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2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachLarry Brown
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
TelevisionWPSG
Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
RadioWIP
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 76ers 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 38th season in Philadelphia.[1] Allen Iverson had his best season in 2001—he led his team to win their first ten games, he started and won All-Star MVP honors at the All Star Game. The Sixers also posted a 56–26 record, which was best in the Eastern Conference that season. It was the 76ers' best regular season record since 1984–85. Iverson averaged a then-career high 31.1 points, winning his second NBA scoring title in the process. He also won the NBA steals title at 2.5 per game. Iverson was named NBA Most Valuable Player for his accomplishments, beating Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal by a wide margin.[2] In addition, coach Larry Brown was named NBA Coach of the Year, Dikembe Mutombo (who was acquired from the Atlanta Hawks) won his fourth NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award, and Aaron McKie won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award.

The season, however, was not without controversy. With the Sixers having a big lead in the Eastern Conference, Theo Ratliff sustained an injury that sidelined him for the season, thus only having Matt Geiger and Todd MacCulloch at center. Ratliff was also selected to play in the 2001 NBA All-Star Game with Iverson, but because of injuries did not play. The Sixers then traded him and Toni Kukoč to Atlanta for Dikembe Mutombo. By trading Kukoc (who was not included in the original proposed deal, and who won three championships with Phil Jackson as his coach), the Sixers had only one other player on the roster who had NBA Finals experience, Eric Snow, who played a total of 24 minutes in 10 games in the 1996 NBA Playoffs for the Seattle SuperSonics. At one point the team record was 41–14, but finished 15–12 the rest of the way.

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 the league's second best record (behind the San Antonio Spurs) and home court advantage over the 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 defeated the Indiana Pacers three games to one in the first round, before meeting the Vince Carter-led Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Semifinals. The series went the full seven games. In the next round, the Sixers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, also in seven games, to advance to the NBA Finals against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. Iverson scored 48 in Game 1, which the Sixers won. However, the Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant led Lakers would win the next 4 games and the title. Following the season, Tyrone Hill was traded back to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and George Lynch was dealt to the Charlotte Hornets.

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.[3]

Offseason

During the offseason, 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 played for them during the 1995–96 season. Maxwell would play in 24 games with the Sixers before being waived on December 22.[4]

NBA Draft

Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 20 Craig "Speedy" Claxton PG  United States Hofstra
2 48 Mark Karcher SG/SF  United States Temple

Roster

Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 19 United States Virgin Islands Bell, Raja 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) FIU
G/F 23 United States Buford, Rodney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Creighton
G 10 United States Claxton, Speedy Injured (IN) 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) Hofstra
C 52 United States Geiger, Matt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Georgia Tech
F/C 40 United States Hill, Tyrone 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Xavier
G 3 United States Iverson, Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Georgetown
F 33 United States Jones, Jumaine 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Georgia
F 9 United States Lynch, George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) North Carolina
C 50 Canada MacCulloch, Todd 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Washington
G 8 United States McKie, Aaron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Temple
F 7 United States McLeod, Roshown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Duke
C 55 Democratic Republic of the Congo Mutombo, Dikembe 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Georgetown
G 27 Canada Johnson, Ross 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Georgetown
G 4 Argentina Sánchez, Pepe 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Temple
G 20 United States Snow, Eric 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Dikembe Mutombo Todd MacCulloch
PF Tyrone Hill Matt Geiger Roshown McLeod
SF George Lynch Jumaine Jones Rodney Buford
SG Allen Iverson Aaron McKie Raja Bell
PG Eric Snow Kevin Ollie Pepe Sánchez

