standingschart.com
games above .500 · final standings
2000-01 NBA Midwest standings
The San Antonio Spurs won the 2000-01 NBA Midwest division race at 58-24, 5 games ahead of the Dallas Mavericks.
🏆The 2000-01 playoffs, series by series
Loading season data…
Midwest standings, 2000-01
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
|---|
| San Antonio Spurs (SAS) w | 58 | 24 | .707 | - | 7-3 | L1 |
| Dallas Mavericks (DAL) x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 7-3 | W4 |
| Utah Jazz (UTA) x | 53 | 29 | .646 | 5 | 5-5 | L1 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves (MIN) x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 11 | 5-5 | L2 |
| Houston Rockets (HOU) | 45 | 37 | .549 | 13 | 6-4 | W3 |
| Denver Nuggets (DEN) | 40 | 42 | .488 | 18 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies (VAN) | 23 | 59 | .280 | 35 | 3-7 | W1 |
Final standings.
Clinch key- x
- clinched a playoff place
- w
- clinched the top seed in the Western Conference
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 8 times.
- The San Antonio Spurs trailed by as many as 3.5 games on December 7, 2000.
- The San Antonio Spurs took first place for good on March 12, 2001.
- The Minnesota Timberwolves won 11 games in a row from January 17, 2001 to February 7, 2001, the longest run of the race.
- The Utah Jazz led by 3.5 games as late as December 9, 2000.
- The San Antonio Spurs went 18-3 from February 28, 2001 to April 8, 2001, turning a deficit of 2 games into a lead of 4.5 games.
- The top two ended the day within one game of each other on 94 of the 155 days played.
- Five teams held first place.
- The San Antonio Spurs spent 69 of the season's 170 charted days in first place.