1999–2000 Boston Celtics season | |||
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Head coach | Rick Pitino | ||
General manager | Rick Pitino | ||
Owner(s) | Paul Gaston | ||
Arena | Fleet Center | ||
Results | |||
Record | 35–47 (.427) | ||
Place | Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 10th (Eastern) | ||
Playoff finish | Did not qualify | ||
Stats atBasketball Reference | |||
Local media | |||
Television | Fox Sports Net New England | ||
Radio | WEEI | ||
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The1999–2000 NBA season was the 54th season for theBoston Celtics in theNational Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the team acquiredDanny Fortson, and former Celtics forwardEric Williams from theDenver Nuggets,[2][3][4][5] and signed free agentsCalbert Cheaney,[6][7][8] and undrafted rookie shooting guardAdrian Griffin.[9][10][11]
In their third season under head coachRick Pitino, the Celtics won their first three games of the regular season, but played below .500 basketball for the first few months, holding a 21–28 record at the All-Star break.[12] At mid-season, the team traded Fortson to theToronto Raptors in exchange forAlvin Williams, but the trade was voided due to Williams failing his physical exam; Fortson only played 55 games this season due to a stress fracture in his right foot.[13][14][15][16] The Celtics struggled and suffered a ten-game losing streak between March and April, but managed to win five of their final six games of the season, finishing in fifth place in theAtlantic Division with a 35–47 record, and missing theNBA playoffs again for the fifth consecutive year.[17]
Second-year starPaul Pierce had a stellar season, averaging 19.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game, whileAntoine Walker averaged 20.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, andKenny Anderson contributed 14.0 points, 5.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game. In addition,Vitaly Potapenko provided the team with 9.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, and Griffin provided with 6.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. Off the bench, Fortson averaged 7.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, while Williams andDana Barros both contributed 7.2 points per game each, andTony Battie provided with 6.6 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.[18]
This season also reached a breaking point for the Celtics, after a 96–94 home loss to theRaptors on March 1, 2000, where All-Star guardVince Carter hit a three-pointer at the buzzer, which even drew cheers from the Celtics fans at theFleet Center; Pitino went on a legendary rant in his post-game interview, wherein he blamed fans and the media for being negative towards the Celtics, and demanded them to stop reliving past glories; best remembered by the phrase "walking through that door", as he referred to retired Celtics legendsLarry Bird,Kevin McHale andRobert Parish, who all won three championships with the team in the 1980s.[19][20][21][22][23] This would not leave Celtics fans nor the Boston media any more satiated, and contributed to his eventual downfall.
Following the season, the Celtics were involved in a four-team trade, as Barros was traded to theDallas Mavericks, while Fortson was dealt to theGolden State Warriors;[24][25][26][27] however, Barros never played for the Mavericks, as he was traded to theDetroit Pistons two months later.[28][29][30] Meanwhile, Cheaney was traded to theDenver Nuggets,[31][32][33][34] andPervis Ellison signed as a free agent with theSeattle SuperSonics.[35][36]
For the season, the team added their alternate logo of a cloverleaf above the shorts of their uniforms.[37][38]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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2 | 55 | Kris Clack | SG/SF | ![]() | Texas |
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| Head coach Assistant(s) Legend
Roster |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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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 |
# | |||||
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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 |
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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 | — |
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Kenny Anderson | 82 | 82 | 31.6 | .440 | .386 | .775 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 1.7 | .1 | 14.0 |
Dana Barros | 72 | 0 | 15.8 | .451 | .410 | .868 | 1.4 | 1.8 | .4 | .1 | 7.2 |
Tony Battie | 82 | 4 | 18.4 | .477 | .125 | .675 | 5.0 | .8 | .6 | .9 | 6.6 |
Calbert Cheaney | 67 | 19 | 19.5 | .440 | .333 | .429 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .7 | .2 | 4.0 |
Pervis Ellison | 30 | 5 | 9.0 | .442 | .714 | 2.2 | .4 | .3 | .3 | 1.8 | |
Danny Fortson | 55 | 5 | 15.6 | .528 | .735 | 6.7 | .5 | .4 | .1 | 7.6 | |
Adrian Griffin | 72 | 47 | 26.8 | .424 | .281 | .753 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | .2 | 6.7 |
Walter McCarty | 61 | 5 | 14.4 | .339 | .309 | .722 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .4 | .4 | 3.8 |
Doug Overton | 48 | 0 | 9.0 | .396 | .357 | .952 | .7 | 1.1 | .2 | .0 | 3.2 |
Paul Pierce | 73 | 72 | 35.4 | .442 | .343 | .798 | 5.4 | 3.0 | 2.1 | .8 | 19.5 |
Vitaly Potapenko | 79 | 72 | 22.7 | .499 | .000 | .681 | 6.3 | 1.0 | .5 | .4 | 9.2 |
Jamel Thomas† | 3 | 0 | 6.3 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | .7 | .7 | .0 | .0 | 3.7 |
Wayne Turner | 3 | 0 | 13.7 | .167 | .333 | 1.0 | 1.7 | .0 | .0 | 1.3 | |
Antoine Walker | 82 | 82 | 36.6 | .430 | .256 | .699 | 8.0 | 3.7 | 1.4 | .4 | 20.5 |
Eric Williams | 68 | 17 | 20.3 | .427 | .347 | .793 | 2.3 | 1.4 | .6 | .2 | 7.2 |
Player Statistics Citation:[18]
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