1998–99 Houston Rockets season

1998–99 Houston Rockets season
1998–99 Houston Rockets season
Head coach	Rudy Tomjanovich
Arena	Compaq Center
Results
Record	31–19 (.620)
Place	Division: 3rd (Midwest); Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round; (Lost to Lakers 1–3)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KHWB; Fox Sports Southwest
Radio	KTRH
< 1997–98	1999–00 >

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Rockets' 32nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 28th season in Houston.^[1] To replace the retiring Clyde Drexler, the Rockets acquired All-Star forward Scottie Pippen from the Chicago Bulls after a four-month lockout.^[2] The team also signed free agent Antoine Carr, who appeared in two NBA Finals appearances with the Utah Jazz. With the addition of Pippen along with Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley, plus re-acquiring three-point specialist Sam Mack from the Vancouver Grizzlies at midseason, the Rockets played solid basketball posting a nine-game winning streak in March, and finished third in the Midwest Division with a 31–19 record. Pippen had a solid season averaging 14.5 points per game, while rookies Michael Dickerson and Cuttino Mobley were both selected to the All-Rookie Second Team.

However, in the first round of the playoffs, the Rockets lost one game to three to the Los Angeles Lakers. After the defeat, Houston didn't return to the playoffs until 2004. Pippen spent only one season with the Rockets, and was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers before the following season.^[3] Also following the season, Dickerson and Carr were traded along with Othella Harrington, and Brent Price to the Vancouver Grizzlies, Mack and Matt Maloney were both released, and Eddie Johnson retired.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	14	Michael Dickerson	SG	United States	Arizona
1	16	Bryce Drew	PG	United States	Valparaiso
1	18	Mirsad Türkcan	PF	Turkey	Efes Pilsen
2	41	Cuttino Mobley	SG	United States	Rhode Island

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
PF	4	Barkley, Charles	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Auburn
SF	50	Bullard, Matt	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Iowa
PF	55	Carr, Antoine	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Wichita State
SG	3	Dickerson, Michael	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Arizona
PG	11	Drew, Bryce	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Valparaiso
PF	32	Harrington, Othella	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Georgetown
SF	8	Johnson, Eddie	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Illinois
SG	7	Mack, Sam	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	227 lb (103 kg)	California
PG	12	Maloney, Matt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Penn
PF	2	Miller, Anthony	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Michigan State
PG	5	Mobley, Cuttino	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Rhode Island
C	34	Olajuwon, Hakeem (C)	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Houston
SF	33	Pippen, Scottie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Central Arkansas
PG	20	Price, Brent	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Oklahoma
C	53	Roberts, Stanley	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	LSU

Head coach

Rudy Tomjanovich (Michigan)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	37	13	.740	–	21–4	16–9	17–4
x-Utah Jazz	37	13	.740	–	22–3	15–10	15–3
x-Houston Rockets	31	19	.620	6	19–6	12–13	12–9
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	25	25	.500	12	18–7	7–18	11–9
Dallas Mavericks	19	31	.380	18	15–10	4–21	8–12
Denver Nuggets	14	36	.280	23	12–13	2–23	5–16
Vancouver Grizzlies	8	42	.160	29	7–18	1–24	3–18

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-San Antonio Spurs	37	13	.740	–
2	y-Portland Trail Blazers	35	15	.700	2
3	x-Utah Jazz	37	13	.740	–
4	x-Los Angeles Lakers	31	19	.620	6
5	x-Houston Rockets	31	19	.620	6
6	x-Sacramento Kings	27	23	.540	10
7	x-Phoenix Suns	27	23	.540	10
8	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	25	25	.500	12

9	Seattle SuperSonics	25	25	.500	12
10	Golden State Warriors	21	29	.420	16
11	Dallas Mavericks	19	31	.380	18
12	Denver Nuggets	14	36	.280	23
13	Los Angeles Clippers	9	41	.180	28
14	Vancouver Grizzlies	8	42	.160	29

