NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2000β01 NBA season was the Mavericks' 21st season in the
National Basketball Association .
[1] During the off-season, the Mavericks acquired
Christian Laettner and
Loy Vaught from the
Detroit Pistons in two separate trades,
[2]
[3] acquired
Howard Eisley from the
Utah Jazz ,
[4] and acquired top draft pick
Courtney Alexander from the
Orlando Magic .
[5]
[6] In their final season at the
Reunion Arena , the Mavericks won ten of their first fifteen games, and played above .500 for the entire season, holding a 31β19 record at the All-Star break.
[7] At midseason, the team traded Laettner, Vaught and Alexander along with
Hubert Davis , and top draft pick
Etan Thomas (who missed the entire season with a toe injury, and never played for the Mavericks) to the
Washington Wizards in exchange for
Juwan Howard and second-year center
Calvin Booth ,
[8]
[9] as the team signed free agent
Vernon Maxwell , who was previously released by the
Philadelphia 76ers . The Mavericks finished third in the Midwest Division with a 53β29 record,
[10] and made their first playoff appearance since the 1989β90 season, ending a ten-year playoff drought.
[11]
Dirk Nowitzki averaged 21.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while
Michael Finley averaged 21.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was selected for the
2001 NBA All-Star Game , which was his second and final All-Star selection,
[12]
[13]
[14] and
Steve Nash showed improvement averaging 15.6 points and 7.3 assists per game. In addition, Eisley contributed 9.0 points and 3.6 assists per game, and
Shawn Bradley provided the team with 7.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game.
[15] Nash finished in third place in
Most Improved Player voting, while Nowitzki finished tied in fifth place.
[16]
In the
Western Conference First Round , the Mavericks trailed 2β0 to the 4th-seeded
Utah Jazz ,
[17]
[18] but managed to win the next three games, thus winning the series 3β2, and winning their first playoff series since
1988 .
[19]
[20]
[21]
[22] However, they would lose in the Western Conference Semi-finals to the
San Antonio Spurs in five games.
[23]
[24]
[25]
[26] Following the season, Eisley was traded to the
New York Knicks ,
[27]
[28] while
Gary Trent signed with the
Minnesota Timberwolves ,
[29] Booth signed with the
Seattle SuperSonics , and Maxwell retired.
Draft picks
Roster
2000β01 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
52
Booth, Calvin
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1976β05β07
Penn State
C
44
Bradley, Shawn
7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1972β03β22
BYU
F
2
Bryant, Mark
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1965β04β25
Seton Hall
G
21
Buckner, Greg
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1976β09β16
Clemson
G
9
Eisley, Howard
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
1972β12β04
Boston College
G/F
4
Finley, Michael (C)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1973β03β06
Wisconsin
F
1
Harvey, Donnell
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1980β08β26
Florida
F
5
Howard, Juwan
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1973β02β07
Michigan
G
3
Maxwell, Vernon
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1965β09β12
Florida
F
14
NΓ‘jera, Eduardo
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1976β07β11
Oklahoma
G
13
Nash, Steve (C)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1974β02β07
Santa Clara
F/C
41
Nowitzki, Dirk
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
237 lb (108 kg)
1978β06β19
Germany
F
33
Trent, Gary
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1974β09β22
Ohio
C
16
Wang Zhizhi
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1977β07β08
China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: February 28, 2001
Roster Notes
Regular season
Standings
z = clinched division title
y = clinched division title
x = clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
2000-01 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NYK
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
TOR
UTA
VAN
WAS
Atlanta
β
1β3
0β4
2β2
2β2
0β2
1β1
0β4
2β0
0β2
2β2
1β1
1β1
0β3
1β3
0β2
1β3
2β2
1β3
0β3
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
Boston
3β1
β
0β4
2β1
2β1
0β2
2β0
3β1
0β2
1β1
1β3
2β0
0β2
2β2
1β3
1β1
4β0
1β3
1β3
0β4
2β0
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β3
1β1
0β2
3β1
Charlotte
4β0
4β0
β
3β1
2β2
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
0β2
3β1
2β0
0β2
2β2
3β1
1β1
4β0
1β2
2β1
2β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
3β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
Chicago
2β2
1β2
1β3
β
1β3
0β2
0β2
0β4
0β2
0β2
0β4
0β2
0β2
1β3
0β4
0β2
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β3
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β4
0β2
1β1
2β1
Cleveland
2β2
1β2
2β2
3β1
β
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β0
0β2
1β3
0β2
0β2
2β2
1β3
0β2
3β0
2β2
1β3
0β4
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β4
1β1
1β1
2β2
Dallas
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
1β1
β
3β1
1β1
4β0
2β2
1β1
4β0
0β4
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β3
2β2
2β2
1β3
