theo Ratliff sustained a wrist injury that sidelined him for the remainder of season after 50 games,[27][28]thus only having Matt Geiger and second-year player Todd MacCulloch at center. Ratliff was also selected to play in the All-Star Game along with Iverson, but did not play because of his injury.[29] The Sixers then traded him along with Toni Kukoč, and Nazr Mohammed to Atlanta for Mutombo.[16][17][18] By trading Kukoc (who was not included in the original proposed deal, and who won three championships with Phil Jackson as his coach during his tenure with the Chicago Bulls), the Sixers had only one other player on the roster who had NBA Finals experience, Snow, who played a total of 24 minutes in 10 games in the 1996 NBA Playoffs as a reserve for the Seattle SuperSonics. At one point the team's record was 42–14, but finished 14–12 the rest of the way, including a five-game losing streak in March.[8]

Allen Iverson won the NBA Most Valuable Player Award for the season.

In the last game of the season (at home against the Chicago Bulls), Larry Brown rested his starters instead of trying to go for a win. Had the Sixers won this game, they would have had the league's second best record (behind the San Antonio Spurs), and home court advantage over the Los Angeles Lakers in the Finals. Both had the same record, but the Lakers' record for non-conference opponents was better than Philadelphia's.

In the playoffs, Iverson and the Sixers faced the 8th-seeded Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference First Round. Despite losing Game 1 at home, 79–78,[30][31] the Sixers won the next three games, thus the series,[32][33][34][35] before meeting the Vince Carter-led Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. The Raptors took a 2–1 series lead,[36][37] but the Sixers managed to win the series in seven games.[38][39][40][41] In the Eastern Conference finals, the Sixers trailed 2–1 to the Milwaukee Bucks,[42][43] but managed to win the series also in seven games,[44][45][46][47] to advance to the NBA Finals against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. Iverson scored 48 points in Game 1, which the Sixers won on the road in overtime, 107–101.[48][49][50] However, the Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant-led Lakers would win the next four games and the title.[51][52][53][54][55] Following the season, Hill was traded along with second-year forward Jumaine Jones back to his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers,[56][57] and Lynch was dealt to the Charlotte Hornets.[58][59]

The team's season roster has been featured in the video game series NBA 2K. However, Rodney Buford, Roshown McLeod, Kevin Ollie, Pepe Sánchez, Raja Bell, and Speedy Claxton have been excluded from past installations of the game due to issues in regards to the permission of using the players' likenesses in the games.[60]

For the season, the 76ers slightly redesigned their uniforms, which remained in use until 2007.[61][62] This was the last time the 76ers won the Atlantic Division title, and clinched the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs until the 2020–21 COVID-19 pandemic-shortened season.

Offseason

During the off-season, the 76ers were not involved in any trades. In the 2000 NBA draft, they drafted guard Speedy Claxton and swingman Mark Karcher. Claxton missed the entire season due to a knee injury, while Karcher would be waived on October 18. Karcher would not play any games in the NBA.

Their first transaction was made on August 17, when they signed Jermaine Jackson. Jackson almost made the team, but he was waived one day before the team's season opener.

On October 2, the 76ers signed Ademola Okulaja and Pepe Sánchez. Okulaja was on the team's roster, but did not play in any regular season games. He was waived on December 19. Sánchez played 19 games with the Sixers before being traded to the Atlanta Hawks with Toni Kukoč, Nazr Mohammed, and Theo Ratliff for Roshown McLeod and Dikembe Mutombo on February 22. Sánchez played 5 games with Atlanta before being waived on March 12. Three days later, Sánchez would once again sign with the Sixers.

On October 28, the 76ers signed Vernon Maxwell, who previously played for the team during the 1995–96 season. Maxwell would play in 24 games with the Sixers before being waived on December 22.

