1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season

1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season
1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Gregg Popovich
Owners	Peter Holt
Arena	Alamodome
Results
Record	37–13 (.740)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest); Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Champions; (Defeated Knicks 4–1)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KSAT-TV; KRRT; Fox Sports Southwest
Radio	WOAI
< 1997–98	1999–00 >

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Spurs' 32nd season as a franchise, the 26th in San Antonio, and the 23rd in the National Basketball Association.^[1] During the offseason, the Spurs acquired second-year guard Antonio Daniels from the Vancouver Grizzlies and signed free agents Mario Elie, Steve Kerr and Jerome Kersey. After a promising rookie season from second-year star Tim Duncan, Spurs fans had to wait three and a half months as part of the NBA regular season was wiped out by a lockout. When the season started, the Spurs started slowly, posting a 6–8 record in February. However, in March and April, they won 31 of their final 36 games on their way to a league-best record, 37–13.

In the playoffs, the Spurs defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in four games of the first round winning three games to one. In the semifinals, the Spurs' "Twin Towers" of David Robinson and Tim Duncan outplayed Shaquille O'Neal as the Spurs swept the Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games. In the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs faced the Portland Trail Blazers. After taking Game 1, the Spurs trailed in Game 2 as the Blazers largest lead was by double digits 17 points. However, in the fourth quarter, the Spurs made a run and with 9 seconds left, Sean Elliott tip-toed down the sidelines staying barely inbounds to nail a game-winning three-pointer.^[2] From there, the Spurs would go on to sweep the Trail Blazers to become the first former American Basketball Association (ABA) team to play in the NBA Finals.

In the Finals, they defeated the 8th-seeded New York Knicks in five games. Avery Johnson hit the title-winning basket with 47 seconds left to seal the Spurs' first title in franchise history.^[3] Following the season, Will Perdue signed as a free agent with the Chicago Bulls.

Offseason

June 24, 1998 – The Spurs trade Felipe Lopez, along with Carl Herrera, to the Vancouver Grizzlies for point guard Antonio Daniels.

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	24	Felipe López	Guard	Dominican Republic	St. John's
2	52	Derrick Dial	Guard	United States	Eastern Michigan

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
PG	33	Daniels, Antonio	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Bowling Green
PF	21	Duncan, Tim (C)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Wake Forest
SG	17	Elie, Mario	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	American International
SF	32	Elliott, Sean	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Arizona
SG	10	Gaze, Andrew	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Seton Hall
SG	2	Jackson, Jaren	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Georgetown
PG	6	Johnson, Avery	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Southern
PG	4	Kerr, Steve	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Arizona
SF	25	Kersey, Jerome	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Longwood
PF	54	King, Gerard	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Nicholls State
C	41	Perdue, Will	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Vanderbilt
C	50	Robinson, David	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Navy
PF	31	Rose, Malik	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Drexel
SG	11	Williams, Brandon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Davidson

Head coach

Gregg Popovich (Air Force)

Legend

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

Roster
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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	1–2	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

Regular season

1998–99 game log
Total: 37–13 (Home: 21–4; Road: 16–9)

February: 6–8 (home: 4–3; road: 2–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	February 5	Sacramento	W 101–83	Tim Duncan (19)	Tim Duncan (17)	Avery Johnson (6)	Alamodome 19,002	1–0
2	February 6	Minnesota	W 96–82	Tim Duncan, Sean Elliott (22)	Tim Duncan (14)	Avery Johnson (9)	Alamodome 21,319	2–0
3	February 8	L. A. Lakers	L 75–80	Tim Duncan (19)	Tim Duncan (15)	Mario Elie (6)	Alamodome 33,788	2–1
4	February 9	@ Minnesota	L 70–74	David Robinson (16)	David Robinson, Tim Duncan (11)	Avery Johnson (10)	Target Center 16,422	2–2
5	February 11	@ Cleveland	L 89–99	Tim Duncan (31)	Tim Duncan (14)	Avery Johnson (7)	Gund Arena 14,228	2–3
6	February 12	@ Philadelphia	W 98–94	Malik Rose (22)	Malik Rose (9)	Avery Johnson (5)	First Union Center 16,892	3–3
7	February 14	@ Chicago	W 98–94	David Robinson (22)	Tim Duncan (14)	Tim Duncan (4)	United Center 22,386	4–3
8	February 17	Phoenix	L 76–79	Tim Duncan (20)	Tim Duncan (12)	Avery Johnson (7)	Alamodome 16,419	4–4
9	February 19	@ L. A. Lakers	L 94–106	Tim Duncan (26)	Tim Duncan (11)	Mario Elie (4)	Great Western Forum 17,505	4–5
10	February 21	Detroit	W 85–64	Tim Duncan (17)	Tim Duncan (14)	Avery Johnson (5)	Alamodome 19,495	5–5
11	February 22	@ Minnesota	L 89–95	Avery Johnson (20)	David Robinson (17)	Avery Johnson (5)	Target Center 15,374	5–6
12	February 24	Seattle	W 99–81	David Robinson (29)	David Robinson (17)	Avery Johnson (7)	Alamodome 15,209	6–6
13	February 26	@ Seattle	L 82–92	Tim Duncan (22)	David Robinson (14)	Avery Johnson (8)	KeyArena 17,072	6–7
14	February 28	Utah	L 87–101	Tim Duncan (21)	Tim Duncan (13)	Mario Elie (6)	Alamodome 18,165	6–8

