2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 52nd season for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association, and their 38th season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[1] The 76ers won their first ten games of the regular season, held a 36–14 record at the All-Star break,^[2] and finished in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 56–26 record, which earned them the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference;^[3] it was the team's first 50-win season since 1989–90, and also their best regular season record since 1984–85.^[4]

2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Larry Brown
General manager	Billy King
Owners	Comcast Spectacor
Arena	First Union Center
Results
Record	56–26 (.683)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WPSG Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia
Radio	WIP
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

All-Star guard Allen Iverson averaged 31.1 points, 4.6 assists and 2.5 steals per game, leading the league in both scoring and steals;^[5] he was named to the All-NBA First Team, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year for his accomplishments, beating Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal by a wide margin.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} Iverson was also selected to start for the Eastern Conference at the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., and was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, while head coach Larry Brown was selected to coach the Eastern Conference;^{[11][12][13][14][15][16]} Brown was also named the NBA Coach of the Year.^{[17][18][19][20]}

In addition, the 76ers traded Theo Ratliff, Toni Kukoč, and Nazr Mohammed to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo in a mid-season trade;^{[21][22][23][24][25]} Mutombo played in 26 games for the 76ers after the trade, averaging 11.7 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth time,^{[26][27][28][29]} and was also named to the All-NBA Second Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. Meanwhile, Aaron McKie averaged 11.6 points, 5.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.^{[30][31][32][33]} 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,^[34][35][36] and George Lynch provided with 8.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.^[5] The 76ers had the fifth best team defensive rating in the NBA.^[37]

However, this season was not without controversy. After 50 games, Ratliff sustained a wrist injury that sidelined him for the remainder of the regular season,^{[38][39][40][41]} thus only having Matt Geiger, and second-year player Todd MacCulloch at center; Ratliff averaged 12.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game, and was also selected to play in the All-Star Game along with Iverson, but did not participate because of his injury.^{[42][39][43][44]} The 76ers then traded him along with Kukoč, and Mohammed to the Hawks for Mutombo.^{[21][22][23][24][25]} 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 76ers 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.^[3]

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

In the final game of the regular season, against the Chicago Bulls at the First Union Center on April 18, 2001, Brown rested his starters instead of trying to go for a win, as the 76ers lost to the Bulls, 92–86; had the 76ers 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 teams had the same record, but the Lakers' record for non-conference opponents was better than Philadelphia's.^[45][46][47]

In the 2001 NBA playoffs, Iverson and the 76ers faced off against the 8th-seeded Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference First Round; despite losing Game 1 at home, 79–78,^[48][49] the 76ers won the next three games, thus the series,^{[50][51][52][53]} before meeting the Vince Carter-led Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. The Raptors took a 2–1 series lead,^[54][55] but the 76ers managed to win the series in seven games.^{[56][57][58][59]} In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Sixers trailed 2–1 to the Milwaukee Bucks,^[60][61] but managed to win the series also in seven games,^{[62][63][64][65]} to advance to the 2001 NBA Finals against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. Iverson scored 48 points in Game 1, which the 76ers won at the Staples Center in overtime, 107–101.^[66][67][68] However, the Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant-led Lakers would win the next four games, thus winning their second consecutive NBA championship.^{[69][70][71][72][73]}

Following the season, Hill was traded along with second-year forward Jumaine Jones back to his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers,^[74][75][76] and Lynch was dealt to the Charlotte Hornets.^[77][78][79]

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.^[80]

For the season, the 76ers slightly redesigned their uniforms, which remained in use until 2007.^[81][82] 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

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

2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 11 Raja Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg) 1976–09–19 FIU G/F 23 Rodney Buford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) 1977–11–02 Creighton G 12 Speedy Claxton 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 166 lb (75 kg) 1978–05–08 Hofstra C 52 Matt Geiger 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1969–09–10 Georgia Tech F/C 40 Tyrone Hill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–03–19 Xavier G 3 Allen Iverson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1975–06–07 Georgetown F 33 Jumaine Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1979–02–10 Georgia F 9 George Lynch 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1970–09–03 North Carolina C 50 Todd MacCulloch 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1976–01–27 Washington G/F 8 Aaron McKie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1972–10–02 Temple F 7 Roshown McLeod 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1975–11–17 Duke C 55 Dikembe Mutombo 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–06–25 Georgetown G 5 Kevin Ollie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1972–12–27 Connecticut G 4 Pepe Sánchez 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1977–05–08 Temple G 20 Eric Snow 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1973–04–24 Michigan State

