1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 30th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Blazers acquired All-Star forward and 6-time champion Scottie Pippen from the Houston Rockets, acquired Steve Smith from the Atlanta Hawks, and signed free agent Detlef Schrempf. The Blazers got off to a fast start winning 13 of their first 15 games, then later on posted an 11-game winning streak in February, and held the league's best record with a 38–11 record at the All-Star break. The Blazers finished with the second best record in the league with a 59–23 record, which tied them for the second-highest win percentage in franchise history. Finishing second in the Pacific Division, they earned the #3 seed in the Western Conference on the basis that the 55–27 Utah Jazz won the Midwest Division title. (However, the Blazers would enjoy the homecourt advantage over Utah in their second-round playoff series). The Blazers made the 2000 NBA Playoffs, playoffs for the 18th consecutive year.

Rasheed Wallace averaged 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, while Smith finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14.9 points per game, and Pippen averaged 12.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Damon Stoudamire provided the team with 12.5 points and 5.2 assists per game, and Arvydas Sabonis contributed 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Off the bench, second-year guard Bonzi Wells contributed 8.8 points per game, while Schrempf averaged 7.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and Brian Grant provided with 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, but only played 63 games due to knee and foot injuries.

In the playoffs, the Blazers defeated the 1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season, Minnesota Timberwolves 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round, and the 2nd-seeded Jazz, 4–1 in the Western Conference Semi-finals for the second consecutive year. In the Western Conference Finals against the 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season, Los Angeles Lakers, the Blazers came back from a 3–1 series deficit to force Game 7. Up by 15 points with ten minutes remaining in Game 7, the Blazers suffered a 15–0 run by Los Angeles that tied the score, and the Lakers pulled out an 89–84 victory to advance to the 2000 NBA Finals, where they would go on to defeat the 1999–2000 Indiana Pacers season, Indiana Pacers in six games to win their 12th NBA championship. Following the season, Grant was traded to the 2000–01 Miami Heat season, Miami Heat, and Jermaine O'Neal was dealt to the 2000–01 Indiana Pacers season, Indiana Pacers.

The Blazers did not win another playoff series until May 2, 2014, when Damian Lillard hit a 3-point shot with 0.9 seconds left to beat the 2013–14 Houston Rockets season, Houston Rockets 99–98 in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs, 2014 playoffs. The Blazers would not return to the Western Conference Finals until 2018-19 Portland Trail Blazers season, 2019.

Offseason

Although the Trail Blazers did not have any picks in the 1999 NBA draft, they were active during the offseason. On draft day, the Blazers purchased the draft rights to Roberto Bergersen from the Atlanta Hawks. Bergersen would not sign with the team; instead, he signed with the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association. On August 2, the Blazers traded Jim Jackson (basketball), Jim Jackson and Isaiah Rider to the Hawks for Ed Gray and Steve Smith. The same day, the Blazers signed veteran forward Detlef Schrempf. Smith would be the starting shooting guard on the "History of the Portland Trail Blazers#2000–2003: The "Jail Blazers", Jail Blazers". Schrempf would finish his career with Portland, retiring in 2001.

On October 2, the Blazers were involved in a seven-player trade with the Houston Rockets. In the trade, the Blazers traded six players—Stacey Augmon, Kelvin Cato, Ed Gray, Carlos Rogers (basketball), Carlos Rogers, Brian Shaw, and Walt Williams—for Scottie Pippen. Pippen would be the Blazers' starting small forward until 2003, when he signed with the Chicago Bulls, the team which he spent the majority of his career with. On October 5, the Blazers signed Antonio Harvey, and the following day, they signed Joe Kleine. On October 12, the Rockets waived Augmon, and the Blazers re-signed him on October 18.

Draft picks

The Blazers owned no picks in the 1999 NBA draft.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title
:y – clinched division title
:x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

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, 4 , , November 6, 1999 , , 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season, L.A. Lakers

W 97–82
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, Rose Garden Arena
, 4–0
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, 16 , , November 29, 1999 , , 1999–2000 Indiana Pacers season, Indiana

L 91–93
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,
, Rose Garden Arena
, 13–3

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, 18 , , December 3, 1999 , , @ 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season, L.A. Lakers

L 80–93
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,
,
, Staples Center
, 14–4

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, 40 , , January 22, 2000 , , @ 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season, L.A. Lakers

W 95–91
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,
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, Staples Center
, 30–10

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, 45 , , February 3, 2000 , , @ 1999–2000 New York Knicks season, New York

L 88–98
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,
,
, Madison Square Garden
, 34–11
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, 57 , , February 29, 2000 , , 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season, L.A. Lakers

L 87–90
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,
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, Rose Garden Arena
, 45–12

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, 61 , , March 9, 2000 , , @ 1999–2000 Indiana Pacers season, Indiana

