# 1999 NBA playoffs

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. Tim Duncan was named NBA Finals MVP.
The 1999 Playoffs are memorable in that a #8 seed (the Knicks) made it to the Finals for the only time in history until 2023, and that came after a lockout–shortened 50–game season.

## Overview

The Philadelphia 76ers and Milwaukee Bucks returned to the playoffs for the first time since 1991 (coincidentally they faced each other in the opening round that year), and it was also the 76ers’ first appearance since drafting Allen Iverson with the #1 overall pick in 1996. Iverson later led the Sixers to the 2001 NBA Finals.
After spending their first thirteen seasons in Sacramento in mediocrity, with no winning record and two playoff appearances in 1986 and 1996, the Kings franchise made the first of eight consecutive playoff appearances, which included a trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2002. This was their first winning record since 1982–83, which they were based in Kansas City.
The Bulls, despite being defending champions, missed the playoffs for the first time since 1984 (mostly due to the second retirement of Michael Jordan and the departures of Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman). They also became the first defending champion since the 1969–70 Boston Celtics to miss the playoffs.
With their first round sweep of the Phoenix Suns, the Portland Trail Blazers won a playoff series for the first time since 1992, when they last made the NBA Finals.
Game 4 of the Lakers–Rockets series was the final postseason appearance of Charles Barkley’s Hall of Fame career. It was also the final playoff game ever held at the Compaq Center.
Game 5 of the Hawks–Pistons series is the last NBA playoff game played in a college basketball-specific arena (Georgia Tech's then-named Alexander Memorial Coliseum), and among the final NBA games played in a college basketball-specific arena. Many teams formerly played playoff games on college campuses, especially in the NBA's early days, but the increasing professionalization and ownership of arena times made the practice obsolete.
Game 5 of the Heat–Knicks series was extremely notable for two reasons
* Allan Houston's series winning shot to win the game and the series. By doing so, the Knicks became only the second eighth seeded team (after the 1994 Denver Nuggets) to knock off a top seed in the playoffs. The Knicks were eventually joined by the 2007 Golden State Warriors, the 2011 Memphis Grizzlies, the 2012 Philadelphia 76ers, and the 2023 Miami Heat as one of only six eighth seeded teams to eliminate a top seeded team in the playoffs.
* In addition, Game 5 was the last playoff game ever played at Miami Arena. The Heat continued to host regular season games there for part of the 1999–2000 season before moving to the American Airlines Arena in January 2000.
Game 4 of the Spurs–Lakers series was the last regulation NBA game ever played in the Great Western Forum. The Lakers played a handful of preseason games leading up to the 1999–2000 season before Staples Center became the new home of the team for that season.
With their conference semifinals sweep of the Atlanta Hawks, the New York Knicks made the conference finals for the first time since 1994. The 1999 Knicks and the 2023 Miami Heat are the only eighth seeded teams (as of 2023) to advance past the conference semifinals. After losing to the Knicks, the Hawks did not return to the playoffs until 2008.
This was the last NBA postseason to feature back–to–backs in the conference semifinals until 2012.
Game 2 of the Spurs–Trail Blazers series was notable for the San Antonio Spurs overcoming an eighteen-point deficit to win the game. The final shot, taken by Sean Elliott, completed what is called the “Memorial Day Miracle.”
With their Western Conference Finals sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers, the San Antonio Spurs made the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.
Game 5 of the Knicks–Pacers series was the last meaningful NBA game ever played at Market Square Arena.
With their Game 6 win over the Indiana Pacers, the New York Knicks became the first eighth seeded team to make it to the NBA Finals.
With their Game 2 win over the New York Knicks, the San Antonio Spurs won their 12th straight playoff game. The streak included back to back sweeps of the Lakers and Trail Blazers (who would meet in next year's Western Conference Finals). This playoff winning streak has since been beaten by the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors in 2017, although the Cavs started their streak by winning the final three games of the 2016 NBA playoffs.
With their Game 5 win against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, the San Antonio Spurs became the first former ABA team to win an NBA Championship. The Spurs finished with a 15–2 postseason record, which tied that of the 1991 Chicago Bulls, for the best postseason record at the time. Subsequently, it has been bettered by the 15–1 playoff record of the 2001 Los Angeles Lakers, and the 16–1 playoff record by the 2017 Golden State Warriors. Interestingly, both of the Spurs losses came against #8 seeded teams. Also, although the Spurs had home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, they played more road games (nine) than home games (eight), as all their series were won on the road.
For the first time since 1991, no series went to seven games. As of 2024, this remains the most recent NBA postseason not to feature a Game 7.
This is the last time an 8 seed went to the Eastern Conference finals and the last time they made it to the NBA Finals until 2023, when the Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics in 7 games in the Eastern Conference finals, the New York Knicks in 6 games in the Eastern Conference semifinals, and the Milwaukee Bucks in 5 games the first round.