3β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
2β0
Denver
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β3
β
1β1
4β0
3β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β4
2β2
2β2
2β2
2β2
0β2
1β3
4β0
1β1
Detroit
4β0
1β3
2β2
4β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
β
1β1
0β2
1β3
0β2
0β2
0β4
1β3
0β2
4β0
1β2
2β2
0β4
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β2
Golden State
0β2
2β0
0β2
2β0
0β2
0β4
0β4
1β1
β
1β3
2β0
1β3
1β3
0β2
0β2
2β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β2
0β4
0β4
0β4
0β4
0β2
1β3
1β3
0β2
Houston
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β2
1β3
2β0
3β1
β
2β0
1β3
1β3
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β3
0β4
1β3
2β2
2β0
1β3
4β0
2β0
Indiana
2β2
3β1
1β3
4β0
3β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
0β2
0β2
β
2β0
1β1
1β2
2β2
1β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
0β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β4
0β2
2β0
4β0
L.A. Clippers
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
2β0
0β4
2β2
2β0
3β1
3β1
0β2
β
1β3
0β2
1β1
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
1β3
0β4
0β4
1β1
0β4
2β2
1β1
L.A. Lakers
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
4β0
2β2
2β0
3β1
3β1
1β1
3β1
β
1β1
0β2
3β1
2β0
0β2
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β2
0β4
2β0
2β2
4β0
2β0
Miami
3β0
2β2
2β2
3β1
2β2
0β2
2β0
4β0
2β0
1β1
2β1
2β0
1β1
β
1β2
1β1
3β1
2β3
3β1
1β3
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
2β0
4β0
Milwaukee
3β1
3β1
1β3
4β0
3β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
2β0
0β2
2β2
1β1
2β0
2β1
β
0β2
4β0
1β2
4β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
2β0
0β2
3β1
2β0
1β1
3β1
Minnesota
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β3
2β2
2β0
2β2
2β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
1β1
2β0
β
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
3β1
3β1
2β2
1β3
3β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
New Jersey
3β1
0β4
0β4
2β2
0β3
0β2
1β1
0β4
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β0
0β2
1β3
0β4
1β1
β
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β2
0β2
1β1
3β1
New York
2β2
3β1
2β1
3β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
2β1
2β0
0β2
2β2
1β1
2β0
3β2
2β1
2β0
2β2
β
3β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β3
0β2
1β1
4β0
Orlando
3β1
3β1
1β2
3β1
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
0β4
1β1
3β1
1β3
β
3β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
2β1
0β2
2β0
3β1
Philadelphia
3β0
4β0
2β2
3β1
4β0
1β1
1β1
4β0
2β0
1β1
3β0
1β1
1β1
3β1
2β2
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β3
β
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
2β0
4β0
Phoenix
2β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
4β0
1β1
2β2
3β1
1β1
2β2
1β3
2β0
2β0
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
β
3β1
1β3
2β2
3β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
Portland
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β2
2β2
2β0
4β0
3β1
2β0
2β2
2β2
1β1
2β0
1β3
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β3
β
1β3
1β3
2β2
2β0
3β1
2β2
2β0
Sacramento
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β2
2β2
2β0
4β0
4β0
0β2
3β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β2
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
3β1
3β1
β
2β2
2β2
2β0
3β1
4β0
2β0
San Antonio
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
2β0
4β0
3β1
2β0
4β0
2β2
1β1
0β2
3β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
2β2
3β1
2β2
β
3β1
1β1
4β0
4β0
2β0
Seattle
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
1β3
2β2
0β2
4β0
2β2
1β1
4β0
4β0
1β1
2β0
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β3
2β2
2β2
1β3
β
0β2
0β4
3β1
2β0
Toronto
2β2
3β1
1β3
4β0
4β0
0β2
2β0
2β2
2β0
0β2
4β0
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β3
0β2
2β1
3β1
1β2
3β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β0
β
1β1
2β0
4β0
Utah
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
3β1
3β1
2β0
4β0
2β2
1β1
0β2
2β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β2
1β3
1β3
4β0
1β3
0β2
β
4β0
2β0
Vancouver
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β3
0β4
1β1
3β1
0β4
0β2
2β2
0β4
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β3
2β2
0β4
0β4
1β3
0β2
0β4
β
2β0
Washington
2β2
1β3
2β2
1β2
2β2
0β2
1β1
2β1
2β0
0β2
0β4
1β1
0β2
0β4
1β3
1β1
1β3
0β4
1β3
0β4
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β4
0β2
0β2
β
Game log
2000β01 game log Total: 53β29 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
October: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
November: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
December: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
January: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
February: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
March: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
April: 0β0 (home: 0β0; road: 0β0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
2000β01 schedule
Playoffs
2001 playoff game log
First Round: 3β2 (home: 2β0; road: 1β2)
Conference semifinals: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3)
2001 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Playoffs
Awards and records
Transactions
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