Head coach Larry Brown Assistant(s) Randy Ayers John Kuester Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: April 6, 2001

Roster Notes

• Rookie point guard Speedy Claxton was on the injured reserve list due to a knee injury, and missed the entire regular season.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	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
e-Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	20	20–21	16–25	11–13
e-New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	30	18–23	8–33	8–16
e-Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	37	12–29	7–34	3–21

Eastern Conference v t e
#	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	e-Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	20
10	e-Detroit Pistons	32	50	.390	24
11	e-Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	26
12	e-New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	30
13	e-Atlanta Hawks	25	57	.305	31
14	e-Washington Wizards	19	63	.232	37
15	e-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 Allen Iverson (25) George Lynch (11) Allen Iverson (9) Madison Square Garden 19,763 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 Allen Iverson (24) Tyrone Hill (10) Eric Snow (8) First Union Center 19,817 2–0 3 November 3 @ Orlando W 87–80 Allen Iverson (29) Theo Ratliff (17) Eric Snow (7) TD Waterhouse Centre 14,233 3–0 4 November 4 @ Miami W 84–82 Allen Iverson (23) Tyrone Hill (8) Eric Snow (6) American Airlines Arena 16,029 4–0 5 November 8 Detroit W 103–94 Allen Iverson (28) Theo Ratliff (8) Allen Iverson (8) First Union Center 15,986 5–0 6 November 9 @ Minnesota W 84–82 Eric Snow (22) Theo Ratliff (14) Allen Iverson (5) Target Center 16,119 6–0 7 November 11 Boston W 85–83 Eric Snow (25) George Lynch (13) Allen Iverson (7) First Union Center 19,258 7–0 8 November 15 Cleveland W 107–98 George Lynch (23) Ratliff, McKie (5) Eric Snow (7) First Union Center 16,328 8–0 9 November 17 Miami W 94–73 Allen Iverson (19) Tyrone Hill (9) Aaron McKie (6) First Union Center 20,720 9–0 10 November 20 @ Boston W 114–90 Allen Iverson (26) Matt Geiger (9) Eric Snow (12) FleetCenter 15,209 10–0 11 November 22 @ Charlotte L 73–88 Snow, Geiger, Maxwell (10) Matt Geiger (8) Eric Snow (5) Charlotte Coliseum 15,306 10–1 12 November 24 @ Atlanta W 76–67 Allen Iverson (21) Theo Ratliff (14) Eric Snow (4) Philips Arena 17,601 11–1 13 November 25 @ San Antonio L 76–96 Allen Iverson (21) Tyrone Hill (9) Eric Snow (3) Alamodome 33,046 11–2 14 November 29 Washington W 93–87 Allen Iverson (29) Tyrone Hill (10) Eric Snow (9) First Union Center 16,263 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 Allen Iverson (37) Allen Iverson (10) Eric Snow (9) First Union Center 18,377 13–2 16 December 2 @ Cleveland W 112–78 Allen Iverson (27) Allen Iverson (7) Eric Snow (11) Gund Arena 20,562 14–2 17 December 4 @ Denver L 98–105 Allen Iverson (37) Allen Iverson (9) Eric Snow (9) Pepsi Center 15,129 14–3 18 December 5 @ L.A. Lakers L 85–96 Allen Iverson (27) Eric Snow (8) Eric Snow (6) Staples Center 18,997 14–4 19 December 8 @ Portland W 107–94 Allen Iverson (30) Ratliff, McKie (10) Allen Iverson (10) Rose Garden Arena 20,113 15–4 20 December 9 @ Vancouver W 83–79 Allen Iverson (18) Theo Ratliff (10) Aaron McKie (5) General Motors Place 15,671 16–4 21 December 11 Minnesota L 91–96 (OT) Allen Iverson (26) Tyrone Hill (13) Allen Iverson (7) First Union Center 18,707 16–5 22 December 13 @ Washington W 102–82 Allen Iverson (25) Theo Ratliff (13) Aaron McKie (6) MCI Center 14,923 17–5 23 December 15 Dallas L 94–112 Allen Iverson (26) Theo Ratliff (9) George Lynch (4) First Union Center 18,563 17–6 24 December 16 @ Chicago W 99–91 Allen Iverson (33) Todd MacCulloch (13) Allen Iverson (8) United Center 22,110 18–6 25 December 20 Utah L 89–91 Allen Iverson (45) Tyrone Hill (12) Toni Kukoč (4) First Union Center 19,428 18–7 26 December 22 New York L 71–91 Allen Iverson (19) Ratliff, McKie, Kukoč (6) Allen Iverson (8) First Union Center 20,670 18–8 27 December 26 @ Utah W 97–91 Aaron McKie (24) Tyrone Hill (8) Kevin Ollie (7) First Union Center 19,911 19–8 28 December 27 @ Golden State W 118–110 Allen Iverson (29) Tyrone Hill (15) Aaron McKie (7) The Arena in Oakland 18,726 20–8 29 December 30 @ Sacramento W 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 30 January 3 Atlanta W 98–80 Allen Iverson (21) Ratliff, Hill (11) Aaron McKie (10) First Union Center 17,643 22–8 31 January 5 Seattle W 121–89 Allen Iverson (41) Tyrone Hill (11) Aaron