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NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
120Craig "Speedy" ClaxtonPG  United StatesHofstra
248Mark KarcherSG/SF  United StatesTemple

Roster

2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G11Bell, Raja6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)204 lb (93 kg)1976–09–19FIU
G/F23Buford, Rodney6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)189 lb (86 kg)1977–11–02Creighton
G12Claxton, Speedy   (IN)5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)166 lb (75 kg)1978–05–08Hofstra
C52Geiger, Matt7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)243 lb (110 kg)1969–09–10Georgia Tech
F/C40Hill, Tyrone6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg)1968–03–19Xavier
G3Iverson, Allen (C)6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg)1975–06–07Georgetown
F33Jones, Jumaine6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)218 lb (99 kg)1979–02–10Georgia
F9Lynch, George6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)218 lb (99 kg)1970–09–03North Carolina
C50MacCulloch, Todd7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)280 lb (127 kg)1976–01–27Washington
G/F8McKie, Aaron6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)209 lb (95 kg)1972–10–02Temple
F7McLeod, Roshown6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)221 lb (100 kg)1975–11–17Duke
C55Mutombo, Dikembe7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)245 lb (111 kg)1966–06–25Georgetown
G5Ollie, Kevin6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)1972–12–27Connecticut
G4Sánchez, Pepe6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)1977–05–08Temple
G20Snow, Eric (C)6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg)1973–04–24Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 6, 2001

Roster Notes

  • Rookie point guard Speedy Claxton missed the entire season due to a knee injury.

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers5626.68329–1227–1418–6
x-Miami Heat5032.610629–1221–2015–10
x-New York Knicks4834.585830–1118–2316–9
x-Orlando Magic4339.5241326–1517–2414–10
Boston Celtics3646.4392020–2116–2511–13
New Jersey Nets2656.3173018–238–338–16
Washington Wizards1963.2323712–297–343–21
#Team W L PCT GB
1c-Philadelphia 76ers5626.683
2y-Milwaukee Bucks5230.6344
3x-Miami Heat5032.6106
4x-New York Knicks4834.5858
5x-Toronto Raptors4735.5739
6x-Charlotte Hornets4636.56110
7x-Orlando Magic4339.52413
8x-Indiana Pacers4141.50015
9Boston Celtics3646.43920
10Detroit Pistons3250.39024
11Cleveland Cavaliers3052.36626
12New Jersey Nets2656.31730
13Atlanta Hawks2557.30531
14Washington Wizards1963.23237
15Chicago Bulls1567.18342
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

