The

2000–01 NBA season The 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. No ...

was the 52nd season for the

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlan ...

in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

, and their 38th season in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

. The 76ers won their first ten games of the regular season, held a 36–14 record at the All-Star break, and finished in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 56–26 record, which earned them the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference; it was the team's first 50-win season since 1989–90, and also their best regular season record since 1984–85. All-Star guard

Allen Iverson Allen Ezail Iverson ( ; born June 7, 1975) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "The Answer", he played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as both a shooting guard and point guard. As an NBA rook ...

averaged 31.1 points, 4.6 assists and 2.5 steals per game, leading the league in both scoring and steals; he was named to the

All-NBA First Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sel ...

, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year for his accomplishments, beating

Tim Duncan Timothy Theodore Duncan (born April 25, 1976) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise, spent his entire 19-year career with the San Antonio Sp ...

and

Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), commonly known as Shaq ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program ''Inside the NBA''. He is a and Center (basketball), center ...

by a wide margin. Iverson was also selected to start for the Eastern Conference at the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

, and was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, while head coach Larry Brown was selected to coach the Eastern Conference; Brown was also named the

NBA Coach of the Year The National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1962–63 NBA season. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who l ...

. In addition, the 76ers traded

Theo Ratliff Theophalus Curtis Ratliff (born April 17, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player who played 16 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Alabama, Ratliff played for and graduated from the University of Wyo ...

, Toni Kukoč, and

Nazr Mohammed Nazr Tahiru Mohammed ( ; born September 5, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who had a journeyman career in the National Basketball Association (NBA), playing for eight different teams over 18 seasons. He is the current ...

to the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Easte ...

in exchange for All-Star center

Dikembe Mutombo Dikembe Mutombo Mpolondo Mukamba Jean-Jacques Wamutombo (June 25, 1966 – September 30, 2024) was a Congolese-American professional basketball player. He played 18 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "Mount Mutombo ...

in a mid-season trade; 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 The NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of 124 sportswriters and b ...

for the fourth time, and was also named to the

All-NBA Second Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sel ...

, and to the

NBA All-Defensive First Team The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in tw ...

. 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. while

Tyrone Hill Tyrone Hill (born March 19, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player and former assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Atlanta Hawks. Hill spent four years playing collegiately at Xavier University, in his l ...

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, and George Lynch provided with 8.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. The 76ers had the fifth best team defensive rating in the NBA. 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, thus only having

Matt Geiger Matthew Allen Geiger (born September 10, 1969) is an American former professional National Basketball Association (NBA) player who played at the center position. College career Geiger played for Countryside High School in Clearwater, Florida ...

, 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. The 76ers then traded him along with Kukoč, and Mohammed to the Hawks for Mutombo. By trading Kukoc (who was not included in the original proposed deal, and who won three championships with

Phil Jackson Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jackson is a 13-time NBA champion, having won two as a player and 11 as ...

as his coach during his tenure with the

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference. The team was founded on January 16 ...

), 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. Allen_Iverson_Lipofsky

In the final game of the regular season, against the

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 The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based in San Antonio. The Spurs compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

, and home court advantage over the

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

in the Finals. Both teams had the same record, but the Lakers' record for non-conference opponents was better than Philadelphia's. In the

2001 NBA playoffs The 2001 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2000-01 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadel ...

, Iverson and the 76ers faced off against the 8th-seeded

Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

in the Eastern Conference First Round; despite losing Game 1 at home, 79–78, the 76ers won the next three games, thus the series, before meeting the

Vince Carter Vincent Lamar Carter Jr. (born January 26, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player who played for 22 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He primarily played the shooting guard and small forward positions, b ...

-led

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), E ...

in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals. The Raptors took a 2–1 series lead, but the 76ers managed to win the series in seven games. In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Sixers trailed 2–1 to the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

, but managed to win the series also in seven games, to advance to the

2001 NBA Finals The 2001 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2000–01 season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers to ...

against the defending champion

. Iverson scored 48 points in Game 1, which the 76ers won at the

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in overtime, 107–101. However, the

and

Kobe Bryant Kobe Bean Bryant ( ; August 23, 1978 – January 26, 2020) was an American professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he List of NBA players who have spent their entire career with one franchise, spent his entire 20-year career with t ...

-led Lakers would win the next four games, thus winning their second consecutive NBA championship. Following the season, Hill was traded along with second-year forward Jumaine Jones back to his former team, the

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers, often referred to as the Cavs, are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Divis ...

