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Dates | April 21–June 15, 2001 |
Season | 2000–01 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Los Angeles Lakers (13th title) |
Runner-up | Philadelphia 76ers |
Semifinalists |
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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 Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 1. Shaquille O'Neal was named NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year.
The Dallas Mavericks made the playoffs for the first time since 1990. Along the way they had many abysmal seasons, including back–to–back years with 11 and 13 wins between 1993 and 1994.
The Los Angeles Lakers entered the postseason with an eight game winning streak, while the Milwaukee Bucks entered the playoffs as division champions for the first time since 1986.
For the first time since 1997, all four late 80’s expansion teams (Miami, Orlando, Charlotte, and Minnesota) made the playoffs. As of 2023, this remains the most recent occurrence of all four expansion teams making the playoffs.
With their series win over the Orlando Magic, the Milwaukee Bucks won their first playoff series since 1989.
With their 3–2 series win over the Utah Jazz in the first round, the Dallas Mavericks won their first playoff series since 1988. This also marked the first time since 1995 that the Jazz failed to advance past the first round.
The Sacramento Kings won their first playoff series since 1981 (when they were the Kansas City Kings) and the first since moving to Sacramento. The Toronto Raptors also won their first playoff series in franchise history with their 3–2 first round victory over the New York Knicks. They would not win another playoff series until 2016.
For the first time since 1991, the Knicks failed to win a first–round playoff series. Coincidentally, this also marked the first time since 1996 that the Heat and the Knicks did not meet in the playoffs as both teams were eliminated in the first round by the Charlotte Hornets and the Toronto Raptors, respectively. The Heat and the Knicks would not return to the playoffs until 2004.
2001 also marked the closest the Charlotte Hornets came to making the Eastern Conference Finals, taking a 3–2 series lead over the Milwaukee Bucks before bowing out in seven games. As of 2024, the Hornets were one of two active teams (the other being the New Orleans Pelicans) to never advance to the Conference Finals. After eliminating the Hornets, the Milwaukee Bucks made the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 1986. For the Bucks, this was their most recent playoff series win until 2019.
The Western Conference Semi–Finals series between the San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Mavericks also marked the start of the Mavericks–Spurs rivalry. The Spurs would win this playoff series (along with subsequent series victories in 2003 and 2010), while the Mavericks won in 2006 and 2009. Game 4 of the series was the last NBA game ever played at Reunion Arena, as the Mavericks moved to the American Airlines Center the following season.
With their Western Conference Finals sweep of the San Antonio Spurs, the Lakers went 11–0 through the first three rounds, extending their winning streak to 19 games (regular season and playoffs)). The Lakers also equaled the previous records set by their 1989 team by winning their first 11 post–season games and sweeping three series in the post-season. Their playoff dominance would be bested after the first round of playoffs was extended to a best of seven format instead of the best of five in the 2003 NBA playoffs by the 2016–17 Golden State Warriors who would go 16–1 on their way to their fifth championship.
With their Eastern Conference Finals victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, the Philadelphia 76ers made the NBA Finals for the first time since 1983, when Moses Malone and Julius Erving led the 1983 team to the NBA title (coincidentally, last defeating the Lakers) in the famous "fo', fo', fo'" year (it ended up being "fo', fi', fo'", as Philadelphia lost one second-round game to the Milwaukee Bucks that year). With the loss, the Bucks would not return to the Conference Finals until 2019.
Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals was extremely notable for two things.
With their Game 5 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, the Los Angeles Lakers won their 13th NBA championship. With the win, the Lakers put together the most dominant postseason in NBA history, going 15–1. They set many records, including going undefeated in regulation and on the road (finishing 8–0 in the latter category). They were also the second NBA champion to defeat four 50–win or better teams on their way to the title as the Rockets did it first in 1995.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Philadelphia* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Indiana | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Toronto | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | New York | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Toronto | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Philadelphia* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Miami | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Charlotte | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Charlotte | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Milwaukee* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Orlando | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Philadelphia* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | San Antonio* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Dallas | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Utah | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Dallas | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | San Antonio | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Sacramento | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Phoenix | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Sacramento | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | LA Lakers* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Portland | 0 |
The San Antonio Spurs clinched the best record in the NBA, and they earned home-court advantage throughout the entire playoffs. However, when they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers gained home-court advantage for the NBA Finals. San Antonio's 58 games remain tied for the lowest for a team with home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, being equal to the 2023 Milwaukee Bucks.