2000-01 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHACHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMIAMILMINNJNNYKORLPHIPHOPORSACSASSEATORUTAVANWAS
Atlanta1–30–42–22–20–21–10–42–00–22–21–11–10–31–30–21–32–21–30–30–21–11–10–21–12–20–21–12–2
Boston3–10–42–12–10–22–03–10–21–11–32–00–22–21–31–14–01–31–30–42–01–10–20–22–01–31–10–23–1
Charlotte4–04–03–12–20–20–22–22–00–23–12–00–22–23–11–14–01–22–12–20–20–21–11–10–23–11–11–12–2
Chicago2–21–21–31–30–20–20–40–20–20–40–20–21–30–40–22–21–31–31–30–20–20–21–10–20–40–21–12–1
Cleveland2–21–22–23–11–11–12–22–00–21–30–20–22–21–30–23–02–21–30–40–21–11–10–20–20–41–11–12–2
Dallas2–02–02–02–01–13–11–14–02–21–14–00–42–01–13–12–01–11–11–11–32–22–21–33–12–02–23–12–0
Denver1–10–22–02–01–11–31–14–03–11–12–22–20–21–12–21–11–10–21–10–42–22–22–22–20–21–34–01–1
Detroit4–01–32–24–02–21–11–11–10–21–30–20–20–41–30–24–01–22–20–41–10–20–20–22–02–20–21–11–2
Golden State0–22–00–22–00–20–40–41–11–32–01–31–30–20–22–21–10–20–20–22–20–40–40–40–40–21–31–30–2
Houston2–01–12–02–02–02–21–32–03–12–01–31–31–12–02–21–12–01–11–11–31–30–41–32–22–01–34–02–0
Indiana2–23–11–34–03–11–11–13–10–20–22–01–11–22–21–12–22–22–20–31–10–22–00–21–10–40–22–04–0
L.A. Clippers1–10–20–22–02–00–42–22–03–13–10–21–30–21–12–20–21–11–11–12–22–21–30–40–41–10–42–21–1
L.A. Lakers1–12–02–02–02–04–02–22–03–13–11–13–11–10–23–12–00–22–01–13–12–23–12–20–42–02–24–02–0
Miami3–02–22–23–12–20–22–04–02–01–12–12–01–11–21–13–12–33–11–30–21–11–11–11–12–21–12–04–0
Milwaukee3–13–11–34–03–11–11–13–12–00–22–21–12–02–10–24–01–24–02–20–20–22–02–00–23–12–01–13–1
Minnesota2–01–11–12–02–01–32–22–02–22–21–12–21–31–12–01–10–21–11–13–13–12–21–33–12–02–23–11–1
New Jersey3–10–40–42–20–30–21–10–41–11–12–22–00–21–30–41–12–21–31–31–10–20–21–11–11–20–21–13–1
New York2–23–12–13–12–21–11–12–12–00–22–21–12–03–22–12–02–23–11–31–11–11–12–01–11–30–21–14–0
Orlando3–13–11–23–13–11–12–02–22–01–12–21–10–21–30–41–13–11–33–11–10–20–21–11–12–10–22–03–1
Philadelphia3–04–02–23–14–01–11–14–02–01–13–01–11–13–12–21–13–13–11–31–11–11–11–11–11–31–12–04–0
Phoenix2–00–22–02–02–03–14–01–12–23–11–12–21–32–02–01–31–11–11–11–13–11–32–23–12–02–23–11–1
Portland1–11–12–02–01–12–22–22–04–03–12–02–22–21–12–01–32–01–12–01–11–31–31–32–22–03–12–22–0
Sacramento1–12–01–12–01–12–22–22–04–04–00–23–11–31–10–22–22–01–12–01–13–13–12–22–22–03–14–02–0
San Antonio2–02–01–11–12–03–12–22–04–03–12–04–02–21–10–23–11–10–21–11–12–23–12–23–11–14–04–02–0
Seattle1–10–22–02–02–01–32–20–24–02–21–14–04–01–12–01–31–11–11–11–11–32–22–21–30–20–43–12–0
Toronto2–23–11–34–04–00–22–02–22–00–24–01–10–22–21–30–22–13–11–23–10–20–20–21–12–01–12–04–0
Utah2–01–11–12–01–12–23–12–03–13–12–04–02–21–10–22–22–02–02–01–12–21–31–34–01–30–24–02–0
Vancouver1–12–01–11–11–11–30–41–13–10–40–22–20–40–21–11–31–11–10–20–21–32–20–40–41–30–20–42–0
Washington2–21–32–21–22–20–21–12–12–00–20–41–10–20–41–31–11–30–41–30–41–10–20–20–20–20–40–20–2

