2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season

2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season
2000–01 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach	Mike Dunleavy
Arena	Rose Garden Arena
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific); Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round; (Lost to Lakers 0–3)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1999–00	2001–02 >

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 31st season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.^[1] In the offseason, the Blazers acquired Dale Davis from the Indiana Pacers, and All-Star forward Shawn Kemp from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three-team trade.^[2] The Blazers struggled losing three of their first four games, but soon recovered and later on posted a 10-game winning streak between January and February. At midseason, the team re-signed free agent and former Blazers guard Rod Strickland, who was previously released by the Washington Wizards. Falling nine games below the previous season's mark, the Blazers nevertheless made the playoffs for the 19th consecutive year, finishing as the #7 seed in the Western Conference with a 50–32 record. Rasheed Wallace averaged 19.2 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game. Bonzi Wells showed improvement averaging 12.7 points per game, but went down with a knee injury during the final month of the regular season.

The Blazers faced the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference First Round, the same team they had pushed to the brink the year before in the Western Conference Finals. However, without Wells, they were unable to do nearly as well this time, as the Lakers swept them in three straight games on the way to their second straight NBA championship, where they defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in five games.

Following the season, head coach Mike Dunleavy was fired after four seasons, and was replaced by former 76ers player Maurice Cheeks. Meanwhile, Steve Smith was traded to the San Antonio Spurs, Strickland signed as a free agent with the Miami Heat, Greg Anthony signed with the Chicago Bulls, Stacey Augmon signed with the Charlotte Hornets, and Arvydas Sabonis and Detlef Schrempf both retired. However, Sabonis would return for the 2002–03 season.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	28	Erick Barkley	PG	United States	St. John's

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
G	50	Anthony, Greg	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	UNLV
G/F	2	Augmon, Stacey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	UNLV
G	21	Barkley, Erick	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	St. John's
F/C	34	Davis, Dale	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Clemson
F	4	Harvey, Antonio	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Pfeiffer
F/C	40	Kemp, Shawn	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Trinity Valley CC
C	55	Perdue, Will	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Vanderbilt
F	33	Pippen, Scottie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Central Arkansas
C	11	Sabonis, Arvydas	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	279 lb (127 kg)	Lithuania
F	12	Schrempf, Detlef	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Washington
G	8	Smith, Steve	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Michigan State
G	3	Stoudamire, Damon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Arizona
G	1	Strickland, Rod	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	DePaul
F/C	30	Wallace, Rasheed	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	North Carolina
G/F	6	Wells, Bonzi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Ball State

Head coach

Mike Dunleavy (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	–	31–10	25–16	14–10
x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	1	33–8	22–19	16–8
x-Phoenix Suns	51	31	.622	5	31–10	20–21	12–12
x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	6	28–13	22–19	12–12
Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	12	26–15	18–23	17–7
Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	378	25	22–19	9–32	9–15
Golden State Warriors	17	65	.207	39	11–30	6–35	4–20

Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	58	24	.707	–
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	2
3	x-Sacramento Kings	55	27	.671	3
4	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	5
5	x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	5
6	x-Phoenix Suns	51	31	.622	7
7	x-Portland Trail Blazers	50	32	.610	8
8	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	47	35	.573	11

9	Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	13
10	Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	14
11	Denver Nuggets	40	42	.488	18
12	Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	27
13	Vancouver Grizzlies	23	59	.280	35
14	Golden State Warriors	17	65	.207	41

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	—	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–1	—	0–4	2–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	3–1
Charlotte	4–0	4–0	—	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2
Chicago	2–2	1–2	1–3	—	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	2–1
Cleveland	2–2	1–2	2–2	3–1	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	3–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	—	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0
Denver	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–3	—	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–3	4–0	1–1
Detroit	4–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	4–0	1–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–2
Golden State	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	—	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2
Houston	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–0	3–1	—	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Indiana	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	2–0	4–0
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–4	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	—	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0
Miami	3–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–0	1–1	—	1–2	1–1	3–1	2–3	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–0
Milwaukee	3–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–1	—	0–2	4–0	1–2	4–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1
New Jersey	3–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	—	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	0–2	1–1	3–1
New York	2–2	3–1	2–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–1	2–0	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	4–0
Orlando	3–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	3–1	1–3	—	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Philadelphia	3–0	4–0	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	4–0
Phoenix	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	—	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	—	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	—	0–2	0–4	3–1	2–0
Toronto	2–2	3–1	1–3	4–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–1	3–1	1–2	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	4–0
Utah	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	4–0	1–3	0–2	—	4–0	2–0
Vancouver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	3–1	0–4	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–1	2–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Playoffs

