2001 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 2001NBAPlayoffs.png 2001 2000–01 April 21–June 15, 2001 16 Los Angeles Lakers 13 Philadelphia 76ers Milwaukee Bucks San Antonio Spurs Scoring leader(s) Allen Iverson (76ers) 32.9 PPG MVP Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers) 2000 2002 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. Overview 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 2024, 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 did 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 did 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. The Sixers win over the Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals was shrouded in controversy. Milwaukee head coach George Karl and star guard Ray Allen were heavily fined by the NBA after publicly accusing the league of fixing the series to secure better TV ratings.NBA Playoffs 2001 - Bucks think Sixers are getting all the calls https://assets.espn.go.com/nba/playoffs2001/2001/0531/1208098.html 2026-06-05 assets.espn.go.com The series featured wildly disproportionate foul counts and free-throw disparities. Philadelphia attempted 186 free throws to Milwaukee's 120 throughout the series, and the Bucks were assessed 12 technical fouls and 5 flagrant fouls compared to just 3 and 0 for the Sixers.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkwJ8tFsArs Was the 2001 ECF (Bucks vs Sixers) fixed by the NBA? Ray Allen thinks so! 2017-11-19 Dom2k 2026-06-05 YouTube In Game 7, Bucks starting center Scott Williams was assessed a retroactive flagrant foul from Game 6 and suspended for the decisive game, despite not being ejected during the original game. Despite the controversy, 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 did not return to the Conference Finals until 2019. Game 1 of the 2001 NBA Finals was extremely notable for two things. Allen Iverson's step over Tyronn Lue The Philadelphia 76ers giving the Lakers their only loss of the postseason (107–101 in Overtime). 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. Bracket First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Philadelphia* 3 E8 Indiana 1 E4 New York 2 E5 Toronto 3 E3 Miami 0 E6 Charlotte 3 E2 Milwaukee* 3 E7 Orlando 1 W1 San Antonio* 3 W8 Minnesota 1 W4 Utah 2 W5 Dallas 3 W3 Sacramento 3 W6 Phoenix 1 W2 LA Lakers* 3 W7 Portland 0 E1 Philadelphia* 4 E5 Toronto 3 E6 Charlotte 3 E2 Milwaukee* 4 W1 San Antonio* 4 W5 Dallas 1 W3 Sacramento 0 W2 LA Lakers* 4 E1 Philadelphia* 4 E2 Milwaukee* 3 W1 San Antonio 0 W2 LA Lakers* 4 E1 Philadelphia* 1 W2 LA Lakers* 4* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage Playoff qualifying Western Conference Best record in NBA 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. Clinched a playoff berth The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West: San Antonio Spurs – Midwest Division champions (58–24) Los Angeles Lakers – Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, NBA regular season champions (56–26) Sacramento Kings (55–27) Utah Jazz (53–29, 2–2 head-to-head vs. DAL, 14–10 record vs. Midwest Division, 35–17 record vs. Western Conference) Dallas Mavericks (53–29, 2–2 head-to-head vs. UTA, 14–10 record vs. Midwest Division, 30–22 record vs. Western Conference) Phoenix Suns (51–31) Portland Trail Blazers (50–32) Minnesota Timberwolves (47–35) Eastern Conference Best record in conference The Philadelphia 76ers clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference and had home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. Clinched a playoff berth The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East: Philadelphia 76ers – Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions (56–26) Milwaukee Bucks – Central Division champions (52–30) Miami Heat (50–32) New York Knicks (48–34) Toronto Raptors (47–35) Charlotte Hornets (46–36) Orlando Magic (43–39) Indiana Pacers (41–41) First round Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. Eastern Conference first round (1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (8) Indiana Pacers #eee April 21 12:30 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NBC Indiana Pacers 79 Philadelphia 76ers 78 Boxscore 17–29 19–23 22–13 21–13 Miller, Rose 17 each Aaron McKie 18 Jermaine O'Neal 20 Dikembe Mutombo 22 Travis Best 10 Iverson, McKie 7 each 20,613 Dan Crawford, Joe Forte, Greg Willard Indiana leads series, 1–0 April 24 8:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TBS Indiana Pacers 98 Philadelphia 76ers 116 Boxscore 27–28 32–33 19–30 20–25 Reggie Miller 41 Allen Iverson 45 Jermaine O'Neal 11 Dikembe Mutombo 11 Travis Best 6 Allen Iverson 9 20,739 Dick Bavetta, James Capers Jr., Terry Durham Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 28 1:40 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana NBC Philadelphia 76ers 92 Indiana Pacers 87 Boxscore 21–24 24–17 29–19 18–27 Allen Iverson 32 Reggie Miller 35 Dikembe Mutombo 15 Travis Best 11 Allen Iverson 6 Travis Best 9 18,345 Mike Callahan, Hugh Evans, Ron Olesiak Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 May 2 9:00 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TBS Philadelphia 76ers 88 Indiana Pacers 85 Boxscore 25–27 17–21 22–21 24–16 Allen Iverson 33 Reggie Miller 32 Dikembe Mutombo 11 Jermaine O'Neal 14 Aaron McKie 6 Travis Best 12 18,345 Mike Mathis, Monty McCutchen, Bennett Salvatore Philadelphia wins series, 3–1 In Game 1, Reggie Miller hit the game-winning 3 with 2.9 seconds left. +Regular-season seriesPhiladelphia won 3–0 in the regular-season series#fff January 28, 2001 2001 01280 IND Philadelphia 76ers 86 Indiana Pacers 81 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis April 1, 2001 2001 04010 PHI Indiana