1998–99 Miami Heat season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the 11th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Heat signed free agents Terry Porter and Clarence Weatherspoon. In the shortened NBA season, the Heat won 18 of their first 23 games, despite Jamal Mashburn playing just 24 games due to a knee injury, and Voshon Lenard missing 38 games with a broken leg. Miami finished with a 33–17 win-loss record, which earned them the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Alonzo Mourning was named Defensive Player of the Year, and finished second in MVP voting behind Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz.

1998–99 Miami Heat season
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
General managerRandy Pfund
PresidentPat Riley
Owner(s)Micky Arison
ArenaMiami Arena
Results
Record33–17 (.660)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Knicks 2–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWAMI-TV
(Eric Reid, Ed Pinckney)
Sunshine Network
(Eric Reid, Jack Ramsay)
RadioWIOD
(Mike Inglis, Ed Pinckney)
WACC (Spanish)
(Jose Paneda)

In the playoffs, the Heat faced the New York Knicks for the third consecutive time. The 8th-seeded Knicks defeated the Heat in the Eastern Conference First round, with Allan Houston of New York hitting a buzzer-beater basket in the winner-take-all Game 5, which prevailed the Knicks over Miami, 78–77.[2] With this loss, the Heat became the second number one seed in league history to lose a playoffs series against a number eight seed. This was also their final full season playing at the Miami Arena. Following the season, Porter signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs, and longtime Heat forward Keith Askins retired.

Offseason

Draft picks
Main article: 1998 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
2 51 Corey Brewer Guard  United States University of Oklahoma

Roster
Roster listing
1998–99 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 2 Askins, Keith (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1967-12-15 Alabama
F/C 42 Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1969-10-14 Louisiana Tech
C 31 Causwell, Duane 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968-05-31 Temple
C 40 Conlon, Marty  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1968-01-19 Providence
G/F 32 Edwards, Blue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965-10-31 East Carolina
PG 10 Hardaway, Tim (C) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966-09-01 UTEP
SG 21 Lenard, Voshon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973-05-14 Minnesota
G/F 9 Majerle, Dan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965-09-09 Central Michigan
SF 24 Mashburn, Jamal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972-11-29 Kentucky
PF 6 Mills, Terry  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967-12-21 Michigan
C 33 Mourning, Alonzo (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970-02-08 Georgetown
PG 30 Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963-04-08 Wisconsin-Stevens Point
PF 30 Strickland, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970-07-14 Temple
G 23 Walters, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970-03-12 Kansas
F 35 Weatherspoon, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970-09-08 Southern Miss
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 19, 1999