, and Lynch was dealt to the

Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team ...

. 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. For the season, the 76ers slightly redesigned their uniforms, which remained in use until 2007. 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

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. 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 Ademola Okulaja (10 July 1975 – 17 May 2022) was a German professional basketball player. The last team he played for were the Brose Baskets of the Basketball Bundesliga. After his playing career, he became an agent for NBA player Dennis Schr ...

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

with Toni Kukoč,

, and

for Roshown McLeod and

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.

NBA draft

Roster

Roster Notes

* Rookie point guard Speedy Claxton was on the

injured reserve list The injured reserve list ( IR list) is a designation used in North American professional sports leagues for athletes who suffer injuries and become unable to play. The exact name of the list varies by league; it is known as "injured reserve" in t ...

due to a knee injury, and missed the entire regular season.

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

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W 101–72
,

(25) , George Lynch (11) , Allen Iverson (9) ,

Madison Square Garden Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City. It is located in Midtown Manhattan between Seventh Avenue (Manhattan), Seventh and Eighth Avenue (Manhattan), Eig ...

19,763 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , November 1 ,

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

W 104–98
,

(24) ,

(10) , Eric Snow (8) , First Union Center
19,817 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , November 3 , @

Orlando Orlando commonly refers to: * Orlando, Florida, a city in the United States Orlando may also refer to: People * Orlando (given name), a masculine name, includes a list of people with the name * Orlando (surname), includes a list of people wit ...

W 87–80
, Allen Iverson (29) ,

(17) , Eric Snow (7) , TD Waterhouse Centre
14,233 , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , November 4 , @

Miami Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...

W 84–82
, Allen Iverson (23) , Tyrone Hill (8) , Eric Snow (6) , American Airlines Arena
16,029 , 4–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , November 8 ,

Detroit Detroit ( , ) is the List of municipalities in Michigan, most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario. It had a population of 639,111 at the 2020 United State ...

W 103–94
, Allen Iverson (28) , Theo Ratliff (8) , Allen Iverson (8) , First Union Center
15,986 , 5–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 6 , November 9 , @

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

W 84–82
, Eric Snow (22) , Theo Ratliff (14) , Allen Iverson (5) ,

Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, h ...

16,119 , 6–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , November 11 ,

Boston Boston is the capital and most populous city in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and Financial centre, financial center of New England, a region of the Northeas ...

W 85–83
, Eric Snow (25) , George Lynch (13) , Allen Iverson (7) , First Union Center
19,258 , 7–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 8 , November 15 ,

Cleveland Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located along the southern shore of Lake Erie, it is situated across the Canada–U.S. maritime border and approximately west of the Ohio-Pennsylvania st ...

W 107–98
, George Lynch (23) , Ratliff, McKie (5) , Eric Snow (7) , First Union Center
16,328 , 8–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 9 , November 17 , Miami
W 94–73
, Allen Iverson (19) , Tyrone Hill (9) , Aaron McKie (6) , First Union Center
20,720 , 9–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 10 , November 20 , @

W 114–90
, Allen Iverson (26) ,

(9) , Eric Snow (12) , FleetCenter
15,209 , 10–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 11 , November 22 , @ Charlotte
L 73–88
, Snow, Geiger,

Maxwell Maxwell may refer to: People * Maxwell (surname), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name ** James Clerk Maxwell, mathematician and physicist * Justice Maxwell (disambiguation) * Maxwell baronets, in the Baronetage of N ...

(10) , Matt Geiger (8) , Eric Snow (5) ,

Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte Coliseum was a multi-purpose sports and entertainment arena located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was operated by the Charlotte Coliseum Authority, which also oversees the operation of Bojangles Coliseum, which was called Charlotte ...

15,306 , 10–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 12 , November 24 , @

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state), most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. It is the county seat, seat of Fulton County, Georg ...

W 76–67
, Allen Iverson (21) , Theo Ratliff (14) , Eric Snow (4) ,

Philips Arena State Farm Arena is a Multi-purpose stadium, multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It also served as home to the Atlanta Thrasher ...

17,601 , 11–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 13 , November 25 , @

San Antonio San Antonio ( ; Spanish for " Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio. San Antonio is the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the ...

