Full NBA season
2000-01
Explore the indexed regular season, conference races, divisions, and every playoff matchup from the 2000-01 NBA season.
1260indexed games
15playoff series
The season, told as it happened
The Lakers lose once when it matters
Iverson carried Philadelphia to the East's best record, San Antonio reclaimed the West and Los Angeles spent the regular season searching for urgency—then Shaq, Kobe and a healthy roster produced a 15–1 postseason avalanche.
Full-season spoilers ahead
Begin the guided season story
This walkthrough reveals trades, playoff results, injuries and the champion as they happened. The regular archive below remains spoiler-safe.
Editorial sources and methodology
Athlore season stories are written as chronological editorial guides, checked against the linked season sources, and connected to the app's verified games, series, awards and exact player-season archives.
Postseason map
Playoff bracket
Follow every series from the opening round toward the NBA Finals.
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First round
Conference semifinals
Conference finals
NBA Finals
Season honors
Awards and leaders
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Midseason showcase
All-Star weekend
The event format follows what the league actually used that season, from East–West and captain drafts to multi-game tournaments.
East vs West
The classic conference matchup
The Eastern and Western Conference selections met in the traditional NBA All-Star Game format.
Selected rosters
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Regular season
Conference standings
Western Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | 96.2 | 88.4 |
| 2 | Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 100.6 | 97.2 |
| 3 | Sacramento Kings | 55 | 27 | .671 | 101.7 | 95.9 |
| 5 | Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 100.5 | 96.2 |
| 4 | Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 97.1 | 92.4 |
| 6 | Phoenix Suns | 51 | 31 | .622 | 94.0 | 91.8 |
| 7 | Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 95.4 | 91.2 |
| 8 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 97.3 | 96.0 |
| — | Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 97.2 | 94.9 |
| — | Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 97.3 | 97.3 |
| — | Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 96.6 | 99.0 |
| — | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 92.5 | 95.3 |
| — | Memphis Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 91.7 | 97.5 |
| — | Golden State Warriors | 17 | 65 | .207 | 92.5 | 101.5 |
Eastern Conference
Conference standings| Seed | Team | W | L | Pct | PF/G | PA/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia 76ers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 94.7 | 90.4 |
| 2 | Milwaukee Bucks | 52 | 30 | .634 | 100.7 | 96.9 |
| 3 | Miami Heat | 50 | 32 | .610 | 88.9 | 86.6 |
| 4 | New York Knicks | 48 | 34 | .585 | 88.7 | 86.1 |
| 5 | Toronto Raptors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 97.6 | 95.4 |
| 6 | Charlotte Hornets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 91.9 | 89.8 |
| 7 | Orlando Magic | 43 | 39 | .524 | 97.5 | 96.5 |
| 8 | Indiana Pacers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 92.6 | 92.8 |
| — | Boston Celtics | 36 | 46 | .439 | 94.6 | 96.8 |
| — | Detroit Pistons | 32 | 50 | .390 | 95.6 | 97.3 |
| — | Cleveland Cavaliers | 30 | 52 | .366 | 92.2 | 96.5 |
| — | New Jersey Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 92.1 | 97.1 |
| — | Atlanta Hawks | 25 | 57 | .305 | 91.0 | 96.2 |
| — | Washington Wizards | 19 | 63 | .232 | 93.2 | 99.9 |
| — | Chicago Bulls | 15 | 67 | .183 | 87.6 | 96.7 |
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