1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season

1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season
Division Champions
Head coach Mike Dunleavy
Arena Rose Garden Arena
Results
Record 35–15 (.700)
Place Division: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Finals (eliminated 0–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1998–99 season was the 29th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1] The Blazers 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.

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, Isaiah Rider and Jim Jackson were traded to the Atlanta Hawks, and Walt Williams and Kelvin Cato were traded to the Houston Rockets.

Draft picks

The Blazers owned no picks in the 1998 NBA Draft.

Roster

Portland TrailBlazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 50 United States Anthony, Greg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) UNLV
SF 2 United States Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) UNLV
C 31 United States Cato, Kelvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Iowa State
PF 44 United States Grant, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Xavier
PG 23 United States Grant, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Michigan
SG 19 United States Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Ohio State
PF 5 United States O'Neal, Jermaine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Eau Claire HS (SC)
SG 34 United States Rider, Isaiah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UNLV
C 4 United States Rogers, Carlos 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Tennessee State
C 11 Lithuania Sabonis, Arvydas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 279 lb (127 kg) Lithuania
PG 7 United States Shaw, Brian 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UC Santa Barbara
PG 3 United States Stoudamire, Damon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Arizona
SF 30 United States Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina
SG 6 United States Wells, Bonzi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Ball State
SF 42 United States 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

Depth chart

Pos. Starter Bench Reserve Inactive
C Arvydas Sabonis Kelvin Cato Carlos Rogers
PF Brian Grant Jermaine O'Neal
SF Rasheed Wallace Stacey Augmon Walt Williams
SG Isaiah Rider Jim Jackson Bonzi Wells
PG Damon Stoudamire Greg Anthony Gary Grant Brian Shaw

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers 35 15 .700 – 22–3 13–12 15–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 31 19 .620 4 18–7 13–12 14–8
x-Sacramento Kings 27 23 .540 8 16–9 11–14 11–9
x-Phoenix Suns 27 23 .540 8 15–10 12–13 9–10
Seattle SuperSonics 25 25 .500 10 17–8 8–17 11–10
Golden State Warriors 21 29 .420 14 13–12 8–17 8–11
Los Angeles Clippers 9 41 .180 26 6–19 3–22 3–16
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 37 13 .740 –
2 y-Portland Trail Blazers 35 15 .700 2
3 x-Utah Jazz 37 13 .740 –
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 31 19 .620 6
5 x-Houston Rockets 31 19 .620 6
6 x-Sacramento Kings 27 23 .540 10
7 x-Phoenix Suns 27 23 .540 10
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 25 25 .500 12
9 Seattle SuperSonics 25 25 .500 12
10 Golden State Warriors 21 29 .420 16
11 Dallas Mavericks 19 31 .380 18
12 Denver Nuggets 14 36 .280 23
13 Los Angeles Clippers 9 41 .180 28
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 8 42 .160 29
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

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

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

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

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
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