## Bracket

| First Round | First Round | First Round | | | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | Conference Finals | | NBA Finals | NBA Finals | NBA Finals |
| E1 | Miami* | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | New York | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | New York | 3 | | | E8 | New York | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E4 | Atlanta | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Atlanta | 3 | | | E4 | Atlanta | 0 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Detroit | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Detroit | 2 | | | | | | E8 | New York | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E8 | New York | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E2 | Indiana* | 2 | | | | |
| E3 | Orlando | 1 | | | | | | | | | E2 | Indiana* | 2 | | | | |
| E6 | Philadelphia | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Philadelphia | 3 | | | E6 | Philadelphia | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E2 | Indiana* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Indiana* | 3 | | | E2 | Indiana* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Milwaukee | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Milwaukee | 0 | | | | | | | | | | E8 | New York | 1 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | San Antonio* | 4 |
| W1 | San Antonio* | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W1 | San Antonio* | 4 |
| W8 | Minnesota | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Minnesota | 1 | | | W1 | San Antonio* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W4 | LA Lakers | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | LA Lakers | 3 | | | W4 | LA Lakers | 0 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Houston | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Houston | 1 | | | | | | W1 | San Antonio* | 4 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | San Antonio* | 4 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W2 | Portland* | 0 | | | | |
| W3 | Utah | 3 | | | | | | | | | W2 | Portland* | 0 | | | | |
| W6 | Sacramento | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | Sacramento | 2 | | | W3 | Utah | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W2 | Portland* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Portland* | 3 | | | W2 | Portland* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W7 | Phoenix | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* * Division winner
* Bold Series winner
* Italic Team with home-court advantage

## First round

    All times are in Eastern Daylight Time. (UTC−04:00) If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

