2000–01 Toronto Raptors season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the sixth season for the Toronto Raptors in the National Basketball Association.^[1] Key departures before the season included former head coach Butch Carter, Tracy McGrady, Doug Christie, and Dee Brown. During the 2000 off-season, the Raptors selected small forward Morris Peterson out of Michigan State University with the 21st overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft,^{[2][3][4][5][6]} acquired Corliss Williamson from the Sacramento Kings,^{[7][8][9][10]} and signed free agent Mark Jackson.^{[11][12][13][14]} Basketball Hall of Fame member Lenny Wilkens became the fourth head coach in the team's franchise history.^[15][16][17]

2000–01 Toronto Raptors season
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
General manager	Glen Grunwald
Owners	Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Arena	Air Canada Centre
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to 76ers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	CTV Sportsnet TSN The Score CTV
Radio	CJCL
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

The Raptors lost their first three games of the regular season, but played above .500 basketball as the season progressed, holding a 26–23 record at the All-Star break.^[18] At mid-season, Williamson was traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Jerome Williams and Eric Montross,^{[19][20][21][22]} while Jackson was traded along with Muggsy Bogues back to his former team, the New York Knicks in exchange for Chris Childs,^{[23][24][25][26]} and Kevin Willis was dealt to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for Keon Clark and Tracy Murray in two other separate mid-season trades.^{[27][28][29][30]} The Raptors won 11 of their final 14 games of the season, finishing in second place in the Central Division with a 47–35 record, earning the #5 seed in the Eastern Conference, and qualifying for their second NBA playoff appearance.^[31]

Vince Carter averaged 27.6 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, led the team with 162 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Antonio Davis averaged 13.7 points, 10.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game; Carter and Davis were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C..^{[32][33][34][35][36]} In addition, Alvin Williams provided the team with 9.8 points, 5.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Charles Oakley averaged 9.6 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, Peterson contributed 9.3 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and three-point specialist Dell Curry contributed 6.0 points per game.^[37]

Carter also finished tied in eleventh place in Most Valuable Player voting,^{[38][39][40][41]} while Williams finished tied in ninth place in Most Improved Player voting,^[40][41] and Peterson finished tied in fourth place in Rookie of the Year voting.^{[42][43][40][41]}

In the 2001 NBA playoffs, the Raptors trailed 2–1 to the 4th-seeded Knicks in the Eastern Conference First Round,^[44][45] but would win the series in five games with a 93–89 Game 5 road win over the Knicks at Madison Square Garden, and winning their first ever playoff series in franchise history.^{[46][47][48][49]} In their first appearance in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the Raptors took a 2–1 series lead over regular season MVP Allen Iverson, and the Philadelphia 76ers,^[50][51] but would lose the series in seven games, losing Game 7 by one point, 88–87 at the First Union Center.^{[52][53][54][55]} The 76ers would reach the 2001 NBA Finals, but would lose in five games to the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.^{[56][57][58][59][60]}

Following the season, Oakley was traded back to his former team, the Chicago Bulls.^{[61][62][63][64]} The Raptors would not win another playoff series until 2016.

NBA draft

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	21	Morris Peterson	Guard/Forward	United States	Michigan State
2	46	DeeAndre Hulett	Guard	United States	College of the Sequoias

Roster

2000–01 Toronto Raptors roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From SF 15 Vince Carter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–01–26 North Carolina PG 1 Chris Childs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1967–11–20 Boise State PF 7 Keon Clark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1975–04–16 UNLV SG 30 Dell Curry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–06–25 Virginia Tech C 33 Antonio Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–10–31 UTEP C 00 Eric Montross 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1971–09–23 North Carolina SF 35 Tracy Murray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1971–07–25 UCLA C 32 Mamadou N'Diaye 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1975–06–16 Auburn PF 34 Charles Oakley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1963–12–18 Virginia Union SG 24 Morris Peterson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1977–08–26 Michigan State C 4 Michael Stewart 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1975–04–25 California SG 20 Alvin Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1974–08–06 Villanova PF 13 Jerome Williams 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1973–05–10 Georgetown

Head coach Lenny Wilkens Assistant(s) Stan Albeck Jim Brewer Brian James Craig Neal Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: February 22, 2001

