2000–01 New York Knicks season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 54th season of the National Basketball Association in New York City, New York.[1] During the off-season, the Knicks acquired All-Star forward Glen Rice from the Los Angeles Lakers,[2] acquired Erick Strickland from the Dallas Mavericks, and acquired Luc Longley from the Phoenix Suns. In their first season without Patrick Ewing, the Knicks remained a perennial playoff contender holding a 29–18 record at the All-Star break. At midseason, the team traded Chris Childs to the Toronto Raptors for former Knicks guard Mark Jackson and Muggsy Bogues, who never played for the Knicks due to a knee injury,[3] while Strickland was dealt to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Othella Harrington.[4] The Knicks finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 48–34 record, earning the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference,[5] and made the playoffs for the fourteenth consecutive year.[6]

2000–01 New York Knicks season
Head coachJeff Van Gundy
General managerScott Layden
OwnersCablevision
ArenaMadison Square Garden
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Raptors 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionMSG Network
RadioWFAN

Allan Houston led the team in scoring with 18.7 points per game, while Latrell Sprewell averaged 17.7 points and 1.4 steals per game. Houston and Sprewell were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game.[7] In addition, Rice and Marcus Camby both contributed 12.0 points per game each, while Camby led the team with 11.5 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, Kurt Thomas provided with 10.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, and Larry Johnson contributed 9.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.[8]

However, in the playoffs, the Knicks failed to advance to the second round for the first time in ten years, as they were beaten in the Eastern Conference First Round by the 5th-seeded Raptors in five games after taking a 2–1 series lead.[9] Following the season, Rice was traded to the Houston Rockets after just one season in New York.[10] Also following the season, due to lingering injuries, Johnson, Longley and Bogues all retired.[11]

The Knicks would not return to the playoffs until 2004.

Offseason

After 15 years with the New York Knicks, due to chronological age and injuries, Patrick Ewing parted ways with the organization on September 20, 2000 in a 4-team trade which involves the Seattle SuperSonics, the Phoenix Suns, and the Los Angeles Lakers. In the deal, the Knicks acquire Travis Knight, Glen Rice, and a 2001 1st round draft pick (#27, traded to Vancouver) from the Lakers, Luc Longley from the Phoenix Suns, Lazaro Borrell, Vernon Maxwell, Vladimir Stepania, two 2001 2nd round picks (#s 39 and 43; neither player selected ever played in the NBA), and a 2002 1st round pick (#20, traded to Toronto) from Seattle. During regular season, the Knicks later traded Erick Strickland, a 2001 1st and 2nd round draft picks to the Vancouver Grizzlies for Othella Harrington. And then Chris Childs and a 2002 1st round pick to the Toronto Raptors for Muggsy Bogues and Mark Jackson.[12]

NBA Draft
Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 22 Donnell Harvey PF  United States Florida
2 39 Lavor Postell SG  United States St. John's

Roster
2000–01 New York Knicks roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G – Bogues, Muggsy  (IN) 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 136 lb (62 kg) 1965–01–09 Wake Forest
G 9 Brunson, Rick 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1972–06–14 Temple
F/C 23 Camby, Marcus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974–03–22 Massachusetts
F/C 32 Harrington, Othella 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1974–01–31 Georgetown
G 20 Houston, Allan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1971–04–20 Tennessee
G 31 Jackson, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–04–01 St. John's
F 2 Johnson, Larry  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1969–03–14 UNLV
C 44 Knight, Travis 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1974–09–13 Connecticut
C 13 Longley, Luc  7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1969–01–19 New Mexico
G/F 7 Postell, Lavor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1978–02–26 St. John's
F 41 Rice, Glen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–05–28 Michigan
C 50 Spencer, Felton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1968–01–15 Louisville
G/F 8 Sprewell, Latrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–09–08 Alabama
F/C 40 Thomas, Kurt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972–10–04 TCU
G 21 Ward, Charlie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–10–12 Florida State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (IN) Inactive
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 22, 2001