### Eastern Conference first round
#### (1) Miami Heat vs. (8) New York Knicks

* NBC
* May 8 12:30 PM
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 95, Miami Heat 75 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–18, 20–13, 22–23, 25–21 |||
| Pts: Houston, Sprewell 22 each Rebs: Patrick Ewing 15 Asts: Charlie Ward 6 | Pts: Alonzo Mourning 27 Rebs: Dan Majerle 10 Asts: Tim Hardaway 3 |
| New York leads series, 1–0 |||
* Miami Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance: 15,036 Referees: Joe DeRosa, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie
* TBS
* May 10 7:00 PM
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 73, Miami Heat 83 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 20–23, 20–17, 18–20 |||
| Pts: Patrick Ewing 16 Rebs: Patrick Ewing 15 Asts: Charlie Ward 5 | Pts: Alonzo Mourning 26 Rebs: Majerle, Mourning 8 each Asts: Tim Hardaway 11 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Miami Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance: 15,200 Referees: Dan Crawford, Nolan Fine, Bernie Fryer
* TNT
* May 12 8:00 PM
* Boxscore
Miami Heat 73, New York Knicks 97 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 12–25, 11–28, 25–24 |||
| Pts: Alonzo Mourning 18 Rebs: P. J. Brown 8 Asts: Tim Hardaway 5 | Pts: Latrell Sprewell 20 Rebs: Marcus Camby 9 Asts: Charlie Ward 4 |
| New York leads series, 2–1 |||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Joe Forte, David Jones, Mike Mathis
* TNT
* May 14 8:00 PM
* Boxscore
Miami Heat 87, New York Knicks 72 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 15–20, 18–18, 29–10 |||
| Pts: Mourning, Porter 16 each Rebs: Alonzo Mourning 13 Asts: Terry Porter 7 | Pts: Houston, Ward 12 each Rebs: Larry Johnson 12 Asts: Charlie Ward 4 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Tom Washington
* NBC
* May 16 12:30 PM
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 78, Miami Heat 77 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 14–18, 23–19, 18–17 |||
| Pts: Patrick Ewing 22 Rebs: Patrick Ewing 11 Asts: three players 3 each | Pts: Alonzo Mourning 21 Rebs: P. J. Brown 12 Asts: Tim Hardaway 8 |
| New York wins series, 3–2 |||
* Miami Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance: 14,985 Referees: Jim Clark, Hugh Evans, Eddie F. Rush
* Allan Houston hit the series-winning shot with 0.8 seconds left to complete the Knicks first-round upset against the Heat. By winning the decisive Game 5, the Knicks became the first team in NBA history to defeat a top 2 seed in the First Round in consecutive seasons (coincidentally, both times were against the Heat). Conversely, the Heat became the first team in NBA history to not get past the First Round as a top 2 seed in consecutive seasons while also becoming the second #1 seed to lose a playoff series against a #8 seed in the First Round.
* Game 5 was the final playoff game played at Miami Arena.
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series :
February 7, 1999
Recap
Miami Heat 83, New York Knicks 79
Madison Square Garden, New York City
March 2, 1999
Recap
New York Knicks 84, Miami Heat 85 (OT)
Miami Arena, Miami
April 25, 1999
Recap
New York Knicks 82, Miami Heat 80
Miami Arena, Miami
May 5, 1999
Recap
Miami Heat 88, New York Knicks 101
Madison Square Garden, New York City :
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.
Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series :
1997
Miami Heat 4, New York Knicks 3
1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals
1998
Miami Heat 2, New York Knicks 3
1998 Eastern Conference First Round :

#### (2) Indiana Pacers vs. (7) Milwaukee Bucks

* TBS
* May 9 8:30 PM
* Boxscore
Milwaukee Bucks 88, Indiana Pacers 110 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–27, 22–33, 26–21, 16–29 |||
| Pts: Ray Allen 22 Rebs: Glenn Robinson 7 Asts: three players 3 each | Pts: Jalen Rose 24 Rebs: Dale Davis 15 Asts: Mark Jackson 12 |
| Indiana leads series, 1–0 |||
* Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 16,560 Referees: Eddie F. Rush, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden
* TBS
* May 11 9:30 PM
* Boxscore
Milwaukee Bucks 107, Indiana Pacers 108 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 12–28, 32–17, 29–33, Overtime: 6–7 |||
| Pts: Ray Allen 25 Rebs: Glenn Robinson 12 Asts: Sam Cassell 11 | Pts: Reggie Miller 30 Rebs: Antonio Davis 8 Asts: Jalen Rose 9 |
| Indiana leads series, 2–0 |||
* Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 16,608 Referees: Hue Hollins, Jack Nies, Greg Willard
* TBS
* May 13 9:00 PM (8:00 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
Indiana Pacers 99, Milwaukee Bucks 91 :
| Scoring by quarter: 30–27, 23–25, 25–23, 21–16 |||
| Pts: Reggie Miller 33 Rebs: Dale Davis 7 Asts: Mark Jackson 10 | Pts: Glenn Robinson 23 Rebs: Ray Allen 11 Asts: Sam Cassell 12 |
| Indiana wins series, 3–0 |||
* Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 18,717 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Terry Durham, Tommy Nunez Sr.
Indiana won 3–0 in the regular-season series :
February 20, 1999
Recap
Indiana Pacers 82, Milwaukee Bucks 80
Bradley Center, Milwaukee
March 12, 1999
Recap
Milwaukee Bucks 104, Indiana Pacers 109
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
April 21, 1999
Recap
Milwaukee Bucks 100, Indiana Pacers 108 (OT)
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis :
This was the first playoff meeting between the Pacers and the Bucks.