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
The Philadelphia 76ers clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference and had home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:
April 21 |
Indiana Pacers 79, Philadelphia 76ers78 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 19–23, 22–13, 21–13 | ||
Pts: Miller, Rose 17 each Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal20 Asts: Travis Best10 |
Pts: Aaron McKie18 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo22 Asts: Iverson, McKie 7 each | |
Indiana leads series, 1–0 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 24 |
Indiana Pacers 98, Philadelphia 76ers 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 32–33, 19–30, 20–25 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller41 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal11 Asts: Travis Best6 |
Pts: Allen Iverson45 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo11 Asts: Allen Iverson9 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
April 28 |
Philadelphia 76ers 92, Indiana Pacers87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 24–17, 29–19, 18–27 | ||
Pts: Allen Iverson32 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo15 Asts: Allen Iverson6 |
Pts: Reggie Miller35 Rebs: Travis Best11 Asts: Travis Best9 | |
Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 2 |
Philadelphia 76ers 88, Indiana Pacers85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 17–21, 22–21, 24–16 | ||
Pts: Allen Iverson33 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo11 Asts: Aaron McKie6 |
Pts: Reggie Miller32 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal14 Asts: Travis Best12 | |
Philadelphia wins series, 3–1 |
Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |
Philadelphia won 3–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pacers winning two of the first three meetings.
Indiana leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||
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April 22 |
Orlando Magic 90, Milwaukee Bucks 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 24–28, 28–30, 16–24 | ||
Pts: Tracy McGrady33 Rebs: McGrady, Outlaw 9 each Asts: Tracy McGrady8 |
Pts: Scott Williams19 Rebs: Scott Williams16 Asts: Sam Cassell8 | |
Milwaukee leads series, 1–0 |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
April 25 |
Orlando Magic 96, Milwaukee Bucks 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–33, 25–20, 26–29, 19–21 | ||
Pts: Tracy McGrady35 Rebs: Doleac, Outlaw 7 each Asts: Tracy McGrady7 |
Pts: Ray Allen27 Rebs: Ervin Johnson13 Asts: Ray Allen7 | |
Milwaukee leads series, 2–0 |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
April 28 |
Milwaukee Bucks 116, Orlando Magic 121 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 27–20, 24–36, 36–30, Overtime: 6–11 | ||
Pts: Ray Allen27 Rebs: Sam Cassell16 Asts: Ray Allen6 |
Pts: Tracy McGrady42 Rebs: Bo Outlaw14 Asts: Tracy McGrady10 | |
Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 |
TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida |
May 1 |
Milwaukee Bucks 112, Orlando Magic 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–36, 35–25, 40–26, 15–17 | ||
Pts: Ray Allen26 Rebs: Tim Thomas10 Asts: Sam Cassell6 |
Pts: Tracy McGrady25 Rebs: Bo Outlaw12 Asts: Armstrong, McGrady 8 each | |
Milwaukee wins series, 3–1 |
TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida |
Milwaukee won 4–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Bucks and the Magic.[2]
April 21 |
Charlotte Hornets 106, Miami Heat80 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 27–19, 31–18, 25–22 | ||
Pts: Jamal Mashburn28 Rebs: P. J. Brown7 Asts: Baron Davis8 |
Pts: Eddie House16 Rebs: Brian Grant10 Asts: Tim Hardaway5 | |
Charlotte leads series, 1–0 |
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida |
April 23 |
Charlotte Hornets 102, Miami Heat76 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 28–26, 24–7, 24–17 | ||
Pts: Jamal Mashburn22 Rebs: P. J. Brown8 Asts: Baron Davis4 |
Pts: Eddie Jones21 Rebs: Grant, Jones 6 each Asts: Tim Hardaway4 | |
Charlotte leads series, 2–0 |
American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida |
April 27 |
Miami Heat 79, Charlotte Hornets 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 14–31, 24–15, 24–21 | ||
Pts: Eddie Jones22 Rebs: Alonzo Mourning9 Asts: Anthony Carter5 |
Pts: Davis, Mashburn 21 each Rebs: P. J. Brown12 Asts: Jamal Mashburn8 | |
Charlotte wins series, 3–0 |
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Heat and the Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats franchise.[3]
April 22 |
Toronto Raptors 85, New York Knicks 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 26–19, 21–25, 20–26 | ||
