1998-99_NBA

1998-99 NBA season

1998–99 NBA season

League National Basketball Association

Sport Basketball

TV partner/s NBC, TBS

Regular season

Season MVP Karl Malone (Utah)

Top scorer Allen Iverson (Philadelphia)

Playoffs

Eastern champions New York Knicks

  Eastern runners-up Indiana Pacers

Western champions San Antonio Spurs

  Western runners-up Portland Trail Blazers

Finals

Finals champions San Antonio Spurs

  Runners-up New York Knicks

Finals MVP Tim Duncan (San Antonio)

NBA seasons

← 1997–98

1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 NBA season was the 53rd season of the National Basketball Association. Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999 after a new six year Collective Bargaining Agreement was reached between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association. All 29 teams played a shortened 50 game regular season schedule, and the 16 teams who qualified for the playoffs played a full post-season schedule. The season ended with the San Antonio Spurs winning the franchise's first NBA championship, beating the New York Knicks 4 games to 1 in the 1999 NBA Finals.

1 Notable occurrences
2 Final standings
- 2.1 Eastern Conference
- 2.2 Western Conference
3 1998-99 NBA statistics leaders
4 NBA awards
5 See also

Notable occurrences

The NBA and the Players Association reached an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement on January 18, 1999.
The All-Star Game was not held due to the league's lockout.
Due to the lockout, the pre-season was shortened to just two games instead of the normal eight, and some teams did not meet each other at all during the course of the 50-game regular season. To preserve games between teams in the same conference, much of the time missed was made up for by skipping well over half of the games played between teams in the opposite conference.
The Los Angeles Lakers played their final game in the Great Western Forum.
The Indiana Pacers played their final game in Market Square Arena.
The Denver Nuggets played their final game in McNichols Sports Arena.
The Toronto Raptors played their first game in Air Canada Centre.
The New York Knicks became only the second #8 seed to advance in the playoffs by defeating a #1 seed. They are the only #8 seed to advance to the NBA Finals.
The San Antonio Spurs set a new NBA Finals single-game attendance record when 39,554 fans attended Game 2. Game 1 was attended by 39,514 spectators.
The Spurs became the first former ABA team to win a championship.
For the first time since the 1954-55 NBA season (the first year of the shot clock), no teams averaged 100 points per game.
The Atlanta Hawks played in the Georgia Dome while Philips Arena was constructed for the 1999-2000 season. Also this would be the Hawks last playoff game until the 2007-08 season.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

**Atlantic Division**
Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Miami Heat	33	17	.660	-
Orlando Magic	33	17	.660	-
Philadelphia 76ers	28	22	.560	5
New York Knicks	27	23	.540	6
Boston Celtics	19	31	.380	14
Washington Wizards	18	32	.360	15
New Jersey Nets	16	34	.320	17

**Central Division**
Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Indiana Pacers	33	17	.660	-
Atlanta Hawks	31	19	.620	2
Detroit Pistons	29	21	.580	4
Milwaukee Bucks	28	22	.560	5
Charlotte Hornets	26	24	.520	7
Toronto Raptors	23	27	.460	10
Cleveland Cavaliers	22	28	.440	11
Chicago Bulls	13	37	.260	20

Western Conference

**Midwest Division**
Team	W	L	PCT	GB
San Antonio Spurs C	37	13	.740	-
Utah Jazz	37	13	.740	-
Houston Rockets	31	19	.620	6
Minnesota Timberwolves	25	25	.500	12
Dallas Mavericks	19	31	.380	18
Denver Nuggets	14	36	.280	23
Vancouver Grizzlies	8	42	.160	29

**Pacific Division**
Team	W	L	PCT	GB
Portland Trail Blazers	35	15	.700	-
Los Angeles Lakers	31	19	.620	4
Sacramento Kings	27	23	.540	8
Phoenix Suns	27	23	.540	8
Seattle SuperSonics	25	25	.500	10
Golden State Warriors	21	29	.420	14
Los Angeles Clippers	9	41	.180	26

C - NBA Champions

1998-99 NBA statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Allen Iverson	Philadelphia 76ers	26.8
Rebounds per game	Chris Webber	Sacramento Kings	13.0
Assists per game	Jason Kidd	Phoenix Suns	10.8
Steals per game	Kendall Gill	New Jersey Nets	2.7
Blocks per game	Alonzo Mourning	Miami Heat	3.9
FG%	Shaquille O'Neal	Los Angeles Lakers	57.6
FT%	Reggie Miller	Indiana Pacers	91.5
3FG%	Dell Curry	Milwaukee Bucks	47.6

NBA awards

Most Valuable Player: Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
Rookie of the Year: Vince Carter, Toronto Raptors
Defensive Player of the Year: Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
Sixth Man of the Year: Darrell Armstrong, Orlando Magic
Most Improved Player: Darrell Armstrong, Orlando Magic
Coach of the Year: Mike Dunleavy, Portland Trail Blazers
All-NBA First Team:
- F - Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
- F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
- C - Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
- G - Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
- G - Jason Kidd, Phoenix Suns
All-NBA Second Team:
- F - Chris Webber, Sacramento Kings
- F - Grant Hill, Detroit Pistons
- C - Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
- G - Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics
- G - Tim Hardaway, Miami Heat
All-NBA Third Team:
- F - Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves
- F - Antonio McDyess, Denver Nuggets
- C - Hakeem Olajuwon, Houston Rockets
- G - Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
- G - John Stockton, Utah Jazz
NBA All-Defensive First Team:
- F - Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
- F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
- F - Scottie Pippen, Houston Rockets
- C - Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
- G - Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics
- G - Jason Kidd, Phoenix Suns
NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
- F - P.J. Brown, Miami Heat
- F - Theo Ratliff, Philadelphia 76ers
- C - Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta Hawks
- G - Eddie Jones, Los Angeles Lakers/Charlotte Hornets
- G - Mookie Blaylock, Atlanta Hawks
All-NBA Rookie First Team:
All-NBA Rookie Second Team:

Note: All information on this page were obtained on the History section on NBA.com

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