2000–01_Indiana_Pacers_season

2000–01 Indiana Pacers season

2000–01 Indiana Pacers season

NBA professional basketball team season


The 2000–01 NBA season was the Pacers' 25th season in the National Basketball Association, and 34th season as a franchise.[1] The Pacers were coming off of an NBA Finals defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games. During the off-season, the Pacers hired former Indiana University and Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas as head coach,[2][3][4] and acquired Jermaine O'Neal from the Portland Trail Blazers.[5][6][7][8] With the departures of veteran players from the team that reached the Finals last year, the Pacers got off to a 5–2 start, but then struggled losing six of their next seven games, then later on holding a 21–27 record at the All-Star break.[9] The Pacers played mediocre basketball all season long, and finished fourth in the Central Division with a record of 41–41. To qualify for the playoffs, the Pacers needed to win 9 of their final 11 games to secure the #8 seed in the Eastern Conference.[10]

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Last season's Most Improved Player Jalen Rose averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game, while Reggie Miller finished second on the team in scoring averaging 18.9 points per game, and O'Neal provided the team with 12.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 2.8 blocks per game. In addition, Travis Best contributed 11.9 points, 6.1 assists and 1.4 steals per game off the bench, while Austin Croshere provided with 10.1 points per game also off the bench, and Al Harrington averaged 7.5 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.[11]

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Pacers faced the Philadelphia 76ers for the third straight year. Regular season MVP Allen Iverson and the top-seeded 76ers would need only four games to eliminate the Pacers, who managed to win Game 1 on the road 79–78,[12][13] but lost the final three games of the series.[14][15][16][17][18] The Sixers would reach the NBA Finals, but would lose in five games to the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers.[19][20][21][22][23] Following the season, Sam Perkins was released to free agency and then retired,[24] and Derrick McKey signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia 76ers during the next season.[25][26]

Offseason

NBA draft

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Roster

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Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

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Game log

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Awards, records, and honors

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

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Playoffs

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Player Statistics Citation:[11]

Transactions


References

  1. "PLUS: BASKETBALL; Pacers Turn to Thomas". The New York Times. Associated Press. July 21, 2000. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  2. "Thomas Replaces Bird as Coach of the Pacers". Los Angeles Times. July 21, 2000. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  3. "Pacers Hire Isiah Thomas as New Coach". United Press International. July 20, 2000. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  4. Gardner, Kris (August 31, 2000). "Davis to Blazers, O'Neal to Pacers". The Houston Roundball Review. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  5. "Trade-Happy Trail Blazers Get Davis From Pacers for O'Neal". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. September 1, 2000. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
  6. "Blazers Trade for Pacers' Davis". SFGate. September 1, 2000. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  7. Wise, Mike (October 30, 2000). "PRO BASKETBALL; West Side Story, the Sequel". The New York Times. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
  8. "NBA Games Played on February 8, 2001". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  9. "2000–01 Indiana Pacers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  10. "2000–01 Indiana Pacers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  11. "Miller's Heroics Lead Pacers to 79-78 Victory Over 76ers". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 22, 2001. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  12. "Indiana 79, Philadelphia 78". United Press International. April 21, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  13. "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; 76ers Eliminate Pacers and Rest for Round 2". The New York Times. Associated Press. May 3, 2001. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  14. "76ers Get Even by Ousting Pacers". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. May 3, 2001. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  15. Dinich, Heather A. (May 3, 2001). "76ers Step Ahead of Pacers". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  16. "2001 NBA Eastern Conference First Round: Pacers vs. 76ers". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  17. "Lakers Beat Sixers to Win N.B.A. Title". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 15, 2001. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  18. "Lakers Capture NBA Crown". CBS News. Associated Press. June 15, 2001. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  19. Brown, Tim (June 16, 2001). "Baq to Baq". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 29, 2022.
  20. "L.A. Lakers 108, Philadelphia 96". United Press International. June 16, 2001. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
  21. "2001 NBA Finals: 76ers vs. Lakers". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  22. "PLUS: BASKETBALL; St. John's to Play Globetrotters". The New York Times. September 19, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  23. "Magic Owner DeVos Puts Team on Market". The Washington Post. January 15, 2002. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  24. "76ers Sign Veteran Derrick McKey". United Press International. January 14, 2002. Retrieved January 11, 2022.

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