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2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season was the 52nd season for the Philadelphia 76ers in the National Basketball Association, and their 38th season in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 76ers won their first ten games of the regular season, and held a 36–14 record at the All-Star break. At mid-season, the team traded Theo Ratliff, Toni Kukoč, and Nazr Mohammed to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for All-Star center Dikembe Mutombo. However, prior to the trade, Ratliff was sidelined due to a season-ending wrist injury after 50 games; Ratliff averaged 12.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game before the trade.

The 76ers finished in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 56–26 record, which earned them the first seed in the Eastern Conference; it was the team's first 50-win season since 1989–90, and also their best regular season record since 1984–85. Head coach Larry Brown was named the NBA Coach of the Year, after leading his team to a 7-game improvement over the previous season. The 76ers had the fifth best team defensive rating in the NBA.

All-Star guard Allen Iverson averaged 31.1 points, 4.6 assists and 2.5 steals per game, leading the league in both scoring and steals; he was named to the All-NBA First Team, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year for his accomplishments, beating Tim Duncan and Shaquille O'Neal by a wide margin. In addition, Mutombo played in 26 games after the trade, averaging 11.7 points, 12.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year for the fourth time, and was also named to the All-NBA Second Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Aaron McKie averaged 11.6 points, 5.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Meanwhile, Tyrone Hill provided the team with 9.6 points and 9.0 rebounds per game, Eric Snow contributed 9.8 points, 7.5 assists and 1.5 steals per game, but only played just 50 games due to a stress fracture in his right ankle, and George Lynch provided with 8.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., and before the mid-season trade, Iverson and Ratliff were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team, while Brown was selected to coach the Eastern Conference, although Ratliff did not participate due to injury; it was his first and only All-Star selection. Iverson scored 25 points along with 5 assists and 4 steals, and was named the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player, as the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 111–110.

However, this season was not without controversy. With Ratliff out for the remainder of the regular season due to his wrist injury, the 76ers only had two other centers on their roster, Matt Geiger, and second-year player Todd MacCulloch; the team then traded Ratliff along with Kukoč, and Mohammed to the Hawks in exchange for Mutombo. By trading Kukoč, who was not included in the original proposed deal, and who also won three NBA championships with Phil Jackson as his head coach during his tenure with the Chicago Bulls, the 76ers had only one other player on the roster who had NBA Finals experience, Snow, who played a total of 24 minutes in 10 games in the 1996 NBA playoffs as a reserve for the Seattle SuperSonics. At one point, the team's record was 42–14, but finished 14–12 the rest of the way, including a five-game losing streak in March.

In the final game of the regular season, against the Chicago Bulls at the First Union Center on April 18, 2001, Brown rested his starters instead of trying to go for a win, as the 76ers lost to the Bulls, 92–86; had the 76ers won this game, they would have had the league's second-best record behind the San Antonio Spurs, and home court advantage over the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals. Both teams had the same record, but the Lakers' record for non-conference opponents was better than Philadelphia's.

In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2001 NBA playoffs, and for the third consecutive year, the 76ers faced off against the 8th–seeded Indiana Pacers, a team that featured Jalen Rose, All-Star guard Reggie Miller, and Jermaine O'Neal. Despite losing Game 1 to the Pacers at home, 79–78 at the First Union Center, the 76ers won the next three games, including a Game 4 win over the Pacers on the road, 88–85 at the Conseco Fieldhouse to win the series in four games.

In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 5th–seeded Toronto Raptors, a team that featured All-Star guard Vince Carter, All-Star center Antonio Davis, and Charles Oakley. The Raptors took a 2–1 series lead, but the 76ers managed to win the next two games to take a 3–2 series lead, winning Game 5 over the Raptors at the First Union Center, 121–88. However, the 76ers lost Game 6 on the road, 101–89 at the Air Canada Centre, as the Raptors evened the series. The 76ers won Game 7 over the Raptors at the First Union Center, 88–87 to win in a hard-fought seven-game series.

In the Eastern Conference Finals, the 76ers then faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Central Division champion Milwaukee Bucks, who were led by the trio of All-Star guard Ray Allen, All-Star forward Glenn Robinson, and Sam Cassell. The 76ers won Game 1 over the Bucks at home, 93–85 at the First Union Center, but then lost the next two games as the Bucks took a 2–1 series lead; Iverson sat out Game 3 due to a left hip injury, in which he sustained during the second-round series against the Raptors, as the 76ers lost to the Bucks on the road, 80–74 at the Bradley Center. With the return of Iverson, the 76ers managed to win the next two games, but then lost Game 6 to the Bucks at the Bradley Center, 110–100. With the series tied at 3–3, the 76ers won Game 7 over the Bucks at the First Union Center, 108–91 to win in another hard-fought seven-game series, and advance to the NBA Finals.