2001 playoff game log

First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 22	@ L.A. Lakers	L 93–106	Rasheed Wallace (24)	Arvydas Sabonis (9)	three players tied (4)	Staples Center 18,997	0–1
2	April 26	@ L.A. Lakers	L 88–106	Scottie Pippen (21)	Scottie Pippen (8)	Damon Stoudamire (5)	Staples Center 18,997	0–2
3	April 29	L.A. Lakers	L 86–99	Smith, Stoudamire (25)	Rasheed Wallace (13)	Stoudamire, Wallace (4)	Rose Garden 20,580	0–3

2001 schedule

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

Season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

Rasheed Wallace, NBA All-Star

Transactions

July 21, 2000: Signed free agent Rodrick Rhodes^[3]
August 13, 2000: Re-signed Greg Anthony^[3]
August 30, 2000: Traded forward Brian Grant to the Miami Heat and guard Gary Grant to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Shawn Kemp (from the Cavaliers).^[3]
August 31, 2000: Traded forward Jermaine O'Neal and center Joe Kleine to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Dale Davis^[3]
September 13, 2000: Signed free agent center Will Perdue^[3]
September 12, 2000: Re-signed guard-forward Stacey Augmon^[3]
September 15, 2000: Signed draft pick Erick Barkley^[3]
October 3, 2000: Forward Detlef Schrempf retired^[3]
October 4, 2000: Signed free agent C.J. Bruton^[3]
October 4, 2000: Signed free agent Todd Lindeman^[3]
October 4, 2000: Signed free agent Ime Udoka^[3]
October 26, 2000: Waived Jamel Thomas^[3]
October 26, 2000: Waived C.J. Bruton^[3]
October 26, 2000: Waived Todd Lindeman^[3]
October 28, 2000: Waived Ime Udoka^[3]
October 30, 2000: Waived Rodrick Rhodes^[3]
November 30, 2000: Forward Bonzi Wells was suspended one game by the NBA for striking an official.^[3]
February 2, 2001: Forward Rasheed Wallace was suspended two games by the NBA ^[3]
March 5, 2001: Waived guard Gary Grant^[3]
March 5, 2001: Signed guard Rod Strickland^[3]
April 3, 2001: Guard Rod Strickland was suspended one game by the NBA due to a DUI charg^[3]e^[3]
April 3, 2001: Forward Rasheed Wallace was suspended one game by the Trail Blazers
April 29, 2001: Forward-center Dale Davis was suspended one game by the NBA for elbowing the Los Angeles Lakers' forward Robert Horry.^[3]^[4]
April 29, 2001: Guard-forward Stacey Augmon was suspended one game by the NBA for leaving the bench during an altercation on the court.^[3]

References

^ 2000-01 Portland Trail Blazers
^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Trade Sends Grant to Heat". New York Times. August 31, 2000. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS; Transactions". CNNSI.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2001. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
^ "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Portland's Davis and Augmon Each Suspended for Game 3". The New York Times. New York. Associated Press. April 28, 2001.

[1] 2000-01 Portland Trail Blazers

[2] "PRO BASKETBALL; Trade Sends Grant to Heat". New York Times. August 31, 2000. Retrieved August 1, 2017.

[sitransactions-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x "PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS; Transactions". CNNSI.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2001. Retrieved September 25, 2017.

[4] "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP; Portland's Davis and Augmon Each Suspended for Game 3". The New York Times. New York. Associated Press. April 28, 2001.

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v t e Portland Trail Blazers
Founded in 1970 Based in Portland, Oregon
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history 1970 Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Memorial Coliseum Moda Center
Personnel	Owner(s) Jody Allen President Dewayne Hankins General manager Joe Cronin Head coach Chauncey Billups
G League affiliate	Rip City Remix
Retired numbers	1 13 14 15 20 22 30 (Gross) 30 (Porter) 32 36 45 77
NBA championships	1977
Rivalries	Seattle SuperSonics (I-5 rivalry)
Culture and lore	Radio network Blazermania Rip City The Breaks of the Game Bulls vs. Blazers and the NBA Playoffs "Duck" Rose Garden arena bankruptcy Larry Weinberg Bill Walton Jack Ramsay Mike Barrett and Mike Rice Clyde the Glide The Schonz Trail Blazers Trumpets Memorial Day Miracle Blaze the Trail Cat Portland Indians Portland Fire Portlandia Dame Time