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 3317.660–18–715–1012–8
x-Orlando Magic 3317.660–21–412–1312–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 2822.560517–811–149–10
x-New York Knicks 2723.540619–68–1712–8
Boston Celtics 1931.3801410–159–1610–9
Washington Wizards 1832.3601513–125–206–13
New Jersey Nets 1634.3201712–134–216–13
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat3317.660–
2 y-Indiana Pacers3317.660–
3 x-Orlando Magic3317.660–
4 x-Atlanta Hawks3119.6202
5 x-Detroit Pistons2921.5804
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers2822.5605
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks2822.5605
8 x-New York Knicks2723.5406
9 Charlotte Hornets2624.5207
10 Toronto Raptors2327.46010
11 Cleveland Cavaliers2228.44011
12 Boston Celtics1931.38014
13 Washington Wizards1832.36015
14 New Jersey Nets1634.32017
15 Chicago Bulls1337.26020
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1998-99 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —3–03–03–12–10–10–01–20–01–03–11–00–00–31–20–01–22–12–22–11–00–00–00–00–02–10–01–02–1
Boston 0–3—1–22–12–20–01–00–30–00–00–31–00–03–00–30–11–21–21–21–20–00–10–10–00–01–20–01–03–1
Charlotte 0–32–1—2–12–10–00–03–00–10–01–20–00–11–22–20–03–01–31–21–21–01–00–00–00–02–11–00–02–1
Chicago 1–31–21–2—0–30–10–00–30–00–00–31–00–01–21–30–02–11–20–31–20–00–00–00–10–11–20–11–01–2
Cleveland 1–22–21–23–0—0–00–01–21–00–10–30–01–00–31–20–03–01–21–21–21–00–00–01–00–02–20–10–01–2
Dallas 1–00–00–01–00–0—2–10–12–22–20–03–00–30–10–01–20–10–01–00–01–30–32–21–30–30–00–32–10–0
Denver 0–00–10–00–00–01–2—0–01–30–40–13–01–20–11–00–31–00–00–00–00–30–30–30–42–20–01–23–10–1
Detroit 2–13–00–33–02–11–00–0—0–00–02–10–00–02–12–10–12–12–10–41–31–00–00–00–11–02–11–00–02–1
Golden State 0–00–01–00–00–12–23–10–0—0–31–02–11–20–00–12–20–00–00–10–01–22–21–20–31–20–00–44–00–0
Houston 0–10–00–00–01–02–24–00–03–0—0–03–11–20–10–02–11–00–00–10–02–22–13–00–32–11–00–34–00–0
Indiana 1–23–02–13–03–00–01–01–20–10–0—0–01–02–23–00–03–12–11–21–20–00–10–00–00–02–10–01–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–10–10–00–10–00–30–30–01–21–30–0—0–40–00–02–21–00–10–00–00–31–21–20–30–30–11–31–30–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–01–00–00–13–02–10–02–12–10–14–0—0–00–02–10–01–01–00–13–12–21–22–12–20–01–32–10–0
Miami 3–00–32–12–13–01–01–01–20–01–02–20–00–0—2–10–13–12–22–12–10–00–00–00–00–03–00–10–03–0
Milwaukee 2–13–02–23–12–10–00–11–21–00–00–30–00–01–2—1–02–12–11–21–20–10–00–00–01–03–10–00–02–1
Minnesota 0–01–00–00–00–02–13–01–02–21–20–02–21–21–00–1—0–00–10–00–01–20–33–12–22–10–10–33–10–0
New Jersey 2–12–10–31–20–31–00–11–20–00–11–30–10–01–31–20–0—0–30–31–20–00–10–00–01–02–10–00–02–1
New York 1–22–13–12–12–10–00–01–20–00–01–21–00–12–21–21–03–0—0–33–11–00–00–10–00–01–20–00–02–1
Orlando 2–22–12–13–02–10–10–04–01–01–02–10–00–11–22–10–03–03–0—1–20–00–01–00–10–01–20–00–02–1
Philadelphia 1–22–12–12–12–10–00–03–10–00–02–10–01–01–22–10–02–11–32–1—0–00–11–00–10–12–10–01–01–2
Phoenix 0–10–00–10–00–13–13–00–12–12–20–03–01–30–01–02–10–00–10–00–0—0–30–32–23–00–02–23–00–0
Portland 0–01–00–10–00–03–03–00–02–21–21–02–12–20–00–03–01–00–00–01–03–0—4–01–32–20–01–24–00–0
Sacramento 0–01–01–00–00–02–23–00–02–10–30–02–12–10–00–01–30–01–00–10–13–00–4—1–22–20–01–24–01–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–01–00–13–14–01–03–03–00–03–01–20–00–02–20–00–01–01–02–23–12–1—2–10–12–13–00–0
Seattle 0–00–00–01–00–03–02–20–12–11–20–03–02–20–00–11–20–10–00–01–00–32–22–21–2—0–02–22–10–1
Toronto 1–22–11–22–12–20–00–01–20–00–11–21–00–00–31–31–01–22–12–11–20–00–00–01–00–0—0–01–02–2
Utah 0–00–00–11–01–03–02–10–14–03–00–03–13–11–00–03–00–00–00–00–02–22–12–11–22–20–0—3–01–0
Vancouver 0–10–10–00–10–01–21–30–00–30–40–13–11–20–00–01–30–00–00–00–10–30–30–40–31–20–10–3—0–0
Washington 1–21–31–22–12–10–01–01–20–10–00–30–00–00–31–20–01–21–21–22–10–00–10–10–01–02–20–10–0—

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Miami Heat vs. (8) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 3–2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1998 Eastern Conference First Round (New York won 3-2)

Player stats
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season
Per Game Stats
G GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% 3P%
Tim Hardaway 48 48 17.4 3.2 7.3 1.2 0.1 .400 .360
Dan Majerle 48 48 7.0 4.3 3.1 0.8 0.1 .396 .335
Jamal Mashurn 24 23 14.8 6.1 3.1 0.8 0.1 .451 .433
P.J Brown 50 50 11.4 6.9 1.3 0.9 1.0 .480 .000
Alonzo Mourning 46 46 20.1 11.0 1.6 0.7 3.9 .511 .000
Terry Porter 50 1 10.5 2.8 2.9 1.0 0.2 .465 .411

Game log
1998–99 game log
Total: 33–17 (Home: 18-7; Road: 15-10)
February: 9–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 5–2)

Awards and records

References
  1. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/1999.html
  2. "N.B.A. PLAYOFFS: FIRST ROUND; It's Up, It's Good: Houston Sends Knicks to Round 2". New York Times. May 17, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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