L 76–96
, Allen Iverson (21) , Tyrone Hill (9) , Eric Snow (3) ,

Alamodome The Alamodome is a 64,000-seat domed indoor multi-purpose stadium in San Antonio, Texas. It is located on the southeastern fringe of downtown San Antonio. The facility opened on May 15, 1993, having been constructed at a cost of $186 milli ...

33,046 , 11–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 14 , November 29 , Washington
W 93–87
, Allen Iverson (29) , Tyrone Hill (10) , Eric Snow (9) , First Union Center
16,263 , 12–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 15 , December 1 , Charlotte
W 95–74
,

(37) , Allen Iverson (10) , Eric Snow (9) , First Union Center
18,377 , 13–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 16 , December 2 , @

W 112–78
, Allen Iverson (27) , Allen Iverson (7) , Eric Snow (11) , Gund Arena
20,562 , 14–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 17 , December 4 , @

Denver Denver ( ) is a List of municipalities in Colorado#Consolidated city and county, consolidated city and county, the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous city of the U.S. state of ...

L 98–105
, Allen Iverson (37) , Allen Iverson (9) , Eric Snow (9) ,

Pepsi Center Ball Arena (formerly known as the Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado, United States. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Int ...

15,129 , 14–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 18 , December 5 , @ L.A. Lakers
L 85–96
, Allen Iverson (27) , Eric Snow (8) , Eric Snow (6) ,

18,997 , 14–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 19 , December 8 , @ Portland
W 107–94
, Allen Iverson (30) , Ratliff, McKie (10) , Allen Iverson (10) ,

Rose Garden Arena Moda Center, formerly known as the Rose Garden, is the primary indoor sports arena in Portland, Oregon, United States. It is used for basketball, rodeos, circuses, conventions, ice shows, concerts, and dramatic productions. The arena has a capac ...

20,113 , 15–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 20 , December 9 , @

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

W 83–79
, Allen Iverson (18) , Theo Ratliff (10) , Aaron McKie (5) , General Motors Place
15,671 , 16–4 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 21 , December 11 ,

L 91–96 (OT)
, Allen Iverson (26) ,

(13) , Allen Iverson (7) , First Union Center
18,707 , 16–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 22 , December 13 , @ Washington
W 102–82
, Allen Iverson (25) , Theo Ratliff (13) , Aaron McKie (6) ,

MCI Center Capital One Arena is an indoor arena in Washington, D.C. Located in the Chinatown section of the larger Penn Quarter neighborhood, the arena sits atop the Gallery Place rapid transit station of the Washington Metro. The arena was opened on D ...

14,923 , 17–5 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 23 , December 15 ,

Dallas Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most ...

L 94–112
, Allen Iverson (26) , Theo Ratliff (9) , George Lynch (4) , First Union Center
18,563 , 17–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 24 , December 16 , @

Chicago Chicago is the List of municipalities in Illinois, most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. With a population of 2,746,388, as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, it is the List of Unite ...

W 99–91
, Allen Iverson (33) , Todd MacCulloch (13) , Allen Iverson (8) ,

United Center The United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL) ...

22,110 , 18–6 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 25 , December 20 ,

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

L 89–91
, Allen Iverson (45) , Tyrone Hill (12) , Toni Kukoč (4) , First Union Center
19,428 , 18–7 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 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 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 27 , December 26 , @ Utah

, Aaron McKie (24) , Tyrone Hill (8) , Kevin Ollie (7) , First Union Center
19,911 , 19–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 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 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 29 , December 30 , @

Sacramento Sacramento ( or ; ; ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento and American Rivers in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's 2020 p ...

W 107–104 (OT)
, Allen Iverson (46) , Tyrone Hill (13) , Aaron McKie (14) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 21–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 30 , January 3 ,

W 98–80
,

(21) , Ratliff,

Hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit, and is usually applied to peaks which are above elevation compared to the relative landmass, though not as prominent as Mountain, mountains. Hills ...

(11) , Aaron McKie (10) , First Union Center
17,643 , 22–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 31 , January 5 ,

Seattle Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...

W 121–89
, Allen Iverson (41) , Tyrone Hill (11) , Aaron McKie (6) , First Union Center
20,240 , 23–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 32 , January 6 , @

W 107–103
, Allen Iverson (54) , Theo Ratliff (9) , Aaron McKie (9) , Gund Arena
20,562 , 24–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 33 , January 9 , @

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

W 104–87
, Allen Iverson (22) , Theo Ratliff (13) , Aaron McKie (7) ,

Continental Airlines Arena Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and Izod Center) is a closed indoor sports and concert venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States. Since closing, ...