March: 14–2 (home: 6–1; road: 8–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
15	March 2	@ Houston	W 99–82	Tim Duncan (23)	Tim Duncan (14)	Avery Johnson (13)	Compaq Center 16,285	7–8
16	March 4	@ Dallas	W 95–79	Tim Duncan (26)	Tim Duncan (12)	Avery Johnson (10)	Reunion Arena 14,719	8–8
17	March 6	L. A. Clippers	W 114–85	Tim Duncan (27)	David Robinson (10)	Avery Johnson (10)	Alamodome 18,394	9–8
18	March 7	@ Denver	W 106–96	Tim Duncan (34)	Tim Duncan (13)	Avery Johnson (14)	McNichols Sports Arena 12,037	10–8
19	March 10	Orlando	W 81–79	David Robinson (19)	Tim Duncan (11)	Avery Johnson (8)	Alamodome 17,954	11–8
20	March 12	@ Phoenix	W 99–97	Tim Duncan (26)	David Robinson (15)	Avery Johnson (8)	America West Arena 19,023	12–8
21	March 13	Denver	W 92–61	Tim Duncan (27)	Tim Duncan, Will Perdue (8)	Avery Johnson (8)	Alamodome 32,982	13–8
22	March 16	@ Sacramento	W 121–109	Tim Duncan (29)	Tim Duncan (12)	Avery Johnson (15)	ARCO Arena 14,570	14–8
23	March 17	@ Golden State	W 82–78	Tim Duncan, Malik Rose (17)	Tim Duncan (17)	Avery Johnson (6)	The Arena in Oakland 10,257	15–8
24	March 19	@ Portland	L 85–90	Tim Duncan (29)	Tim Duncan (15)	Avery Johnson (8)	Rose Garden Arena 20,041	15–9
25	March 20	@ Vancouver	W 92–88 (OT)	Tim Duncan (24)	Tim Duncan (14)	Avery Johnson (9)	General Motors Place 19,193	16–9
26	March 23	Denver	W 112–82	Tim Duncan (19)	David Robinson (9)	Avery Johnson (7)	Alamodome 16,501	17–9
27	March 25	@ Denver	W 86–65	Tim Duncan (28)	David Robinson (13)	David Robinson (5)	McNichols Sports Arena 10,695	18–9
28	March 26	Toronto	L 91–93	David Robinson (24)	David Robinson (16)	Avery Johnson (11)	Alamodome 16,290	18–10
29	March 27	Dallas	W 99–77	Tim Duncan (21)	Tim Duncan (15)	Avery Johnson (8)	Alamodome 25,921	19–10
30	March 30	Seattle	W 95–87	Tim Duncan (26)	David Robinson (10)	Avery Johnson (9)	Alamodome 16,565	20–10

