1998–99 Miami Heat season

1998–99 Miami Heat season
Division Champions
Head coach Pat Riley
Arena Miami Arena
Results
Record 33–17 (.660)
Place Division: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(eliminated 2-3)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Sunshine Network, WAMI
Radio WIOD

The 1998-99 Miami Heat season is the 11th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] During the shortened NBA season, 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.

In the playoffs, the Heat faced the New York Knicks for the third consecutive time. The #8 seed 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, 77-76. This was also their last full season playing at the Miami Arena.

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

Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SF 2 United States Askins, Keith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Alabama
PF 42 United States Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Louisiana Tech
C 4 United States Causwell, Duane 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Temple
C 40 Republic of Ireland Conlon, Marty 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Providence
SG 32 United States Edwards, Blue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) East Carolina
PG 10 United States Hardaway, Tim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Texas–El Paso
SG 21 United States Lenard, Voshon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Minnesota
SG 9 United States Majerle, Dan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Central Michigan
SF 24 United States Mashburn, Jamal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky
PF 6 United States Mills, Terry  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan
C 33 United States Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown
PG 30 United States Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Wisconsin-Stevens Point
PF 5 United States Strickland, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Temple
SG 23 United States Walters, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas
PF 35 United States Weatherspoon, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Southern Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Miami Heat 33 17 .660 – 18–7 15–10 12–8
x-Orlando Magic 33 17 .660 – 21–4 12–13 12–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 28 22 .560 5 17–8 11–14 9–10
x-New York Knicks 27 23 .540 6 19–6 8–17 12–8
Boston Celtics 19 31 .380 14 10–15 9–16 10–9
Washington Wizards 18 32 .360 15 13–12 5–20 6–13
New Jersey Nets 16 34 .320 17 12–13 4–21 6–13
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat 33 17 .660 –
2 y-Indiana Pacers 33 17 .660 –
3 x-Orlando Magic 33 17 .660 –
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 31 19 .620 2
5 x-Detroit Pistons 29 21 .580 4
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 28 22 .560 5
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks 28 22 .560 5
8 x-New York Knicks 27 23 .540 6
9 Charlotte Hornets 26 24 .520 7
10 Toronto Raptors 23 27 .460 10
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 22 28 .440 11
12 Boston Celtics 19 31 .380 14
13 Washington Wizards 18 32 .360 15
14 New Jersey Nets 16 34 .320 17
15 Chicago Bulls 13 37 .260 20
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/1999.html
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