2000–01 Dallas Mavericks season

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2000–01 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coachDon Nelson
General managerDon Nelson
Owner(s)Mark Cuban
ArenaReunion Arena
Results
Record53–29 (.646)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Spurs 1–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
  • Fox Sports Net Southwest
  • KTXA
RadioKSKY
< 1999–00 2001–02 >

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Mavericks' 21st season in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Mavericks acquired Christian Laettner and Loy Vaught from the Detroit Pistons in two separate trades,[2] acquired Howard Eisley from the Utah Jazz, and acquired top draft pick Courtney Alexander from the Orlando Magic.[3] In their final season at the Reunion Arena, the Mavericks won ten of their first fifteen games, and played above .500 for the entire season, holding a 31–19 record before the All-Star break. At midseason, the team traded Laettner, Vaught and Alexander along with Hubert Davis, and top draft pick Etan Thomas (who missed the entire season with a toe injury and never played for the Mavericks) to the Washington Wizards for Juwan Howard and second-year center Calvin Booth,[4] as the team signed free agent Vernon Maxwell, who was previously released by the Philadelphia 76ers. The Mavericks finished third in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record,[5] and made their first playoff appearance since the 1989–90 season, ending a ten-year playoff drought.[6]

Dirk Nowitzki averaged 21.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Michael Finley finished second on the team in scoring averaging 21.5 points per game, and was selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, which was his second and final All-Star selection,[7] and Steve Nash showed improvement averaging 15.6 points and 7.3 assists per game.[8] Nash finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting, while Nowitzki finished tied in fifth place.[9] In the Western Conference First Round, the Mavericks defeated the 4th-seeded Utah Jazz in five games after trailing 2–0, winning their first playoff series since 1988.[10] However, they would lose in the Western Conference Semi-finals to the San Antonio Spurs in five games.[11]

Following the season, Eisley was traded to the New York Knicks, while Gary Trent signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves,[12] Booth signed with the Seattle SuperSonics and Maxwell retired.

Draft picks[]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 12 Etan Thomas C  United States Syracuse[13][14]
2 31 Dan Langhi PF  United States Vanderbilt[13][14]
2 58 Pete Mickeal F  United States Cincinnati[13][14]

Roster[]

2000–01 Dallas Mavericks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
C 52 Booth, Calvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976–05–07 Penn State
C 44 Bradley, Shawn 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–03–22 BYU
F 2 Bryant, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1965–04–25 Seton Hall
G 21 Buckner, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–09–16 Clemson
G 9 Eisley, Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1972–12–04 Boston College
G/F 4 Finley, Michael (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1973–03–06 Wisconsin
F 1 Harvey, Donnell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1980–08–26 Florida
F 5 Howard, Juwan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1973–02–07 Michigan
G 3 Maxwell, Vernon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–09–12 Florida
F 14 Nájera, Eduardo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1976–07–11 Oklahoma
G 13 Nash, Steve (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1974–02–07 Santa Clara
F/C 41 Nowitzki, Dirk 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1978–06–19 Germany
F 33 Trent, Gary Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1974–09–22 Ohio
C 16 Wang Zhizhi 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1977–07–08 China
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 28, 2001

Roster Notes[]

Regular season[]

Standings[]

Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 33–8 25–16 19–5
x-Utah Jazz 53 29 .646 5 28–13 25–16 14–10
x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 5 28–13 25–16 14–10
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 47 35 .573 11 30–11 17–24 11–13
Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 13 24–17 21–20 11–13
Denver Nuggets 40 42 .488 18 29–12 11–30 13–11
Vancouver Grizzlies 23 59 .280 35 15–26 8–33 2–22


Western Conference
# 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[]

2000–01 game log
Total: 53–29 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
November: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
December: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
January: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
February: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
March: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
April: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2000–01 schedule

Playoffs[]

