2000–01 Miami Heat season

The 2000–01 Miami Heat season was the 13th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.

Season summary

Off-season During the off-season, the Heat acquired All-Star guard Eddie Jones, Anthony Mason and Ricky Davis from the Charlotte Hornets, acquired Brian Grant from the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team trade, and signed free agent A.C. Green. However, prior to the start of the regular season, All-Star center Alonzo Mourning suffered a kidney disorder after playing in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, and would only play in the final thirteen games of the season.

Regular season Without Mourning, and despite the addition of Jones, Mason and Grant, the Heat struggled with a 5–9 start to the regular season, as Davis only played just seven games due to ankle and knee injuries, and was out for the remainder of the season. However, the team soon recovered playing above .500 in winning percentage as the season progressed, as the team acquired Cedric Ceballos in a trade with the Detroit Pistons in late November. The Heat held a 30–20 record at the All-Star break, and finished in second place in the Atlantic Division with a solid 50–32 record, which earned them the third seed in the Eastern Conference; the team qualified for the NBA playoffs for the sixth consecutive year.

Jones averaged 17.4 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, while Mason averaged 16.1 points and 9.6 rebounds per game, and Grant provided the team with 15.2 points and 8.8 rebounds per game. In addition, Tim Hardaway contributed 14.9 points and 6.3 assists per game, and also led the Heat with 189 three-point field goals, while Mourning averaged 13.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game, mostly playing off the bench as a backup center during his short 13-game stint. Meanwhile, Bruce Bowen contributed 7.6 points per game and 103 three-point field goals, despite shooting .363 in field-goal percentage, while second-year guard Anthony Carter provided the team with 6.4 points and 3.7 assists per game, three-point specialist Dan Majerle contributed 5.0 points per game, and Green averaged 4.5 points and 3.8 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Mason and Mourning were both selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Eastern Conference All-Star team, although Mourning did not participate due to his kidney disorder; it was Mason's first and only All-Star appearance. Mason also finished tied in 15th place in Most Valuable Player voting, while head coach Pat Riley finished in fourth place in Coach of the Year voting.

The Heat finished 15th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 678,186 at the American Airlines Arena during the regular season.

NBA playoffs In the Eastern Conference First Round of the 2001 NBA playoffs, the Heat faced off against the 6th–seeded Charlotte Hornets, a team that featured former Heat forward Jamal Mashburn, David Wesley, and second-year star Baron Davis. The Heat struggled losing their first two home games to the Hornets, suffering two 26-point losses at the American Airlines Arena, 106–80 in Game 1, and 102–76 in Game 2; Hardaway re-injured his left foot in Game 2, in which he sustained during the final month of the regular season. Without Hardaway, the Heat lost Game 3 to the Hornets on the road, 94–79 at the Charlotte Coliseum, thus losing the series in a three-game sweep.

Aftermath The Heat made several transactions in the following off-season; Mason signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks, while Hardaway was traded to the Dallas Mavericks after five in a half seasons with the Heat, and Bowen signed with the San Antonio Spurs. Meanwhile, Ceballos signed with the Denver Nuggets, but was later on waived and then retired, Davis was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Majerle re-signed with his former team, the Phoenix Suns, and Green and Duane Causwell both retired.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 2 37 Eddie House PG/SG Arizona State 2 52 Ernest Brown C Indian Hills Community College

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season PlayerC82 79 2,771 718 101 60 71 1,250 33.8 8.8 1.2 .7 .9 15.2SF82 72 2,685 245 132 83 53 623 32.7 3.0 1.6 1.0 .6 7.6PF82 1 1,411 313 39 30 8 367 17.2 3.8 .5 .4 .1 4.5PF 80 80 3,254 770 248 80 25 1,290 40.7 9.6 3.1 1.0 .3 16.1PG 77 77 2,613 204 483 90 6 1,150 33.9 2.6 6.3 1.2 .1 14.9PG 72 6 1,630 180 268 73 10 461 22.6 2.5 3.7 1.0 .1 6.4SG 63 58 2,282 292 171 110 58 1,094 36.2 4.6 2.7 1.7 .9 17.4SG 53 19 1,306 166 88 53 15 267 24.6 3.1 1.7 1.0 .3 5.0PG 50 0 550 42 52 13 0 251 11.0 .8 1.0 .3 .0 5.0C 31 14 384 83 5 8 18 76 12.4 2.7 .2 .3 .6 2.5†SF 27 0 393 80 13 10 4 186 14.6 3.0 .5 .4 .1 6.9C 13 3 306 101 12 4 31 177 23.5 7.8 .9 .3 2.4 13.6C 10 0 77 18 1 3 2 28 7.7 1.8 .1 .3 .2 2.8SF 8 1 76 18 4 5 1 31 9.5 2.3 .5 .6 .1 3.9SG 7 0 70 7 11 5 2 32 10.0 1.0 1.6 .7 .3 4.6SF 6 0 72 11 2 6 0 6 12.0 1.8 .3 1.0 .0 1.0

Playoffs PlayerSG3 3 108 18 7 3 1 57 36.0 6.0 2.3 1.0 .3 19.0PF3 3 98 9 4 1 0 16 32.7 3.0 1.3 .3 .0 5.3C3 3 91 16 3 0 5 35 30.3 5.3 1.0 .0 1.7 11.7SF3 3 58 2 2 2 2 12 19.3 .7 .7 .7 .7 4.0PG3 1 69 6 11 2 1 18 23.0 2.0 3.7 .7 .3 6.0C3 0 84 24 1 0 5 30 28.0 8.0 .3 .0 1.7 10.0SG3 0 71 10 5 3 0 16 23.7 3.3 1.7 1.0 .0 5.3PG3 0 64 5 5 3 1 38 21.3 1.7 1.7 1.0 .3 12.7PF3 0 21 4 2 1 0 3 7.0 1.3 .7 .3 .0 1.0SF3 0 15 6 1 0 0 5 5.0 2.0 .3 .0 .0 1.7PG 2 2 36 2 9 0 0 5 18.0 1.0 4.5 .0 .0 2.5C 1 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 5.0 3.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 References

2000–01 Miami Heat season

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