# 1999–2000 Philadelphia 76ers season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 76ers' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 37th season in Philadelphia. During the off-season, the 76ers acquired Billy Owens from the Orlando Magic, and signed free agent Bruce Bowen. The team also changed their starting lineup, replacing center Matt Geiger with forward Tyrone Hill as the team's starting power forward. The 76ers lost their first three games and got off to an 11–12 start, as Allen Iverson missed 12 games due to a broken thumb. However, the team played above .500 basketball as the regular season progressed, holding a 27–22 record at the All-Star break.
At mid-season, the team traded Owens and second-year guard Larry Hughes to the Golden State Warriors, and traded Bowen to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Toni Kukoč in a three-team trade; however, Bowen never played for the Bulls and was released to free agency, and signed with the Miami Heat. The 76ers posted a 7-game winning streak in March, and won seven of their final nine games, finishing in third place in the Atlantic Division with a 49–33 record.
Iverson averaged 28.4 points, 4.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and made his first ever All-Star appearance as he was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game in Oakland, California; he also finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting. In addition, Hill averaged 12.0 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, while Theo Ratliff provided the team with 11.9 points, 7.6 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game, but only played 57 games due to a stress fracture in his left ankle, George Lynch provided with 9.6 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game, and Eric Snow contributed 7.9 points, 7.6 assists and 1.7 steals per game. Off the bench, Geiger averaged 9.7 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, and Aaron McKie contributed 8.0 points and 1.3 steals per game.
In the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Sixers defeated the 4th-seeded Charlotte Hornets in four games. In the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, they faced off against the top-seeded Indiana Pacers, who swept them in the second round of the playoffs last year; the Pacers would defeat the 76ers in six games to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals for the fifth time in seven years, then to the NBA Finals for the first time, where they lost in six games to the Los Angeles Lakers.
For the season, the 76ers added new blue alternate road uniforms, which remained in use until 2006.

## Offseason
### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 2 | 47 | Todd MacCulloch | Center | Canada | University of Washington |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Atlantic Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Miami Heat | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 33–8 | 19–22 | 18–6 |
| x-New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2 | 33–8 | 17–24 | 14–10 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 3 | 29–12 | 20–21 | 13–11 |
| Orlando Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 26–15 | 15–26 | 12–13 |
| Boston Celtics | 35 | 47 | .427 | 17 | 26–15 | 9–32 | 12–12 |
| New Jersey Nets | 31 | 51 | .378 | 21 | 22–19 | 9–32 | 9–16 |
| Washington Wizards | 29 | 53 | .354 | 23 | 17–24 | 12–29 | 7–17 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Indiana Pacers | 56 | 26 | .683 | – |
| 2 | y-Miami Heat | 52 | 30 | .634 | 4 |
| 3 | x-New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 6 |
| 4 | x-Charlotte Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7 |
| 5 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7 |
| 6 | x-Toronto Raptors | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 |
| 7 | x-Detroit Pistons | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 |
| 8 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 |
| 9 | Orlando Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15 |
| 10 | Boston Celtics | 35 | 47 | .427 | 21 |
| 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 24 |
| 12 | New Jersey Nets | 31 | 51 | .378 | 25 |
| 13 | Washington Wizards | 29 | 53 | .354 | 27 |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 28 |
| 15 | Chicago Bulls | 17 | 65 | .207 | 39 |
    z – clinched division title
    y – clinched division title
    x – clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1999-2000 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 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Boston | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Cleveland | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Milwaukee | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Minnesota | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| New Jersey | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| New York | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Orlando | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Philadelphia | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Toronto | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Vancouver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 |
| Washington | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |

## Playoffs

2000 playoff game log :
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 22
@ Charlotte
W 92–82
Allen Iverson (40)
Theo Ratliff (8)
Eric Snow (9)
Charlotte Coliseum 15,023
1–0
2
April 24
@ Charlotte
L 98–108 (OT)
Toni Kukoč (20)
Tyrone Hill (13)
Eric Snow (13)
Charlotte Coliseum 11,686
1–1
3
April 28
Charlotte
W 81–76
Allen Iverson (24)
Theo Ratliff (11)
Aaron McKie (5)
First Union Center 20,849
2–1
4
May 1
Charlotte
W 105–99
Allen Iverson (26)
Matt Geiger (10)
Aaron McKie (11)
First Union Center 20,712
3–1 :
Conference semifinals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 6
@ Indiana
L 91–108
Allen Iverson (28)
George Lynch (14)
Eric Snow (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
0–1
2
May 8
@ Indiana
L 97–103
Allen Iverson (28)
Tyrone Hill (8)
Allen Iverson (10)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
0–2
3
May 10
Indiana
L 89–97
Allen Iverson (29)
Tyrone Hill (14)
Toni Kukoč (4)
First Union Center 20,823
0–3
4
May 13
Indiana
W 92–90
Allen Iverson (19)
Tyrone Hill (15)
Allen Iverson (5)
First Union Center 20,675
1–3
5
May 15
@ Indiana
W 107–86
Allen Iverson (37)
Hill, McKie (10)
Aaron McKie (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
2–3
6
May 19
Indiana
L 90–106
Aaron McKie (19)
Hill, McKie (9)
Aaron McKie (4)
First Union Center 20,969
2–4 :
2000 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Bruce Bowen$^†$ | 42 | 0 | 7.4 | .356 | .500 | .500 | .9 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 1.4 |
| Ira Bowman | 11 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.000 | | .500 | .2 | .1 | .1 | .0 | .5 |
| Matt Geiger | 65 | 20 | 21.6 | .441 | .000 | .779 | 6.0 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 9.7 |
| Tyrone Hill | 68 | 65 | 31.7 | .485 | .000 | .691 | 9.2 | .8 | .9 | .4 | 12.0 |
| Larry Hughes$^†$ | 50 | 5 | 20.4 | .416 | .216 | .746 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | .2 | 10.0 |
| Allen Iverson | 70 | 70 | 40.8 | .421 | .341 | .713 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 2.1 | .1 | 28.4 |
| Jumaine Jones | 33 | 0 | 4.2 | .379 | .500 | .611 | 1.2 | .2 | .2 | .2 | 1.7 |
| Toni Kukoč$^†$ | 32 | 8 | 28.6 | .438 | .289 | .673 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.0 | .3 | 12.4 |
| Antonio Lang$^†$ | 3 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.000 | | 1.000 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| George Lynch | 75 | 75 | 32.2 | .461 | .417 | .617 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.6 | .5 | 9.6 |
| Todd MacCulloch | 56 | 6 | 9.4 | .553 | | .519 | 2.6 | .2 | .2 | .7 | 3.7 |
| Aaron McKie | 82 | 14 | 23.8 | .411 | .364 | .829 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.3 | .2 | 8.0 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 28 | 3 | 6.8 | .389 | | .545 | 1.8 | .1 | .1 | .4 | 1.9 |
| Kevin Ollie | 40 | 0 | 7.3 | .449 | | .757 | .8 | 1.2 | .3 | .0 | 1.8 |
| Billy Owens$^†$ | 46 | 7 | 20.0 | .434 | .333 | .594 | 4.2 | 1.3 | .6 | .3 | 5.9 |
| Theo Ratliff | 57 | 56 | 31.5 | .503 | | .771 | 7.6 | .6 | .6 | 3.0 | 11.9 |
| Stanley Roberts | 5 | 1 | 10.2 | .313 | .000 | .000 | 3.0 | .6 | .2 | .2 | 2.0 |
| Eric Snow | 82 | 80 | 35.0 | .430 | .244 | .712 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 1.7 | .1 | 7.9 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Ira Bowman | 7 | 0 | 1.6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Matt Geiger | 8 | 0 | 16.0 | .500 | | .800 | 5.0 | .3 | .6 | .3 | 8.8 |
| Tyrone Hill | 10 | 10 | 35.2 | .460 | .000 | .705 | 9.7 | .9 | .9 | .1 | 12.3 |
| Allen Iverson | 10 | 10 | 44.4 | .384 | .308 | .739 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 1.2 | .1 | 26.2 |
| Jumaine Jones | 4 | 0 | 2.0 | .333 | .000 | | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| Toni Kukoč | 10 | 0 | 25.7 | .387 | .324 | .588 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 1.0 | .3 | 9.3 |
| George Lynch | 10 | 10 | 29.3 | .338 | .143 | .778 | 7.1 | 1.4 | .9 | .5 | 5.9 |
| Todd MacCulloch | 5 | 0 | 4.8 | .667 | | .667 | 1.8 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Aaron McKie | 10 | 6 | 33.1 | .485 | .343 | .839 | 3.6 | 4.6 | .4 | .2 | 13.8 |
| Kevin Ollie | 10 | 0 | 6.5 | .500 | | .889 | .5 | 1.2 | .2 | .0 | 2.0 |
| Theo Ratliff | 10 | 10 | 37.4 | .475 | | .723 | 7.9 | .9 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 13.0 |
| Eric Snow | 5 | 4 | 27.6 | .484 | .750 | 1.000 | 2.0 | 7.0 | .8 | .2 | 7.4 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the 7ers only.
Player Statistics Citation:

## Awards and records

* Allen Iverson, All-NBA Second Team