Pacers 93 Philadelphia 76ers 104 First Union Center, Philadelphia #fff April 17, 2001 2001 04170 IND Philadelphia 76ers 111 Indiana Pacers 105 OT Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pacers winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=IND&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Indiana Pacers versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015Indiana leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1981 Indiana Pacers 0 Philadelphia 76ers 2 1981 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1999 Indiana Pacers 4 Philadelphia 76ers 0 1999 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 2000 Indiana Pacers 4 Philadelphia 76ers 2 2000 Eastern Conference Semifinals (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) Orlando Magic #eee April 22 8:30 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin TNT Orlando Magic 90 Milwaukee Bucks 103 Boxscore 22–21 24–28 28–30 16–24 Tracy McGrady 33 Scott Williams 19 McGrady, Outlaw 9 each Scott Williams 16 Tracy McGrady 8 Sam Cassell 8 18,717 Ted Bernhardt, Mike Callahan, Ronnie Nunn Milwaukee leads series, 1–0 April 25 8:00 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin TNT Orlando Magic 96 Milwaukee Bucks 103 Boxscore 26–33 25–20 26–29 19–21 Tracy McGrady 35 Ray Allen 27 Doleac, Outlaw 7 each Ervin Johnson 13 Tracy McGrady 7 Ray Allen 7 18,717 Sean Corbin, Bob Delaney, Hugh Evans Milwaukee leads series, 2–0 #eee April 28 8:30 PM TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida TNT Milwaukee Bucks 116 Orlando Magic 121 Boxscore 23–24 27–20 24–36 36–30 6–11 Ray Allen 27 Tracy McGrady 42 Sam Cassell 16 Bo Outlaw 14 Ray Allen 6 Tracy McGrady 10 17,248 Joe Forte, Bennett Salvatore, Mark Wunderlich Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 May 1 7:00 PM TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida TBS Milwaukee Bucks 112 Orlando Magic 104 Boxscore 22–36 35–25 40–26 15–17 Ray Allen 26 Tracy McGrady 25 Tim Thomas 10 Bo Outlaw 12 Sam Cassell 6 Armstrong, McGrady 8 each 17,248 Jim Clark, Joe Crawford, Joe DeRosa Milwaukee wins series, 3–1 In Game 3, Ray Allen sends the game to overtime with a dunk over Tracy McGrady with 3.5 seconds left. +Regular-season seriesMilwaukee won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 27, 2000 2000 11270 ORL Milwaukee Bucks 104 Orlando Magic 95 TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida December 26, 2000 2000 12260 MIL Orlando Magic 77 Milwaukee Bucks 89 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin #fff March 23, 2001 2001 03230 MIL Orlando Magic 103 Milwaukee Bucks 115 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 16, 2001 2001 04160 ORL Milwaukee Bucks 101 Orlando Magic 89 TD Waterhouse Centre, Orlando, Florida This was the first playoff meeting between the Bucks and the Magic.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIL&opp_id=ORL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Milwaukee Bucks versus Orlando Magic (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015 (3) Miami Heat vs. (6) Charlotte Hornets #eee April 21 8:30 PM American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida TNT Charlotte Hornets 106 Miami Heat 80 Boxscore 23–21 27–19 31–18 25–22 Jamal Mashburn 28 Eddie House 16 P. J. Brown 7 Brian Grant 10 Baron Davis 8 Tim Hardaway 5 20,085 Dick Bavetta, Scott Foster, Eddie F. Rush Charlotte leads series, 1–0 April 23 7:00 PM American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida TNT Charlotte Hornets 102 Miami Heat 76 Boxscore 26–26 28–26 24–7 24–17 Jamal Mashburn 22 Eddie Jones 21 P. J. Brown 8 Grant, Jones 6 each Baron Davis 4 Tim Hardaway 4 16,500 Ron Garretson, Jack Nies, Greg Willard Charlotte leads series, 2–0 #eee April 27 8:00 PM Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina TNT Miami Heat 79 Charlotte Hornets 94 Boxscore 17–27 14–31 24–15 24–21 Eddie Jones 22 Davis, Mashburn 21 each Alonzo Mourning 9 P. J. Brown 12 Anthony Carter 5 Jamal Mashburn 8 22,283 Jim Clark, Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney Charlotte wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 3, 2000 2000 11030 CHH Miami Heat 79 Charlotte Hornets 83 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina November 14, 2000 2000 11140 MIA Charlotte Hornets 86 Miami Heat 89 OT American Airlines Arena, Miami #fff December 20, 2000 2000 12200 CHH Miami Heat 56 Charlotte Hornets 65 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina April 6, 2001 2001 04060 MIA Charlotte Hornets 76 Miami Heat 81 American Airlines Arena, Miami This was the first playoff meeting between the Heat and the Charlotte Hornets/Bobcats franchise.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHA&opp_id=MIA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Charlotte Hornets versus Miami Heat (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015 (4) New York Knicks vs. (5) Toronto Raptors #eee April 22 12:30 PM Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York NBC Toronto Raptors 85 New York Knicks 92 Boxscore 18–22 26–19 21–25 20–26 Davis, Williams 19 each Allan Houston 23 Antonio Davis 15 Marcus Camby 18 Alvin Williams 8 Mark Jackson 6 19,763 Tony Brothers, Joe DeRosa, Hugh Evans New York leads series, 1–0 April 26 8:00 PM Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York TNT Toronto Raptors 94 New York Knicks 74 Boxscore 20–16 19–19 27–17 28–22 Alvin Williams 23 Kurt Thomas 23 Antonio Davis 12 Kurt Thomas 12 Chris Childs 7 Mark Jackson 5 19,763 Dan Crawford, Terry Durham, Ron Olesiak Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 29 12:30 PM Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario NBC New York Knicks 97 Toronto Raptors 89 Boxscore 20–16 25–25 23–26 29–22 