2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers season


The 2000–01 NBA season was the 31st season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio. During the offseason, the Cavaliers acquired Chris Gatling and Clarence Weatherspoon from the Miami Heat, Matt Harpring from the Orlando Magic, and Robert Traylor from the Milwaukee Bucks. The Cavaliers got off to a strong start winning nine of their first twelve games, on their way to a solid 15–7 start. In January, they traded Brevin Knight to the Atlanta Hawks for former Ohio State star Jim Jackson. However, they would struggle and lose 23 of their next 28 games, finishing 6th in the Central Division with a disappointing 30–52 record. Second-year star Andre Miller led the team in scoring, assists and steals.
Following the season, Randy Wittman was fired as head coach, Gatling was traded back to the Miami Heat, Jackson signed as a free agent with the Heat, Weatherspoon signed with the New York Knicks, and Harpring was traded along with Traylor to the Philadelphia 76ers, who then sent Traylor to the Charlotte Hornets.
Key Dates:

Offseason

Free Agents

Trades

Draft picks

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
18Jamal Crawford*GuardMichigan

*Crawford traded on draft day to Chicago for #8 pick Chris Mihm.

Regular season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

October

Record: 1-0 ; Home: 0-0 ; Road: 1-0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord
1October 31, 2000Cleveland86-82 WNew JerseyContinental Airlines Arena 14,5051-0

November

Record: 8-5 ; Home: 6-1 ; Road: 2-4
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord
2November 1, 2000Sacramento102-100 W in 2OTClevelandGund Arena 17,6952-0
3November 4, 2000Boston91-89 WClevelandGund Arena 18,3923-0
4November 8, 2000Cleveland99-97 WNew YorkMadison Square Garden 19,7634-0
5November 10, 2000Cleveland88-115 LTorontoAir Canada Centre 19,8004-1
6November 11, 2000Washington86-73 WClevelandGund Arena 17,3365-1
7November 14, 2000Golden State96-86 WClevelandGund Arena 13,6916-1
8November 15, 2000Cleveland98-107 LPhiladelphiaFirst Union Center 16,3286-2
9November 17, 2000Cleveland76-89 LMilwaukeeBradley Center 13,8746-3
10November 21, 2000Detroit117-98 WClevelandGund Arena 12,6837-3
11November 22, 2000Cleveland86-67 WMiamiAmericanAirlines Arena 14,7558-3
12November 24, 2000Miami85-80 WClevelandGund Arena 20,5629-3
13November 25, 2000Cleveland98-109 LCharlotteCharlotte Coliseum 13,7919-4
14November 28, 2000Boston72-87 LClevelandGund Arena 14,8799-5

December

Record: 7-7 ; Home: 4-2 ; Road: 3-5
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord
15December 1, 2000Cleveland93-103 LDetroitThe Palace of Auburn Hills 15,3239-6
16December 2, 2000Philadelphia78-112 LClevelandGund Arena 20,5629-7
17December 5, 2000Charlotte71-66 WClevelandGund Arena 14,54410-7
18December 6, 2000Cleveland92-88 WChicagoUnited Center 21,39511-7
19December 9, 2000Atlanta97-90 WClevelandGund Arena 15,76612-7
20December 12, 2000Dallas92-87 WClevelandGund Arena 12,57713-7
21December 15, 2000Cleveland103-95 WIndianaConseco Fieldhouse 16,96614-7
22December 16, 2000Utah99-92 WClevelandGund Arena 18,57115-7
23December 20, 2000Cleveland77-94 LSan AntonioAlamodome 17,33615-8
24December 22, 2000Cleveland95-103 LMiamiAmericanAirlines Arena 15,85415-9
25December 23, 2000Cleveland92-111 LOrlandoTD Waterhouse Centre 14,16015-10
26December 26, 2000Cleveland110-115 L in OTCharlotteCharlotte Coliseum 14,44215-11
27December 28, 2000Milwaukee89-107 LClevelandGund Arena 18,22515-12
28December 29, 2000Cleveland97-85 WAtlantaPhilips Arena 11,68016-12

January

Record: 4-11 ; Home: 3-4 ; Road: 1-7
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord
29January 2, 2001Houston95-100 LClevelandGund Arena 14,03216-13
30January 3, 2001Cleveland83-88 LMilwaukeeBradley Center 13,81716-14
31January 6, 2001Philadelphia103-107 LClevelandGund Arena 20,56216-15
32January 8, 2001New Jersey92-90 WClevelandGund Arena 12,33217-15
33January 10, 2001Cleveland103-108 LSacramentoARCO Arena 17,31717-16
34January 12, 2001Cleveland98-101 LL.A. LakersSTAPLES Center 18,99717-17
35January 13, 2001Cleveland107-119 LVancouverGeneral Motors Place 12,54017-18
36January 15, 2001Cleveland107-101 WGolden StateThe Arena in Oakland 15,28918-18
37January 16, 2001Cleveland83-103 LPortlandRose Garden Arena 19,98018-19
38January 19, 2001Cleveland88-91 LDenverPepsi Center 17,05818-20
39January 22, 2001Portland84-58 WClevelandGund Arena 16,38819-20
40January 24, 2001Chicago94-86 WClevelandGund Arena 15,50320-20
41January 27, 2001Atlanta90-101 LClevelandGund Arena 20,56220-21
42January 29, 2001Cleveland89-95 LWashingtonMCI Center 12,72120-22
43January 30, 2001L.A. Lakers96-102 LClevelandGund Arena 20,05320-23

February

Record: 2-10; Home: 1-6; Road: 1-4
#DateVisitorScoreHomeLocation/AttendanceRecord
44February 1, 2001Minnesota81-90 LClevelandGund Arena 13,90420-24
45February 3, 2001Detroit81-88 L in OTClevelandGund Arena 19,63520-25
46February 4, 2001Cleveland82-103 LBostonFleetCenter 14,63820-26
47February 7, 2001San Antonio89-107 LClevelandGund Arena 13,32420-27

March

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April

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Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; GS = Games started; MIN= Minutes; FG% = field goal %, FT% = free throw %, 3FG% = 3 point % STL= Steals; BLK = Blocks; AST = Assists; REB = Rebounds; PTS = Points
Regular Season
Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free Agents

Development League