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The 1999 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association’s 1998-99 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 1.
The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the shortened 1998–99 NBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs took on the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks for the title, with the Spurs holding home court advantage . [ 1 ]
The NBA playoffs begin on the third Saturday of April. Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain died on October 12, 1999, at 63. [1] Wilt's former teams, the Lakers, Sixers, and Warriors honored him by sporting black patches for the rest of the season. The Boston Celtics officially retired their trademark parquet floor on December 22, 1999, after 54 ...
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 National Basketball Players Association. All 29 teams played a shortened 50-game-per-team regular ...
The 1998–99 NBA season was the 11th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. [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.
With their loss in Game 5, the Lakers record in close-out games dropped to 3–6 in the 2000 NBA Playoffs (the other losses coming in Games 3 and 4 in the first round against Sacramento, Game 4 in the series against Phoenix, and Games 5 and 6 versus Portland). As a result, the series returned to California.
The Toronto Raptors made their NBA playoff debut, becoming the first Canadian team to do so. As such, Game 3 of their first round series against the New York Knicks was the first NBA Playoff game ever played outside the United States. For the first time in franchise history, the Miami Heat swept a playoff opponent by beating the Detroit Pistons ...
The 1998–99 NBA season was the Knicks’ 52nd season in the National Basketball Association. [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.