Allan Houston 24 Antonio Davis 21 Kurt Thomas 9 Antonio Davis 12 Latrell Sprewell 5 Chris Childs 9 20,217 Ted Bernhardt, Jim Clark, Bernie Fryer New York leads series, 2–1 May 2 8:00 PM Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario TNT New York Knicks 93 Toronto Raptors 100 Boxscore 22–26 19–18 23–26 29–30 Allan Houston 27 Vince Carter 32 Kurt Thomas 10 Antonio Davis 9 Kurt Thomas 5 Carter, Childs 4 each 20,282 Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Don Vaden Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 4 8:00 PM Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York TNT Toronto Raptors 93 New York Knicks 89 Boxscore 25–24 24–19 21–16 23–30 Vince Carter 27 Latrell Sprewell 29 Antonio Davis 12 Kurt Thomas 12 Chris Childs 9 Mark Jackson 7 19,763 Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush, Bennett Salvatore Toronto wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesToronto won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 25, 2000 2000 11250 NYK Toronto Raptors 79 New York Knicks 75 Madison Square Garden, New York City December 14, 2000 2000 12140 TOR New York Knicks 68 Toronto Raptors 70 Air Canada Centre, Toronto #fff March 4, 2001 2001 03040 TOR New York Knicks 88 Toronto Raptors 98 Air Canada Centre, Toronto March 15, 2001 2001 03150 NYK Toronto Raptors 72 New York Knicks 88 Madison Square Garden, New York City This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first meeting. This was the first-ever playoff series win for the Raptors. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NYK&opp_id=TOR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — New York Knicks versus Toronto Raptors (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015New York leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 2000 New York Knicks 3 Toronto Raptors 0 2000 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference first round (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Minnesota Timberwolves #eee April 21 5:30 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas NBC Minnesota Timberwolves 82 San Antonio Spurs 87 Boxscore 24–25 13–26 28–12 17–24 Kevin Garnett 25 Tim Duncan 33 Kevin Garnett 13 Tim Duncan 15 Terrell Brandon 8 Duncan, Ferry 4 each 33,983 Ron Garretson, Jack Nies, Mark Wunderlich San Antonio leads series, 1–0 April 23 9:30 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas TNT Minnesota Timberwolves 69 San Antonio Spurs 86 Boxscore 16–20 20–30 15–24 18–12 Kevin Garnett 18 Tim Duncan 18 Kevin Garnett 12 Duncan, Robinson 11 each six players 2 each Duncan, Porter 4 each 31,759 Joe Crawford, Luis Grillo, Hue Hollins San Antonio leads series, 2–0 #eee April 28 5:30 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota NBC San Antonio Spurs 84 Minnesota Timberwolves 93 Boxscore 19–24 23–23 24–21 18–25 David Robinson 22 Kevin Garnett 22 David Robinson 17 Kevin Garnett 8 Derek Anderson 4 Terrell Brandon 9 17,676 Dick Bavetta, Joe DeRosa, Tim Donaghy San Antonio leads series, 2–1 April 30 8:00 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota TNT San Antonio Spurs 97 Minnesota Timberwolves 84 Boxscore 19–19 25–24 27–20 26–21 Tim Duncan 24 Wally Szczerbiak 20 Tim Duncan 16 Kevin Garnett 15 Derek Anderson 6 Terrell Brandon 6 16,336 Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bill Spooner San Antonio wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesSan Antonio won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 2, 2000 2000 11020 SAS Minnesota Timberwolves 91 San Antonio Spurs 103 Alamodome, San Antonio November 17, 2000 2000 11170 MIN San Antonio Spurs 94 Minnesota Timberwolves 99 OT Target Center, Minneapolis #fff February 16, 2001 2001 02160 MIN San Antonio Spurs 91 Minnesota Timberwolves 85 Target Center, Minneapolis March 14, 2001 2001 03140 SAS Minnesota Timberwolves 100 San Antonio Spurs 106 OT Alamodome, San Antonio This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIN&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Minnesota Timberwolves versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015 San Antonio leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1999 Minnesota Timberwolves 1 San Antonio Spurs 3 1999 Western Conference First Round This is the most recent playoff series between the Spurs & Timberwolves until 2026. (2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) Portland Trail Blazers #eee April 22 5:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Portland Trail Blazers 93 Los Angeles Lakers 106 Boxscore 19–30 29–21 24–23 21–32 Rasheed Wallace 24 Kobe Bryant 28 Arvydas Sabonis 9 Shaquille O'Neal 20 three players 4 each Kobe Bryant 7 18,997 Bernie Fryer, Bill Spooner, Don Vaden LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 April 26 10:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TNT Portland Trail Blazers 88 Los Angeles Lakers 106 Boxscore 29–25 17–30 19–25 23–26 Scottie Pippen 21 Shaquille O'Neal 32 Scottie Pippen 8 Shaquille O'Neal 12 Damon Stoudamire 5 Kobe Bryant 7 18,997 Steve Javie, Ronnie Nunn, Derrick Stafford LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee April 29 5:30 PM Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon NBC Los Angeles Lakers 99 Portland Trail Blazers 86 Boxscore 23–26 31–21 25–25 20–14 Shaquille O'Neal 25 Smith, Stoudamire 25 each Shaquille O'Neal 15 Rasheed Wallace 13 Kobe Bryant 9 Stoudamire, Wallace 4 each 20,580 Ron Garretson, Jack Nies, Greg Willard LA Lakers win series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff October 31, 2000 2000 10310 POR Los Angeles Lakers 96 Portland Trail Blazers 86 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon December 13, 2000 2000 12130 POR Los Angeles Lakers 86 Portland Trail