13,340 , 25–8 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 34 , January 10 , Portland
L 75–93
, Aaron McKie (15) , Hill,

Lynch Lynch may refer to: Places Australia * Lynch Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica * Lynch Point, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica * Lynch's Crater, Queensland, Australia England * River Lynch, Hertfordshire * The Lynch, an island in the Rive ...

(8) , Aaron McKie (5) , First Union Center
20,645 , 25–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 35 , January 12 , @ Washington
W 86–82
, Allen Iverson (29) , Tyrone Hill (20) , Aaron McKie (7) ,

20,674 , 26–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 36 , January 13 ,

W 100–83
, Allen Iverson (40) , George Lynch (9) , Aaron McKie (10) , First Union Center
20,607 , 27–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 37 , January 15 , Charlotte
W 84–79
, Allen Iverson (35) , George Lynch (16) , Allen Iverson (7) , First Union Center
20,188 , 28–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 38 , January 17 ,

W 99–88
, Allen Iverson (43) , George Lynch (9) , Aaron McKie (7) , First Union Center
18,674 , 29–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 39 , January 19 , New Jersey

, Aaron McKie (21) , Tyrone Hill (10) , Kevin Ollie (9) , First Union Center
20,249 , 30–9 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 40 , January 21 ,

L 106–110 (OT)
, Allen Iverson (51) , Theo Ratliff (13) , Aaron McKie (7) , First Union Center
20,583 , 30–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 41 , January 23 , @

W 114–98
, Allen Iverson (30) , George Lynch (13) , Aaron McKie (11) ,

Reunion Arena Reunion Arena was an indoor arena located in the Reunion, Dallas, Reunion district of downtown Dallas, Texas, United States. The arena served as the primary home of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Dallas Stars and the National Basketball Ass ...

18,187 , 31–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 42 , January 24 , @

Houston Houston ( ) is the List of cities in Texas by population, most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and in the Southern United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the county seat, seat of ...

W 85–84 (OT)
, Allen Iverson (32) , Tyrone Hill (19) , Iverson, McKie, Ollie (3) , Compaq Center
14,051 , 32–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 43 , January 26 ,

W 105–89
, Allen Iverson (44) , Hill, Lynch (13) , Aaron McKie (5) , First Union Center
18,609 , 33–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 44 , January 28 , @

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

W 86–81
, Allen Iverson (27) , George Lynch (12) , Allen Iverson (8) , Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 , 34–10 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 45 , January 30 , @ Toronto
L 89–96
, Allen Iverson (38) , Tyrone Hill (14) , Aaron McKie (10) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 34–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 46 , February 1 , @ New York
W 87–80
,

(31) ,

(13) , Iverson, McKie (8) ,

19,763 , 35–11 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 47 , February 2 ,

L 117–123 (2OT)
, Allen Iverson (47) , Theo Ratliff (13) , Allen Iverson (7) , First Union Center
20,645 , 35–12 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 48 , February 4 , @

L 89–96
, Allen Iverson (32) , Theo Ratliff (12) , Aaron McKie (9) ,

17,764 , 35–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 49 , February 5 ,

W 99–80
, Allen Iverson (37) , Jumaine Jones (9) , Aaron McKie (10) , First Union Center
18,726 , 36–13 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 50 , February 7 ,

L 87–112
, Allen Iverson (26) , George Lynch (11) , Aaron McKie (8) , First Union Center
17,661 , 36–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 51 , February 13 , @

Milwaukee Milwaukee is the List of cities in Wisconsin, most populous city in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the List of United States cities by population, 31st-most populous city in the United States ...

W 107–104
, Allen Iverson (49) ,

(16) ,

Snow Snow consists of individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes. It consists of frozen crystalline water througho ...