In the 2001 NBA Finals, the 76ers faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and defending NBA champion Lakers, who were led by All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal, All-Star guard Kobe Bryant, and Derek Fisher. The 76ers won Game 1 over the Lakers on the road in overtime, 107–101 at the Staples Center, in which Iverson scored 48 points along with 5 steals. However, the 76ers lost Game 2 to the Lakers on the road, 98–89, and then lost the next three games at home, including a Game 5 loss to the Lakers at the First Union Center, 108–96; the 76ers lost the series in five games, as the Lakers won their second consecutive NBA championship.

The 76ers finished fifth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 805,692 at the First Union Center during the regular season. Following the season, Hill was traded along with second-year forward Jumaine Jones back to his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Lynch was dealt to the Charlotte Hornets. The team's season roster has been featured in the video game series NBA 2K. However, Rodney Buford, Roshown McLeod, Kevin Ollie, Pepe Sánchez, Raja Bell, and Speedy Claxton have been excluded from past installations of the game due to issues in regards to the permission of using the players' likenesses in the games.

For the season, the 76ers slightly redesigned their uniforms, which would remain in use until 2007. This was the last time the 76ers won the Atlantic Division title, and clinched the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs until the 2020–21 COVID-19 pandemic-shortened season.

Offseason

During the off-season, the 76ers were not involved in any trades. In the 2000 NBA draft, they drafted guard Speedy Claxton and swingman Mark Karcher. Claxton missed the entire season due to a knee injury, while Karcher would be waived on October 18. Karcher would not play any games in the NBA.

Their first transaction was made on August 17, when they signed Jermaine Jackson. Jackson almost made the team, but he was waived one day before the team's season opener.

On October 2, the 76ers signed Ademola Okulaja and Pepe Sánchez. Okulaja was on the team's roster, but did not play in any regular season games. He was waived on December 19. Sánchez played 19 games with the Sixers before being traded to the Atlanta Hawks with Toni Kukoč, Nazr Mohammed, and Theo Ratliff for Roshown McLeod and Dikembe Mutombo on February 22. Sánchez played 5 games with Atlanta before being waived on March 12. Three days later, Sánchez would once again sign with the Sixers.

On October 28, the 76ers signed Vernon Maxwell, who previously played for the team during the 1995–96 season. Maxwell would play in 24 games with the Sixers before being waived on December 22.

NBA draft

Roster

Roster Notes

Regular season

Season standings

z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | October 31 | @ New York | W 101–72 | Allen Iverson (25) | George Lynch (11) | Allen Iverson (9) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 1–0

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | November 1 | Toronto | W 104–98 | Allen Iverson (24) | Tyrone Hill (10) | Eric Snow (8) | First Union Center<br>19,817 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | November 3 | @ Orlando | W 87–80 | Allen Iverson (29) | Theo Ratliff (17) | Eric Snow (7) | TD Waterhouse Centre<br>14,233 | 3–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | November 4 | @ Miami | W 84–82 | Allen Iverson (23) | Tyrone Hill (8) | Eric Snow (6) | American Airlines Arena<br>16,029 | 4–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 8 | Detroit | W 103–94 | Allen Iverson (28) | Theo Ratliff (8) | Allen Iverson (8) | First Union Center<br>15,986 | 5–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 9 | @ Minnesota | W 84–82 | Eric Snow (22) | Theo Ratliff (14) | Allen Iverson (5) | Target Center<br>16,119 | 6–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | November 11 | Boston | W 85–83 | Eric Snow (25) | George Lynch (13) | Allen Iverson (7) | First Union Center<br>19,258 | 7–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | November 15 | Cleveland | W 107–98 | George Lynch (23) | Ratliff, McKie (5) | Eric Snow (7) | First Union Center<br>16,328 | 8–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 17 | Miami | W 94–73 | Allen Iverson (19) | Tyrone Hill (9) | Aaron McKie (6) | First Union Center<br>20,720 | 9–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | November 20 | @ Boston | W 114–90 | Allen Iverson (26) | Matt Geiger (9) | Eric Snow (12) | FleetCenter<br>15,209 | 10–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 22 | @ Charlotte | L 73–88 | Snow, Geiger, Maxwell (10) | Matt Geiger (8) | Eric Snow (5) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>15,306 | 10–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 24 | @ Atlanta | W 76–67 | Allen Iverson (21) | Theo Ratliff (14) | Eric Snow (4) | Philips Arena<br>17,601 | 11–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 25 | @ San Antonio | L 76–96 | Allen Iverson (21) | Tyrone Hill (9) | Eric Snow (3) | Alamodome<br>33,046 | 11–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | November 29 | Washington | W 93–87 | Allen Iverson (29) | Tyrone Hill (10) | Eric Snow (9) | First Union Center<br>16,263 | 12–2