McKie (6) First Union Center 20,240 23–8 32 January 6 @ Cleveland W 107–103 Allen Iverson (54) Theo Ratliff (9) Aaron McKie (9) Gund Arena 20,562 24–8 33 January 9 @ New Jersey W 104–87 Allen Iverson (22) Theo Ratliff (13) Aaron McKie (7) Continental Airlines Arena 13,340 25–8 34 January 10 Portland L 75–93 Aaron McKie (15) Hill, Lynch (8) Aaron McKie (5) First Union Center 20,645 25–9 35 January 12 @ Washington W 86–82 Allen Iverson (29) Tyrone Hill (20) Aaron McKie (7) MCI Center 20,674 26–9 36 January 13 San Antonio W 100–83 Allen Iverson (40) George Lynch (9) Aaron McKie (10) First Union Center 20,607 27–9 37 January 15 Charlotte W 84–79 Allen Iverson (35) George Lynch (16) Allen Iverson (7) First Union Center 20,188 28–9 38 January 17 Chicago W 99–88 Allen Iverson (43) George Lynch (9) Aaron McKie (7) First Union Center 18,674 29–9 39 January 19 New Jersey W 97–86 Aaron McKie (21) Tyrone Hill (10) Kevin Ollie (9) First Union Center 20,249 30–9 40 January 21 Toronto L 106–110 (OT) Allen Iverson (51) Theo Ratliff (13) Aaron McKie (7) First Union Center 20,583 30–10 41 January 23 @ Dallas W 114–98 Allen Iverson (30) George Lynch (13) Aaron McKie (11) Reunion Arena 18,187 31–10 42 January 24 @ Houston W 85–84 (OT) Allen Iverson (32) Tyrone Hill (19) Iverson, McKie, Ollie (3) Compaq Center 14,051 32–10 43 January 26 Detroit W 105–89 Allen Iverson (44) Hill, Lynch (13) Aaron McKie (5) First Union Center 18,609 33–10 44 January 28 @ Indiana W 86–81 Allen Iverson (27) George Lynch (12) Allen Iverson (8) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 34–10 45 January 30 @ Toronto L 89–96 Allen Iverson (38) Tyrone Hill (14) Aaron McKie (10) Air Canada Centre 19,800 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 Allen Iverson (31) Theo Ratliff (13) Iverson, McKie (8) Madison Square Garden 19,763 35–11 47 February 2 Orlando L 117–123 (2OT) Allen Iverson (47) Theo Ratliff (13) Allen Iverson (7) First Union Center 20,645 35–12 48 February 4 @ New Jersey L 89–96 Allen Iverson (32) Theo Ratliff (12) Aaron McKie (9) Continental Airlines Arena 17,764 35–13 49 February 5 Denver W 99–80 Allen Iverson (37) Jumaine Jones (9) Aaron McKie (10) First Union Center 18,726 36–13 50 February 7 Houston L 87–112 Allen Iverson (26) George Lynch (11) Aaron McKie (8) First Union Center 17,661 36–14 51 February 13 @ Milwaukee W 107–104 Allen Iverson (49) Tyrone Hill (16) Snow, McKie (6) Bradley Center 18,717 37–14 52 February 14 L.A. Lakers W 112–97 Allen Iverson (40) Hill, MacCulloch (7) Allen Iverson (9) First Union Center 21,005 38–14 53 February 16 L.A. Clippers W 108–93 Allen Iverson (42) Tyrone Hill (13) Eric Snow (8) First Union Center 20,592 39–14 54 February 18 Phoenix W 104–98 Allen Iverson (26) George Lynch (12) Eric Snow (8) First Union Center 20,781 40–14 55 February 21 Vancouver W 107–91 Allen Iverson (36) Tyrone Hill (12) Eric Snow (7) First Union Center 17,944 41–14 56 February 23 @ Detroit W 99–78 Allen Iverson (43) Dikembe Mutombo (13) Eric Snow (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 42–14 57 February 24 @ Charlotte L 85–86 Allen Iverson (47) Tyrone Hill (13) Eric Snow (8) Charlotte Coliseum 19,925 42–15 58 February 26 Milwaukee L 91–98 Allen Iverson (26) Dikembe Mutombo (16) Eric Snow (9) First Union Center 20,324 42–16 59 February 28 Miami W 79–69 Allen 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 2 Washington W 107–102 Allen Iverson (41) Dikembe Mutombo (16) Eric Snow (11) First Union Center 20,257 44–16 61 March 7 New Jersey W 102–94 Allen Iverson (38) Tyrone Hill (14) Eric Snow (8) First Union Center 19,930 45–16 62 March 9 Atlanta W 108–103 Allen Iverson (47) Dikembe Mutombo (13) Eric Snow (13) First Union Center 20,672 46–16 63 March 11 @ Boston W 97–91 Eric Snow (19) Dikembe Mutombo (22) Eric Snow (10) FleetCenter 18,624 47–16 64 March 14 @ Chicago W 85–67 Tyrone Hill (16) Dikembe Mutombo (12) Eric Snow (7) United Center 22,835 48–16 65 March 16 Sacramento L 79–100 Allen Iverson (28) George Lynch (8) Eric Snow (7) First Union Center 20,866 48–17 66 March 17 @ Milwaukee L 78–87 Aaron McKie (23) Hill, Mutombo (10) Aaron McKie (10) Bradley Center 18,717 48–18 67 March 19 @ Seattle L 89–93 Aaron McKie (21) George Lynch (13) Eric Snow (9) KeyArena 17,072 48–19 68 March 20 @ L.A. Clippers L 77–88 Aaron McKie (22) Aaron McKie (7) Eric Snow (9) Staples Center 19,680 48–20 69 March 23 @ Phoenix L 71–84 Aaron McKie (20) Dikembe Mutombo (13) Aaron McKie (4) America West Arena 19,023 48–21 70 March 26 