2000–01 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =2000–01 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
TV =NBC, TBS
season =Regular season
season_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
MVP =flagicon|USA Allen Iverson (Philadelphia)
MVP_link =NBA MVP
top_scorer =flagicon|USA Allen Iverson (Philadelphia)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =2001 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Philadelphia 76ers
conf1_runner-up =Milwaukee Bucks
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
conf2_runner-up =San Antonio Spurs
finals =Finals
finals_link =2001 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
finals_runner-up =Philadelphia 76ers
finals_MVP =flagicon|USA Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles)
finals_MVP_link =NBA Finals MVP
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1999–2000 NBA season
prevseason_year =1999–2000
nextseason_link =2001–02 NBA season
nextseason_year =2001–02The 2000–01 NBA season was the 55th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their second straight championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 1 in the 2001 NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

*The NBA All-Star Game was held at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.. The East won 111-110, with Philadelphia's Allen Iverson being named the game's Most Valuable Player.
*The Grizzlies play their final season in Vancouver before relocating to Memphis, Tennessee for the following season.
*Rick Pitino resigned as head coach and president of the Boston Celtics, ending a three-plus year tenure filled with turmoil, disappointment and three consecutive below .500, non-playoff seasons
*The Houston Rockets achieve the highest winning percentage (.549) for a squad that misses the playoffs. This will later be broken during the 2007-2008 NBA season by the Golden State Warriors.
* The Dallas Mavericks played their final home game at Reunion Arena.
*After winning only 56 regular season games, the Los Angeles Lakers win their second straight title by going 15-1 in the playoffs, the best playoff winning percentage in NBA history.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

C - NBA Champions

2000-01 NBA statistics leaders

NBA awards

*Most Valuable Player: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
*Rookie of the Year: Mike Miller, Orlando Magic
*Defensive Player of the Year: Dikembe Mutombo, Philadelphia 76ers/Atlanta Hawks
*Sixth Man of the Year: Aaron McKie, Philadelphia 76ers
*Most Improved Player: Tracy McGrady, Orlando Magic
*Coach of the Year: Larry Brown, Philadelphia 76ers
*Executive of the Year: Geoff Petrie, Sacramento Kings
*Sportsmanship Award: David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
*All-NBA First Team:
**F - Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
**F - Chris Webber, Sacramento Kings
**C - Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
**G - Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
**G - Jason Kidd, Phoenix Suns
*All-NBA Second Team:
**F - Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves
**F - Vince Carter, Toronto Raptors
**C - Dikembe Mutombo, Philadelphia 76ers/Atlanta Hawks
**G - Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
**G - Tracy McGrady, Orlando Magic
*All-NBA Third Team:
**F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
**F - Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Mavericks
**C - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
**G - Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics
**G - Ray Allen, Milwaukee Bucks
*All-Defensive First Team:
**Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
**Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves
**Dikembe Mutombo, Philadelphia 76ers/Atlanta Hawks
**Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics
**Jason Kidd, Phoenix Suns
*All-Defensive Second Team:
**Bruce Bowen, Miami Heat
**P.J. Brown, Charlotte Hornets
**Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
**Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
**Doug Christie, Sacramento Kings
*All-Rookie First Team:
**Mike Miller, Orlando Magic
**Kenyon Martin, New Jersey Nets
**Marc Jackson, Golden State Warriors
**Morris Peterson, Toronto Raptors
**Darius Miles, Los Angeles Clippers
*All-Rookie Second Team:
**Hidayet Turkoglu, Sacramento Kings
**Desmond Mason, Seattle SuperSonics
**Courtney Alexander, Washington Wizards
**Marcus Fizer, Chicago Bulls
**Chris Mihm, Cleveland Cavaliers

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