Blazers 96 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon #fff December 25, 2000 2000 12250 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 109 Los Angeles Lakers 104 Staples Center, Los Angeles April 15, 2001 2001 04150 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 100 Los Angeles Lakers 105 Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the tenth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning seven of the first nine meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015Los Angeles leads 7–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Portland Trail Blazers 4 1977 Western Conference Finals #fff 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1983 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1985 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1989 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 0 1989 Western Conference First Round #fff 1991 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 2 1991 Western Conference Finals #fff 1992 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Portland Trail Blazers 3 1992 Western Conference First Round #fff 1997 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1997 Western Conference First Round #fff 1998 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1998 Western Conference First Round #fff 2000 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 3 2000 Western Conference Finals (3) Sacramento Kings vs. (6) Phoenix Suns #eee April 22 3:00 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California NBC Phoenix Suns 86 Sacramento Kings 83 Boxscore 28–25 10–19 28–22 20–17 Shawn Marion 21 Chris Webber 27 Jake Tsakalidis 11 Chris Webber 15 Jason Kidd 14 Christie, Williams 5 each 17,317 Mike Mathis, Monty McCutchen, Bennett Salvatore Phoenix leads series, 1–0 April 25 10:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TNT Phoenix Suns 90 Sacramento Kings 116 Boxscore 22–31 21–32 20–32 27–21 Tony Delk 14 Peja Stojaković 22 Tom Gugliotta 8 Jackson, Webber 9 each Jason Kidd 9 Chris Webber 5 17,317 Ted Bernhardt, Bernie Fryer, Don Vaden Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 29 3:00 PM America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona NBC Sacramento Kings 104 Phoenix Suns 96 Boxscore 19–36 34–19 22–18 29–23 Chris Webber 23 Jason Kidd 19 Vlade Divac 12 Shawn Marion 10 Doug Christie 4 Jason Kidd 16 19,023 Steve Javie, Ronnie Nunn, Derrick Stafford Sacramento leads series, 2–1 May 2 10:30 PM America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona TNT Sacramento Kings 89 Phoenix Suns 82 Boxscore 14–29 22–18 23–16 30–19 Peja Stojaković 37 Clifford Robinson 24 Scot Pollard 13 Jake Tsakalidis 12 Bobby Jackson 5 Jason Kidd 14 18,836 Scott Foster, Hue Hollins, Jack Nies Sacramento wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesSacramento won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 1, 2000 2000 12010 SAC Phoenix Suns 98 Sacramento Kings 105 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California January 2, 2001 2001 01020 SAC Phoenix Suns 117 Sacramento Kings 121 OT ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California #fff March 7, 2001 2001 03070 PHO Sacramento Kings 100 Phoenix Suns 89 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona April 15, 2001 2001 04150 PHO Sacramento Kings 86 Phoenix Suns 88 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHO&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Phoenix Suns versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015Phoenix leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1979 Phoenix Suns 4 Kansas City Kings 2 1979 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1980 Phoenix Suns 2 Kansas City Kings 1 1980 Western Conference First Round #fff 1981 Phoenix Suns 3 Kansas City Kings 4 1981 Western Conference Semifinals (4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Dallas Mavericks #eee April 21 3:00 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah NBC Dallas Mavericks 86 Utah Jazz 88 Boxscore 17–22 22–18 23–21 24–27 Michael Finley 26 Karl Malone 26 Dirk Nowitzki 12 Bryon Russell 12 Steve Nash 7 John Stockton 18 19,100 Joe Crawford, Luis Grillo, Hue Hollins Utah leads series, 1–0 April 24 10:30 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah TBS Dallas Mavericks 98 Utah Jazz 109 Boxscore 19–28 22–25 27–31 30–25 Michael Finley 32 Karl Malone 34 Bradley, Finley 8 each Bryon Russell 8 Steve Nash 6 John Stockton 9 19,911 Mike Mathis, Monty McCutchen, Bennett Salvatore Utah leads series, 2–0 #eee April 28 3:00 PM Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas NBC Utah Jazz 91 Dallas Mavericks 94 Boxscore 22–31 21–20 22–21 26–22 Karl Malone 29 Dirk Nowitzki 33 Karl Malone 13 Juwan Howard 11 John Stockton 10 Steve Nash 7 18,187 Dan Crawford, Scott Foster, Eddie F. Rush Utah leads series, 2–1 May 1 9:30 PM Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas TBS Utah Jazz 77 Dallas Mavericks 107 Boxscore 24–17 18–28 21–36 14–26 Karl Malone 25 Dirk Nowitzki 33 Donyell Marshall 9 Michael Finley 12 John Stockton 9 Steve Nash 7 18,300 Bernie Fryer, Steve Javie, Mark Wunderlich Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 3 9:00 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah TNT Dallas Mavericks 84 Utah Jazz 83 Boxscore 16–20 17–28 24–23 27–12 Michael Finley 33 Karl Malone 24 Juwan Howard 8 Karl Malone 10 Steve Nash 7 John Stockton 11 19,911 Bob Delaney, Hugh Evans, Joe Forte Dallas wins series, 3–2 In Game 5, Calvin Booth made the series winning layup with 9.6 seconds left. The Mavs would then not only become the 8th team in playoff history to overcome an 0–2 deficit, but also win their first playoff series since 1988. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 4, 2000 2000 11040 DAL Utah Jazz 112 Dallas Mavericks 106 Reunion Arena, Dallas November 20, 2000 2000 11200 UTA Dallas Mavericks 107 Utah Jazz 98 Delta Center, Salt Lake City #fff March 26, 2001 2001 03260 UTA Dallas Mavericks 98 Utah Jazz 90 Delta Center, Salt Lake City April 7, 2001 2001 04070 DAL Utah Jazz 116 Dallas Mavericks 103 Reunion Arena, Dallas This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Mavericks winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015Dallas leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1986 Dallas Mavericks 3 Utah Jazz 1 1986 Western Conference First Round This is the most recent playoff series between the Jazz & Mavericks until 2022. Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) Toronto Raptors #eee May 6 5:30 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NBC Toronto Raptors 96 Philadelphia 76ers 93 Boxscore 21–17 26–20 26–24 23–32 Vince Carter 35 Allen Iverson 36 Antonio Davis 12 Dikembe Mutombo 12 Vince Carter 7 Eric Snow 7 20,892 Bernie Fryer, Luis Grillo, Jack Nies Toronto leads series, 1–0 May 9 7:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TNT Toronto Raptors 92 Philadelphia 76ers 97 Boxscore 31–21 16–28 24–24 21–24 Vince Carter 28 Allen Iverson 54 Antonio Davis 10 Tyrone Hill 10 Chris Childs 9 Eric Snow 5 20,870 Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Don Vaden Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 11 8:00 PM Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario TNT Philadelphia 76ers 78 Toronto Raptors 102 Boxscore 23–23 18–35 20–17 17–27 Allen Iverson 23 Vince Carter 50 Dikembe Mutombo 9 Antonio Davis 14 Allen Iverson 8 Chris Childs 10 20,436 Dan Crawford, Joe Forte, Hue Hollins Toronto leads series, 2–1 May 13 3:00 PM Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario NBC Philadelphia 76ers 84 Toronto Raptors 79 Boxscore 26–18 23–18 21–25 14–18 Allen Iverson 30 Vince Carter 25 Dikembe Mutombo 17 Davis, Oakley 11 each Iverson, McKie 5 each Chris Childs 7 20,351 Ron Garretson, Steve Javie, Greg Willard Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 16 8:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TNT Toronto Raptors 88 Philadelphia 76ers 121 Boxscore 12–33 28–29 27–31 21–28 Vince Carter 16 Allen Iverson 52 three players 5 each Dikembe Mutombo 9 Chris Childs 8 Aaron McKie 9 20,939 Ted Bernhardt, Bob Delaney, Bennett Salvatore Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 May 18 8:00 PM Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario TNT Philadelphia 76ers 89 Toronto Raptors 101 Boxscore 17–27 22–27 29–16 21–31 Allen Iverson 20 Vince Carter 39 Dikembe Mutombo 14 Antonio Davis 13 Aaron McKie 6 Morris Peterson 7 20,499 Hugh Evans, Bernie Fryer, Ronnie Nunn Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 20 5:30 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NBC Toronto Raptors 87 Philadelphia 76ers 88 Boxscore 21–31 21–19 24–19 21–19 Antonio Davis 23 Aaron McKie 22 Charles Oakley 10 Dikembe Mutombo 17 Vince Carter 9 Allen Iverson 16 20,848 Dick Bavetta, Dan Crawford, Eddie F. Rush Philadelphia wins series, 4–3 76ers ended a 16-year drought by advancing to the conference finals when Vince Carter's long jumper at the buzzer bounced off the rim. +Regular-season seriesToronto won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 1, 2000 2000 11010 PHI Toronto Raptors 98 Philadelphia 76ers 104 First Union Center, Philadelphia January 21, 2001 2001 01210 PHI Toronto Raptors 110 Philadelphia 76ers 106 OT First Union Center, Philadelphia #fff January 30, 2001 2001 01300 TOR Philadelphia 76ers 89 Toronto Raptors 96 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario April 3, 2001 2001 04030 TOR Philadelphia 76ers 85 Toronto Raptors 100 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario This was the first playoff meeting between the 76ers and the Raptors.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHI&opp_id=TOR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Toronto Raptors (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015 (2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (6) Charlotte Hornets #eee May 6 12:40 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin NBC Charlotte Hornets 92 Milwaukee Bucks 104 Boxscore 24–27 16–28 33–23 19–26 Jamal Mashburn 23 Ray Allen 26 Elden Campbell 13 Ervin Johnson 12 Baron Davis 7 Glenn Robinson 11 18,717 Hugh Evans, Ronnie Nunn, Mark Wunderlich Milwaukee leads series, 1–0 May 8 8:00 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin TBS Charlotte Hornets 90 Milwaukee Bucks 91 Boxscore 19–27 17–20 26–21 28–23 David Wesley 20 Ray Allen 28 P. J. Brown 11 Ervin Johnson 12 David Wesley 7 Ray Allen 9 18,717 Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Mike Mathis Milwaukee leads series, 2–0 #eee May 10 8:00 PM Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina TNT Milwaukee Bucks 92 Charlotte Hornets 102 Boxscore 26–25 25–26 18–25 23–26 Glenn Robinson 23 Jamal Mashburn 36 Scott Williams 10 P. J. Brown 16 Sam Cassell 9 three players 6 each 17,392 Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 May 13 12:30 PM Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina NBC Milwaukee Bucks 78 Charlotte Hornets 85 Boxscore 18–28 27–22 21–20 12–15 Ray Allen 19 Jamal Mashburn 31 Glenn Robinson 12 P. J. Brown 13 Ray Allen 10 Baron Davis 7 18,756 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Hue Hollins Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 15 8:30 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin TBS Charlotte Hornets 94 Milwaukee Bucks 86 Boxscore 26–26 26–23 28–20 14–17 Jamal Mashburn 24 Glenn Robinson 22 Elden Campbell 10 Ervin Johnson 17 Jamal Mashburn 