Milwaukee W 90–78 Allen Iverson (36) Dikembe Mutombo (17) Eric Snow (13) First Union Center 20,561 49–21 71 March 28 Orlando L 95–96 Allen Iverson (37) Tyrone Hill (17) Eric Snow (10) First Union Center 20,683 49–22 72 March 30 Golden State W 102–89 Allen Iverson (35) Tyrone Hill (14) Allen Iverson (9) First Union Center 20,958 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 Allen Iverson (37) Tyrone Hill (13) Eric Snow (9) First Union Center 20,690 50–23 74 April 3 @ Toronto L 85–100 Allen Iverson (18) Dikembe Mutombo (16) Eric Snow (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 51–23 75 April 4 @ Detroit W 90–84 Dikembe Mutombo (21) Dikembe Mutombo (16) Eric Snow (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills 16,485 52–23 76 April 6 Cleveland W 96–88 Dikembe Mutombo (27) Dikembe Mutombo (13) Kevin Ollie (10) First Union Center 20,767 53–23 77 April 9 Boston W 108–95 Allen Iverson (37) Dikembe Mutombo (19) Eric Snow (9) First Union Center 20,365 54–23 78 April 10 @ Miami L 81–83 Allen Iverson (41) Dikembe Mutombo (12) Eric Snow (7) American Airlines Arena 20,098 54–24 79 April 12 @ Orlando L 77–101 Tyrone Hill (16) Matt Geiger (7) Eric Snow (9) TD Waterhouse Centre 17,248 54–25 80 April 15 New York W 89–82 Allen Iverson (27) Dikembe Mutombo (16) Aaron McKie (9) First Union Center 20,699 55–25 81 April 17 @ Indiana W 111–105 (OT) Jumaine Jones (26) Jumaine Jones (13) Eric Snow (8) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 56–25 82 April 18 Chicago L 86–92 Todd 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 21 Indiana L 78–79 Aaron McKie (18) Dikembe Mutombo (22) Iverson, McKie (7) First Union Center 20,613 0–1 2 April 24 Indiana W 116–98 Allen Iverson (45) Dikembe Mutombo (11) Allen Iverson (9) First Union Center 20,739 1–1 3 April 28 @ Indiana W 92–87 Allen Iverson (32) Dikembe Mutombo (15) Allen Iverson (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 2–1 4 May 2 @ Indiana W 88–85 Allen Iverson (33) Dikembe Mutombo (11) Aaron McKie (6) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 3–1
Conference semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 6 Toronto L 93–96 Allen Iverson (36) Dikembe Mutombo (12) Eric Snow (7) First Union Center 20,892 0–1 2 May 9 Toronto W 97–92 Allen Iverson (54) Tyrone Hill (10) Eric Snow (5) First Union Center 20,870 1–1 3 May 11 @ Toronto L 78–102 Allen Iverson (23) Dikembe Mutombo (9) Allen Iverson (8) Air Canada Centre 20,436 1–2 4 May 13 @ Toronto W 84–79 Allen Iverson (30) Dikembe Mutombo (17) Iverson, McKie (5) Air Canada Centre 20,351 2–2 5 May 16 Toronto W 121–88 Allen Iverson (52) Dikembe Mutombo (9) Aaron McKie (9) First Union Center 20,939 3–2 6 May 18 @ Toronto L 89–101 Allen Iverson (20) Dikembe Mutombo (14) Aaron McKie (6) Air Canada Centre 20,499 3–3 7 May 20 Toronto W 88–87 Aaron McKie (22) Dikembe Mutombo (17) Allen Iverson (16) First Union Center 20,848 4–3
Conference finals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 22 Milwaukee W 93–85 Allen Iverson (34) Dikembe Mutombo (18) Iverson, Snow (6) First Union Center 20,877 1–0 2 May 24 Milwaukee L 78–92 Aaron McKie (21) Dikembe Mutombo (20) Allen Iverson (9) First Union Center 20,998 1–1 3 May 26 @ Milwaukee L 74–80 Aaron McKie (22) Dikembe Mutombo (10) Aaron McKie (5) Bradley Center 18,717 1–2 4 May 28 @ Milwaukee W 89–83 Allen Iverson (28) Dikembe Mutombo (15) Aaron McKie (9) Bradley Center 18,717 2–2 5 May 30 Milwaukee W 89–88 Dikembe Mutombo (21) Dikembe Mutombo (13) Allen Iverson (8) First Union Center 21,087 3–2 6 June 1 @ Milwaukee L 100–110 Allen Iverson (46) Dikembe Mutombo (14) Aaron McKie (9) Bradley Center 18,717 3–3 7 June 3 Milwaukee W 108–91 Allen Iverson (44) Dikembe Mutombo (19) Aaron McKie (13) First Union Center 21,046 4–3
NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 0–3; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 6 @ L.A. Lakers W 107–101 (OT) Allen Iverson (48) Dikembe Mutombo (16) Aaron McKie (9) Staples Center 18,997 1–0 2 June 8 @ L.A. Lakers L 89–98 Allen Iverson (23) Dikembe Mutombo (13) Aaron McKie (6) Staples Center 18,997 1–1 3 June 10 L.A. Lakers L 91–96 Allen Iverson (35) Iverson, Mutombo (12) Aaron McKie (8) First Union Center 20,900 1–2 4 June 13 L.A. Lakers L 86–100 Allen Iverson (35) Dikembe Mutombo (9) Iverson, Snow (4) First Union Center 20,896 1–3 5 June 15 L.A. Lakers L 96–108 Allen Iverson (37) Tyrone Hill (13) Eric Snow (12) First Union Center 20,890 1–4
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