Game log

Preseason

2000 preseason game log Total: 4–4 (home: 1–3; road: 2–0; Neutral: 1–1)
October Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 1 October 10 Minnesota 96–100 Air Canada Centre 12,744 0–1 2 October 12 Vancouver (at Ottawa) 97–92 Corel Centre 14,783 1–1 3 October 14 @ Cleveland 113–108 (OT) Gund Arena 9,480 2–1 4 October 16 Philadelphia (at Chapel Hill, North Carolina) 98–107 Dean Smith Center 5,588 2–2 5 October 18 Dallas 94–99 Air Canada Centre 13,229 2–3 6 October 21 Charlotte 66–91 Air Canada Centre 13,647 2–4 7 October 23 Indiana 91–80 Air Canada Centre 12,893 3–4 8 October 25 @ Charlotte 94–88 Charlotte Coliseum 12,173 4–4

All times are EASTERN time

Regular season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	52	30	.634	–	31–10	21–20	19–9
x-Toronto Raptors	47	35	.573	5	27–14	20–21	18–10
x-Charlotte Hornets	46	36	.561	6	28–13	18–23	20–8
x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	11	26–15	15–26	15–13
e-Detroit Pistons	32	50	.390	20	18-23	14–27	16–12
e-Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	22	20–21	10–31	11–17
e-Atlanta Hawks	25	57	.305	27	18–23	7–34	9–19
e-Chicago Bulls	15	67	.183	37	10–31	5–36	4–24

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

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	—

Eastern Conference					Western Conference
Atlantic Division					Midwest Division
Team	Home		Away		Team	Home	Away
Boston	105–75	110–98	91–93	93–72	Dallas	105–115	93–107
Miami	91–98*	94–82	83–103	101–92	Denver	99–92	94–93
New Jersey	107–90	110–99	111–113		Houston	91–110	99–114
New York	70–68	98–88	79–75	72–88	Minnesota	105–108	97–100
Orlando	101–104		111–116**	108–100	San Antonio	74–92	98–91
Philadelphia	96–89	100–85	98–104	110–106*	Utah	103–95	84–98
Washington	103–96	101–79	106–99	98–92	Vancouver	101–84	102–92
	11–2		7–6			3–4	3–4
Division	18–8				Division	6–8
Central Division					Pacific Division
Team	Home		Away		Team	Home	Away
Atlanta	72–78	112–86	97–102	95–88	Golden State	113–102	108–92
Charlotte	64–100	107–99	79–103	95–111	L.A. Clippers	104–95*	97–110
Chicago	101–89	100–88	98–75	90–80	L.A. Lakers	101–104*	85–97
Cleveland	115–88	101–89	120–105	97–94	Phoenix	87–95	103–109
Detroit	95–104	94–92*	110–85	87–99	Portland	80–86	88–95
Indiana	104–90	102–81	111–91	99–98*	Sacramento	118–119***	91–98
Milwaukee	111–102	97–101	97–104	86–102	Seattle	94–92	110–99
	10–4		8–6			3–4	2–5
Division	18–10				Division	5–9
Conference	36–18 (home: 21–6; Away: 15–12)				Conference	11–17 (home: 6–8; Away: 5–9)
Overall	47–35 (home: 27–14; Away: 20–21)

(* game decided in overtime)

