1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the 29th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the offseason, the Blazers signed free agents Jim Jackson and Greg Anthony, who would reunite with his former UNLV teammate Stacey Augmon. Portland got off to a fast start winning 15 of their first 18 games, and went 35–15 in the lockout-shortened season, earning their fourth Pacific Division title and the first since 1991–92. Their record qualified them for the #2 seed in the Western Conference. The team earned their 17th straight trip to the playoffs, and 22nd in 23 years. Head coach Mike Dunleavy was named Coach of The Year.[2]

1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season
Division champions
Head coachMike Dunleavy
General managerBob Whitsitt
PresidentBob Whitsitt
Owner(s)Paul Allen
ArenaRose Garden Arena
Results
Record35–15 (.700)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Spurs 0–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKGW
Fox Sports Northwest
(Eddie Doucette, Steve "Snapper" Jones)
RadioKXL

The Blazers swept the Phoenix Suns in the first round in three straight games, marking the first time since 1992 that the Blazers advanced in the playoffs. They followed with a 4–2 series victory over the two-time defending Western Conference champion Utah Jazz, but were swept out of the Western Conference Finals by the eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in four straight games. Following the season, Jackson and Isaiah Rider were traded to the Atlanta Hawks, and Walt Williams and second-year center Kelvin Cato were traded to the Houston Rockets.

Draft picks

The Blazers owned no picks in the 1998 NBA draft.

Roster
Roster listing
Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 50 Anthony, Greg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) UNLV
G/F 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UNLV
C 31 Cato, Kelvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Iowa State
F/C 44 Grant, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Xavier
G 23 Grant, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Michigan
G/F 19 Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Ohio State
F/C 5 O'Neal, Jermaine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Eau Claire HS (SC)
SG 34 Rider, Isaiah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UNLV
F/C 4 Rogers, Carlos  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Tennessee State
C 11 Sabonis, Arvydas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 279 lb (127 kg) Lithuania
G 7 Shaw, Brian  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UC Santa Barbara
PG 3 Stoudamire, Damon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Arizona
PF 30 Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina
G/F 6 Wells, Bonzi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ball State
SF 42 Williams, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers 3515.700–22–313–1215–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 3119.620418–713–1214–8
x-Sacramento Kings 2723.540816–911–1411–9
x-Phoenix Suns 2723.540815–1012–139–10
Seattle SuperSonics 2525.5001017–88–1711–10
Golden State Warriors 2129.4201413–128–178–11
Los Angeles Clippers 941.180266–193–223–16
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs3713.740–
2 y-Portland Trail Blazers3515.7002
3 x-Utah Jazz3713.740–
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers3119.6206
5 x-Houston Rockets3119.6206
6 x-Sacramento Kings2723.54010
7 x-Phoenix Suns2723.54010
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves2525.50012
9 Seattle SuperSonics2525.50012
10 Golden State Warriors2129.42016
11 Dallas Mavericks1931.38018
12 Denver Nuggets1436.28023
13 Los Angeles Clippers941.18028
14 Vancouver Grizzlies842.16029
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

West First Round

(2) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (7) Phoenix Suns: Blazers win series 3-0

  • Game 1 @ Rose Garden, Portland (May 8): Portland 95, Phoenix 85
  • Game 2 @ Rose Garden, Portland (May 10): Portland 110, Phoenix 99
  • Game 3 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 12): Portland 103, Phoenix 93

Last Playoff Meeting: 1995 Western Conference First Round (Phoenix won 3-0)

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (3) Utah Jazz: Blazers win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 18): Utah 93, Portland 83
  • Game 2 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 20): Portland 84, Utah 81
  • Game 3 @ Rose Garden, Portland (May 22): Portland 97, Utah 87
  • Game 4 @ Rose Garden, Portland (May 23): Portland 81, Utah 75
  • Game 5 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 25): Utah 88, Portland 71
  • Game 6 @ Rose Garden, Portland (May 27): Portland 92, Utah 80

Last Playoff Meeting: 1996 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-2)

West Conference Finals

(1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) Portland Trail Blazers: Spurs win series 4-0

  • Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 29): San Antonio 80, Portland 76
  • Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 31): San Antonio 86, Portland 85
  • Game 3 @ Rose Garden, Portland (June 4): San Antonio 85, Portland 63
  • Game 4 @ Rose Garden, Portland (June 6): San Antonio 94, Portland 80

Last Playoff Meeting: 1993 Western Conference First Round (San Antonio won 3-1)

Player statistics
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

Awards and honors

References
  1. 1998-99 Portland Trail Blazers
  2. "N.B.A.: ROUNDUP -- PORTLAND; Dunleavy Named Coach of the Year". New York Times. May 22, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
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