Roster Notes

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

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 56 26 .683 – 29–12 27–14 18–6
x-Miami Heat 50 32 .610 6 29–12 21–20 15–10
x-New York Knicks 48 34 .585 8 30–11 18–23 16–9
x-Orlando Magic 43 39 .524 13 26–15 17–24 14–10
Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 20 20–21 16–25 11–13
New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 30 18–23 8–33 8–16
Washington Wizards 19 63 .232 37 12–29 7–34 3–21
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Philadelphia 76ers 56 26 .683 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 52 30 .634 4
3 x-Miami Heat 50 32 .610 6
4 x-New York Knicks 48 34 .585 8
5 x-Toronto Raptors 47 35 .573 9
6 x-Charlotte Hornets 46 36 .561 10
7 x-Orlando Magic 43 39 .524 13
8 x-Indiana Pacers 41 41 .500 15
9 Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 20
10 Detroit Pistons 32 50 .390 24
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 30 52 .366 26
12 New Jersey Nets 26 56 .317 30
13 Atlanta Hawks 25 57 .305 31
14 Washington Wizards 19 63 .232 37
15 Chicago Bulls 15 67 .183 42
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

2000-01 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta — 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–1 — 0–4 2–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1
Charlotte 4–0 4–0 — 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2
Chicago 2–2 1–2 1–3 — 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–1
Cleveland 2–2 1–2 2–2 3–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–0 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2
Dallas 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 — 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0
Denver 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–3 — 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–3 4–0 1–1
Detroit 4–0 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 4–0 1–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–2
Golden State 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 — 1–3 2–0 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2
Houston 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 3–1 — 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Indiana 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 — 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 2–0 4–0
L.A. Clippers 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–4 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 — 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1
L.A. Lakers 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 — 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0
Miami 3–0 2–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–0 1–1 — 1–2 1–1 3–1 2–3 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–0
Milwaukee 3–1 3–1 1–3 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–1 — 0–2 4–0 1–2 4–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1
Minnesota 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1
New Jersey 3–1 0–4 0–4 2–2 0–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 — 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 0–2 1–1 3–1
New York 2–2 3–1 2–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–1 2–0 2–2 — 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 4–0
Orlando 3–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 3–1 1–3 — 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Philadelphia 3–0 4–0 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–3 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 4–0
Phoenix 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 — 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0
Sacramento 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 — 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–2 — 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 — 0–2 0–4 3–1 2–0
Toronto 2–2 3–1 1–3 4–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 3–1 1–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 4–0
Utah 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–3 4–0 1–3 0–2 — 4–0 2–0
Vancouver 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 3–1 0–4 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 — 2–0
Washington 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 —