GP	Games 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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Raja Bell	5	0	6.0	.286	.333		.2	.0	.2	.0	1.0
Rodney Buford	47	0	12.2	.432	.421	.828	1.6	.4	.4	.1	5.3
Matt Geiger	35	4	15.5	.393	.000	.685	4.0	.4	.3	.2	6.1
Tyrone Hill	76	75	31.1	.474	.000	.630	9.0	.6	.5	.4	9.6
Allen Iverson	71	71	42.0	.420	.320	.814	3.8	4.6	2.5	.3	31.1
Jumaine Jones	65	0	13.3	.444	.333	.755	2.9	.5	.5	.2	4.7
Toni Kukoč†	48	5	20.4	.458	.410	.591	3.4	1.9	.7	.1	8.0
George Lynch	82	80	32.3	.445	.263	.719	7.2	1.7	1.2	.4	8.4
Todd MacCulloch	63	3	9.5	.589		.636	2.7	.2	.1	.3	4.1
Vernon Maxwell†	24	6	15.6	.336	.328	.682	1.5	1.2	.5	.0	5.0
Aaron McKie	76	33	31.5	.473	.312	.768	4.1	5.0	1.4	.1	11.6
Roshown McLeod†	1	0	15.0	.500	.000		2.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
Anthony Miller†	1	0	2.0				.0	.0	.0	.0	.0
Nazr Mohammed†	30	3	6.5	.466		.500	1.8	.1	.2	.2	3.2
Dikembe Mutombo†	26	26	33.7	.495		.759	12.4	.8	.3	2.5	11.7
Kevin Ollie†	51	4	15.0	.430	.333	.729	1.4	2.4	.5	.0	3.8
Theo Ratliff	50	50	36.0	.499		.760	8.3	1.2	.6	3.7	12.4
Juan Ignacio Sánchez†	24	0	4.8	.429	.000	1.000	.6	1.5	.4	.0	.8
Eric Snow	50	50	34.8	.418	.263	.792	3.3	7.4	1.5	.1	9.8