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | December 1 | Charlotte | W 95–74 | Allen Iverson (37) | Allen Iverson (10) | Eric Snow (9) | First Union Center<br>18,377 | 13–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | December 2 | @ Cleveland | W 112–78 | Allen Iverson (27) | Allen Iverson (7) | Eric Snow (11) | Gund Arena<br>20,562 | 14–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 4 | @ Denver | L 98–105 | Allen Iverson (37) | Allen Iverson (9) | Eric Snow (9) | Pepsi Center<br>15,129 | 14–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 5 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 85–96 | Allen Iverson (27) | Eric Snow (8) | Eric Snow (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 14–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 8 | @ Portland | W 107–94 | Allen Iverson (30) | Ratliff, McKie (10) | Allen Iverson (10) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,113 | 15–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 9 | @ Vancouver | W 83–79 | Allen Iverson (18) | Theo Ratliff (10) | Aaron McKie (5) | General Motors Place<br>15,671 | 16–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 11 | Minnesota | L 91–96 (OT) | Allen Iverson (26) | Tyrone Hill (13) | Allen Iverson (7) | First Union Center<br>18,707 | 16–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 22 | December 13 | @ Washington | W 102–82 | Allen Iverson (25) | Theo Ratliff (13) | Aaron McKie (6) | MCI Center<br>14,923 | 17–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | December 15 | Dallas | L 94–112 | Allen Iverson (26) | Theo Ratliff (9) | George Lynch (4) | First Union Center<br>18,563 | 17–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | December 16 | @ Chicago | W 99–91 | Allen Iverson (33) | Todd MacCulloch (13) | Allen Iverson (8) | United Center<br>22,110 | 18–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | December 20 | Utah | L 89–91 | Allen Iverson (45) | Tyrone Hill (12) | Toni Kukoč (4) | First Union Center<br>19,428 | 18–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | December 22 | New York | L 71–91 | Allen Iverson (19) | Ratliff, McKie, Kukoč (6) | Allen Iverson (8) | First Union Center<br>20,670 | 18–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | December 26 | @ Utah | W 97–91 | Aaron McKie (24) | Tyrone Hill (8) | Kevin Ollie (7) | First Union Center<br>19,911 | 19–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 27 | @ Golden State | W 118–110 | Allen Iverson (29) | Tyrone Hill (15) | Aaron McKie (7) | The Arena in Oakland<br>18,726 | 20–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 | December 30 | @ Sacramento | W 107–104 (OT) | Allen Iverson (46) | Tyrone Hill (13) | Aaron McKie (14) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 21–8