L 119–127 (OT)
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, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Conseco Fieldhouse
, 46–15
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, 69 , , March 26, 2000 , , 1999–2000 New York Knicks season, New York

L 89–93
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, Rose Garden Arena
, 51–18

Playoffs

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, 1 , , April 23 , , 1999-2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season, Minnesota

W 91–88
, Scottie Pippen (28)
, Scottie Pippen (9)
, Damon Stoudamire (4)
, Rose Garden Arena
19,980
, 1–0
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, 2 , , April 26 , , 1999-2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season, Minnesota

W 86–82
, Scottie Pippen (21)
, Scottie Pippen, Pippen, Rasheed Wallace, Wallace (7)
, Damon Stoudamire (6)
, Rose Garden Arena
20,568
, 2–0
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, 3 , , April 30 , , @ 1999-2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season, Minnesota

L 87–94
, Steve Smith (22)
, Brian Grant (7)
, Scottie Pippen, Pippen, Damon Stoudamire, Stoudamire (6)
, Target Center
19,006
, 2–1
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, 4 , , May 2 , , @ 1999-2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season, Minnesota

W 85–77
, Arvydas Sabonis, Sabonis, Rasheed Wallace, Wallace (15)
, Arvydas Sabonis (11)
, Scottie Pippen (6)
, Target Center
19,006
, 3–1
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, home_wins = 3
, home_losses = 0
, road_wins = 1
, road_losses = 1

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, 1 , , May 7 , , 1999-2000 Utah Jazz season, Utah

W 94–75
, Scottie Pippen (20)
, Arvydas Sabonis (14)
, Arvydas Sabonis (4)
, Rose Garden Arena
20,351
, 1–0
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, 2 , , May 9 , , 1999-2000 Utah Jazz season, Utah

W 103–85
, Steve Smith (19)
, Brian Grant, Grant, Rasheed Wallace, Wallace (8)
, three players tied (4)
, Rose Garden Arena
20,463
, 2–0
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, 3 , , May 11 , , @ 1999-2000 Utah Jazz season, Utah

W 103–84
, Arvydas Sabonis (22)
, Arvydas Sabonis (8)
, Scottie Pippen (7)
, Delta Center
19,911
, 3–0
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, 4 , , May 14 , , @ 1999-2000 Utah Jazz season, Utah

L 85–88
, Brian Grant (20)
, Brian Grant (13)
, Scottie Pippen, Pippen, Damon Stoudamire, Stoudamire (4)
, Delta Center
19,627
, 3–1
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, 5 , , May 16 , , 1999-2000 Utah Jazz season, Utah

W 81–79
, Scottie Pippen (23)
, Scottie Pippen, Pippen, Arvydas Sabonis, Sabonis (9)
, Scottie Pippen (8)
, Rose Garden Arena
20,043
, 4–1

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, home_losses = 2
, road_wins = 2
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, 1 , , May 20 , , @ 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season, L.A. Lakers

L 94–109
, Scottie Pippen (19)
, Scottie Pippen (11)
, Scottie Pippen (5)
, Staples Center
18,997
, 0–1
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, 2 , , May 22 , , @ 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season, L.A. Lakers

W 106–77
, Rasheed Wallace (29)
, Rasheed Wallace (12)
, Greg Anthony (4)
, Staples Center
18,997
, 1–1
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, 3 , , May 26 , , 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season, L.A. Lakers

L 91–93
, Damon Stoudamire, Stoudamire, Rasheed Wallace, Wallace (19)
, Scottie Pippen (9)
, Scottie Pippen (6)
, Rose Garden Arena
20,135
, 1–2
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, 4 , , May 28 , , 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season, L.A. Lakers

L 91–103
, Rasheed Wallace (34)
, Rasheed Wallace (13)
, Damon Stoudamire (5)
, Rose Garden Arena
20,209
, 1–3
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, 5 , , May 30 , , @ 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season, L.A. Lakers

W 96–88
, Scottie Pippen, Pippen, Rasheed Wallace, Wallace (22)
, Rasheed Wallace (10)
, Detlef Schrempf (6)
, Staples Center
18,997
, 2–3
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, 6 , , June 2 , , 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season, L.A. Lakers

W 103–93
, Rasheed Wallace (30)
, Arvydas Sabonis (11)
, Arvydas Sabonis (6)
, Rose Garden Arena
20,340
, 3–3
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, 7 , , June 4 , , @ 1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season, L.A. Lakers

L 84–89
, Rasheed Wallace (30)
, Scottie Pippen (10)
, three players tied (3)
, Staples Center
18,997
, 3–4

Player statistics

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season

Playoffs

Awards and honors

* Rasheed Wallace, 2000 NBA All-Star Game, NBA All-Star
* Scottie Pippen, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

References

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