, McKie (6) , Bradley Center
18,717 , 37–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 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 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 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 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 54 , February 18 , Phoenix
W 104–98
, Allen Iverson (26) , George Lynch (12) , Eric Snow (8) , First Union Center
20,781 , 40–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 55 , February 21 ,

W 107–91
, Allen Iverson (36) , Tyrone Hill (12) , Eric Snow (7) , First Union Center
17,944 , 41–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 56 , February 23 , @

W 99–78
, Allen Iverson (43) ,

(13) , Eric Snow (6) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076 , 42–14 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 57 , February 24 , @ Charlotte
L 85–86
, Allen Iverson (47) , Tyrone Hill (13) , Eric Snow (8) ,

19,925 , 42–15 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 58 , February 26 , Milwaukee
L 91–98
, Allen Iverson (26) , Dikembe Mutombo (16) , Eric Snow (9) , First Union Center
20,324 , 42–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 59 , February 28 ,

W 79–69
, Allen Iverson (27) , Dikembe Mutombo (18) , Iverson, Snow, McKie (3) , First Union Center
20,562 , 43–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 60 , March 2 , Washington
W 107–102
,

(41) ,

(16) , Eric Snow (11) , First Union Center
20,257 , 44–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 61 , March 7 ,

W 102–94
, Allen Iverson (38) ,

(14) , Eric Snow (8) , First Union Center
19,930 , 45–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 62 , March 9 ,

W 108–103
, Allen Iverson (47) , Dikembe Mutombo (13) , Eric Snow (13) , First Union Center
20,672 , 46–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 63 , March 11 , @

W 97–91
, Eric Snow (19) , Dikembe Mutombo (22) , Eric Snow (10) , FleetCenter
18,624 , 47–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 64 , March 14 , @

W 85–67
, Tyrone Hill (16) , Dikembe Mutombo (12) , Eric Snow (7) ,

22,835 , 48–16 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 65 , March 16 ,

L 79–100
, Allen Iverson (28) , George Lynch (8) , Eric Snow (7) , First Union Center
20,866 , 48–17 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 66 , March 17 , @

L 78–87
, Aaron McKie (23) , Hill, Mutombo (10) , Aaron McKie (10) , Bradley Center
18,717 , 48–18 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 67 , March 19 , @

L 89–93
, Aaron McKie (21) , George Lynch (13) , Eric Snow (9) , KeyArena
17,072 , 48–19 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 68 , March 20 , @ L.A. Clippers
L 77–88
, Aaron McKie (22) , Aaron McKie (7) , Eric Snow (9) ,

19,680 , 48–20 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 69 , March 23 , @ Phoenix
L 71–84
, Aaron McKie (20) , Dikembe Mutombo (13) , Aaron McKie (4) , America West Arena
19,023 , 48–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 70 , March 26 ,

W 90–78
, Allen Iverson (36) , Dikembe Mutombo (17) , Eric Snow (13) , First Union Center
20,561 , 49–21 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 71 , March 28 ,

L 95–96
, Allen Iverson (37) , Tyrone Hill (17) , Eric Snow (10) , First Union Center
20,683 , 49–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 72 , March 30 , Golden State
W 102–89
, Allen Iverson (35) , Tyrone Hill (14) , Allen Iverson (9) , First Union Center
20,958 , 50–22 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 73 , April 1 ,

W 104–93
,

(37) ,

(13) , Eric Snow (9) , First Union Center
20,690 , 50–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 74 , April 3 , @

L 85–100
, Allen Iverson (18) ,

(16) , Eric Snow (8) , Air Canada Centre
19,800 , 51–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 75 , April 4 , @

W 90–84
, Dikembe Mutombo (21) , Dikembe Mutombo (16) , Eric Snow (7) , The Palace of Auburn Hills
16,485 , 52–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 76 , April 6 ,

W 96–88
, Dikembe Mutombo (27) , Dikembe Mutombo (13) , Kevin Ollie (10) , First Union Center
20,767 , 53–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 77 , April 9 ,

W 108–95
, Allen Iverson (37) , Dikembe Mutombo (19) , Eric Snow (9) , First Union Center
20,365 , 54–23 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 78 , April 10 , @

L 81–83
, Allen Iverson (41) , Dikembe Mutombo (12) , Eric Snow (7) , American Airlines Arena
20,098 , 54–24 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 79 , April 12 , @

L 77–101
, Tyrone Hill (16) ,

(7) , Eric Snow (9) , TD Waterhouse Centre
17,248 , 54–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 80 , April 15 , New York
W 89–82
, Allen Iverson (27) , Dikembe Mutombo (16) , Aaron McKie (9) , First Union Center
20,699 , 55–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 81 , April 17 , @ Indiana
W 111–105 (OT)
, Jumaine Jones (26) , Jumaine Jones (13) , Eric Snow (8) , Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 , 56–25 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 82 , April 18 ,

