NBA
2000-01 Season
Champions: Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)
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The 2000-01 NBA season featured 29 teams across 1260 recorded games. San Antonio Spurs posted the league's best record at 58-24. Los Angeles Lakers won the championship, defeating Philadelphia 76ers 4-1 in the Finals. Shaquille O'Neal was named Finals MVP; Allen Iverson took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- San Antonio Spurs 58-24 0.707
- Los Angeles Lakers 🏆 56-26 0.683
- Sacramento Kings 55-27 0.671
- Dallas Mavericks 53-29 0.646
- Utah Jazz 53-29 0.646
- Phoenix Suns 51-31 0.622
- Portland Trail Blazers 50-32 0.610
- Minnesota Timberwolves 47-35 0.573
- Houston Rockets 45-37 0.549
- Seattle SuperSonics 44-38 0.537
- Denver Nuggets 40-42 0.488
- Los Angeles Clippers 31-51 0.378
- Vancouver Grizzlies 23-59 0.280
- Golden State Warriors 17-65 0.207
Eastern Conference
- Philadelphia 76ers 56-26 0.683
- Milwaukee Bucks 52-30 0.634
- Miami Heat 50-32 0.610
- New York Knicks 48-34 0.585
- Toronto Raptors 47-35 0.573
- Charlotte Hornets 46-36 0.561
- Orlando Magic 43-39 0.524
- Indiana Pacers 41-41 0.500
- Boston Celtics 36-46 0.439
- Detroit Pistons 32-50 0.390
- Cleveland Cavaliers 30-52 0.366
- New Jersey Nets 26-56 0.317
- Atlanta Hawks 25-57 0.305
- Washington Wizards 19-63 0.232
- Chicago Bulls 15-67 0.183
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Allen Iverson PHI 31.1 PPG
- 2 Jerry Stackhouse DET 29.8 PPG
- 3 Shaquille O'Neal LAL 28.7 PPG
- 4 Kobe Bryant LAL 28.5 PPG
- 5 Vince Carter TOR 27.6 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Dikembe Mutombo TOT 13.5 RPG
- 2 Ben Wallace DET 13.2 RPG
- 3 Shaquille O'Neal LAL 12.7 RPG
- 4 Tim Duncan SAS 12.2 RPG
- 5 Antonio McDyess DEN 12.1 RPG
Assists
- 1 Jason Kidd PHO 9.8 APG
- 2 John Stockton UTA 8.7 APG
- 3 Nick Van Exel DEN 8.5 APG
- 4 Mike Bibby VAN 8.4 APG
- 5 Gary Payton SEA 8.1 APG
2000 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Kenyon Martin New Jersey Nets
- #2 Stromile Swift Vancouver Grizzlies
- #3 Darius Miles Los Angeles Clippers