Game log

Regular season

2000–01 game log
Total: 56–26 (home: 29–12; road: 27–14)
October: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
1October 31@ New YorkW 101–72Allen Iverson (25)George Lynch (11)Allen Iverson (9)Madison Square Garden
19,763
1–0
November: 11–2 (home: 6–0; road: 5–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
2November 1TorontoW 104–98Allen Iverson (24)Tyrone Hill (10)Eric Snow (8)First Union Center
19,817
2–0
3November 3@ OrlandoW 87–80Allen Iverson (29)Theo Ratliff (17)Eric Snow (7)TD Waterhouse Centre
14,233
3–0
4November 4@ MiamiW 84–82Allen Iverson (23)Tyrone Hill (8)Eric Snow (6)American Airlines Arena
16,029
4–0
5November 8DetroitW 103–94Allen Iverson (28)Theo Ratliff (8)Allen Iverson (8)First Union Center
15,986
5–0
6November 9@ MinnesotaW 84–82Eric Snow (22)Theo Ratliff (14)Allen Iverson (5)Target Center
16,119
6–0
7November 11BostonW 85–83Eric Snow (25)George Lynch (13)Allen Iverson (7)First Union Center
19,258
7–0
8November 15ClevelandW 107–98George Lynch (23)Ratliff, McKie (5)Eric Snow (7)First Union Center
16,328
8–0
9November 17MiamiW 94–73Allen Iverson (19)Tyrone Hill (9)Aaron McKie (6)First Union Center
20,720
9–0
10November 20@ BostonW 114–90Allen Iverson (26)Matt Geiger (9)Eric Snow (12)FleetCenter
15,209
10–0
11November 22@ CharlotteL 73–88Snow, Geiger, Maxwell (10)Matt Geiger (8)Eric Snow (5)Charlotte Coliseum
15,306
10–1
12November 24@ AtlantaW 76–67Allen Iverson (21)Theo Ratliff (14)Eric Snow (4)Philips Arena
17,601
11–1
13November 25@ San AntonioL 76–96Allen Iverson (21)Tyrone Hill (9)Eric Snow (3)Alamodome
33,046
11–2
14November 29WashingtonW 93–87Allen Iverson (29)Tyrone Hill (10)Eric Snow (9)First Union Center
16,263
12–2
December: 9–6 (home: 1–4; road: 8–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
15December 1CharlotteW 95–74Allen Iverson (37)Allen Iverson (10)Eric Snow (9)First Union Center
18,377
13–2
16December 2@ ClevelandW 112–78Allen Iverson (27)Allen Iverson (7)Eric Snow (11)Gund Arena
20,562
14–2
17December 4@ DenverL 98–105Allen Iverson (37)Allen Iverson (9)Eric Snow (9)Pepsi Center
15,129
14–3
18December 5@ L.A. LakersL 85–96Allen Iverson (27)Eric Snow (8)Eric Snow (6)Staples Center
18,997
14–4
19December 8@ PortlandW 107–94Allen Iverson (30)Ratliff, McKie (10)Allen Iverson (10)Rose Garden Arena
20,113
15–4
20December 9@ VancouverW 83–79Allen Iverson (18)Theo Ratliff (10)Aaron McKie (5)General Motors Place
15,671
16–4
21December 11MinnesotaL 91–96 (OT)Allen Iverson (26)Tyrone Hill (13)Allen Iverson (7)First Union Center
18,707
16–5
22December 13@ WashingtonW 102–82Allen Iverson (25)Theo Ratliff (13)Aaron McKie (6)MCI Center
14,923
17–5
23December 15DallasL 94–112Allen Iverson (26)Theo Ratliff (9)George Lynch (4)First Union Center
18,563
17–6
24December 16@ ChicagoW 99–91Allen Iverson (33)Todd MacCulloch (13)Allen Iverson (8)United Center
22,110
18–6
25December 20UtahL 89–91Allen Iverson (45)Tyrone Hill (12)Toni Kukoč (4)First Union Center
19,428
18–7
26December 22New YorkL 71–91Allen Iverson (19)Ratliff, McKie, Kukoč (6)Allen Iverson (8)First Union Center
20,670
18–8
27December 26@ UtahW 97–91Aaron McKie (24)Tyrone Hill (8)Kevin Ollie (7)First Union Center
19,911
19–8
28December 27@ Golden StateW 118–110Allen Iverson (29)Tyrone Hill (15)Aaron McKie (7)The Arena in Oakland
18,726
20–8
29December 30@ SacramentoW 107–104 (OT)Allen Iverson (46)Tyrone Hill (13)Aaron McKie (14)ARCO Arena
17,317
21–8
January: 13–3 (home: 7–2; road: 6–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
30January 3AtlantaW 98–80Allen Iverson (21)Ratliff, Hill (11)Aaron McKie (10)First Union Center
17,643
22–8
31January 5SeattleW 121–89Allen Iverson (41)Tyrone Hill (11)Aaron McKie (6)First Union Center
20,240
23–8
32January 6@ ClevelandW 107–103Allen Iverson (54)Theo Ratliff (9)Aaron McKie (9)Gund Arena
20,562
24–8
33January 9@ New JerseyW 104–87Allen Iverson (22)Theo Ratliff (13)Aaron McKie (7)Continental Airlines Arena
13,340
25–8
34January 10PortlandL 75–93Aaron McKie (15)Hill, Lynch (8)Aaron McKie (5)First Union Center
20,645
25–9
35January 12@ WashingtonW 86–82Allen Iverson (29)Tyrone Hill (20)Aaron McKie (7)MCI Center
20,674
26–9
36January 13San AntonioW 100–83Allen Iverson (40)George Lynch (9)Aaron McKie (10)First Union Center
20,607
27–9
37January 15CharlotteW 84–79Allen Iverson (35)George Lynch (16)Allen Iverson (7)First Union Center
20,188
28–9
38January 17ChicagoW 99–88Allen Iverson (43)George Lynch (9)Aaron McKie (7)First Union Center
18,674
29–9
39January 19New JerseyW 97–86Aaron McKie (21)Tyrone Hill (10)Kevin Ollie (9)First Union Center
20,249
30–9
40January 21TorontoL 106–110 (OT)Allen Iverson (51)Theo Ratliff (13)Aaron McKie (7)First Union Center
20,583
30–10
41January 23@ DallasW 114–98Allen Iverson (30)George Lynch (13)Aaron McKie (11)Reunion Arena
18,187
31–10