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Raja Bell	15	0	8.3	.444	.250	.571	.9	.5	1.0	.0	2.3
Rodney Buford	15	0	4.8	.333	.500	1.000	.8	.2	.3	.1	1.4
Matt Geiger	12	0	8.3	.586		1.000	1.5	.6	.2	.0	3.2
Tyrone Hill	23	23	32.3	.409	.000	.679	7.3	.4	.6	.5	7.2
Allen Iverson	22	22	46.2	.389	.338	.774	4.7	6.1	2.4	.3	32.9
Jumaine Jones	23	14	19.4	.416	.250	.714	3.7	.7	.4	.5	5.5
George Lynch	10	8	22.2	.480	.000	.643	5.1	1.2	1.3	.2	5.7
Todd MacCulloch	18	0	6.1	.632		.800	1.6	.2	.0	.2	3.1
Aaron McKie	23	16	38.8	.415	.422	.787	5.2	5.3	1.5	.1	14.6
Dikembe Mutombo	23	23	42.7	.490	.000	.777	13.7	.7	.7	3.1	13.9
Kevin Ollie	23	0	5.3	.370		.929	.4	1.0	.0	.0	1.4
Eric Snow	23	9	31.2	.414	.000	.727	3.7	4.5	1.2	.1	9.3

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 76ers only.

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Awards and records

• Allen Iverson, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
• Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
• Aaron McKie, NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award
• Larry Brown, NBA Coach of the Year Award
• Allen Iverson, All-NBA First Team
• Dikembe Mutombo, All-NBA Second Team
• Dikembe Mutombo, NBA All-Defensive First Team

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