Regular season

2000–01 game log
October: 0–1 (home: 0–1; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 31 Detroit L 95–104 Vince Carter (26) Antonio Davis, Charles Oakley, Kevin Willis (10) Mark Jackson (12) Air Canada Centre 19,800 0–1
November: 8–6 (home: 5–2; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 @ Philadelphia L 98–104 Vince Carter (25) Antonio Davis (11) Mark Jackson (12) First Union Center 19,817 0–2 3 November 3 @ Boston L 91–93 Vince Carter (33) Antonio Davis (10) Mark Jackson (12) FleetCenter 17,464 0–3 4 November 4 Washington W 103–96 Vince Carter (34) Kevin Willis (9) Mark Jackson (12) Air Canada Centre 18,726 1–3 5 November 7 Boston W 105–75 Antonio Davis (24) Charles Oakley (11) Mark Jackson (15) Air Canada Centre 17,379 2–3 6 November 10 Cleveland W 115–88 Vince Carter (32) Charles Oakley (11) Charles Oakley (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 3–3 7 November 11 @ Chicago W 98–75 Vince Carter (26) Antonio Davis (12) Charles Oakley (12) United Center 22,387 4–3 8 November 16 Portland L 80–86 Vince Carter (37) Antonio Davis (12) Mark Jackson (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 4–4 9 November 18 Milwaukee W 111–102 Vince Carter (48) Antonio Davis (18) Mark Jackson (12) Air Canada Centre 19,800 5–4 10 November 20 Charlotte L 64–100 Vince Carter (20) Antonio Davis (12) Mark Jackson (7) Air Canada Centre 17,767 5–5 11 November 23 @ Indiana W 111–91 Vince Carter (28) Antonio Davis (10) Mark Jackson (8) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 6–5 12 November 25 @ New York W 79–75 Vince Carter (25) Antonio Davis (18) Mark Jackson (8) Madison Square Garden 19,763 7–5 13 November 26 Chicago W 101–89 Antonio Davis, Morris Peterson (18) Mark Jackson, Charles Oakley (11) Mark Jackson (11) Air Canada Centre 19,800 8–5 14 November 28 @ Dallas L 93–107 Corliss Williamson (22) Charles Oakley (14) Mark Jackson (9) Reunion Arena 16,016 8–6 15 November 29 @ Charlotte L 79–103 Antonio Davis (15) Antonio Davis (12) Mark Jackson (7) Charlotte Coliseum 12,255 8–7
December: 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 16 December 1 L.A. Clippers W 104–95 (OT) Mark Jackson (20) Antonio Davis (13) Mark Jackson (15) Air Canada Centre 18,470 9–7 17 December 5 @ Utah L 84–98 Kevin Willis (20) Antonio Davis (12) Alvin Williams (5) Delta Center 19,288 9–8 18 December 6 @ Portland L 88–95 Antonio Davis (18) Kevin Willis (16) Mark Jackson (12) Rose Garden 19,980 9–9 19 December 8 @ Golden State W 108–92 Vince Carter (29) Kevin Willis (13) Mark Jackson (9) The Arena in Oakland 18,316 10–9 20 December 10 Phoenix L 87–95 Vince Carter (35) Charles Oakley (16) Mark Jackson (9) Air Canada Centre 19,800 10–10 21 December 12 Indiana W 104–90 Vince Carter (33) Charles Oakley (10) Mark Jackson (11) Air Canada Centre 18,221 11–10 22 December 14 New York W 70–68 Vince Carter (24) Charles Oakley (11) Mark Jackson (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 12–10 23 December 15 @ Milwaukee L 97–104 Antonio Davis (25) Antonio Davis (12) Mark Jackson (8) Bradley Center 16,432 12–11 24 December 17 L.A. Lakers L 101–104 (OT) Vince Carter (31) Charles Oakley (18) Alvin Williams (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 12–12 25 December 19 Utah W 103–95 Vince Carter (33) Charles Oakley (15) Alvin Williams (8) Air Canada Centre 18,896 13–12 26 December 20 @ Indiana W 99–98 (OT) Vince Carter (45) Antonio Davis (19) Mark Jackson (9) Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345 14–12 27 December 22 Atlanta L 72–78 Vince Carter (20) Charles Oakley (16) Vince Carter (10) Air Canada Centre 18,962 14–13 28 December 26 @ Minnesota L 97–100 Vince Carter (32) Charles Oakley (14) Vince Carter (11) Target Center 16,828 14–14 29 December 28 @ Denver W 94–93 Vince Carter (25) Antonio Davis (14) Mark Jackson (17) Pepsi Center 17,700 15–14 30 December 30 @ Phoenix L 103–109 Vince Carter (46) Charles Oakley, Corliss Williamson (9) Vince Carter (6) America West Arena 19,023 15–15