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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 31 @ New York W 101–72 Madison Square Garden 1–0
November: 11–2 (home: 6–0; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2 November 1 Toronto W 104–98 First Union Center 2–0
3 November 3 @ Orlando W 87–80 Orlando Arena 3–0
4 November 4 @ Miami W 84–82 American Airlines Arena 4–0
5 November 8 Detroit W 103–94 First Union Center 5–0
6 November 9 @ Minnesota W 84–82 Target Center 6–0
7 November 11 Boston W 85–83 First Union Center 7–0
8 November 15 Cleveland W 107–98 First Union Center 8–0
9 November 17 Miami W 94–73 First Union Center 9–0
10 November 20 @ Boston W 114–90 FleetCenter 10–0
11 November 22 @ Charlotte L 73–88 Charlotte Coliseum 10–1
12 November 24 @ Atlanta W 76–67 Philips Arena 11–1
13 November 25 @ San Antonio L 76–96 Alamodome 11–2
14 November 29 Washington W 93–87 First Union Center 12–2
December: 9–6 (home: 1–4; road: 8–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 December 1 Charlotte W 95–74 First Union Center 13–2
16 December 2 @ Cleveland W 112–78 Gund Arena 14–2
17 December 4 @ Denver L 98–105 Pepsi Center 14–3
18 December 5 @ L.A. Lakers L 85–96 Staples Center 14–4
19 December 8 @ Portland W 107–94 Rose Garden Arena 15–4
20 December 9 @ Vancouver W 83–79 General Motors Place 16–4
21 December 11 Minnesota L 91–96 (OT) First Union Center 16–5
22 December 13 @ Washington W 102–82 MCI Center 17–5
23 December 15 Dallas L 94–112 First Union Center 17–6
24 December 16 @ Chicago W 99–91 United Center 18–6
25 December 20 Utah L 89–91 First Union Center 18–7
26 December 22 New York L 71–91 First Union Center 18–8
27 December 26 @ Utah W 97–91 First Union Center 19–8
28 December 27 @ Golden State W 118–110 The Arena in Oakland 20–8
29 December 30 @ Sacramento W 107–104 (OT) ARCO Arena 21–8
January: 13–3 (home: 7–2; road: 6–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
30 January 3 Atlanta W 98–80 First Union Center 22–8
31 January 5 Seattle W 121–89 First Union Center 23–8
32 January 6 @ Cleveland W 107–103 Gund Arena 24–8
33 January 9 @ New Jersey W 104–87 Continental Airlines Arena 25–8
34 January 10 Portland L 75–93 First Union Center 25–9
35 January 12 @ Washington W 86–82 MCI Center 26–9
36 January 13 San Antonio W 100–83 First Union Center 27–9
37 January 15 Charlotte W 84–79 First Union Center 28–9
38 January 17 Chicago W 99–88 First Union Center 29–9
39 January 19 New Jersey W 97–86 First Union Center 30–9
40 January 21 Toronto L 106–110 (OT) First Union Center 30–10
41 January 23 @ Dallas W 114–98 Reunion Arena 31–10
42 January 24 @ Houston L 85–84 (OT) Compaq Center 32–10
43 January 26 Detroit W 105–89 First Union Center 33–10
44 January 28 @ Indiana W 86–81 Conseco Fieldhouse 34–10
45 January 30 @ Toronto L 89–96 Air Canada Centre 34–11
February: 9–5 (home: 6–3; road: 3–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
46 February 1 @ New York W 87–80 Madison Square Garden 35–11
47 February 2 Orlando L 117–123 (2OT) First Union Center 35–12
48 February 4 @ New Jersey L 89–96 Continental Airlines Arena 35–13
49 February 5 Denver W 99–80 First Union Center 36–13
50 February 7 Houston L 87–112 First Union Center 36–14
51 February 13 @ Milwaukee W 107–104 Bradley Center 37–14
52 February 14 L.A. Lakers W 112–97 First Union Center 38–14
53 February 16 L.A. Clippers W 108–93 First Union Center 39–14
54 February 18 Phoenix W 104–98 First Union Center 40–14
55 February 21 Vancouver W 107–91 First Union Center 41–14
56 February 23 @ Detroit W 99–78 The Palace of Auburn Hills 42–14
57 February 24 @ Charlotte L 85–86 Charlotte Coliseum 42–15
58 February 26 Milwaukee L 91–98 First Union Center 42–16
59 February 28 Miami W 79–69 First Union Center 43–16
March: 7–6 (home: 5–2; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 2 Washington W 107–102 First Union Center 44–16
61 March 7 New Jersey W 102–94 First Union Center 45–16
62 March 9 Atlanta W 108–103 First Union Center 46–16
63 March 11 @ Boston W 97–91 FleetCenter 47–16
64 March 14 @ Chicago W 86–67 United Center 48–16
65 March 16 Sacramento L 79–100 First Union Center 48–17
66 March 17 @ Milwaukee L 78–87 Bradley Center 48–18
67 March 19 @ Seattle L 89–93 KeyArena 48–19
68 March 21 @ L.A. Clippers L 77–88 Staples Center 48–20
69 March 23 @ Phoenix L 71–84 America West Arena 48–21
70 March 26 Milwaukee W 90–78 First Union Center 49–21
71 March 28 Orlando L 95–96 First Union Center 49–22
72 March 30 Golden State W 102–89 First Union Center 50–22
April: 6–4 (home: 4–1; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
73 April 1 Indiana W 104–93 First Union Center 50–23
74 April 3 @ Toronto L 85–100 Air Canada Centre 51–23
75 April 4 @ Detroit W 90–84 The Palace of Auburn Hills 52–23
76 April 6 Cleveland W 96–88 First Union Center 53–23
77 April 9 Boston W 108–95 First Union Center 54–23
78 April 10 @ Miami L 81–83 American Airlines Arena 54–24
79 April 12 @ Orlando L 97–101 Orlando Arena 54–25
80 April 15 New York W 89–82 First Union Center 55–25
81 April 17 @ Indiana W 111–105 (OT) Conseco Fieldhouse 56–25
82 April 18 Chicago L 86–92 First Union Center 56–26
2000–01 schedule

