The 2000–01 New York Knicks season was the 54th season of NBA

National Basketball Association

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Basketball

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 in New York City

New York City

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NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	22	Donnell Harvey Donnell Harvey Donnell Eugene Harvey is an American professional basketball player. He previously played in the National Basketball Association for the New Jersey Nets, Denver Nuggets, Dallas Mavericks, Orlando Magic, and Phoenix Suns...	F		Florida University of Florida The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
2	39	Lavor Postell Lavor Postell Andre Lavor Postell is an American former professional basketball player. Following a college career at St. John's University, he was selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft...	G		St. John's

Roster

Number	Player	Position	Height	Weight	DOB	Years Exp	College
9	Rick Brunson	Guard	6-4	190	6/14/1972	3	Temple University
23	Marcus Camby	Forward/Center	6-11	220	3/22/1974	4	University of Massachusetts
1	Chris Childs	Guard	6-3	195	11/20/1967	6	Boise State University
32	Othella Harrington	Forward/Center	6-9	235	1/31/1974	4	Georgetown University
20	Allan Houston	Guard	6-6	200	4/20/1971	7	University of Tennessee
31	Mark Jackson	Guard	6-1	180	4/1/1965	13	St.John's University
2	Larry Johnson	Forward	6-6	250	3/14/1969	9	University of Nevada Las Vegas
44	Travis Knight	Center	7-0	235	9/13/1974	4	University of Connecticut
13	Luc Longley	Center	7-2	265	1/19/1969	9	University of New Mexico
7	Lavor Postell	Guard	6-5	215	2/26/1978	R	St.John's University
41	Glen Rice	Forward	6-7	215	5/28/1967	11	University of Michigan
50	Felton Spencer	Center	7-0	265	1/15/1968	10	University of Louisville
8	Latrell Sprewell	Guard	6-5	190	9/8/1970	8	University of Alabama
25	Erick Strickland	Guard	6-3	210	11/25/1973	4	University of Nebraska
40	Kurt Thomas	Forward	6-9	230	10/4/1972	5	Texas Christian University
21	Charlie Ward	Guard	6-2	190	10/12/1970	6	Florida State University

Standings

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| align="left" | Philadelphia 76ers

2000–01 Philadelphia 76ers season

Allen Iverson arguably had his best season in 2001 — he led his team to win their first ten games, he started and won All-Star MVP honors at the All Star Game. The Sixers also posted a 56-26 record, which was best in the Eastern Conference that season. He also averaged a then-career high 31.1...

 || 56 || 26 || .683 || --
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| align="left" | Miami Heat

2000–01 Miami Heat season

The 2000-01 Miami Heat season is the 13th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association .-Standings:The 2000-01 Miami Heat season is the 13th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association .-Standings:...

 || 50 || 32 || .610 || 6
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| align="left" | New York Knicks || 48 || 34 || .585 || 8
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| align="left" | Orlando Magic

2000–01 Orlando Magic season

The 2000–01 season was the 12th season of the Orlando Magic in the National Basketball Association . The Magic made it to the playoffs with a record of 43–39, and lost in the first round to the Milwaukee Bucks.-NBA Draft:-Awards and honors:...

 || 43 || 39 || .524 || 13
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| align="left" | Boston Celtics

2000–01 Boston Celtics season

The 2000–01 Boston Celtics season was the 55th season of the Boston Celtics in the National Basketball Association . The Celtics missed the playoffs for the 6th straight season in 2000-01...

 || 36 || 46 || .439 || 20
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| align="left" | New Jersey Nets

2000–01 New Jersey Nets season

The 2000-01 New Jersey Nets season ended with a record of 26-56, worse than last season's record: 31-51. Their first game was at home aganist the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 31, 2000. The Nets lost 82-86. Their first win was an away game 3 days later aganist the Chicago Bulls. The score was...

 || 26 || 56 || .317 || 30
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| align="left" | Washington Wizards || 19 || 63 || .232 || 37
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Schedule

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| Game || Date || Opponent || Result || Knicks points || Opponents || Record || Streak || Notes
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Player stats

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! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="10%" | Player
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Games Played
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Minutes Played
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Minutes Played Per Game
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Rebounds
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Rebounds Per Game
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Assists
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Assists Per Game
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Field Goal %
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Free Throw %
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | 3-Point %
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Points
! bgcolor="#DDDDFF" width="7%" | Points Per Game
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| Allan Houston || 78 || 2858 || 36.6 || 283 || 3.6 || 173 || 2.2 || .449 || .909 || .381 || 1459 || 18.7
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| Latrell Sprewell || 77 || 3017 || 39.2|| 347 || 4.5 || 269 || 3.5 || .430 || .783 || .304 || 1364 || 17.7
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Glen Rice || 75 || 2212 || 29.5 || 307 || 4.1 || 89 || 1.2 || .440 || .852 || .389 || 899 || 12.0
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Marcus Camby || 63 || 2127 || 33.8 || 515 || 11.5 || 52 || 0.8 || .524 || .667 || .125 || 759 || 12.0
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Kurt Thomas || 77 || 2125 || 27.6 || 723 || 6.7 || 63 || 0.8 || .511 || .814 || .333 || 800 || 10.4
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Larry Johnson || 65 || 2105 || 32.4 || 363 || 5.6 || 127 || 2.0 || .411 || .797 || .313 || 645 || 9.9
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Charlie Ward || 61 || 1492 || 24.5 || 159 || 2.6 || 273 || 4.5 || .416 || .800 || .383 || 433 || 7.1
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| Othella Harrington || 30 || 548 || 18.3 || 99 || 3.3 || 20 || 0.7 || .554 || .729 || || 185 || 6.2
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| Mark Jackson || 29 || 786 || 27.1 || 120 || 4.1 || 163 || 5.6 || .411 || .529 || .310 || 170 || 5.9
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| Chris Childs || 51 || 1309 || 25.7 || 138 || 2.7 || 236 || 4.6 || .419 || .848 || .313 || 245 || 4.8
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| Erick Strickland || 28 || 421 || 15.0 || 52 || 1.9 || 29 || 1.0 || .305 || .857 || .340 || 120 || 4.3
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| Lavor Postell || 26 || 169 || 6.5 || 25|| 1.0 || 5 || 0.2 || .315 || .815 || .273 || 59 || 2.3
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Felton Spencer || 18 || 113 || 6.3 || 35 || 1.9 || 2 || 0.1 || .600 || .600 || || 39 || 2.2
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Luc Longley || 25 || 301 || 12.0 || 66 || 2.6 || 7 || 0.3 || .333 || .765 || || 49 || 2.0
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| Rick Brunson || 15 || 66 || 4.4 || 12 || 0.8 || 7 || 0.5 || .421 || .667 || .000 || 20 || 1.3
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| Travis Knight || 45 || 256 || 5.7 || 53 || 1.2 || 5 || 0.1 || .189 || .500 || .000 || 29 || 0.6
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