January: 9–7 (home: 4–2; road: 5–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 31 January 2 @ L.A. Clippers L 97–110 Vince Carter (25) Charles Oakley (11) Mark Jackson (8) Staples Center 18,037 15–16 32 January 5 Dallas L 105–115 Vince Carter (33) Charles Oakley, Kevin Willis (10) Mark Jackson (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 15–17 33 January 7 Seattle W 94–92 Vince Carter (23) Kevin Willis (13) Mark Jackson (10) Air Canada Centre 19,800 16–17 34 January 9 Houston L 91–110 Vince Carter (24) Kevin Willis (13) Mark Jackson (7) Air Canada Centre 19,106 16–18 35 January 10 @ Detroit W 110–85 Charles Oakley (19) Antonio Davis (11) Mark Jackson (12) The Palace of Auburn Hills 17,249 17–18 36 January 12 @ Boston W 93–72 Vince Carter (25) Antonio Davis (12) Mark Jackson, Alvin Williams (7) FleetCenter 17,775 18–18 37 January 14 Charlotte W 107–99 Vince Carter (40) Charles Oakley (10) Mark Jackson (14) Air Canada Centre 19,800 19–18 38 January 16 @ Houston L 99–114 Vince Carter (22) Antonio Davis (9) Mark Jackson (7) Compaq Center 13,195 19–19 39 January 17 @ San Antonio W 98–91 Vince Carter (27) Charles Oakley (12) Mark Jackson (10) Alamodome 17,044 20–19 40 January 19 Washington W 101–79 Vince Carter (25) Charles Oakley (10) Vince Carter (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 21–19 41 January 21 @ Philadelphia W 110–106 (OT) Vince Carter (39) Charles Oakley (14) Mark Jackson (13) First Union Center 20,583 22–19 42 January 23 @ Orlando L 111–116 (2OT) Vince Carter (33) Charles Oakley (13) Vince Carter (7) TD Waterhouse Centre 16,131 22–20 43 January 24 @ Miami L 83–103 Vince Carter (21) Keon Clark, Antonio Davis (9) Mark Jackson (6) American Airlines Arena 16,500 22–21 44 January 27 @ Chicago W 90–80 Antonio Davis, Alvin Williams (15) Charles Oakley (14) Mark Jackson (12) United Center 22,497 23–21 45 January 30 Philadelphia W 96–89 Morris Peterson (22) Charles Oakley (12) Mark Jackson, Alvin Williams (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 24–21 46 January 31 @ Atlanta L 97–102 Morris Peterson (20) Antonio Davis (15) Mark Jackson (12) Philips Arena 12,799 24–22
February: 7–5 (home: 4–4; road: 3–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 47 February 3 Minnesota L 105–108 Antonio Davis (25) Antonio Davis (13) Mark Jackson (10) Air Canada Centre 19,800 24–23 48 February 5 Boston W 110–98 Vince Carter (29) Antonio Davis, Charles Oakley (12) Mark Jackson (8) Air Canada Centre 18,521 25–23 49 February 8 Denver W 99–92 Vince Carter (31) Antonio Davis (12) Alvin Williams (9) Air Canada Centre 18,041 26–23 50 February 13 @ Cleveland W 120–105 Vince Carter (33) Antonio Davis (13) Mark Jackson (16) Gund Arena 15,079 27–23 51 February 15 Miami L 91–98 (OT) Vince Carter (28) Charles Oakley (15) Mark Jackson (9) Air Canada Centre 19,800 27–24 52 February 18 San Antonio L 74–92 Morris Peterson (14) Antonio Davis (8) Mark Jackson (9) Air Canada Centre 19,800 27–25 53 February 20 Golden State W 113–102 Vince Carter (33) Vince Carter (13) Mark Jackson (12) Air Canada Centre 18,119 28–25 54 February 21 @ New Jersey L 111–113 Vince Carter (39) Antonio Davis (10) Mark Jackson (7) Continental Airlines Arena 15,475 28–26 55 February 23 Sacramento L 118–119 (3OT) Vince Carter (38) Antonio Davis, Charles Oakley (12) Alvin Williams (13) Air Canada Centre 19,800 28–27 56 February 24 @ Washington W 106–99 Vince Carter (19) Tracy Murray, Charles Oakley, Morris Peterson (7) Chris Childs, Alvin Williams (8) MCI Center 20,674 29–27 57 February 27 Cleveland W 101–89 Vince Carter (32) Charles Oakley (13) Alvin Williams (7) Air Canada Centre 17,202 30–27 58 February 28 @ Atlanta W 95–88 Vince Carter (32) Antonio Davis (15) Alvin Williams (9) Philips Arena 14,159 31–27
March: 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 2 New Jersey W 107–90 Vince Carter (38) Charles Oakley (14) Charles Oakley (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 32–27 60 March 4 New York W 98–88 Vince Carter (25) Antonio Davis (9) Alvin Williams (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 33–27 61 March 6 @ Sacramento L 91–98 Vince Carter, Antonio Davis (25) Vince Carter, Antonio Davis (9) Alvin Williams (4) ARCO Arena 17,317 33–28 62 March 7 @ L.A. Lakers L 85–97 Vince Carter (28) Charles Oakley (10) Charles Oakley (6) Staples Center 18,997 33–29 63 March 9 @ Seattle W 110–99 Vince Carter (32) Charles Oakley (12) Alvin Williams (8) KeyArena 17,072 34–29 64 March 11 @ Vancouver W 101–84 Vince Carter (25) Vince Carter (8) Charles Oakley (6) General Motors Place 19,193 35–29 65 March 13 Milwaukee L 97–101 Vince Carter (24) Keon Clark (10) Chris Childs (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 35–30 66 March 15 @ New York L 72–88 Vince Carter (22) Jerome Williams (9) Chris Childs (8) Madison Square Garden 19,763 35–31 67 March 20 Indiana W 102–81 Vince Carter (33) Charles Oakley (9) Chris Childs, Alvin Williams (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 36–31 68 March 21 @ Charlotte L 95–111 Vince Carter (23) Keon Clark, Antonio Davis (6) Alvin Williams (9) Charlotte Coliseum 15,746 36–32 69 March 23 Atlanta W 112–86 Vince Carter (29) Alvin Williams (10) Alvin Williams (14) Air Canada Centre 19,554 37–32 70 March 25 Vancouver W 102–92 Vince Carter (24) Antonio Davis (14) Alvin Williams (8) Air Canada Centre 19,800 38–32 71 March 27 @ Miami W 101–92 Vince Carter (38) Charles Oakley (14) Alvin Williams (11) American Airlines Arena 18,221 39–32 72 March 30 New Jersey W 110–99 Vince Carter (27) Antonio Davis (11) Alvin Williams (8) Air Canada Centre 19,217 40–32