42January 24@ HoustonW 85–84 (OT)Allen Iverson (32)Tyrone Hill (19)Iverson, McKie, Ollie (3)Compaq Center
14,051
32–10
43January 26DetroitW 105–89Allen Iverson (44)Hill, Lynch (13)Aaron McKie (5)First Union Center
18,609
33–10
44January 28@ IndianaW 86–81Allen Iverson (27)George Lynch (12)Allen Iverson (8)Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345
34–10
45January 30@ TorontoL 89–96Allen Iverson (38)Tyrone Hill (14)Aaron McKie (10)Air Canada Centre
19,800
34–11
February: 9–5 (home: 6–3; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
46February 1@ New YorkW 87–80Allen Iverson (31)Theo Ratliff (13)Iverson, McKie (8)Madison Square Garden
19,763
35–11
47February 2OrlandoL 117–123 (2OT)Allen Iverson (47)Theo Ratliff (13)Allen Iverson (7)First Union Center
20,645
35–12
48February 4@ New JerseyL 89–96Allen Iverson (32)Theo Ratliff (12)Aaron McKie (9)Continental Airlines Arena
17,764
35–13
49February 5DenverW 99–80Allen Iverson (37)Jumaine Jones (9)Aaron McKie (10)First Union Center
18,726
36–13
50February 7HoustonL 87–112Allen Iverson (26)George Lynch (11)Aaron McKie (8)First Union Center
17,661
36–14
51February 13@ MilwaukeeW 107–104Allen Iverson (49)Tyrone Hill (16)Snow, McKie (6)Bradley Center
18,717
37–14
52February 14L.A. LakersW 112–97Allen Iverson (40)Hill, MacCulloch (7)Allen Iverson (9)First Union Center
21,005
38–14
53February 16L.A. ClippersW 108–93Allen Iverson (42)Tyrone Hill (13)Eric Snow (8)First Union Center
20,592
39–14
54February 18PhoenixW 104–98Allen Iverson (26)George Lynch (12)Eric Snow (8)First Union Center
20,781
40–14
55February 21VancouverW 107–91Allen Iverson (36)Tyrone Hill (12)Eric Snow (7)First Union Center
17,944
41–14
56February 23@ DetroitW 99–78Allen Iverson (43)Dikembe Mutombo (13)Eric Snow (6)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
42–14
57February 24@ CharlotteL 85–86Allen Iverson (47)Tyrone Hill (13)Eric Snow (8)Charlotte Coliseum
19,925
42–15
58February 26MilwaukeeL 91–98Allen Iverson (26)Dikembe Mutombo (16)Eric Snow (9)First Union Center
20,324
42–16
59February 28MiamiW 79–69Allen Iverson (27)Dikembe Mutombo (18)Iverson, Snow, McKie (3)First Union Center
20,562
43–16
March: 7–6 (home: 5–2; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
60March 2WashingtonW 107–102Allen Iverson (41)Dikembe Mutombo (16)Eric Snow (11)First Union Center
20,257
44–16
61March 7New JerseyW 102–94Allen Iverson (38)Tyrone Hill (14)Eric Snow (8)First Union Center
19,930
45–16
62March 9AtlantaW 108–103Allen Iverson (47)Dikembe Mutombo (13)Eric Snow (13)First Union Center
20,672
46–16
63March 11@ BostonW 97–91Eric Snow (19)Dikembe Mutombo (22)Eric Snow (10)FleetCenter
18,624
47–16
64March 14@ ChicagoW 85–67Tyrone Hill (16)Dikembe Mutombo (12)Eric Snow (7)United Center
22,835
48–16
65March 16SacramentoL 79–100Allen Iverson (28)George Lynch (8)Eric Snow (7)First Union Center
20,866
48–17
66March 17@ MilwaukeeL 78–87Aaron McKie (23)Hill, Mutombo (10)Aaron McKie (10)Bradley Center
18,717
48–18
67March 19@ SeattleL 89–93Aaron McKie (21)George Lynch (13)Eric Snow (9)KeyArena
17,072
48–19
68March 20@ L.A. ClippersL 77–88Aaron McKie (22)Aaron McKie (7)Eric Snow (9)Staples Center
19,680
48–20
69March 23@ PhoenixL 71–84Aaron McKie (20)Dikembe Mutombo (13)Aaron McKie (4)America West Arena
19,023
48–21
70March 26MilwaukeeW 90–78Allen Iverson (36)Dikembe Mutombo (17)Eric Snow (13)First Union Center
20,561
49–21
71March 28OrlandoL 95–96Allen Iverson (37)Tyrone Hill (17)Eric Snow (10)First Union Center
20,683
49–22
72March 30Golden StateW 102–89Allen Iverson (35)Tyrone Hill (14)Allen Iverson (9)First Union Center
20,958
50–22
April: 6–4 (home: 4–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Record
73April 1IndianaW 104–93Allen Iverson (37)Tyrone Hill (13)Eric Snow (9)First Union Center
20,690
50–23
74April 3@ TorontoL 85–100Allen Iverson (18)Dikembe Mutombo (16)Eric Snow (8)Air Canada Centre
19,800
51–23
75April 4@ DetroitW 90–84Dikembe Mutombo (21)Dikembe Mutombo (16)Eric Snow (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,485
52–23
76April 6ClevelandW 96–88Dikembe Mutombo (27)Dikembe Mutombo (13)Kevin Ollie (10)First Union Center
20,767
53–23
77April 9BostonW 108–95Allen Iverson (37)Dikembe Mutombo (19)Eric Snow (9)First Union Center
20,365
54–23
78April 10@ MiamiL 81–83Allen Iverson (41)Dikembe Mutombo (12)Eric Snow (7)American Airlines Arena
20,098
54–24
79April 12@ OrlandoL 77–101Tyrone Hill (16)Matt Geiger (7)Eric Snow (9)TD Waterhouse Centre
17,248
54–25
80April 15New YorkW 89–82Allen Iverson (27)Dikembe Mutombo (16)Aaron McKie (9)First Union Center
20,699
55–25
81April 17@ IndianaW 111–105 (OT)Jumaine Jones (26)Jumaine Jones (13)Eric Snow (8)Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345
56–25
82April 18ChicagoL 86–92Todd MacCulloch (21)Geiger, Lynch (9)Eric Snow (9)First Union Center
19,449
56–26
2000–01 schedule

