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2000–01 National Basketball Association season

2000–01 NBA season
League National Basketball Association
Sport Basketball
Duration October 31, 2000 – April 18, 2001
April 21 – June 3, 2001 (Playoffs)
June 6 – 15, 2001 (Finals)
Number of teams 29
TV partner(s) NBC, TBS, TNT
Draft
Top draft pick Kenyon Martin
Picked by New Jersey Nets
Regular season
Top seed San Antonio Spurs
Season MVP Allen Iverson (Philadelphia)
Top scorer Allen Iverson (Philadelphia)
Playoffs
Eastern champions Philadelphia 76ers
  Eastern runners-up Milwaukee Bucks
Western champions Los Angeles Lakers
  Western runners-up San Antonio Spurs
Finals
Champions Los Angeles Lakers
  Runners-up Philadelphia 76ers
Finals MVP Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles)
NBA seasons

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.



Notes

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.


* Division winner
Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage


The following players were named the Players of the Month.

The following players were named the Rookies of the Month.

The following coaches were named Coaches of the Month.


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