April: 13–3 (home: 9–0; road: 4–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
31	April 1	Vancouver	W 103–91	Tim Duncan (39)	Tim Duncan (13)	Avery Johnson (8)	Alamodome 16,384	21–10
32	April 3	L. A. Clippers	W 103–82	David Robinson, Mario Elie (19)	David Robinson (13)	Avery Johnson (8)	Alamodome 17,915	22–10
33	April 5	Golden State	W 93–86	David Robinson, Tim Duncan (25)	David Robinson (16)	Avery Johnson (4)	Alamodome 14,773	23–10
34	April 8	@ Houston	W 92–83	Sean Elliott (19)	Tim Duncan (13)	Avery Johnson (10)	Compaq Center 16,285	24–10
35	April 10	@ Phoenix	L 84–110	Tim Duncan (21)	Tim Duncan (10)	Avery Johnson (6)	America West Arena 19,023	24–11
36	April 12	Phoenix	W 94–77	Tim Duncan (26)	David Robinson (13)	Tim Duncan, Sean Elliott (4)	Alamodome 14,352	25–11
37	April 13	@ Dallas	L 86–92	David Robinson (22)	Tim Duncan (11)	Avery Johnson (5)	Reunion Arena 13,142	25–12
38	April 14	Minnesota	W 95–79	David Robinson (21)	David Robinson (15)	Avery Johnson (6)	Alamodome 15,864	26–12
39	April 16	Portland	W 81–80	David Robinson, Tim Duncan (20)	Tim Duncan (12)	Avery Johnson (8)	Alamodome 21,368	27–12
40	April 18	Houston	W 86–83	Mario Elie (21)	David Robinson (14)	Avery Johnson, Tim Duncan (8)	Alamodome 24,077	28–12
41	April 20	@ Utah	W 83–69	Tim Duncan (36)	David Robinson, Malik Rose (11)	Avery Johnson, Tim Duncan (8)	Delta Center 19,911	29–12
42	April 22	Dallas	W 103–76	David Robinson (18)	Tim Duncan (10)	Avery Johnson (8)	Alamodome 18,720	30–12
43	April 24	L. A. Lakers	W 108–81	Tim Duncan (21)	Tim Duncan (13)	Avery Johnson (12)	Alamodome 31,972	31–12
44	April 26	@ L. A. Clippers	W 94–88	Tim Duncan (22)	David Robinson, Jerome Kersey (7)	Avery Johnson, Tim Duncan (7)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 8,260	32–12
45	April 27	@ Sacramento	L 100–104 (OT)	Tim Duncan (32)	Tim Duncan (19)	Avery Johnson (12)	ARCO Arena 16,776	32–13
46	April 29	@ Vancouver	W 99–72	Tim Duncan (19)	Tim Duncan (10)	Avery Johnson (8)	General Motors Place 18,448	33–13

May: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
47	May 1	Portland	W 98–90 (OT)	David Robinson (26)	David Robinson, Tim Duncan (12)	Avery Johnson (8)	Alamodome 28,806	34–13
48	May 2	Utah	W 84–78	Tim Duncan (26)	Tim Duncan (14)	Avery Johnson (3)	Alamodome 35,122	35–13
49	May 4	@ Portland	W 87–81	David Robinson (29)	David Robinson (12)	Tim Duncan, Avery Johnson (6)	Rose Garden Arena 20,715	36–13
50	May 5	@ Golden State	W 88–81	Tim Duncan (28)	David Robinson (20)	Sean Elliott (6)	The Arena in Oakland 17,235	37–13

1998–99 season schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Minnesota Timberwolves: Spurs win series 3-1

Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 9): San Antonio 99, Minnesota 86^[4]
Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 11): Minnesota 80, San Antonio 71^[5]
Game 3 @ Target Center, Minneapolis (May 13): San Antonio 85, Minnesota 71^[6]
Game 4 @ Target Center, Minneapolis (May 15): San Antonio 92, Minnesota 85^[7]

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Spurs and Timberwolves.

West Conference Semifinals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (4) Los Angeles Lakers: Spurs win series 4-0

Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 17): San Antonio 87, Los Angeles 81^[8]
Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 19): San Antonio 79, Los Angeles 76^[9]
Game 3 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 22): San Antonio 103, Los Angeles 91^[10]
Game 4 @ Great Western Forum, Los Angeles (May 23): San Antonio 118, Los Angeles 107^[11]

Last Playoff Meeting: 1995 Western Conference Semifinals (San Antonio won 4-2)

West Conference Finals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) Portland Trail Blazers: Spurs win series 4-0

Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 29): San Antonio 80, Portland 76^[12]
Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 31): San Antonio 86, Portland 85^[13] {Memorial Day Miracle, Sean Elliott hits the game winning 3 with 9 seconds to go in the game}
Game 3 @ Rose Garden, Portland (June 4): San Antonio 85, Portland 63^[14]
Game 4 @ Rose Garden, Portland (June 6): San Antonio 94, Portland 80^[15]

Last Playoff Meeting: 1993 Western Conference First Round (San Antonio won 3-1)

