The 1998–99 NBA season was the 23rd season for the

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in the

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, and their 32nd season as a franchise. Due to a lockout, the regular season began on February 5, 1999, and was cut from 82 games to 50. During the off-season, the Spurs acquired second-year guard Antonio Daniels from the

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, acquired three-point specialist

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from the

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, and signed free agents

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, and Jerome Kersey. After a promising rookie season from second-year star

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, the Spurs got off to a slow start posting a 6–8 record in February. However, in March and April, the team won 31 of their final 36 games of the regular season, finishing in first place in the Midwest Division with a league-best 37–13 record, which was roughly equivalent to 61–21 in a full season, and earning the #1 seed in the Western Conference. 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

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, while David Robinson averaged 15.8 points, 10.0 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game. In addition, Sean Elliott provided the team with 11.2 points per game, and Elie and Avery Johnson 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

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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 1999 NBA playoffs, 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

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and

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, as they swept the

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in four straight games. In the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs faced off against the

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. After taking Game 1 with an 80–76 home 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, which was dubbed as the "Memorial Day Miracle" as they defeated the Trail Blazers, 86–85. The Spurs went on to sweep the Trail Blazers in four straight games, becoming the first former ABA team to play in the

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. In the

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, the Spurs defeated the 8th-seeded

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in five games. In Game 5 at

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, Johnson hit the title-winning shot with 47 seconds left to win the game, 78–77, as the Spurs won their first NBA championship in franchise history; Duncan was named the

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. Kerr, who previously won three straight championships with the

, won his fourth consecutive title. Following the season, Will Perdue re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the

. In 2024, HoopsHype would list this Spurs squad as the team with the 24th easiest route to an NBA Finals championship, due to the opponents they faced in the first round, and the Finals in particular.

Offseason

On June 24, 1998, the Spurs traded Carl Herrera and first-round draft pick Felipe Lopez to the

for guard Antonio Daniels. The team also signed free agents

and Jerome Kersey 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

Regular season

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14,719 , 8–8 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 17 , March 6 , L. A. Clippers , ,

(27) , David Robinson (10) , Avery Johnson (10) ,

18,394 , 9–8 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 18 , March 7 , @

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(11) , Avery Johnson (8) ,

17,954 , 11–8 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 20 , March 12 , @ Phoenix , ,

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19,023 , 12–8 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 21 , March 13 ,

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(27) ,

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32,982 , 13–8 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 22 , March 16 , @

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, Malik Rose (17) ,

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(21) ,

(15) , Avery Johnson (8) ,

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16,565 , 20–10 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 31 , April 1 ,

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(39) ,

(13) , Avery Johnson (8) ,

16,384 , 21–10 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 32 , April 3 , L. A. Clippers , , David Robinson,

(19) , David Robinson (13) , Avery Johnson (8) ,

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(25) , David Robinson (16) , Avery Johnson (4) ,

14,773 , 23–10 , - bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 34 , April 8 , @

, , Sean Elliott (19) ,

(13) , Avery Johnson (10) , Compaq Center
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(21) ,

(10) , Avery Johnson (6) , America West Arena
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(26) , David Robinson (13) ,

, Sean Elliott (4) ,

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(8) , Delta Center
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(10) , Avery Johnson (8) ,

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(21) ,

(13) , Avery Johnson (12) ,

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(7) , Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
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(19) , Avery Johnson (12) , ARCO Arena
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(19) ,

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, Avery Johnson (6) , Rose Garden Arena
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(28) , David Robinson (20) , Sean Elliott (6) , The Arena in Oakland
17,235 , 37–13

Playoffs

, - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , May 9 ,

W 99–86
,

(26) ,

(12) , Avery Johnson (10) ,

22,356 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 2 , May 11 ,

L 71–80
,

(18) ,

(16) ,

(4) ,

22,494 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 13 , @

W 85–71
, Avery Johnson (24) , David Robinson (18) , Duncan, Robinson (7) , Target Center
17,444 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , May 15 , @

W 92–85
, David Robinson (19) , David Robinson (11) , Avery Johnson (6) , Target Center
15,898 , 3–1 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , May 17 , L.A. Lakers
W 87–81
,

(25) , Will Perdue (9) , Avery Johnson (8) ,

25,297 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , May 19 , L.A. Lakers
W 79–76
,

(21) ,

(8) , Avery Johnson (10) ,

33,293 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , May 22 , @ L.A. Lakers
W 103–91
,

(37) ,

(14) , Avery Johnson (7) ,

17,505 , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , May 23 , @ L.A. Lakers
W 118–107
,

(33) ,

(14) , Avery Johnson (10) ,

17,505 , 4–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , May 29 , Portland
W 80–76
, Duncan, Robinson (21) ,

(13) , Avery Johnson (9) ,

35,165 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , May 31 , Portland
W 86–85
,

(23) ,

(10) , Avery Johnson (7) ,

35,260 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 3 , June 4 , @ Portland
W 85–63
, Jaren Jackson (19) , David Robinson (9) , Avery Johnson (8) , Rose Garden
20,732 , 3–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , June 6 , @ Portland
W 94–80
, David Robinson (20) , David Robinson (10) , Avery Johnson (6) , Rose Garden
20,735 , 4–0 , - , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 1 , June 16 , New York
W 89–77
,

(33) ,

(16) , Avery Johnson (8) ,

39,514 , 1–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , June 18 , New York
W 80–67
,

(25) ,

(15) , Avery Johnson (5) ,

39,554 , 2–0 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , June 21 , @ New York
L 81–89
, David Robinson (25) ,

(12) , Avery Johnson (4) ,

19,763 , 2–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 4 , June 23 , @ New York
W 96–89
,

(28) ,

(18) , Avery Johnson (10) ,

19,763 , 3–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 5 , June 25 , @ New York
W 78–77
,

(31) , David Robinson (12) , Avery Johnson (9) ,

19,763 , 4–1 , -

Player statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

NBA Finals

The 1999 NBA Finals saw some firsts for both the Spurs and the opposing

. The Spurs: *Became the first former ABA team to play and win in an NBA Finals. (This feat would be duplicated by the

Denver Nuggets The Denver Nuggets are an American professional basketball team based in Denver. The Nuggets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (NBA), Northwest Division of the Western Conference (NBA), W ...

in .) *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 8th seed to ever play in an NBA Finals. (This feat would be duplicated by the

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in .)

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 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,

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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

, Forward, All-NBA First Team *

, Forward, All-NBA Defensive First Team *

, Forward,

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References

*
San Antonio Spurs on Basketball Reference
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