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 | January 3 | Atlanta | W 98–80 | Allen Iverson (21) | Ratliff, Hill (11) | Aaron McKie (10) | First Union Center<br>17,643 | 22–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | January 5 | Seattle | W 121–89 | Allen Iverson (41) | Tyrone Hill (11) | Aaron McKie (6) | First Union Center<br>20,240 | 23–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | January 6 | @ Cleveland | W 107–103 | Allen Iverson (54) | Theo Ratliff (9) | Aaron McKie (9) | Gund Arena<br>20,562 | 24–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 9 | @ New Jersey | W 104–87 | Allen Iverson (22) | Theo Ratliff (13) | Aaron McKie (7) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>13,340 | 25–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | January 10 | Portland | L 75–93 | Aaron McKie (15) | Hill, Lynch (8) | Aaron McKie (5) | First Union Center<br>20,645 | 25–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 | January 12 | @ Washington | W 86–82 | Allen Iverson (29) | Tyrone Hill (20) | Aaron McKie (7) | MCI Center<br>20,674 | 26–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | January 13 | San Antonio | W 100–83 | Allen Iverson (40) | George Lynch (9) | Aaron McKie (10) | First Union Center<br>20,607 | 27–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 15 | Charlotte | W 84–79 | Allen Iverson (35) | George Lynch (16) | Allen Iverson (7) | First Union Center<br>20,188 | 28–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | January 17 | Chicago | W 99–88 | Allen Iverson (43) | George Lynch (9) | Aaron McKie (7) | First Union Center<br>18,674 | 29–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 19 | New Jersey | W 97–86 | Aaron McKie (21) | Tyrone Hill (10) | Kevin Ollie (9) | First Union Center<br>20,249 | 30–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 21 | Toronto | L 106–110 (OT) | Allen Iverson (51) | Theo Ratliff (13) | Aaron McKie (7) | First Union Center<br>20,583 | 30–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 23 | @ Dallas | W 114–98 | Allen Iverson (30) | George Lynch (13) | Aaron McKie (11) | Reunion Arena<br>18,187 | 31–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | January 24 | @ Houston | W 85–84 (OT) | Allen Iverson (32) | Tyrone Hill (19) | Iverson, McKie, Ollie (3) | Compaq Center<br>14,051 | 32–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | January 26 | Detroit | W 105–89 | Allen Iverson (44) | Hill, Lynch (13) | Aaron McKie (5) | First Union Center<br>18,609 | 33–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | January 28 | @ Indiana | W 86–81 | Allen Iverson (27) | George Lynch (12) | Allen Iverson (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br>18,345 | 34–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | January 30 | @ Toronto | L 89–96 | Allen Iverson (38) | Tyrone Hill (14) | Aaron McKie (10) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 34–11

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | February 1 | @ New York | W 87–80 | Allen Iverson (31) | Theo Ratliff (13) | Iverson, McKie (8) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 35–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | February 2 | Orlando | L 117–123 (2OT) | Allen Iverson (47) | Theo Ratliff (13) | Allen Iverson (7) | First Union Center<br>20,645 | 35–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 48 | February 4 | @ New Jersey | L 89–96 | Allen Iverson (32) | Theo Ratliff (12) | Aaron McKie (9) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>17,764 | 35–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 5 | Denver | W 99–80 | Allen Iverson (37) | Jumaine Jones (9) | Aaron McKie (10) | First Union Center<br>18,726 | 36–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 50 | February 7 | Houston | L 87–112 | Allen Iverson (26) | George Lynch (11) | Aaron McKie (8) | First Union Center<br>17,661 | 36–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 13 | @ Milwaukee | W 107–104 | Allen Iverson (49) | Tyrone Hill (16) | Snow, McKie (6) | Bradley Center<br>18,717 | 37–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | February 14 | L.A. Lakers | W 112–97 | Allen Iverson (40) | Hill, MacCulloch (7) | Allen Iverson (9) | First Union Center<br>21,005 | 38–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 53 | February 16 | L.A. Clippers | W 108–93 | Allen Iverson (42) | Tyrone Hill (13) | Eric Snow (8) | First Union Center<br>20,592 | 39–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 18 | Phoenix | W 104–98 | Allen Iverson (26) | George Lynch (12) | Eric Snow (8) | First Union Center<br>20,781 | 40–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | February 21 | Vancouver | W 107–91 | Allen Iverson (36) | Tyrone Hill (12) | Eric Snow (7) | First Union Center<br>17,944 | 41–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | February 23 | @ Detroit | W 99–78 | Allen Iverson (43) | Dikembe Mutombo (13) | Eric Snow (6) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>22,076 | 42–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 57 | February 24 | @ Charlotte | L 85–86 | Allen Iverson (47) | Tyrone Hill (13) | Eric Snow (8) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>19,925 | 42–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | February 26 | Milwaukee | L 91–98 | Allen Iverson (26) | Dikembe Mutombo (16) | Eric Snow (9) | First Union Center<br>20,324 | 42–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | February 28 | Miami | W 79–69 | Allen Iverson (27) | Dikembe Mutombo (18) | Iverson, Snow, McKie (3) | First Union Center<br>20,562 | 43–16