Pts: Davis, Williams 19 each Rebs: Antonio Davis15 Asts: Alvin Williams8 |
Pts: Allan Houston23 Rebs: Marcus Camby18 Asts: Mark Jackson6 | |
New York leads series, 1–0 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
April 26 |
Toronto Raptors 94, New York Knicks74 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 19–19, 27–17, 28–22 | ||
Pts: Alvin Williams23 Rebs: Antonio Davis12 Asts: Chris Childs7 |
Pts: Kurt Thomas23 Rebs: Kurt Thomas12 Asts: Mark Jackson5 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
April 29 |
New York Knicks 97, Toronto Raptors89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 25–25, 23–26, 29–22 | ||
Pts: Allan Houston24 Rebs: Kurt Thomas9 Asts: Latrell Sprewell5 |
Pts: Antonio Davis21 Rebs: Antonio Davis12 Asts: Chris Childs9 | |
New York leads series, 2–1 |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
May 2 |
New York Knicks 93, Toronto Raptors 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 19–18, 23–26, 29–30 | ||
Pts: Allan Houston27 Rebs: Kurt Thomas10 Asts: Kurt Thomas5 |
Pts: Vince Carter32 Rebs: Antonio Davis9 Asts: Carter, Childs 4 each | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
May 4 |
Toronto Raptors 93, New York Knicks89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 24–19, 21–16, 23–30 | ||
Pts: Vince Carter27 Rebs: Antonio Davis12 Asts: Chris Childs9 |
Pts: Latrell Sprewell29 Rebs: Kurt Thomas12 Asts: Mark Jackson7 | |
Toronto wins series, 3–2 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
Toronto won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first meeting.
New York leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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April 21 |
Minnesota Timberwolves 82, San Antonio Spurs 87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 13–26, 28–12, 17–24 | ||
Pts: Kevin Garnett25 Rebs: Kevin Garnett13 Asts: Terrell Brandon8 |
Pts: Tim Duncan33 Rebs: Tim Duncan15 Asts: Duncan, Ferry 4 each | |
San Antonio leads series, 1–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
April 23 |
Minnesota Timberwolves 69, San Antonio Spurs 86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 20–30, 15–24, 18–12 | ||
Pts: Kevin Garnett18 Rebs: Kevin Garnett12 Asts: six players 2 each |
Pts: Tim Duncan18 Rebs: Duncan, Robinson 11 each Asts: Duncan, Porter 4 each | |
San Antonio leads series, 2–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
April 28 |
San Antonio Spurs 84, Minnesota Timberwolves 93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 23–23, 24–21, 18–25 | ||
Pts: David Robinson22 Rebs: David Robinson17 Asts: Derek Anderson4 |
Pts: Kevin Garnett22 Rebs: Kevin Garnett8 Asts: Terrell Brandon9 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2–1 |
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
April 30 |
San Antonio Spurs 97, Minnesota Timberwolves84 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 25–24, 27–20, 26–21 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan24 Rebs: Tim Duncan16 Asts: Derek Anderson6 |
Pts: Wally Szczerbiak20 Rebs: Kevin Garnett15 Asts: Terrell Brandon6 | |
San Antonio wins series, 3–1 |
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
San Antonio won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning the first meeting.
San Antonio leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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April 22 |
Portland Trail Blazers 93, Los Angeles Lakers 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 29–21, 24–23, 21–32 | ||
Pts: Rasheed Wallace24 Rebs: Arvydas Sabonis9 Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Kobe Bryant28 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal20 Asts: Kobe Bryant7 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
April 26 |
Portland Trail Blazers 88, Los Angeles Lakers 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 17–30, 19–25, 23–26 | ||
Pts: Scottie Pippen21 Rebs: Scottie Pippen8 Asts: Damon Stoudamire5 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal32 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal12 Asts: Kobe Bryant7 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
April 29 |
Los Angeles Lakers 99, Portland Trail Blazers86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 31–21, 25–25, 20–14 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal25 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal15 Asts: Kobe Bryant9 |
Pts: Smith, Stoudamire 25 each Rebs: Rasheed Wallace13 Asts: Stoudamire, Wallace 4 each | |
LA Lakers win series, 3–0 |
Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the tenth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning seven of the first nine meetings.