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1998-99 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	—	3–0	3–0	3–1	2–1	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	3–1	1–0	0–0	0–3	1–2	0–0	1–2	2–1	2–2	2–1	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	2–1
Boston	0–3	—	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–0	1–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–0	0–0	3–0	0–3	0–1	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	3–1
Charlotte	0–3	2–1	—	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–2	2–2	0–0	3–0	1–3	1–2	1–2	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	2–1
Chicago	1–3	1–2	1–2	—	0–3	0–1	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–0	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	2–1	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–1	1–2	0–1	1–0	1–2
Cleveland	1–2	2–2	1–2	3–0	—	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–0	0–1	0–3	0–0	1–0	0–3	1–2	0–0	3–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	2–2	0–1	0–0	1–2
Dallas	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	—	2–1	0–1	2–2	2–2	0–0	3–0	0–3	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	1–0	0–0	1–3	0–3	2–2	1–3	0–3	0–0	0–3	2–1	0–0
Denver	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–2	—	0–0	1–3	0–4	0–1	3–0	1–2	0–1	1–0	0–3	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–4	2–2	0–0	1–2	3–1	0–1
Detroit	2–1	3–0	0–3	3–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	—	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–1	2–1	2–1	0–4	1–3	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	2–1
Golden State	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–1	2–2	3–1	0–0	—	0–3	1–0	2–1	1–2	0–0	0–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	2–2	1–2	0–3	1–2	0–0	0–4	4–0	0–0
Houston	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–2	4–0	0–0	3–0	—	0–0	3–1	1–2	0–1	0–0	2–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	2–2	2–1	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–0	0–3	4–0	0–0
Indiana	1–3	3–0	2–1	3–0	3–0	0–0	1–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	—	0–0	1–0	2–2	3–0	0–0	3–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–3	0–3	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	—	0–4	0–0	0–0	2–2	1–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–2	1–2	0–3	0–3	0–1	1–3	1–3	0–0
L.A. Lakers	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–1	3–0	2–1	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–1	4–0	—	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–0	1–3	2–1	0–0
Miami	3–0	0–3	2–1	2–1	3–0	1–0	1–0	1–2	0–0	1–0	2–2	0–0	0–0	—	2–1	0–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	3–0	0–1	0–0	3–0
Milwaukee	2–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	1–2	—	1–0	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	2–1
Minnesota	0–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–1	3–0	1–0	2–2	1–2	0–0	2–2	1–2	1–0	0–1	—	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–3	3–1	2–2	2–1	0–1	0–3	3–1	0–0
New Jersey	2–1	2–1	0–3	1–2	0–3	1–0	0–1	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–3	0–1	0–0	1–3	1–2	0–0	—	0–3	0–3	1–2	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–0	2–1
New York	1–2	2–1	3–1	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	1–0	0–1	2–2	1–2	1–0	3–0	—	0–3	3–1	1–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–1
Orlando	2–2	2–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–1	0–0	4–0	1–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–1	1–2	2–1	0–0	3–0	3–0	—	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–1
Philadelphia	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	3–1	0–0	0–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	2–1	0–0	2–1	1–3	2–1	—	0–0	0–1	1–0	0–1	0–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2
Phoenix	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–1	3–1	3–0	0–1	2–1	2–2	0–0	3–0	1–3	0–0	1–0	2–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	—	0–3	0–3	2–2	3–0	0–0	2–2	3–0	0–0
Portland	0–0	1–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	3–0	3–0	0–0	2–2	1–2	1–0	2–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	3–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	3–0	—	4–0	1–3	2–2	0–0	1–2	4–0	0–0
Sacramento	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	3–0	0–0	2–1	0–3	0–0	2–1	2–1	0–0	0–0	1–3	0–0	1–0	0–1	0–1	3–0	0–4	—	1–2	2–2	0–0	1–2	4–0	1–0
San Antonio	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–1	3–1	4–0	1–0	3–0	3–0	0–0	3–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	2–2	0–0	0–0	1–0	1–0	2–2	3–1	2–1	—	2–1	0–1	2–1	3–0	0–0
Seattle	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	3–0	2–2	0–1	2–1	1–2	0–0	3–0	2–2	0–0	0–1	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–3	2–2	2–2	1–2	—	0–0	2–2	2–1	0–1
Toronto	1–2	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–2	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–1	1–2	1–0	0–0	0–3	1–3	1–0	1–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–0	0–0	—	0–0	1–0	2–2
Utah	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–0	1–0	3–0	2–1	0–1	4–0	3–0	0–0	3–1	3–1	1–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–2	2–1	2–1	1–2	2–2	0–0	—	3–0	1–0
Vancouver	0–1	0–1	0–0	0–1	0–0	1–2	1–3	0–0	0–3	0–4	0–1	3–1	1–2	0–0	0–0	1–3	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–3	0–3	0–4	0–3	1–2	0–1	0–3	—	0–0
Washington	1–2	1–3	1–2	2–1	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–2	0–1	0–0	0–3	0–0	0–0	0–3	1–2	0–0	1–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	0–0	0–1	0–1	0–0	1–0	2–2	0–1	0–0	—