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | March 2 | Washington | W 107–102 | Allen Iverson (41) | Dikembe Mutombo (16) | Eric Snow (11) | First Union Center<br>20,257 | 44–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | March 7 | New Jersey | W 102–94 | Allen Iverson (38) | Tyrone Hill (14) | Eric Snow (8) | First Union Center<br>19,930 | 45–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | March 9 | Atlanta | W 108–103 | Allen Iverson (47) | Dikembe Mutombo (13) | Eric Snow (13) | First Union Center<br>20,672 | 46–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | March 11 | @ Boston | W 97–91 | Eric Snow (19) | Dikembe Mutombo (22) | Eric Snow (10) | FleetCenter<br>18,624 | 47–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | March 14 | @ Chicago | W 85–67 | Tyrone Hill (16) | Dikembe Mutombo (12) | Eric Snow (7) | United Center<br>22,835 | 48–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 16 | Sacramento | L 79–100 | Allen Iverson (28) | George Lynch (8) | Eric Snow (7) | First Union Center<br>20,866 | 48–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 66 | March 17 | @ Milwaukee | L 78–87 | Aaron McKie (23) | Hill, Mutombo (10) | Aaron McKie (10) | Bradley Center<br>18,717 | 48–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 67 | March 19 | @ Seattle | L 89–93 | Aaron McKie (21) | George Lynch (13) | Eric Snow (9) | KeyArena<br>17,072 | 48–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | March 20 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 77–88 | Aaron McKie (22) | Aaron McKie (7) | Eric Snow (9) | Staples Center<br>19,680 | 48–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | March 23 | @ Phoenix | L 71–84 | Aaron McKie (20) | Dikembe Mutombo (13) | Aaron McKie (4) | America West Arena<br>19,023 | 48–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 26 | Milwaukee | W 90–78 | Allen Iverson (36) | Dikembe Mutombo (17) | Eric Snow (13) | First Union Center<br>20,561 | 49–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | March 28 | Orlando | L 95–96 | Allen Iverson (37) | Tyrone Hill (17) | Eric Snow (10) | First Union Center<br>20,683 | 49–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | March 30 | Golden State | W 102–89 | Allen Iverson (35) | Tyrone Hill (14) | Allen Iverson (9) | First Union Center<br>20,958 | 50–22

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | April 1 | Indiana | W 104–93 | Allen Iverson (37) | Tyrone Hill (13) | Eric Snow (9) | First Union Center<br>20,690 | 50–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | April 3 | @ Toronto | L 85–100 | Allen Iverson (18) | Dikembe Mutombo (16) | Eric Snow (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 51–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | April 4 | @ Detroit | W 90–84 | Dikembe Mutombo (21) | Dikembe Mutombo (16) | Eric Snow (7) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>16,485 | 52–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 6 | Cleveland | W 96–88 | Dikembe Mutombo (27) | Dikembe Mutombo (13) | Kevin Ollie (10) | First Union Center<br>20,767 | 53–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | April 9 | Boston | W 108–95 | Allen Iverson (37) | Dikembe Mutombo (19) | Eric Snow (9) | First Union Center<br>20,365 | 54–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | April 10 | @ Miami | L 81–83 | Allen Iverson (41) | Dikembe Mutombo (12) | Eric Snow (7) | American Airlines Arena<br>20,098 | 54–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 79 | April 12 | @ Orlando | L 77–101 | Tyrone Hill (16) | Matt Geiger (7) | Eric Snow (9) | TD Waterhouse Centre<br>17,248 | 54–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 15 | New York | W 89–82 | Allen Iverson (27) | Dikembe Mutombo (16) | Aaron McKie (9) | First Union Center<br>20,699 | 55–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 17 | @ Indiana | W 111–105 (OT) | Jumaine Jones (26) | Jumaine Jones (13) | Eric Snow (8) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br>18,345 | 56–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 | April 18 | Chicago | L 86–92 | Todd MacCulloch (21) | Geiger, Lynch (9) | Eric Snow (9) | First Union Center<br>19,449 | 56–26