Los Angeles leads 7–2 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 22 |
Phoenix Suns 86, Sacramento Kings83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 10–19, 28–22, 20–17 | ||
Pts: Shawn Marion21 Rebs: Jake Tsakalidis11 Asts: Jason Kidd14 |
Pts: Chris Webber27 Rebs: Chris Webber15 Asts: Christie, Williams 5 each | |
Phoenix leads series, 1–0 |
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
April 25 |
Phoenix Suns 90, Sacramento Kings 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 21–32, 20–32, 27–21 | ||
Pts: Tony Delk14 Rebs: Tom Gugliotta8 Asts: Jason Kidd9 |
Pts: Peja Stojaković22 Rebs: Jackson, Webber 9 each Asts: Chris Webber5 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
April 29 |
Sacramento Kings 104, Phoenix Suns96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–36, 34–19, 22–18, 29–23 | ||
Pts: Chris Webber23 Rebs: Vlade Divac12 Asts: Doug Christie4 |
Pts: Jason Kidd19 Rebs: Shawn Marion10 Asts: Jason Kidd16 | |
Sacramento leads series, 2–1 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
May 2 |
Sacramento Kings 89, Phoenix Suns82 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14–29, 22–18, 23–16, 30–19 | ||
Pts: Peja Stojaković37 Rebs: Scot Pollard13 Asts: Bobby Jackson5 |
Pts: Clifford Robinson24 Rebs: Jake Tsakalidis12 Asts: Jason Kidd14 | |
Sacramento wins series, 3–1 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
Sacramento won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning two of the first three meetings.
Phoenix leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||
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April 21 |
Dallas Mavericks 86, Utah Jazz 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 22–18, 23–21, 24–27 | ||
Pts: Michael Finley26 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki12 Asts: Steve Nash7 |
Pts: Karl Malone26 Rebs: Bryon Russell12 Asts: John Stockton18 | |
Utah leads series, 1–0 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
April 24 |
Dallas Mavericks 98, Utah Jazz 109 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–28, 22–25, 27–31, 30–25 | ||
Pts: Michael Finley32 Rebs: Bradley, Finley 8 each Asts: Steve Nash6 |
Pts: Karl Malone34 Rebs: Bryon Russell8 Asts: John Stockton9 | |
Utah leads series, 2–0 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
April 28 |
Utah Jazz 91, Dallas Mavericks 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 21–20, 22–21, 26–22 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone29 Rebs: Karl Malone13 Asts: John Stockton10 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki33 Rebs: Juwan Howard11 Asts: Steve Nash7 | |
Utah leads series, 2–1 |
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas |
May 1 |
Utah Jazz 77, Dallas Mavericks 107 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 18–28, 21–36, 14–26 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone25 Rebs: Donyell Marshall9 Asts: John Stockton9 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki33 Rebs: Michael Finley12 Asts: Steve Nash7 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas |
May 3 |
Dallas Mavericks 84, Utah Jazz83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 17–28, 24–23, 27–12 | ||
Pts: Michael Finley33 Rebs: Juwan Howard8 Asts: Steve Nash7 |
Pts: Karl Malone24 Rebs: Karl Malone10 Asts: John Stockton11 | |
Dallas wins series, 3–2 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Mavericks winning the first meeting.