Game log

Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
February 5	@ LA Lakers	91-99	Loss	0–1
February 6	@ Golden State	86–84	Win	1–1
February 8	Denver	99-80	Win	2-1
February 10	Sacramento	92-82	Win	3-1
February 11	@ Dallas	105-95	Win	4-1
February 16	Phoenix	109-92	Win	5-1
February 17	@ Minnesota	102-116	Loss	5-2
February 18	@ New Jersey	93-92 (OT)	Win	6-2
February 20	@ Miami	71-81	Loss	6-3
February 21	@ Orlando	83-109	Loss	6-4
February 23	Seattle	98-86	Win	7-4
February 25	Atlanta	87-93	Loss	7-5
February 27	@ Vancouver	86-74	Win	8-5
February 28	@ LA Lakers	90-106	Loss	8-6
March 2	San Antonio	82-99	Loss	8-7
March 4	LA Clippers	96-77	Win	9-7
March 6	@ Vancouver	107-92	Win	10-7
March 7	@ Portland	71-111	Loss	10-8
March 9	Denver	84-75	Win	11-8
March 11	Vancouver	102-91	Win	12-8
March 13	Cleveland	100-89	Win	13-8
March 14	@ Phoenix	90-104	Loss	13-9
March 16	Portland	101-93	Win	14-9
March 17	@ Denver	114-109	Win	15-9
March 20	Phoenix	103-93 (OT)	Win	16-9
March 22	Sacramento	110-100	Win	17-9
March 24	@ Dallas	88-78	Win	18-9
March 25	Toronto	113-104	Win	19-9
March 27	@ Golden State	87-86	Win	20-9
March 28	@ Sacramento	107-93	Win	21-9
March 30	@ LA Clippers	104-95	Win	22-9
April 1	@ Utah	87-88	Loss	22-10
April 4	@ Seattle	84-101	Loss	22-11
April 6	Golden State	111-74	Win	23-11
April 8	San Antonio	83-92	Loss	23-12
April 11	@ Utah	76-85	Loss	23-13
April 12	@ Minnesota	95-90	Win	24-13
April 14	Vancouver	102-85	Win	25-13
April 15	Portland	86-76	Win	26-13
April 18	@ San Antonio	83-86	Loss	26-14
April 19	Seattle	120-113	Win	27-14
April 21	Dallas	95-109	Loss	27-15
April 23	@ LA Clippers	101-106 (OT)	Loss	27-16
April 25	@ Phoenix	71-95	Loss	27-17
April 26	LA Lakers	102-80	Win	28-17
April 29	Dallas	81-91	Loss	28-18
April 30	Utah	78-91	Loss	28-19
May 2	LA Clippers	110-84	Win	29-19
May 4	Minnesota	100-83	Win	30-19
May 5	@ Denver	95-88	Win	31-19
May 9 (First Round, Game 1)	@ LA Lakers	100-101	Loss	0-1
May 11 (First Round, Game 2)	@ LA Lakers	98-110	Loss	0-2
May 13 (First Round, Game 3)	LA Lakers	102-88	Win	1-2
May 15 (First Round, Game 4)	LA Lakers	88-98	Loss	1-3

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Houston Rockets: Lakers win series 3-1

Game 1 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 9): Los Angeles 101, Houston 100
Game 2 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 11): Los Angeles 110, Houston 98
Game 3 @ Compaq Center, Houston (May 13): Houston 100, Los Angeles 88
Game 4 @ Compaq Center, Houston (May 15): Los Angeles 98, Houston 88

Last Playoff Meeting: 1996 Western Conference First Round (Houston won 3-1)

Player statistics

Legend
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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and records

Awards

Hakeem Olajuwon, All-NBA Third Team
Cuttino Mobley, NBA All-Rookie Team Second Team

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

References

^ 1998-99 Houston Rockets
^ "Bulls Shippin' Pippen". Chicago Tribune. January 19, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
^ "PRO BASKETBALL; Rockets Are Sending Pippen To Trail Blazers for Six Players". New York Times. October 2, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

[1] 1998-99 Houston Rockets

[2] "Bulls Shippin' Pippen". Chicago Tribune. January 19, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

[3] "PRO BASKETBALL; Rockets Are Sending Pippen To Trail Blazers for Six Players". New York Times. October 2, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2017.

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v t e Houston Rockets
Founded in 1967 Played in San Diego (1967–1971) Based in Houston, Texas
Franchise	History All-time roster Draft history 1967 Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Pechanga Arena Hofheinz Pavilion Astrodome HemisFair Arena The Summit/Compaq Center Toyota Center
Personnel	Owner(s) Tilman Fertitta President Gretchen Sheirr General manager Rafael Stone Head coach Ime Udoka
G League affiliate	Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Retired numbers	11 22 23 24 34 44 45
NBA championships	1994 1995
Rivalries	Dallas Mavericks San Antonio Spurs Utah Jazz
Culture and lore	Red Rowdies ClutchFans Clutch City Clutch the Rockets Bear Dancing Barry The Kiss of Death The Dream Shake 13 points in 35 seconds 22 wins in a row The Year of the Yao June 17th, 1994 27 consecutive 3-pointers missed

Offseason

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

West First Round

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

See also

References