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 (eliminated 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 2000–01 season was the 31st season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).^[1] In the offseason, the Blazers acquired Dale Davis from the Indiana Pacers and acquired Shawn Kemp from the Cleveland Cavaliers in a three team trade. Falling nine games below the previous season's mark, the Blazers nevertheless made the playoffs for the 19th consecutive year, finishing as the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 50-32 record.

The Blazers faced the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the first round– the same team they'd pushed to the brink the year before in the Western Conference Finals. However, they were unable to do nearly as well this time, as the Lakers defeated them in three straight games on the way to their second straight NBA championship. Following the season, Steve Smith was traded to the San Antonio Spurs.

Draft picks

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

Roster

Portland TrailBlazers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G 50 Anthony, Greg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) UNLV 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) Tony Brown (Arkansas) Jim Eyen (UC Santa Barbara) Tim Grgurich (Pittsburgh) Elston Turner (Mississippi) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	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
#	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

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (7) Portland Trail Blazers Last Playoff Meeting: 2000 Western Conference Finals (Los Angeles won 4-3)

Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Score	Record (LAL-POR)	Venue	TV Time	Recap	TV Commentators
1	April 22	Portland	93	Los Angeles	106	1-0	Staples Center, Los Angeles	NBC 5:30et		Marv Albert & Doug Collins
2	April 26	Portland	88	Los Angeles	106	2-0	Staples Center, Los Angeles	TNT 10:30et		Kevin Harlan, John Thompson & Danny Ainge
3	April 29	Los Angeles	99	Portland	86	3-0	Rose Garden, Portland	NBC 5:30et		Marv Albert & Doug Collins
Los Angeles wins series 3–0

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

Awards and honors

• Rasheed Wallace, NBA All-Star

References

1. 2000-01 Portland Trail Blazers