# 2000–01 Utah Jazz season

The 2000–01 NBA season was the Jazz's 27th season in the National Basketball Association, and 22nd season in Salt Lake City, Utah. After the retirement of Jeff Hornacek, the Jazz signed free agents Danny Manning, and John Starks, and acquired Donyell Marshall from the Golden State Warriors in an off-season four-team trade. The team also re-signed former Jazz forward David Benoit, and former Jazz guard John Crotty.
The Jazz got off to a fast start winning 16 of their first 20 games, but struggled a bit down the stretch losing 9 of their next 13 games, and held a 32–15 record at the All-Star break. They finished second in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record, and qualified for the playoffs for the eighteenth straight season. On a more positive note, the Jazz equaled the Los Angeles Lakers' record of sixteen consecutive winning seasons above .500, set between 1976–77 and 1991–92. The Jazz were ultimately to make it nineteen consecutive winning seasons before finishing with only 26 wins in 2004–05.
Karl Malone averaged 23.2 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting; he was also selected for the 2001 NBA All-Star Game in Washington, D.C., which was his final All-Star appearance. In addition, Marshall averaged 13.6 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, while Bryon Russell contributed 12.0 points per game, John Stockton provided the team with 11.5 points, 8.7 assists and 1.6 steals per game, and Starks contributed 9.3 points per game. Off the bench, Manning contributed 7.4 points per game, while Jacque Vaughn provided with 6.1 points and 3.9 assists per game, Greg Ostertag provided with 4.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and starting center Olden Polynice averaged 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds per game.
In the Western Conference First Round, the Jazz took a 2–0 series lead over the 5th-seeded Dallas Mavericks, but would lose the next three games, thus the series, losing Game 5 by one point, 84–83 at the Delta Center, the Jazz's first round playoff loss since the 1994–95 season.
Following the season, Manning signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks, while Vaughn signed with the Atlanta Hawks, and Benoit and Polynice were both released to free agency.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 23 | DeShawn Stevenson | SG | United States | |
| 2 | 50 | Kaniel Dickens | | United States | Idaho |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| z-San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | – | 33–8 | 25–16 | 19–5 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 28–13 | 25–16 | 14–10 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 28–13 | 25–16 | 14–10 |
| x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 | 30–11 | 17–24 | 11–13 |
| Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 | 24–17 | 21–20 | 11–13 |
| Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18 | 29–12 | 11–30 | 13–11 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 35 | 15–26 | 8–33 | 2–22 |
Western Conferencevte :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-San Antonio Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | – |
| 2 | y-Los Angeles Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Sacramento Kings | 55 | 27 | .671 | 3 |
| 4 | x-Utah Jazz | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
| 5 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 51 | 31 | .622 | 7 |
| 7 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 32 | .610 | 8 |
| 8 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 |
| 9 | Houston Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 |
| 10 | Seattle SuperSonics | 44 | 38 | .537 | 14 |
| 11 | Denver Nuggets | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 31 | 51 | .378 | 27 |
| 13 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 23 | 59 | .280 | 35 |
| 14 | Golden State Warriors | 17 | 65 | .207 | 41 |

### 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 | – | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 3–1 | – | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 4–0 | 4–0 | – | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | – | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Cleveland | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | – | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| Houston | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Miami | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Milwaukee | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | – | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Minnesota | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | – | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| New York | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Orlando | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Philadelphia | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | – | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | – | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | – | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Toronto | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | – | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Vancouver | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | – | 2–0 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log
## Playoffs

2001 playoff game log :
First round: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 21
Dallas
W 88–86
Karl Malone (26)
Bryon Russell (12)
John Stockton (18)
Delta Center 19,100
1–0
2
April 24
Dallas
W 109–98
Karl Malone (34)
Bryon Russell (8)
John Stockton (9)
Delta Center 19,911
2–0
3
April 28
@ Dallas
L 91–94
Karl Malone (29)
Karl Malone (13)
John Stockton (10)
Reunion Arena 18,187
2–1
4
May 1
@ Dallas
L 77–107
Karl Malone (25)
Donyell Marshall (9)
John Stockton (9)
Reunion Arena 18,300
2–2
5
May 3
Dallas
L 83–84
Karl Malone (24)
Karl Malone (10)
John Stockton (11)
Delta Center 19,911
2–3 :
2001 schedule :