8 Ray Allen 7 18,717 Dick Bavetta, Ron Garretson, Greg Willard Charlotte leads series, 3–2 May 17 8:00 PM Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina TNT Milwaukee Bucks 104 Charlotte Hornets 97 Boxscore 21–28 22–25 28–18 33–26 Sam Cassell 33 David Wesley 27 Ervin Johnson 13 Jamal Mashburn 9 Sam Cassell 11 Jamal Mashburn 7 23,509 Joe DeRosa, Jack Nies, Derrick Stafford Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 20 3:00 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin NBC Charlotte Hornets 95 Milwaukee Bucks 104 Boxscore 26–23 21–21 17–29 31–31 Baron Davis 29 Glenn Robinson 29 Elden Campbell 10 Ervin Johnson 11 Jamal Mashburn 9 Sam Cassell 13 18,717 Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden Milwaukee wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesCharlotte won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 24, 2000 2000 11240 MIL Charlotte Hornets 106 Milwaukee Bucks 90 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin January 19, 2001 2001 01190 CHH Milwaukee Bucks 105 Charlotte Hornets 98 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina #fff February 17, 2001 2001 02170 MIL Charlotte Hornets 103 Milwaukee Bucks 93 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin March 10, 2001 2001 03100 CHH Milwaukee Bucks 90 Charlotte Hornets 100 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina This was the first playoff meeting between the Hornets and the Bucks.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHA&opp_id=MIL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Charlotte Hornets versus Milwaukee Bucks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015 Western Conference semifinals (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Dallas Mavericks #eee May 5 6:30 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas NBC Dallas Mavericks 78 San Antonio Spurs 94 Boxscore 11–16 23–31 19–29 25–18 Michael Finley 17 Tim Duncan 31 Shawn Bradley 12 Tim Duncan 13 Steve Nash 6 Avery Johnson 8 32,798 Dick Bavetta, Terry Durham, Derrick Stafford San Antonio leads series, 1–0 May 7 8:00 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas TNT Dallas Mavericks 86 San Antonio Spurs 100 Boxscore 18–23 24–23 20–29 24–25 Michael Finley 24 Tim Duncan 25 Juwan Howard 11 Tim Duncan 22 Michael Finley 7 Terry Porter 9 27,690 Joe DeRosa, Steve Javie, Don Vaden San Antonio leads series, 2–0 #eee May 9 9:30 PM Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas TNT San Antonio Spurs 104 Dallas Mavericks 90 Boxscore 26–22 22–21 30–11 26–36 David Robinson 19 Dirk Nowitzki 15 Duncan, Robinson 14 each Greg Buckner 12 Avery Johnson 6 Michael Finley 5 18,237 Ted Bernhardt, Joe Forte, Bennett Salvatore San Antonio leads series, 3–0 May 12 3:30 PM Reunion Arena, Dallas, Texas NBC San Antonio Spurs 108 Dallas Mavericks 112 Boxscore 24–32 33–27 30–27 21–26 Tim Duncan 29 Dirk Nowitzki 30 Tim Duncan 18 Dirk Nowitzki 9 Terry Porter 8 Steve Nash 14 18,187 Hugh Evans, Ronnie Nunn, Eddie F. Rush San Antonio leads series, 3–1 #eee May 14 8:00 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas TNT Dallas Mavericks 87 San Antonio Spurs 105 Boxscore 21–32 20–25 23–22 23–26 Dirk Nowitzki 42 Tim Duncan 32 Dirk Nowitzki 18 Tim Duncan 20 Eisley, Finley 4 each Antonio Daniels 9 25,853 Mike Callahan, Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer San Antonio wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesSan Antonio won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 10, 2000 2000 11100 DAL San Antonio Spurs 77 Dallas Mavericks 79 Reunion Arena, Dallas February 13, 2001 2001 02130 SAS Dallas Mavericks 92 San Antonio Spurs 104 Alamodome, San Antonio #fff February 24, 2001 2001 02240 DAL San Antonio Spurs 107 Dallas Mavericks 104 Reunion Arena, Dallas April 10, 2001 2001 04100 SAS Dallas Mavericks 79 San Antonio Spurs 91 Alamodome, San Antonio This was the first playoff meeting between the Mavericks and the Spurs.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015 (2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Sacramento Kings #eee May 6 3:00 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Sacramento Kings 105 Los Angeles Lakers 108 Boxscore 30–28 24–25 24–31 27–24 Chris Webber 34 Shaquille O'Neal 44 Scot Pollard 14 Shaquille O'Neal 21 Jason Williams 4 Kobe Bryant 5 18,997 Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson, Bill Spooner LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 May 8 10:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TBS Sacramento Kings 90 Los Angeles Lakers 96 Boxscore 15–25 28–18 13–31 34–22 Chris Webber 22 Shaquille O'Neal 43 Chris Webber 18 Shaquille O'Neal 20 Bobby Jackson 4 Rick Fox 7 18,997 Dick Bavetta, Mike Callahan, Greg Willard LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee May 11 10:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TNT Los Angeles Lakers 103 Sacramento Kings 81 Boxscore 29–19 17–18 19–17 38–27 Kobe Bryant 36 Chris Webber 28 Shaquille O'Neal 18 Chris Webber 14 Brian Shaw 6 Doug Christie 5 17,317 Ted Bernhardt, Bob Delaney, Bennett Salvatore LA Lakers lead series, 3–0 May 13 5:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California NBC Los Angeles Lakers 119 Sacramento Kings 113 Boxscore 27–22 26–37 27–25 39–29 Kobe Bryant 48 Peja Stojaković 26 Kobe Bryant 16 Chris Webber 11 Brian Shaw 5 Chris Webber 8 17,317 Joe DeRosa, Terry Durham, Jack Nies LA Lakers win series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 16, 2000 2000 11160 SAC Los Angeles Lakers 112 Sacramento Kings 110 OT ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California February 4, 2001 2001 02040 LAL Sacramento Kings 94 Los Angeles Lakers 100 Staples Center, Los Angeles #fff March 25, 