The

1998–99 NBA season The 1998–99 NBA season was the 53rd season of the National Basketball Association (NBA). 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 ...

was the San Antonio Spurs' 32nd season as a franchise, the team's 26th season in

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, and the team's 23rd season in the

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. During the off-season, the Spurs acquired second-year guard

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from the

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, and signed free agents

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, three-point specialist Steve Kerr, and

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. After a promising rookie season from second-year star

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, Spurs fans had to wait three months for the season to begin due to a lockout by NBA owners. When the season, which was cut to 50 games finally started, the Spurs posted a 6–8 record in February. In March and April, they won 31 of their final 36 games on their way to a league-best 37–13 season record, roughly equivalent to 61–21 in a full season. Duncan averaged 21.7 points, 11.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while

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averaged 15.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game. In addition,

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provided the team with 11.2 points per game, and Elie and

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both contributed 9.7 points per game each, while Johnson led the team with 7.4 assists per game. Duncan also finished in third place in Most Valuable Player voting behind

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and Alonzo Mourning, and Robinson finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, while Duncan finished tied in fifth place. In the Western Conference First Round of the

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, the Spurs defeated the

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three games to one. In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the Spurs' "Twin Towers" of Duncan and Robinson outplayed Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant as they swept the Los Angeles Lakers in four straight games. In the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs faced the

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. After taking Game 1 with an 80–76 win, the Spurs trailed by 17 points in Game 2. However, the Spurs made a fourth-quarter run that culminated with a game-winning three-pointer from Elliott, as they won 86–85. The Spurs went on to sweep the Trail Blazers in four straight games, becoming the first former American Basketball Association (ABA) team to play in the NBA Finals. In the

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, the Spurs defeated the eighth-seeded New York Knicks in five games. Johnson hit the title-winning shot with 47 seconds left to seal the Spurs' first title in franchise history. Duncan was named Finals MVP. Kerr, who previously won three straight championships with the

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, won his fourth consecutive title. Following the season,

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re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the

Offseason

On June 24, 1998, the Spurs traded

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and first-round draft pick Felipe Lopez to the

for guard

. The team also signed free agents

, Steve Kerr and

during the offseason.

NBA Draft

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

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

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Player stats

Regular season

Playoffs

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

. 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. With time running out in Game 5, and the 1999 championship on the line, the Spurs looked to

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,

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

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. 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

, Forward,

All-NBA First Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sel ...

, Forward, All-NBA Defensive First Team *

, Forward,

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References

San Antonio Spurs on Database Basketball

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