## Player statistics

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

### Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| David Benoit | 49 | 2 | 9.1 | .483 | .385 | .795 | 1.7 | .4 | .1 | .1 | 3.6 |
| John Crotty | 31 | 0 | 8.5 | .338 | .571 | .895 | .9 | 1.1 | .2 | .0 | 2.1 |
| Quincy Lewis | 35 | 2 | 11.5 | .407 | .360 | .714 | 1.3 | .5 | .3 | .3 | 3.5 |
| Karl Malone | 81 | 81 | 35.7 | .498 | .400 | .793 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 1.1 | .8 | 23.2 |
| Danny Manning | 82 | 0 | 15.9 | .494 | .250 | .729 | 2.6 | 1.1 | .6 | .4 | 7.4 |
| Donyell Marshall | 81 | 49 | 28.7 | .503 | .320 | .751 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 13.6 |
| Greg Ostertag | 81 | 3 | 18.4 | .495 | .500 | .556 | 5.1 | .3 | .3 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| Scott Padgett | 27 | 0 | 4.7 | .419 | .556 | .750 | 1.4 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 2.1 |
| Olden Polynice | 81 | 79 | 20.0 | .496 | .000 | .262 | 4.7 | .4 | .3 | 1.0 | 5.3 |
| Bryon Russell | 78 | 46 | 31.7 | .440 | .413 | .779 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .3 | 12.0 |
| John Starks | 75 | 64 | 28.3 | .398 | .352 | .802 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .1 | 9.3 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 40 | 2 | 7.3 | .341 | .083 | .684 | .7 | .5 | .3 | .1 | 2.2 |
| John Stockton | 82 | 82 | 29.2 | .504 | .462 | .817 | 2.8 | 8.7 | 1.6 | .3 | 11.5 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 82 | 0 | 19.8 | .433 | .385 | .780 | 1.8 | 3.9 | .6 | .0 | 6.1 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| David Benoit | 4 | 0 | 15.3 | .368 | .333 | 1.000 | 1.8 | .5 | .0 | .5 | 5.8 |
| John Crotty | 4 | 0 | 4.8 | .000 | | 1.000 | .8 | .8 | .3 | .3 | .8 |
| Karl Malone | 5 | 5 | 39.8 | .405 | .500 | .796 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 1.0 | .8 | 27.6 |
| Danny Manning | 5 | 0 | 19.2 | .559 | 1.000 | .750 | 2.2 | .6 | .6 | .8 | 9.8 |
| Donyell Marshall | 5 | 5 | 32.0 | .407 | .125 | .778 | 7.6 | 1.6 | .4 | 1.0 | 10.4 |
| Greg Ostertag | 5 | 0 | 12.8 | .364 | | .000 | 3.6 | .2 | .0 | .4 | 1.6 |
| Olden Polynice | 5 | 5 | 20.0 | .533 | .000 | .700 | 3.8 | .2 | .2 | .4 | 7.8 |
| Bryon Russell | 5 | 5 | 42.8 | .446 | .455 | .917 | 7.2 | 3.0 | .6 | .2 | 14.2 |
| John Starks | 3 | 0 | 12.0 | .333 | .250 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | .3 | 3.7 |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | .500 | | | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 2.0 |
| John Stockton | 5 | 5 | 37.2 | .459 | .000 | .714 | 5.6 | 11.4 | 2.0 | .6 | 9.8 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 5 | 0 | 11.4 | .100 | .500 | | .4 | 1.6 | .0 | .2 | .6 |

## Awards and records

* Karl Malone, All-NBA Third Team