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 21 | Indiana | L 78–79 | Aaron McKie (18) | Dikembe Mutombo (22) | Iverson, McKie (7) | First Union Center<br>20,613 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 24 | Indiana | W 116–98 | Allen Iverson (45) | Dikembe Mutombo (11) | Allen Iverson (9) | First Union Center<br>20,739 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | April 28 | @ Indiana | W 92–87 | Allen Iverson (32) | Dikembe Mutombo (15) | Allen Iverson (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br>18,345 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 2 | @ Indiana | W 88–85 | Allen Iverson (33) | Dikembe Mutombo (11) | Aaron McKie (6) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br>18,345 | 3–1 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | May 6 | Toronto | L 93–96 | Allen Iverson (36) | Dikembe Mutombo (12) | Eric Snow (7) | First Union Center<br>20,892 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | May 9 | Toronto | W 97–92 | Allen Iverson (54) | Tyrone Hill (10) | Eric Snow (5) | First Union Center<br>20,870 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 11 | @ Toronto | L 78–102 | Allen Iverson (23) | Dikembe Mutombo (9) | Allen Iverson (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,436 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 13 | @ Toronto | W 84–79 | Allen Iverson (30) | Dikembe Mutombo (17) | Iverson, McKie (5) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,351 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 16 | Toronto | W 121–88 | Allen Iverson (52) | Dikembe Mutombo (9) | Aaron McKie (9) | First Union Center<br>20,939 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | May 18 | @ Toronto | L 89–101 | Allen Iverson (20) | Dikembe Mutombo (14) | Aaron McKie (6) | Air Canada Centre<br>20,499 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | May 20 | Toronto | W 88–87 | Aaron McKie (22) | Dikembe Mutombo (17) | Allen Iverson (16) | First Union Center<br>20,848 | 4–3 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | May 22 | Milwaukee | W 93–85 | Allen Iverson (34) | Dikembe Mutombo (18) | Iverson, Snow (6) | First Union Center<br>20,877 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | May 24 | Milwaukee | L 78–92 | Aaron McKie (21) | Dikembe Mutombo (20) | Allen Iverson (9) | First Union Center<br>20,998 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | May 26 | @ Milwaukee | L 74–80 | Aaron McKie (22) | Dikembe Mutombo (10) | Aaron McKie (5) | Bradley Center<br>18,717 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 28 | @ Milwaukee | W 89–83 | Allen Iverson (28) | Dikembe Mutombo (15) | Aaron McKie (9) | Bradley Center<br>18,717 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 30 | Milwaukee | W 89–88 | Dikembe Mutombo (21) | Dikembe Mutombo (13) | Allen Iverson (8) | First Union Center<br>21,087 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | June 1 | @ Milwaukee | L 100–110 | Allen Iverson (46) | Dikembe Mutombo (14) | Aaron McKie (9) | Bradley Center<br>18,717 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | June 3 | Milwaukee | W 108–91 | Allen Iverson (44) | Dikembe Mutombo (19) | Aaron McKie (13) | First Union Center<br>21,046 | 4–3 |-

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | June 6 | @ L.A. Lakers | W 107–101 (OT) | Allen Iverson (48) | Dikembe Mutombo (16) | Aaron McKie (9) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | June 8 | @ L.A. Lakers | L 89–98 | Allen Iverson (23) | Dikembe Mutombo (13) | Aaron McKie (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | June 10 | L.A. Lakers | L 91–96 | Allen Iverson (35) | Iverson, Mutombo (12) | Aaron McKie (8) | First Union Center<br>20,900 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | June 13 | L.A. Lakers | L 86–100 | Allen Iverson (35) | Dikembe Mutombo (9) | Iverson, Snow (4) | First Union Center<br>20,896 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | June 15 | L.A. Lakers | L 96–108 | Allen Iverson (37) | Tyrone Hill (13) | Eric Snow (12) | First Union Center<br>20,890 | 1–4 |-

NBA Finals

  • Game 1 – June 6, Wednesday, 9:00pm et @Los Angeles, Philadelphia 107, Los Angeles 101 (OT): Philadelphia leads series 1-0
  • Game 2 – June 8, Friday, 9:00pm et @Los Angeles, Los Angeles 98, Philadelphia 89: Series tied 1-1
  • Game 3 – June 10, Sunday, 8:30pm et @Philadelphia, Los Angeles 96, Philadelphia 91: Los Angeles leads series 2-1
  • Game 4 – June 13, Wednesday, 8:30pm et @Philadelphia, Los Angeles 100, Philadelphia 86: Los Angeles leads series 3-1
  • Game 5 – June 15, Friday, 8:30pm et @Philadelphia, Los Angeles 108, Philadelphia 96: Los Angeles wins series 4-1

The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. As of the 2013–2014 NBA finals played by the San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat, the finals have again been returned to a 2-2-1-1-1 format.

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

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Awards and records

References