#### (3) Orlando Magic vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers

* NBC
* May 9 12:30 PM
* Boxscore
Philadelphia 76ers 104, Orlando Magic 90 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 19–25, 20–22, 34–21 |||
| Pts: Allen Iverson 30 Rebs: George Lynch 12 Asts: Allen Iverson 7 | Pts: Penny Hardaway 19 Rebs: Horace Grant 10 Asts: Armstrong, Hardaway 6 each |
| Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 |||
* Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida Attendance: 15,267 Referees: Joe Forte, Mike Mathis, Greg Willard
* TBS
* May 11 7:00 PM
* Boxscore
Philadelphia 76ers 68, Orlando Magic 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 16–20, 21–23, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Allen Iverson 13 Rebs: Theo Ratliff 8 Asts: George Lynch 6 | Pts: Penny Hardaway 22 Rebs: Nick Anderson 8 Asts: three players 4 each |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida Attendance: 16,345 Referees: Terry Durham, Jess Kersey, Tommy Nunez Sr.
* TBS
* May 13 6:30 PM
* Boxscore
Orlando Magic 85, Philadelphia 76ers 97 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 16–23, 24–29, 30–22 |||
| Pts: Nick Anderson 23 Rebs: Matt Harpring 10 Asts: Darrell Armstrong 7 | Pts: Allen Iverson 33 Rebs: Tyrone Hill 9 Asts: Eric Snow 8 |
| Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 |||
* First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 20,874 Referees: Joe DeRosa, Hue Hollins, Ken Mauer
* NBC
* May 15 12:30 PM
* Boxscore
Orlando Magic 91, Philadelphia 76ers 101 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 18–24, 35–30, 20–24 |||
| Pts: Nick Anderson 29 Rebs: Austin, Grant 8 each Asts: Darrell Armstrong 8 | Pts: Allen Iverson 37 Rebs: George Lynch 10 Asts: Allen Iverson 9 |
| Philadelphia wins series, 3–1 |||
* First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 20,550 Referees: Ted Bernhardt, Ronnie Nunn, Bennett Salvatore
Philadelphia won 2–1 in the regular-season series :
February 6, 1999
Recap
Orlando Magic 75, Philadelphia 76ers 95
First Union Center, Philadelphia
March 15, 1999
Recap
Philadelphia 76ers 73, Orlando Magic 74
Orlando Arena, Orlando, Florida
April 25, 1999
Recap
Orlando Magic 86, Philadelphia 76ers 103
First Union Center, Philadelphia :
This was the first playoff meeting between the Magic and the 76ers.