Player stats

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Antonio Daniels	47	0	13.1	.454	.294	.754	1.1	2.3	.64	.13	4.7
Tim Duncan	50	50	39.3	.495	.143	.690	11.4	2.4	.90	2.52	21.7
Mario Elie	47	37	27.5	.471	.374	.866	2.9	1.9	.98	.26	9.7
Sean Elliott	50	50	30.2	.410	.328	.757	4.3	2.3	.52	.34	11.2
Andrew Gaze	19	0	3.1	.320	.313	.000	.3	.3	.11	.05	1.1
Jaren Jackson	47	13	18.3	.380	.361	.821	2.1	1.0	.87	.19	6.4
Avery Johnson	50	50	33.4	.473	.083	.568	2.4	7.4	1.02	.22	9.7
Steve Kerr	44	0	16.7	.391	.313	.886	1.0	1.1	.52	.07	4.4
Jerome Kersey	45	0	15.5	.340	.214	.429	2.9	.9	.82	.31	3.2
Gerard King	19	0	3.3	.429	.000	.611	.7	.2	.11	.05	1.2
Will Perdue	37	1	12.0	.633	.000	.538	3.7	.5	.24	.27	2.4
David Robinson	49	49	31.7	.509	.000	.658	10.0	2.1	1.41	2.43	15.8
Malik Rose	47	0	12.9	.463	.000	.671	3.9	.6	.85	.47	6.0
Brandon Williams	3	0	1.3	.000	.000	.500	.3	.0	.00	.00	.7

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Antonio Daniels	15	0	7.1	.429	.667	.833	.7	1.1	.27	.00	1.8
Tim Duncan	17	17	43.1	.511	.000	.748	11.5	2.8	.76	2.65	23.2
Mario Elie	17	17	30.9	.384	.267	.837	3.5	2.9	1.29	.12	7.9
Sean Elliott	17	17	33.8	.444	.400	.763	3.4	2.6	.53	.24	11.9
Jaren Jackson	17	0	20.3	.382	.360	.692	2.4	1.1	.76	.00	8.2
Avery Johnson	17	17	38.4	.487	.333	.681	2.5	7.4	1.18	.06	12.6
Steve Kerr	11	0	8.8	.267	.231	.833	.8	.7	.18	.00	2.2
Jerome Kersey	14	0	10.9	.349	.250	.714	2.1	.3	.43	.07	2.6
Gerard King	8	0	1.8	.500	.000	.000	.5	.1	.00	.12	.5
Will Perdue	12	0	7.2	.545	.000	.500	2.3	.0	.00	.08	1.1
David Robinson	17	17	35.3	.483	.000	.722	9.9	2.5	1.65	2.35	15.6
Malik Rose	17	0	11.4	.368	.000	.692	2.3	.2	.41	.24	2.7

NBA Finals

The 1999 NBA Finals saw some firsts for both the Spurs and the opposing New York Knicks.

The Spurs:

Became the first former ABA team to play and win in an NBA Finals.
Attracted record crowds for the two games at the Alamodome. Attendance was 39,514 for Game 1 and 39,554 for Game 2 (the largest crowd to see an NBA Finals game).
Steve Kerr became the first non-Celtic to win four straight championships, as he won titles with the Bulls from 1996 to 1998.

The Knicks became the first (and to this date, the only) 8th seed to ever play in an NBA Finals.

Summary

The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.

Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Wins
San Antonio (West)	89	80	81	96	78	4
New York (East)	77	67	89	89	77	1

With time running out in Game 5, and the 1999 championship on the line, the Spurs looked to Avery Johnson as he hit a long clutch 2 from the corner with 47 seconds to go, giving the Spurs a 1-point lead. It was considered one of the franchise's best moments since the first 26 years in San Antonio.

Schedule

Game 1 - June 16, Wednesday @San Antonio, San Antonio 89, New York 77: San Antonio leads series 1-0
Game 2 - June 18, Friday @San Antonio, San Antonio 80, New York 67: San Antonio leads series 2-0
Game 3 - June 21, Monday @New York, New York 89, San Antonio 81: San Antonio leads series 2-1
Game 4 - June 23, Wednesday @New York, San Antonio 96, New York 89: San Antonio leads series 3-1
Game 5 - June 25, Friday @New York, San Antonio 78, New York 77: San Antonio wins series 4-1

The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. So far, the other playoff series are still running on a 2-2-1-1-1 site format.

Award winners

Tim Duncan, Center, All-NBA First Team
Tim Duncan, Center, All-NBA Defensive First Team
Tim Duncan, Center, NBA Finals MVP

References

^ 1998-99 San Antonio Spurs
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^ "Spurs Win Title as Knicks' Dream Ends". The New York Times. June 26, 1999.
^ "Minnesota Timberwolves at San Antonio Spurs Box Score, May 9, 1999 | Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
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[3] "Spurs Win Title as Knicks' Dream Ends". The New York Times. June 26, 1999.

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Founded in 1967 Formerly the Dallas Chaparrals (1967–1970, 1971–1973) and the Texas Chaparrals (1970–1971) Based in San Antonio, Texas
Franchise	ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Seasons Current season
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