2001 2001 03250 SAC Los Angeles Lakers 84 Sacramento Kings 72 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California March 28, 2001 2001 03280 LAL Sacramento Kings 108 Los Angeles Lakers 84 Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning seven of the first eight meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015Los Angeles leads 7–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Rochester Royals 0 1949 Western Division Finals #fff 1951 Minneapolis Lakers 1 Rochester Royals 3 1951 Western Division Finals #fff 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 3 Rochester Royals 1 1952 Western Division Finals #fff 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 1 Rochester Royals 0 1954 Western Division Round Robin Semifinals #fff 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Rochester Royals 1 1954 Western Division Finals #fff 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Rochester Royals 1 1955 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1984 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Kansas City Kings 0 1984 Western Conference First Round #fff 2000 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Sacramento Kings 2 2000 Western Conference First Round Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Milwaukee Bucks #eee May 22 8:30 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TNT Milwaukee Bucks 85 Philadelphia 76ers 93 Boxscore 19–19 16–32 28–19 22–23 Ray Allen 31 Allen Iverson 34 Ervin Johnson 15 Dikembe Mutombo 18 Allen, Cassell 7 each Iverson, Snow 6 each 20,877 Joe Crawford, Terry Durham, Joe Forte Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 May 24 8:30 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TNT Milwaukee Bucks 92 Philadelphia 76ers 78 Boxscore 32–16 17–21 20–20 23–21 Ray Allen 38 Aaron McKie 21 Ervin Johnson 7 Dikembe Mutombo 20 Sam Cassell 11 Allen Iverson 9 20,998 Joe DeRosa, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 26 5:30 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin NBC Philadelphia 76ers 74 Milwaukee Bucks 80 Boxscore 17–24 22–19 21–26 14–11 Aaron McKie 22 Sam Cassell 24 Dikembe Mutombo 10 Ervin Johnson 13 Aaron McKie 5 Ray Allen 5 18,717 Bob Delaney, Hugh Evans, Don Vaden Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 May 28 5:30 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin NBC Philadelphia 76ers 89 Milwaukee Bucks 83 Boxscore 24–22 16–20 29–20 20–21 Allen Iverson 28 Glenn Robinson 20 Dikembe Mutombo 15 Ervin Johnson 17 Aaron McKie 9 Ray Allen 6 18,717 Dick Bavetta, Ted Bernhardt, Dan Crawford Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 30 9:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NBC Milwaukee Bucks 88 Philadelphia 76ers 89 Boxscore 29–21 22–21 19–28 18–19 Glenn Robinson 22 Dikembe Mutombo 21 Sam Cassell 12 Dikembe Mutombo 13 Allen, Cassell 4 each Allen Iverson 8 21,087 Bernie Fryer, Ronnie Nunn, Bennett Salvatore Philadelphia leads series, 3–2 June 1 9:00 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin NBC Philadelphia 76ers 100 Milwaukee Bucks 110 Boxscore 15–25 16–35 23–20 46–30 Allen Iverson 46 Ray Allen 41 Dikembe Mutombo 14 Ervin Johnson 12 Aaron McKie 9 Sam Cassell 11 18,717 Joe Crawford, Jack Nies, Eddie F. Rush Series tied, 3–3 #eee June 3 7:30 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NBC Milwaukee Bucks 91 Philadelphia 76ers 108 Boxscore 26–25 24–31 21–26 20–26 Ray Allen 26 Allen Iverson 44 Tim Thomas 12 Dikembe Mutombo 19 Ray Allen 6 Aaron McKie 13 21,046 Dan Crawford, Hugh Evans, Steve Javie Philadelphia wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff February 13, 2001 2001 02130 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 107 Milwaukee Bucks 104 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin February 26, 2001 2001 02260 PHI Milwaukee Bucks 98 Philadelphia 76ers 91 First Union Center, Philadelphia #fff March 17, 2001 2001 03170 MIL Philadelphia 76ers 78 Milwaukee Bucks 87 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin March 26, 2001 2001 03260 PHI Milwaukee Bucks 78 Philadelphia 76ers 90 First Union Center, Philadelphia This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning five of the first eight meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIL&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Milwaukee Bucks versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015Philadelphia leads 5–3 in all-time playoff series#fff 1970 Milwaukee Bucks 4 Philadelphia 76ers 1 1970 Eastern Division Semifinals #fff 1981 Milwaukee Bucks 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1981 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1982 Milwaukee Bucks 2 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1982 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1983 Milwaukee Bucks 1 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1983 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1985 Milwaukee Bucks 0 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1985 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1986 Milwaukee Bucks 4 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1986 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1987 Milwaukee Bucks 3 Philadelphia 76ers 2 1987 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1991 Milwaukee Bucks 0 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1991 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference finals (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) Los Angeles Lakers #eee May 19 6:30 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas NBC Los Angeles Lakers 104 San Antonio Spurs 90 Boxscore 24–17 27–25 29–24 24–24 Kobe Bryant 45 Tim Duncan 28 Shaquille O'Neal 11 Tim