Dallas leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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May 6 |
Toronto Raptors 96, Philadelphia 76ers93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 26–20, 26–24, 23–32 | ||
Pts: Vince Carter35 Rebs: Antonio Davis12 Asts: Vince Carter7 |
Pts: Allen Iverson36 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo12 Asts: Eric Snow7 | |
Toronto leads series, 1–0 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 9 |
Toronto Raptors 92, Philadelphia 76ers 97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–21, 16–28, 24–24, 21–24 | ||
Pts: Vince Carter28 Rebs: Antonio Davis10 Asts: Chris Childs9 |
Pts: Allen Iverson54 Rebs: Tyrone Hill10 Asts: Eric Snow5 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 11 |
Philadelphia 76ers 78, Toronto Raptors 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 18–35, 20–17, 17–27 | ||
Pts: Allen Iverson23 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo9 Asts: Allen Iverson8 |
Pts: Vince Carter50 Rebs: Antonio Davis14 Asts: Chris Childs10 | |
Toronto leads series, 2–1 |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
May 13 |
Philadelphia 76ers 84, Toronto Raptors79 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 23–18, 21–25, 14–18 | ||
Pts: Allen Iverson30 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo17 Asts: Iverson, McKie 5 each |
Pts: Vince Carter25 Rebs: Davis, Oakley 11 each Asts: Chris Childs7 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
May 16 |
Toronto Raptors 88, Philadelphia 76ers 121 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12–33, 28–29, 27–31, 21–28 | ||
Pts: Vince Carter16 Rebs: three players 5 each Asts: Chris Childs8 |
Pts: Allen Iverson52 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo9 Asts: Aaron McKie9 | |
Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 18 |
Philadelphia 76ers 89, Toronto Raptors 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–27, 22–27, 29–16, 21–31 | ||
Pts: Allen Iverson20 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo14 Asts: Aaron McKie6 |
Pts: Vince Carter39 Rebs: Antonio Davis13 Asts: Morris Peterson7 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
May 20 |
Toronto Raptors 87, Philadelphia 76ers 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 21–19, 24–19, 21–19 | ||
Pts: Antonio Davis23 Rebs: Charles Oakley10 Asts: Vince Carter9 |
Pts: Aaron McKie22 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo17 Asts: Allen Iverson16 | |
Philadelphia wins series, 4–3 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Toronto won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the 76ers and the Raptors.[9]
May 6 |
Charlotte Hornets 92, Milwaukee Bucks 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 16–28, 33–23, 19–26 | ||
Pts: Jamal Mashburn23 Rebs: Elden Campbell13 Asts: Baron Davis7 |
Pts: Ray Allen26 Rebs: Ervin Johnson12 Asts: Glenn Robinson11 | |
Milwaukee leads series, 1–0 |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
May 8 |
Charlotte Hornets 90, Milwaukee Bucks 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 17–20, 26–21, 28–23 | ||
Pts: David Wesley20 Rebs: P. J. Brown11 Asts: David Wesley7 |
Pts: Ray Allen28 Rebs: Ervin Johnson12 Asts: Ray Allen9 | |
Milwaukee leads series, 2–0 |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
May 10 |
Milwaukee Bucks 92, Charlotte Hornets 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 25–26, 18–25, 23–26 | ||
Pts: Glenn Robinson23 Rebs: Scott Williams10 Asts: Sam Cassell9 |
Pts: Jamal Mashburn36 Rebs: P. J. Brown16 Asts: three players 6 each | |
Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 |
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
May 13 |
Milwaukee Bucks 78, Charlotte Hornets 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 27–22, 21–20, 12–15 | ||
Pts: Ray Allen19 Rebs: Glenn Robinson12 Asts: Ray Allen10 |
Pts: Jamal Mashburn31 Rebs: P. J. Brown13 Asts: Baron Davis7 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
May 15 |
Charlotte Hornets 94, Milwaukee Bucks86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 26–23, 28–20, 14–17 | ||
Pts: Jamal Mashburn24 Rebs: Elden Campbell10 Asts: Jamal Mashburn8 |
Pts: Glenn Robinson22 Rebs: Ervin Johnson17 Asts: Ray Allen7 | |
Charlotte leads series, 3–2 |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
May 17 |
Milwaukee Bucks 104, Charlotte Hornets97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 22–25, 28–18, 33–26 | ||
Pts: Sam Cassell33 Rebs: Ervin Johnson13 Asts: Sam Cassell11 |
Pts: David Wesley27 Rebs: Jamal Mashburn9 Asts: Jamal Mashburn7 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
May 20 |
Charlotte Hornets 95, Milwaukee Bucks 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 21–21, 17–29, 31–31 | ||
Pts: Baron Davis29 Rebs: Elden Campbell10 Asts: Jamal Mashburn9 |
Pts: Glenn Robinson29 Rebs: Ervin Johnson11 Asts: Sam Cassell13 | |
Milwaukee wins series, 4–3 |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Charlotte won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Hornets and the Bucks.[10]
May 5 |
Dallas Mavericks 78, San Antonio Spurs 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 23–31, 19–29, 25–18 | ||
Pts: Michael Finley17 Rebs: Shawn Bradley12 Asts: Steve Nash6 |
Pts: Tim Duncan31 Rebs: Tim Duncan13 Asts: Avery Johnson8 | |
San Antonio leads series, 1–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 7 |
Dallas Mavericks 86, San Antonio Spurs 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 24–23, 20–29, 24–25 | ||
Pts: Michael Finley24 Rebs: Juwan Howard11 Asts: Michael Finley7 |