April: 7–3 (home: 4–1; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 73 April 1 Orlando L 101–104 Vince Carter (28) Charles Oakley (9) Vince Carter (11) Air Canada Centre 19,971 40–33 74 April 3 Philadelphia W 100–85 Vince Carter (26) Eric Montross (11) Alvin Williams (13) Air Canada Centre 19,800 41–33 75 April 4 @ Cleveland W 97–94 Vince Carter (32) Charles Oakley (12) Alvin Williams (10) Gund Arena 15,414 42–33 76 April 6 @ Orlando W 108–100 Antonio Davis (31) Antonio Davis (13) Vince Carter (8) TD Waterhouse Centre 17,248 43–33 77 April 8 Chicago W 100–88 Vince Carter (33) Antonio Davis (14) Vince Carter, Alvin Williams (6) Air Canada Centre 19,800 44–33 78 April 11 @ Detroit L 87–99 Vince Carter (22) Antonio Davis (13) Alvin Williams (11) The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,790 44–34 79 April 13 Miami W 94–82 Vince Carter (27) Antonio Davis (13) Vince Carter (8) Air Canada Centre 20,104 45–34 80 April 14 @ Milwaukee L 86–112 Keon Clark (18) Antonio Davis (8) Alvin Williams (11) Bradley Center 18,717 45–35 81 April 17 Detroit W 94–92 (OT) Vince Carter (21) Antonio Davis, Charles Oakley (11) Alvin Williams (12) Air Canada Centre 19,800 46–35 82 April 18 @ Washington W 98–92 Vince Carter (34) Charles Oakley (11) Alvin Williams (11) MCI Center 16,427 47–35
2000–01 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2001 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (home: 1–1; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 22 @ New York L 85–92 Davis, Williams (19) Antonio Davis (15) Alvin Williams (8) Madison Square Garden 19,763 0–1 2 April 26 @ New York W 94–74 Alvin Williams (23) Antonio Davis (12) Chris Childs (7) Madison Square Garden 19,763 1–1 3 April 29 New York L 89–97 Antonio Davis (21) Antonio Davis (12) Chris Childs (9) Air Canada Centre 20,217 1–2 4 May 2 New York W 100–93 Vince Carter (32) Antonio Davis (9) Carter, Childs (4) Air Canada Centre 20,282 2–2 5 May 4 @ New York W 93–89 Vince Carter (27) Antonio Davis (12) Chris Childs (9) Madison Square Garden 19,763 3–2
Conference semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 May 6 @ Philadelphia W 96–93 Vince Carter (35) Antonio Davis (12) Vince Carter (7) First Union Center 20,892 1–0 2 May 9 @ Philadelphia L 92–97 Vince Carter (28) Antonio Davis (10) Chris Childs (9) First Union Center 20,870 1–1 3 May 11 Philadelphia W 102–78 Vince Carter (50) Antonio Davis (14) Chris Childs (10) Air Canada Centre 20,436 2–1 4 May 13 Philadelphia L 79–84 Vince Carter (25) Davis, Oakley (11) Chris Childs (7) Air Canada Centre 20,351 2–2 5 May 16 @ Philadelphia L 88–121 Vince Carter (16) three players tied (5) Chris Childs (8) First Union Center 20,939 2–3 6 May 18 Philadelphia W 101–89 Vince Carter (39) Antonio Davis (13) Morris Peterson (7) Air Canada Centre 20,499 3–3 7 May 20 @ Philadelphia L 87–88 Antonio Davis (23) Charles Oakley (10) Vince Carter (9) First Union Center 20,848 3–4
2001 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Alvin Williams	SG	82	34	2,394	212	407	123	26	802	29.2	2.6	5.0	1.5	.3	9.8
Morris Peterson	SG	80	49	1,809	259	105	63	20	747	22.6	3.2	1.3	.8	.3	9.3
Charles Oakley	PF	78	77	2,767	741	264	76	48	748	35.5	9.5	3.4	1.0	.6	9.6
Antonio Davis	C	78	77	2,729	787	106	22	151	1,069	35.0	10.1	1.4	.3	1.9	13.7
Vince Carter	SF	75	75	2,979	416	291	114	82	2,070	39.7	5.5	3.9	1.5	1.1	27.6
Dell Curry	SG	71	1	956	85	75	27	8	429	13.5	1.2	1.1	.4	.1	6.0
Mark Jackson†	PG	54	54	1,802	185	498	63	7	461	33.4	3.4	9.2	1.2	.1	8.5
Keon Clark†	PF	46	0	968	248	38	16	110	413	21.0	5.4	.8	.3	2.4	9.0
Corliss Williamson†	SF	42	31	886	153	33	15	13	390	21.1	3.6	.8	.4	.3	9.3
Tracy Murray†	SF	38	1	453	59	14	8	6	207	11.9	1.6	.4	.2	.2	5.4
Kevin Willis†	C	35	9	771	223	21	19	21	309	22.0	6.4	.6	.5	.6	8.8
Chris Childs†	PG	26	0	550	64	119	22	8	117	21.2	2.5	4.6	.8	.3	4.5
Jerome Williams†	PF	26	0	378	104	13	18	10	131	14.5	4.0	.5	.7	.4	5.0
Michael Stewart	C	26	0	123	29	2	4	3	33	4.7	1.1	.1	.2	.1	1.3
Kornél Dávid†	SF	17	0	140	33	4	2	3	42	8.2	1.9	.2	.1	.2	2.5
Tyrone Corbin	SF	15	1	117	13	4	2	0	20	7.8	.9	.3	.1	.0	1.3
Eric Montross†	C	12	1	81	29	4	3	3	13	6.8	2.4	.3	.3	.3	1.1
Muggsy Bogues	PG	3	0	34	3	5	2	0	0	11.3	1.0	1.7	.7	.0	.0
Mamadou N'Diaye	C	3	0	10	2	0	0	0	4	3.3	.7	.0	.0	.0	1.3
Garth Joseph†	C	2	0	8	2	1	0	0	2	4.0	1.0	.5	.0	.0	1.0