Duncan 14 Horace Grant 6 Tim Duncan 6 36,068 Joe Crawford, Joe Forte, Ron Garretson LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 May 21 8:30 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas TNT Los Angeles Lakers 88 San Antonio Spurs 81 Boxscore 21–22 17–24 28–21 22–14 Kobe Bryant 28 Tim Duncan 40 Shaquille O'Neal 14 Tim Duncan 15 Kobe Bryant 6 Antonio Daniels 5 35,574 Ted Bernhardt, Bob Delaney, Hugh Evans LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee May 25 9:00 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC San Antonio Spurs 72 Los Angeles Lakers 111 Boxscore 21–34 23–20 20–32 8–25 David Robinson 24 Kobe Bryant 36 Tim Duncan 13 Shaquille O'Neal 17 Tim Duncan 7 Kobe Bryant 8 18,997 Dan Crawford, Jack Nies, Ronnie Nunn LA Lakers lead series, 3–0 May 27 5:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC San Antonio Spurs 82 Los Angeles Lakers 111 Boxscore 23–33 18–31 25–22 16–25 Daniels, Duncan 15 each Derek Fisher 28 David Robinson 11 Shaquille O'Neal 10 Terry Porter 4 Kobe Bryant 11 18,997 Bernie Fryer, Eddie F. Rush, Bennett Salvatore LA Lakers win series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 8, 2000 2000 11080 SAS Los Angeles Lakers 81 San Antonio Spurs 91 Alamodome, San Antonio December 1, 2000 2000 12010 LAL San Antonio Spurs 100 Los Angeles Lakers 109 Staples Center, Los Angeles #fff February 21, 2001 2001 02210 SAS Los Angeles Lakers 101 San Antonio Spurs 99 Alamodome, San Antonio March 9, 2001 2001 03090 LAL San Antonio Spurs 93 Los Angeles Lakers 89 OT Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first six meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015Los Angeles leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Antonio Spurs 0 1982 Western Conference Finals #fff 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 4 San Antonio Spurs 2 1983 Western Conference Finals #fff 1986 Los Angeles Lakers 3 San Antonio Spurs 0 1986 Western Conference First Round #fff 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 3 San Antonio Spurs 0 1988 Western Conference First Round #fff 1995 Los Angeles Lakers 2 San Antonio Spurs 4 1995 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1999 Los Angeles Lakers 0 San Antonio Spurs 4 1999 Western Conference Semifinals NBA Finals: (W2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E1) Philadelphia 76ers 2001 NBA Finals #eee June 6 9:00 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Philadelphia 76ers 107 Los Angeles Lakers 101 Boxscore 22–23 34–27 23–27 15–17 13–7 Allen Iverson 48 Shaquille O'Neal 44 Dikembe Mutombo 16 Shaquille O'Neal 20 Aaron McKie 9 three players 5 each 18,997 Dick Bavetta, Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 June 8 9:00 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Philadelphia 76ers 89 Los Angeles Lakers 98 Boxscore 24–25 23–24 20–28 22–21 Allen Iverson 23 Kobe Bryant 31 Dikembe Mutombo 13 Shaquille O'Neal 20 Aaron McKie 6 Shaquille O'Neal 9 18,997 Bernie Fryer, Steve Javie, Ronnie Nunn Series tied, 1–1 #eee June 10 7:30 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NBC Los Angeles Lakers 96 Philadelphia 76ers 91 Boxscore 25–25 30–20 18–21 23–25 Kobe Bryant 32 Allen Iverson 35 Shaquille O'Neal 12 Iverson, Mutombo 12 each four players 3 each Aaron McKie 8 20,900 Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bennett Salvatore LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 June 13 9:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NBC Los Angeles Lakers 100 Philadelphia 76ers 86 Boxscore 22–14 29–23 26–22 23–27 Shaquille O'Neal 34 Allen Iverson 35 Shaquille O'Neal 14 Dikembe Mutombo 9 Kobe Bryant 9 Iverson, Snow 4 each 20,896 Hugh Evans, Jack Nies, Eddie F. Rush LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 #eee June 15 9:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NBC Los Angeles Lakers 108 Philadelphia 76ers 96 Boxscore 24–27 28–21 31–20 25–28 Shaquille O'Neal 29 Allen Iverson 37 Shaquille O'Neal 13 Tyrone Hill 13 Bryant, Fox 6 each Eric Snow 12 20,890 Dick Bavetta, Joe Crawford, Bernie Fryer LA Lakers win series, 4–1 In Game 1, Allen Iverson scored 48 points in his first-ever Finals game as the 76ers ended Lakers' 11-game playoff winning streak (19 overall) and ended the Lakers' perfect playoff run that season. +Regular-season seriesTied 1–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 5, 2000 2000 12050 LAL Philadelphia 76ers 85 Los Angeles Lakers 96 Staples Center, Los Angeles February 14, 2001 2001 02140 PHI Los Angeles Lakers 97 Philadelphia 76ers 112 First Union Center, Philadelphia This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first five meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 14, 2015Los Angeles leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1950 Minneapolis Lakers 4 Syracuse Nationals 2 1950 NBA Finals #fff 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 4 Syracuse Nationals 3 1954 NBA Finals #fff 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Philadelphia 76ers 2 1980 NBA Finals #fff 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Philadelphia 76ers 2 1982 NBA Finals #fff 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Philadelphia 76ers 4 1983 NBA Finals Statistical leaders Category Game high Average Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP Games played Points Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers 54 Tracy McGrady Orlando Magic 33.8 4 Rebounds Tim DuncanDikembe Mutombo San Antonio SpursPhiladelphia 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 References 30em External links NBA.com's 2001 Playoffs coverage Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon Category:NBA controversies fi:NBA-kausi 2000–2001#Pudotuspelit