Pts: Tim Duncan25 Rebs: Tim Duncan22 Asts: Terry Porter9 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 9 |
San Antonio Spurs 104, Dallas Mavericks90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 22–21, 30–11, 26–36 | ||
Pts: David Robinson19 Rebs: Duncan, Robinson 14 each Asts: Avery Johnson6 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki15 Rebs: Greg Buckner12 Asts: Michael Finley5 | |
San Antonio leads series, 3–0 |
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas |
May 12 |
San Antonio Spurs 108, Dallas Mavericks 112 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 33–27, 30–27, 21–26 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan29 Rebs: Tim Duncan18 Asts: Terry Porter8 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki30 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki9 Asts: Steve Nash14 | |
San Antonio leads series, 3–1 |
Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas |
May 14 |
Dallas Mavericks 87, San Antonio Spurs 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 20–25, 23–22, 23–26 | ||
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki42 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki18 Asts: Eisley, Finley 4 each |
Pts: Tim Duncan32 Rebs: Tim Duncan20 Asts: Antonio Daniels9 | |
San Antonio wins series, 4–1 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
San Antonio won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the Spurs.[11]
May 6 |
Sacramento Kings 105, Los Angeles Lakers 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–28, 24–25, 24–31, 27–24 | ||
Pts: Chris Webber34 Rebs: Scot Pollard14 Asts: Jason Williams4 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal44 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal21 Asts: Kobe Bryant5 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
May 8 |
Sacramento Kings 90, Los Angeles Lakers 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 28–18, 13–31, 34–22 | ||
Pts: Chris Webber22 Rebs: Chris Webber18 Asts: Bobby Jackson4 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal43 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal20 Asts: Rick Fox7 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
May 11 |
Los Angeles Lakers 103, Sacramento Kings81 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 17–18, 19–17, 38–27 | ||
Pts: Kobe Bryant36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal18 Asts: Brian Shaw6 |
Pts: Chris Webber28 Rebs: Chris Webber14 Asts: Doug Christie5 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 3–0 |
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
May 13 |
Los Angeles Lakers 119, Sacramento Kings 113 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 26–37, 27–25, 39–29 | ||
Pts: Kobe Bryant48 Rebs: Kobe Bryant16 Asts: Brian Shaw5 |
Pts: Peja Stojaković26 Rebs: Chris Webber11 Asts: Chris Webber8 | |
LA Lakers win series, 4–0 |
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California |
Los Angeles won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning seven of the first eight meetings.
Los Angeles leads 7–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 22 |
Milwaukee Bucks 85, Philadelphia 76ers 93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 16–32, 28–19, 22–23 | ||
Pts: Ray Allen31 Rebs: Ervin Johnson15 Asts: Allen, Cassell 7 each |
Pts: Allen Iverson34 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo18 Asts: Iverson, Snow 6 each | |
Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 24 |
Milwaukee Bucks 92, Philadelphia 76ers78 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32–16, 17–21, 20–20, 23–21 | ||
Pts: Ray Allen38 Rebs: Ervin Johnson7 Asts: Sam Cassell11 |
Pts: Aaron McKie21 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo20 Asts: Allen Iverson9 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
May 26 |
Philadelphia 76ers 74, Milwaukee Bucks 80 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 22–19, 21–26, 14–11 | ||
Pts: Aaron McKie22 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo10 Asts: Aaron McKie5 |
Pts: Sam Cassell24 Rebs: Ervin Johnson13 Asts: Ray Allen5 | |
Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
May 28 |
Philadelphia 76ers 89, Milwaukee Bucks83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 16–20, 29–20, 20–21 | ||
Pts: Allen Iverson28 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo15 Asts: Aaron McKie9 |
Pts: Glenn Robinson20 Rebs: Ervin Johnson17 Asts: Ray Allen6 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
May 30 |
Milwaukee Bucks 88, Philadelphia 76ers 89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–21, 22–21, 19–28, 18–19 | ||
Pts: Glenn Robinson22 Rebs: Sam Cassell12 Asts: Allen, Cassell 4 each |
Pts: Dikembe Mutombo21 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo13 Asts: Allen Iverson8 | |
Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
June 1 |
Philadelphia 76ers 100, Milwaukee Bucks 110 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 16–35, 23–20, 46–30 | ||
Pts: Allen Iverson46 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo14 Asts: Aaron McKie9 |
Pts: Ray Allen41 Rebs: Ervin Johnson12 Asts: Sam Cassell11 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
June 3 |
Milwaukee Bucks 91, Philadelphia 76ers 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 24–31, 21–26, 20–26 | ||
Pts: Ray Allen26 Rebs: Tim Thomas12 Asts: Ray Allen6 |
Pts: Allen Iverson44 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo19 Asts: Aaron McKie13 | |
Philadelphia wins series, 4–3 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning five of the first eight meetings.
