2000–01 Boston Celtics season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the 55th season for the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Celtics acquired Bryant Stith from the Denver Nuggets, and signed free agents Randy Brown and rookie center Mark Blount. The Celtics played around .500 in November, but then struggled as Kenny Anderson played just 33 games due to an ankle injury and broken jaw, and Tony Battie played just 40 games due to an ankle injury. With a 12–22 start to the season, a frustrated Rick Pitino resigned as head coach after three years with the Celtics.[2] Under replacement Jim O'Brien, they played around .500 for the remainder of the season posting a six-game winning streak between January and February, but later lost six of their final eight games, finishing fifth in the Atlantic Division with a 36–46 record, missing the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.[3] In the 39 years before the current streak, they had missed the playoffs only five times.

2000–01 Boston Celtics season
Head coach
General managerChris Wallace
Owner(s)Paul Gaston
ArenaFleet Center
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Net New England
RadioWEEI

Paul Pierce averaged 25.3 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, while Antoine Walker averaged 23.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game, and led the league with 221 three-point field goals, and Stith provided the team with 9.7 points per game.[4] Following the season, Stith signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and second-year guard Adrian Griffin signed with the Dallas Mavericks.

Draft picks
Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 11 Jérôme Moïso PF  France UCLA

Roster
2000–01 Boston Celtics roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 7 Anderson, Kenny  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1970-10-09 Georgia Tech
C 4 Battie, Tony 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1976-02-11 Texas Tech
C 30 Blount, Mark 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1975-11-30 Pittsburgh
PG 11 Brown, Randy  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968-05-22 New Mexico State
SG 43 Carr, Chris  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1974-03-12 Southern Illinois
G 44 Griffin, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 1974-07-04 Seton Hall
PG 12 Herren, Chris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1975-09-27 Fresno State
F/C 0 McCarty, Walter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1974-02-01 Kentucky
C 5 Moiso, Jerome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1978-06-15 UCLA
PG 9 Palacio, Milt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1978-02-07 Colorado State
SF 34 Pierce, Paul (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1977-10-13 Kansas
C 52 Potapenko, Vitaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1975-03-21 Wright State
SG 20 Stith, Bryant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1970-12-10 Virginia
PF 8 Walker, Antoine (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1976-08-12 Kentucky
SF 55 Williams, Eric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1972-07-17 Providence
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 10, 2001

Regular season

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

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—

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

See also

References
  1. 2000-2001 Boston Celtics
  2. "Forthcoming, Pitino Quits Celtics Job". New York Times. January 9, 2001. Retrieved March 15, 2017.
  3. "2000–01 Boston Celtics Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  4. "2000–01 Boston Celtics Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
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