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

Playoffs

Player	POS	GP	GS	MP	REB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Vince Carter	SF	12	12	539	78	56	20	20	327	44.9	6.5	4.7	1.7	1.7	27.3
Alvin Williams	SG	12	12	486	35	50	15	8	165	40.5	2.9	4.2	1.3	.7	13.8
Antonio Davis	C	12	12	485	133	23	10	22	197	40.4	11.1	1.9	.8	1.8	16.4
Charles Oakley	PF	12	12	391	76	21	12	7	111	32.6	6.3	1.8	1.0	.6	9.3
Chris Childs	PG	12	9	380	38	78	12	3	109	31.7	3.2	6.5	1.0	.3	9.1
Dell Curry	SG	12	0	182	14	10	6	1	78	15.2	1.2	.8	.5	.1	6.5
Jerome Williams	PF	11	0	164	45	9	10	6	35	14.9	4.1	.8	.9	.5	3.2
Keon Clark	PF	11	0	103	23	6	2	3	35	9.4	2.1	.5	.2	.3	3.2
Morris Peterson	SG	8	3	110	12	15	6	0	43	13.8	1.5	1.9	.8	.0	5.4
Eric Montross	C	5	0	31	10	1	0	3	4	6.2	2.0	.2	.0	.6	.8
Tracy Murray	SF	2	0	5	0	0	1	0	2	2.5	.0	.0	.5	.0	1.0
Michael Stewart	C	2	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	2.0	.5	.0	.0	.0	.0

Award winners

• Vince Carter, NBA All-Star Game Appearance, Starter
• Antonio Davis, NBA All-Star Game Appearance
• Vince Carter, All-NBA Second Team
• Morris Peterson, All-NBA Rookie First Team

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