Philadelphia leads 5–3 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May 19 |
Los Angeles Lakers 104, San Antonio Spurs90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 27–25, 29–24, 24–24 | ||
Pts: Kobe Bryant45 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal11 Asts: Horace Grant6 |
Pts: Tim Duncan28 Rebs: Tim Duncan14 Asts: Tim Duncan6 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 21 |
Los Angeles Lakers 88, San Antonio Spurs81 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 17–24, 28–21, 22–14 | ||
Pts: Kobe Bryant28 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal14 Asts: Kobe Bryant6 |
Pts: Tim Duncan40 Rebs: Tim Duncan15 Asts: Antonio Daniels5 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 25 |
San Antonio Spurs 72, Los Angeles Lakers 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–34, 23–20, 20–32, 8–25 | ||
Pts: David Robinson24 Rebs: Tim Duncan13 Asts: Tim Duncan7 |
Pts: Kobe Bryant36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal17 Asts: Kobe Bryant8 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 3–0 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
May 27 |
San Antonio Spurs 82, Los Angeles Lakers 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–33, 18–31, 25–22, 16–25 | ||
Pts: Daniels, Duncan 15 each Rebs: David Robinson11 Asts: Terry Porter4 |
Pts: Derek Fisher28 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal10 Asts: Kobe Bryant11 | |
LA Lakers win series, 4–0 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first six meetings.
Los Angeles leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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June 6 |
Philadelphia 76ers 107, Los Angeles Lakers 101 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 34–27, 23–27, 15–17, Overtime: 13–7 | ||
Pts: Allen Iverson48 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo16 Asts: Aaron McKie9 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal44 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal20 Asts: three players 5 each | |
Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
June 8 |
Philadelphia 76ers 89, Los Angeles Lakers 98 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 23–24, 20–28, 22–21 | ||
Pts: Allen Iverson23 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo13 Asts: Aaron McKie6 |
Pts: Kobe Bryant31 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal20 Asts: Shaquille O'Neal9 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
June 10 |
Los Angeles Lakers 96, Philadelphia 76ers91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 30–20, 18–21, 23–25 | ||
Pts: Kobe Bryant32 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal12 Asts: four players 3 each |
Pts: Allen Iverson35 Rebs: Iverson, Mutombo 12 each Asts: Aaron McKie8 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
June 13 |
Los Angeles Lakers 100, Philadelphia 76ers86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 29–23, 26–22, 23–27 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal34 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal14 Asts: Kobe Bryant9 |
Pts: Allen Iverson35 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo9 Asts: Iverson, Snow 4 each | |
LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
June 15 |
Los Angeles Lakers 108, Philadelphia 76ers96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 28–21, 31–20, 25–28 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal29 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal13 Asts: Bryant, Fox 6 each |
Pts: Allen Iverson37 Rebs: Tyrone Hill13 Asts: Eric Snow12 | |
LA Lakers win series, 4–1 |
First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Tied 1–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first five meetings.
Los Angeles leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Category | Game High | Average | |||||
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Player | Team | High | Player | Team | Avg. | GP | |
Points | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers | 54 | Tracy McGrady | Orlando Magic | 33.8 | 4 |
Rebounds | Tim Duncan Dikembe Mutombo |
San Antonio Spurs Philadelphia 76ers |
22 | Shaquille O'Neal | Los Angeles Lakers | 15.4 | 16 |
Assists | John Stockton | Utah Jazz | 18 | Jason Kidd | Phoenix Suns | 13.3 | 4 |
Steals | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | Baron Davis | Charlotte Hornets | 2.8 | 10 |
Blocks | Shaquille O'Neal | Los Angeles Lakers | 8 | Dikembe Mutombo | Philadelphia 76ers | 3.1 | 23 |