NBA Playoffs 2001 REVIEW - must watch

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 55th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning their second straight championship, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 1 in the 2001 NBA Finals. The NBA All-Star Game was held at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C.. The East won 111-110, with Philadelphia's Allen Iverson being named the game's Most Valuable Player. The game is noted for the Eastern Conference's 21-point comeback in the fourth quarter. The Grizzlies play their final season in Vancouver before relocating to Memphis, Tennessee for the following season leaving the Toronto Raptors being the only Canadian team left in the NBA. Rick Pitino resigned as head coach and president of the Boston Celtics, ending a three-plus year tenure filled with turmoil, disappointment and three consecutive below .500, non-playoff seasons. The Dallas Mavericks played their final season at Reunion Arena. They also made the playoffs for the first time since the 1989-90 season. The Los Angeles Lakers win their second straight title by going 15-1 in the playoffs, the best playoff winning percentage in NBA history. The Toronto Raptors made the second round of the playoffs for the first time in franchise history, winning over New York 3-2. They lost in the second round to Philadelphia 4-3. Prior to the season, Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning announced that he suffered a kidney disorder and missed the first five months of the season. Mourning would receive a kidney transplant two years later. To date, this was the last time a team with the best regular season record did not win 60 or more games in a full 82-game season. Though the 2011–12 Chicago Bulls and the 2011–12 San Antonio Spurs each won 50 games and the top conference seeds, they did so during a 66-game lockout-shortened regular season. Category Player Team Stat Points per game Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers 31.1 Rebounds per game Dikembe Mutombo Atlanta Hawks Philadelphia 76ers 13.5 Assists per game Jason Kidd Phoenix Suns 9.8 Steals per game Allen Iverson Philadelphia 76ers 2.51 Blocks per game Theo Ratliff Philadelphia 76ers 3.74 FG% Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers .572 FT% Reggie Miller Indiana Pacers .928 3FG% Brent Barry Seattle SuperSonics .472