Playoffs

2001 playoff game log
First round: 3–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–0)
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 playoff schedule

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (8) Indiana Pacers Last Playoff Meeting: 2000 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Indiana won 4-2)

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(PHI-IND)

Venue TV Time Recap TV Commentators
1 April 21 Indiana 79 Philadelphia 78 0–1 First Union Center, Philadelphia NBC 12:30et [1][permanent dead link] Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
2 April 24 Indiana 98 Philadelphia 116 1–1 First Union Center, Philadelphia TBS 8:00et [2] Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
3 April 28 Philadelphia 92 Indiana 87 2-1 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis NBC 12:30et [3] Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
4 May 2 Philadelphia 88 Indiana 85 3-1 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis TBS 7:00et [4] Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
Philadelphia wins series 3–1

Eastern Semifinals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) Toronto Raptors Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the 76ers and Raptors.

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(PHI-TOR)

Venue TV Time Recap TV Commentators
1 May 6 Toronto 96 Philadelphia 93 0-1 First Union Center, Philadelphia NBC 5:30et [5] Marv Albert & Doug Collins
2 May 9 Toronto 92 Philadelphia 97 1-1 First Union Center, Philadelphia TNT 7:00et [6][permanent dead link] Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
3 May 11 Philadelphia 78 Toronto 102 1-2 Air Canada Centre, Toronto TNT 8:00et [7] Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
4 May 13 Philadelphia 84 Toronto 79 2-2 Air Canada Centre, Toronto NBC 3:00et [8] Mike Breen & Bill Walton
5 May 16 Toronto 88 Philadelphia 121 3-2 First Union Center, Philadelphia TNT 8:00et [9] Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
6 May 18 Philadelphia 89 Toronto 101 3-3 Air Canada Centre, Toronto TNT 8:00et [10] Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
7 May 20 Toronto 87 Philadelphia 88 4-3 First Union Center, Philadelphia NBC 5:30et [11] Mike Breen, Doug Collins & Bill Walton
Philadelphia wins series 4–3

Eastern Conference Finals

(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks Last Playoff Meeting: 1991 Eastern Conference First Round (Philadelphia won 3-0)

Game Date Visitor Score Home Score Record

(PHI-MIL)

Venue TV Time Recap TV Commentators
1 May 22 Milwaukee 85 Philadelphia 93 1-0 First Union Center, Philadelphia TNT 8:00et [12] Marv Albert & Mike Fratello
2 May 24 Milwaukee 92 Philadelphia 78 1–1 First Union Center, Philadelphia TNT 8:00et [13] Dick Stockton & Hubie Brown
3 May 26 Philadelphia 74 Milwaukee 80 1–2 Bradley Center, Milwaukee NBC 5:30et [14] Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
4 May 28 Philadelphia 89 Milwaukee 83 2–2 Bradley Center, Milwaukee NBC 5:30et [15] Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
5 May 30 Milwaukee 88 Philadelphia 89 3–2 First Union Center, Philadelphia NBC 9:00et [16] Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
6 June 1 Philadelphia 100 Milwaukee 110 3–3 Bradley Center, Milwaukee NBC 9:00et [17] Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
7 June 3 Milwaukee 91 Philadelphia 108 4-3 First Union Center, Philadelphia NBC 7:30et [18] Mike Breen, Bill Walton & Steve Jones
Philadelphia wins Eastern Conference Championship series 4–3

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.

Awards and records

References

  1. ^ 2000–2001 Philadelphia 76ers
  2. ^ "76ers' Fans Called It: Iverson Is Most Valuable Player". The New York Times. May 16, 2001.
  3. ^ http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/28/nba-2k13-review
  4. ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/PHI/2001_transactions.html
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