L 86–92
, Todd MacCulloch (21) , Geiger,

(9) , Eric Snow (9) , First Union Center
19,449 , 56–26

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , April 21 ,

L 78–79
, Aaron McKie (18) ,

(22) , Iverson, McKie (7) , First Union Center
20,613 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , April 24 ,

W 116–98
,

(45) ,

(11) ,

(9) , First Union Center
20,739 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , April 28 , @

W 92–87
,

(32) ,

(15) ,

(6) , Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , May 2 , @

W 88–85
,

(33) ,

(11) , Aaron McKie (6) , Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345 , 3–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , May 6 ,

L 93–96
,

(36) ,

(12) , Eric Snow (7) , First Union Center
20,892 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , May 9 ,

W 97–92
,

(54) ,

(10) , Eric Snow (5) , First Union Center
20,870 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , May 11 , @

L 78–102
,

(23) ,

(9) ,

(8) , Air Canada Centre
20,436 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , May 13 , @

W 84–79
,

(30) ,

(17) , Iverson, McKie (5) , Air Canada Centre
20,351 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , May 16 ,

W 121–88
,

(52) ,

(9) , Aaron McKie (9) , First Union Center
20,939 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 6 , May 18 , @

L 89–101
,

(20) ,

(14) , Aaron McKie (6) , Air Canada Centre
20,499 , 3–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , May 20 ,

W 88–87
, Aaron McKie (22) ,

(17) ,

(16) , First Union Center
20,848 , 4–3 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , May 22 ,

W 93–85
,

(34) ,

(18) , Iverson,

(6) , First Union Center
20,877 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , May 24 ,

L 78–92
, Aaron McKie (21) ,

(20) ,

(9) , First Union Center
20,998 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , May 26 , @

L 74–80
, Aaron McKie (22) ,

(10) , Aaron McKie (5) , Bradley Center
18,717 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , May 28 , @

W 89–83
,

(28) ,

(15) , Aaron McKie (9) , Bradley Center
18,717 , 2–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , May 30 ,

W 89–88
,

(21) ,

(13) ,

(8) , First Union Center
21,087 , 3–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 6 , June 1 , @

L 100–110
,

(46) ,

(14) , Aaron McKie (9) , Bradley Center
18,717 , 3–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 7 , June 3 ,

W 108–91
,

(44) ,

(19) , Aaron McKie (13) , First Union Center
21,046 , 4–3 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , June 6 , @ L.A. Lakers
W 107–101 (OT)
,

(48) ,

(16) , Aaron McKie (9) ,

18,997 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , June 8 , @ L.A. Lakers
L 89–98
,

(23) ,

(13) , Aaron McKie (6) ,

18,997 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , June 10 , L.A. Lakers
L 91–96
,

(35) , Iverson, Mutombo (12) , Aaron McKie (8) , First Union Center
20,900 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , June 13 , L.A. Lakers
L 86–100
,

(35) ,

(9) , Iverson,

(4) , First Union Center
20,896 , 1–3 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 5 , June 15 , L.A. Lakers
L 96–108
,

(37) ,

(13) , Eric Snow (12) , First Union Center
20,890 , 1–4 , -

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

and the

Miami Heat The Miami Heat are an American professional basketball team based in Miami. The Heat compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division (NBA), Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern C ...

, the finals have again been returned to a 2-2-1-1-1 format.

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards and records

, NBA Most Valuable Player Award *

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award The NBA Defensive Player of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the best defensive player of the regular season. The winner is selected by a panel of 124 sportswriters and b ...

* Aaron McKie,

NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award The National Basketball Association's Sixth Man of the Year (colloquially known as the 6MOY) is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1982–83 NBA season to the league's best performing player for his team coming ...

* Larry Brown,

NBA Coach of the Year Award The National Basketball Association's Coach of the Year is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) award given since the 1962–63 NBA season. The winner receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, which is named in honor of the head coach who l ...

* Allen Iverson,

* Dikembe Mutombo, All-NBA Second Team * Dikembe Mutombo,

Transactions

References

Philadelphia 76ers on Basketball Reference
{{DEFAULTSORT:2000-01 Philadelphia 76ers Season

Philadelphia Philadelphia ( ), colloquially referred to as Philly, is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania, most populous city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and the List of United States cities by population, sixth-most populous city in the Unit ...

Philadelphia 76ers seasons Eastern Conference (NBA) championship seasons

2000 in Philadelphia 2001 in Philadelphia