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In game 1, Lakers beat the Spurs 135–88, their largest victory against the Spurs with a 47-point differential. 1986–87: Lakers: 4–1: Lakers, 3–0: Tie, 1–1: Lakers 38–24: On March 20, 1987, Lakers beat the Spurs 147–115, their most points scored in a game against the Spurs. Lakers finish with the best record in the league (65–17).
The Spurs won 53 games in the 1999–2000 season, but were severely impaired by Sean Elliott's early season kidney transplant and Tim Duncan's late-season knee injury. [citation needed] The Spurs were eliminated in the first round of the 2000 NBA Playoffs by the Phoenix Suns. The team went on to win NBA titles in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2014.
The 1999 Knicks and the 2023 Miami Heat are the only eighth seeded teams (as of 2023) to advance past the conference semifinals. After losing to the Knicks, the Hawks did not return to the playoffs until 2008. This was the last NBA postseason to feature back–to–backs in the conference semifinals until 2012.
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. (This feat would be duplicated by the Denver Nuggets in 2023.) Attracted record crowds for the two games at the Alamodome. Attendance was 39,514 for Game 1 and 39,554 for Game 2 ...
The Spurs won the next two games in Portland for a four-game sweep to win their first-ever conference title, after having lost four conference championship series since joining the NBA. In the 1999 NBA Finals, they beat the New York Knicks in five games to win their first NBA title. The Spurs would compete in the Western Conference Finals in ...
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Lakers' 52nd season in the National Basketball Association, and 40th season in Los Angeles. [1] It was also the Lakers first season playing in their new arena, the Staples Center , becoming co-tenants with their crosstown rival, the Los Angeles Clippers .
LeBron James recorded a triple-double for the fourth game in a row - the first time he has done so in his career - as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the San Antonio Spurs 120-115 in the NBA Cup. The ...
The 1998–99 NBA season was the Lakers' 51st season in the National Basketball Association, and 39th in the city of Los Angeles. [1] On March 23, 1998, the owners of all 29 NBA teams voted 27–2 to reopen the league's collective bargaining agreement, seeking changes to the league's salary cap system, and a ceiling on individual player salaries.