Roster Notes

Regular season

Standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 5626.683–29–1227–1418–6
x-Miami Heat 5032.610629–1221–2015–10
x-New York Knicks 4834.585830–1118–2316–9
x-Orlando Magic 4339.5241326–1517–2414–10
Boston Celtics 3646.4392020–2116–2511–13
New Jersey Nets 2656.3173018–238–338–16
Washington Wizards 1963.2323712–297–343–21
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Philadelphia 76ers5626.683–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5230.6344
3 x-Miami Heat5032.6106
4 x-New York Knicks4834.5858
5 x-Toronto Raptors4735.5739
6 x-Charlotte Hornets4636.56110
7 x-Orlando Magic4339.52413
8 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50015
9 Boston Celtics3646.43920
10 Detroit Pistons3250.39024
11 Cleveland Cavaliers3052.36626
12 New Jersey Nets2656.31730
13 Atlanta Hawks2557.30531
14 Washington Wizards1963.23237
15 Chicago Bulls1567.18342
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 —1–30–42–22–20–21–10–42–00–22–21–11–10–31–30–21–32–21–30–30–21–11–10–21–12–20–21–12–2
Boston 3–1—0–42–12–10–22–03–10–21–11–32–00–22–21–31–14–01–31–30–42–01–10–20–22–01–31–10–23–1
Charlotte 4–04–0—3–12–20–20–22–22–00–23–12–00–22–23–11–14–01–22–12–20–20–21–11–10–23–11–11–12–2
Chicago 2–21–21–3—1–30–20–20–40–20–20–40–20–21–30–40–22–21–31–31–30–20–20–21–10–20–40–21–12–1
Cleveland 2–21–22–23–1—1–11–12–22–00–21–30–20–22–21–30–23–02–21–30–40–21–11–10–20–20–41–11–12–2
Dallas 2–02–02–02–01–1—3–11–14–02–21–14–00–42–01–13–12–01–11–11–11–32–22–21–33–12–02–23–12–0
Denver 1–10–22–02–01–11–3—1–14–03–11–12–22–20–21–12–21–11–10–21–10–42–22–22–22–20–21–34–01–1
Detroit 4–01–32–24–02–21–11–1—1–10–21–30–20–20–41–30–24–01–22–20–41–10–20–20–22–02–20–21–11–2
Golden State 0–22–00–22–00–20–40–41–1—1–32–01–31–30–20–22–21–10–20–20–22–20–40–40–40–40–21–31–30–2
Houston 2–01–12–02–02–02–21–32–03–1—2–01–31–31–12–02–21–12–01–11–11–31–30–41–32–22–01–34–02–0
Indiana 2–23–11–34–03–11–11–13–10–20–2—2–01–11–22–21–12–22–22–20–31–10–22–00–21–10–40–22–04–0
L.A. Clippers 1–10–20–22–02–00–42–22–03–13–10–2—1–30–21–12–20–21–11–11–12–22–21–30–40–41–10–42–21–1
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–04–02–22–03–13–11–13–1—1–10–23–12–00–22–01–13–12–23–12–20–42–02–24–02–0
Miami 3–02–22–23–12–20–22–04–02–01–12–12–01–1—1–21–13–12–33–11–30–21–11–11–11–12–21–12–04–0
Milwaukee 3–13–11–34–03–11–11–13–12–00–22–21–12–02–1—0–24–01–24–02–20–20–22–02–00–23–12–01–13–1
Minnesota 2–01–11–12–02–01–32–22–02–22–21–12–21–31–12–0—1–10–21–11–13–13–12–21–33–12–02–23–11–1
New Jersey 3–10–40–42–20–30–21–10–41–11–12–22–00–21–30–41–1—2–21–31–31–10–20–21–11–11–20–21–13–1
New York 2–23–12–13–12–21–11–12–12–00–22–21–12–03–22–12–02–2—3–11–31–11–11–12–01–11–30–21–14–0
Orlando 3–13–11–23–13–11–12–02–22–01–12–21–10–21–30–41–13–11–3—3–11–10–20–21–11–12–10–22–03–1
Philadelphia 3–04–02–23–14–01–11–14–02–01–13–01–11–13–12–21–13–13–11–3—1–11–11–11–11–11–31–12–04–0
Phoenix 2–00–22–02–02–03–14–01–12–23–11–12–21–32–02–01–31–11–11–11–1—3–11–32–23–12–02–23–11–1
Portland 1–11–12–02–01–12–22–22–04–03–12–02–22–21–12–01–32–01–12–01–11–3—1–31–32–22–03–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–12–01–12–01–12–22–22–04–04–00–23–11–31–10–22–22–01–12–01–13–13–1—2–22–22–03–14–02–0
San Antonio 2–02–01–11–12–03–12–22–04–03–12–04–02–21–10–23–11–10–21–11–12–23–12–2—3–11–14–04–02–0
Seattle 1–10–22–02–02–01–32–20–24–02–21–14–04–01–12–01–31–11–11–11–11–32–22–21–3—0–20–43–12–0
Toronto 2–23–11–34–04–00–22–02–22–00–24–01–10–22–21–30–22–13–11–23–10–20–20–21–12–0—1–12–04–0
Utah 2–01–11–12–01–12–23–12–03–13–12–04–02–21–10–22–22–02–02–01–12–21–31–34–01–30–2—4–02–0
Vancouver 1–12–01–11–11–11–30–41–13–10–40–22–20–40–21–11–31–11–10–20–21–32–20–40–41–30–20–4—2–0
Washington 2–21–32–21–22–20–21–12–12–00–20–41–10–20–41–31–11–30–41–30–41–10–20–20–20–20–40–20–2—

Schedule
GameDateOpponentResultKnicks pointsOpponentsRecordStreakNotes
1

Playoffs
2001 playoff game log
First Round: 2–3 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 22 Toronto W 92–85 Allan Houston (23) Marcus Camby (18) Mark Jackson (6) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 1–0
2 April 26 Toronto L 74–94 Kurt Thomas (23) Kurt Thomas (12) Mark Jackson (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 1–1
3 April 29 @ Toronto W 97–89 Allan Houston (24) Kurt Thomas (9) Latrell Sprewell (5) Air Canada Centre
20,217		 2–1
4 May 2 @ Toronto L 93–100 Allan Houston (27) Kurt Thomas (10) Kurt Thomas (5) Air Canada Centre
20,282		 2–2
5 May 4 Toronto L 89–93 Latrell Sprewell (29) Kurt Thomas (12) Mark Jackson (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763		 2–3
2001 schedule

Player stats
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

NOTE: Please write players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

See also

References
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  2. "Knicks Send Ewing to Sonics As 4-Team Deal Ends an Era". New York Times. September 21, 2000. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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  4. "PRO BASKETBALL; Knicks Acquire Harrington". New York Times. January 31, 2001. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  5. "2000–01 New York Knicks Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
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  10. "PRO BASKETBALL; Looking for Balance, the Knicks Trade Rice". New York Times. August 11, 2001. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  11. "BASKETBALL; Knicks' Johnson Will Retire". New York Times. October 10, 2001. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
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