Playoffs

2001 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (home: 1–1; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1April 21IndianaL 78–79Aaron McKie (18)Dikembe Mutombo (22)Iverson, McKie (7)First Union Center
20,613
0–1
2April 24IndianaW 116–98Allen Iverson (45)Dikembe Mutombo (11)Allen Iverson (9)First Union Center
20,739
1–1
3April 28@ IndianaW 92–87Allen Iverson (32)Dikembe Mutombo (15)Allen Iverson (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345
2–1
4May 2@ IndianaW 88–85Allen Iverson (33)Dikembe Mutombo (11)Aaron McKie (6)Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345
3–1
Conference semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
Conference finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2)
NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1)
2001 schedule

NBA Finals

  • Game 1 – June 6, Wednesday, 9:00pm et @Los Angeles, Philadelphia 107, Los Angeles 101 (OT): Philadelphia leads series 1-0
  • Game 2 – June 8, Friday, 9:00pm et @Los Angeles, Los Angeles 98, Philadelphia 89: Series tied 1-1
  • Game 3 – June 10, Sunday, 8:30pm et @Philadelphia, Los Angeles 96, Philadelphia 91: Los Angeles leads series 2-1
  • Game 4 – June 13, Wednesday, 8:30pm et @Philadelphia, Los Angeles 100, Philadelphia 86: Los Angeles leads series 3-1
  • Game 5 – June 15, Friday, 8:30pm et @Philadelphia, Los Angeles 108, Philadelphia 96: Los Angeles wins series 4-1

The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. As of the 2013–2014 NBA finals played by the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat, the finals have again been returned to a 2-2-1-1-1 format.

Player statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season

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Playoffs

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Awards and records

Transactions

References