2001 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 21 @ Utah L 86–88 Michael Finley (26) Dirk Nowitzki (12) Steve Nash (7) Delta Center
19,100
0–1
2 April 24 @ Utah L 98–109 Michael Finley (32) Bradley, Finley (8) Steve Nash (6) Delta Center
19,911
0–2
3 April 28 Utah W 94–91 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Juwan Howard (11) Steve Nash (7) Reunion Arena
18,187
1–2
4 May 1 Utah W 107–77 Dirk Nowitzki (33) Michael Finley (12) Steve Nash (7) Reunion Arena
18,300
2–2
5 May 3 @ Utah W 84–83 Michael Finley (33) Juwan Howard (8) Steve Nash (7) Delta Center
19,911
3–2
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 5 @ San Antonio L 78–94 Michael Finley (17) Shawn Bradley (12) Steve Nash (6) Alamodome
32,798
0–1
2 May 7 @ San Antonio L 86–100 Michael Finley (24) Juwan Howard (11) Michael Finley (7) Alamodome
27,690
0–2
3 May 9 San Antonio L 90–104 Dirk Nowitzki (15) Greg Buckner (12) Michael Finley (5) Reunion Arena
18,237
0–3
4 May 12 San Antonio W 112–108 Dirk Nowitzki (30) Dirk Nowitzki (9) Steve Nash (14) Reunion Arena
18,187
1–3
5 May 14 @ San Antonio L 87–105 Dirk Nowitzki (42) Dirk Nowitzki (18) Eisley, Finley (4) Alamodome
25,853
1–4
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[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Courtney Alexander 38 6 12.4 .348 .300 .733 1.7 .6 .4 .1 4.2
Calvin Booth 15 7 19.5 .548 . .606 4.8 1.3 .8 2.0 7.5
Shawn Bradley 82 35 24.4 .490 .167 .787 7.4 .5 .4 2.8 7.1
Mark Bryant 18 1 5.6 .400 . .600 1.2 .2 .1 .1 1.1
Greg Buckner 37 9 22.2 .438 .286 .728 4.2 1.3 .9 .2 6.2
Hubert Davis 51 7 24.7 .443 .436 .854 2.1 1.2 .6 .0 7.3
Howard Eisley 82 40 29.6 .393 .398 .825 2.4 3.6 1.2 .1 9.0
Obinna Ekezie 4 0 2.0 .000 . . .5 .0 .0 .0 .0
Michael Finley 82 82 42.0 .458 .346 .775 5.2 4.4 1.4 .4 21.5
Donnell Harvey 18 0 3.6 .571 . .375 1.1 .1 .2 .1 1.2
Juwan Howard 27 27 36.8 .488 .000 .780 7.1 2.6 1.1 .6 17.8
Christian Laettner 53 35 17.5 .511 .333 .817 4.0 1.3 .8 .5 7.5
Eduardo Nájera 40 4 10.8 .523 .333 .424 2.4 .7 .3 .2 3.3
Steve Nash 70 70 34.1 .487 .406 .895 3.2 7.3 1.0 .1 15.6
Dirk Nowitzki 82 82 38.1 .474 .387 .838 9.2 2.1 1.0 1.2 21.8
Loy Vaught 37 1 10.6 .455 . .667 3.3 .4 .4 .1 3.1
Wang Zhizhi 5 0 7.6 .421 .000 .800 1.4 .0 .0 .0 4.8

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Calvin Booth 10 0 13.7 .405 . .889 2.8 .2 .7 .6 3.8
Shawn Bradley 10 10 25.6 .529 . .769 7.1 .5 .4 3.0 6.4
Mark Bryant 4 0 8.5 .500 . . 1.5 .0 .3 .0 .5
Greg Buckner 5 0 15.0 .478 .333 .700 4.2 .6 1.0 .0 6.0
Howard Eisley 9 0 21.6 .358 .385 1.000 1.3 1.9 .6 .1 5.8
Michael Finley 10 10 43.4 .360 .362 .818 5.3 4.4 1.2 .2 19.7
Juwan Howard 10 10 39.1 .360 . .800 8.3 1.4 .6 .5 13.4
Eduardo Nájera 7 0 6.3 .529 .750 . 2.1 .1 .1 .1 3.0
Steve Nash 10 10 37.0 .417 .410 .882 3.2 6.4 .6 .1 13.6
Dirk Nowitzki 10 10 39.9 .423 .283 .883 8.1 1.4 1.1 .8 23.4
Wang Zhizhi 5 0 4.6 .375 .500 1.000 .4 .2 .2 .2 2.0

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

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