#### (4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Detroit Pistons

* TNT
* May 8 8:30 PM
* Boxscore
Detroit Pistons 70, Atlanta Hawks 90 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–28, 24–21, 11–24, 16–17 |||
| Pts: Grant Hill 26 Rebs: Bison Dele 9 Asts: Grant Hill 8 | Pts: Steve Smith 19 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 19 Asts: Mookie Blaylock 7 |
| Atlanta leads series, 1–0 |||
* Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia Attendance: 20,884 Referees: Mike Callahan, Bernie Fryer, Jess Kersey
* TNT
* May 10 8:00 PM
* Boxscore
Detroit Pistons 69, Atlanta Hawks 89 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 24–25, 9–26, 16–20 |||
| Pts: Grant Hill 15 Rebs: Grant Hill 10 Asts: Joe Dumars 5 | Pts: Dikembe Mutombo 28 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 13 Asts: Mookie Blaylock 6 |
| Atlanta leads series, 2–0 |||
* Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia Attendance: 16,377 Referees: Joe DeRosa, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie
* TBS
* May 12 7:00 PM
* Boxscore
Atlanta Hawks 63, Detroit Pistons 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 14–22, 21–18, 15–17 |||
| Pts: Tyrone Corbin 16 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 10 Asts: Mookie Blaylock 5 | Pts: Christian Laettner 15 Rebs: Jerome Williams 10 Asts: Grant Hill 5 |
| Atlanta leads series, 2–1 |||
* The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 14,812 Referees: Hugh Evans, Nolan Fine, Luis Grillo
* TBS
* May 14 7:00 PM
* Boxscore
Atlanta Hawks 82, Detroit Pistons 103 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 20–27, 21–26, 22–23 |||
| Pts: Steve Smith 21 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 8 Asts: Corbin, Johnson 4 each | Pts: Grant Hill 23 Rebs: Jerome Williams 8 Asts: Grant Hill 9 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan Attendance: 16,216 Referees: Jim Clark, Hue Hollins, Tommy Nunez Sr.
* TNT
* May 16 8:00 PM
* Boxscore
Detroit Pistons 75, Atlanta Hawks 87 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 20–19, 24–25, 11–19 |||
| Pts: Grant Hill 21 Rebs: Dele, Hill 7 each Asts: Grant Hill 11 | Pts: Grant Long 26 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 18 Asts: Blaylock, Smith 6 each |
| Atlanta wins series, 3–2 |||
* Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia Attendance: 8,460 Referees: Joe Crawford, Joe Forte, Derrick Stafford
Detroit won 2–1 in the regular-season series :
March 14, 1999
Recap
Atlanta Hawks 85, Detroit Pistons 72
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
March 30, 1999
Recap
Detroit Pistons 93, Atlanta Hawks 77
Georgia Dome, Atlanta
April 7, 1999
Recap
Atlanta Hawks 82, Detroit Pistons 89
The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan :
This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning four of the first seven meetings. This playoff series marked the last game of long time Piston and NBA Hall-of-Famer Joe Dumars, who retired at the end of the season.
Atlanta leads 4–3 in all-time playoff series :
1956
Fort Wayne Pistons 3, St. Louis Hawks 2
1956 Western Division Finals
1958
Detroit Pistons 1, St. Louis Hawks 4
1958 Western Division Finals
1963
Detroit Pistons 1, St. Louis Hawks 3
1963 Western Division Semifinals
1986
Atlanta Hawks 3, Detroit Pistons 1
1986 Eastern Conference First Round
1987
Atlanta Hawks 1, Detroit Pistons 4
1987 Eastern Conference Semifinals
1991
Atlanta Hawks 2, Detroit Pistons 3
1991 Eastern Conference First Round
1997
Atlanta Hawks 3, Detroit Pistons 2
1997 Eastern Conference First Round :

### Western Conference first round
#### (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Minnesota Timberwolves

* NBC
* May 9 3:00 PM (2:00 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
Minnesota Timberwolves 86, San Antonio Spurs 99 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 23–24, 17–23, 20–26 |||
| Pts: Kevin Garnett 21 Rebs: Brandon, Garnett 8 each Asts: Terrell Brandon 11 | Pts: Tim Duncan 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 12 Asts: Avery Johnson 10 |
| San Antonio leads series, 1–0 |||
* Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 22,356 Referees: Luis Grillo, Hue Hollins, David Jones
* TNT
* May 11 8:00 PM (7:00 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
Minnesota Timberwolves 80, San Antonio Spurs 71 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 18–10, 23–20, 20–20 |||
| Pts: Kevin Garnett 23 Rebs: Kevin Garnett 12 Asts: Terrell Brandon 9 | Pts: Tim Duncan 18 Rebs: Tim Duncan 16 Asts: Mario Elie 4 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 22,494 Referees: Ted Bernhardt, Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore
* TNT
* May 13 7:00 PM (6:00 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
San Antonio Spurs 85, Minnesota Timberwolves 71 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 27–12, 19–20, 22–23 |||
| Pts: Avery Johnson 24 Rebs: David Robinson 18 Asts: Duncan, Robinson 7 each | Pts: Kevin Garnett 23 Rebs: Kevin Garnett 12 Asts: three players 2 each |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–1 |||
* Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 17,444 Referees: Jess Kersey, Jack Nies, Bill Spooner
* NBC
* May 15 3:00 PM (2:00 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
San Antonio Spurs 92, Minnesota Timberwolves 85 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 23–16, 20–21, 28–22 |||
| Pts: David Robinson 19 Rebs: David Robinson 11 Asts: Avery Johnson 6 | Pts: Terrell Brandon 27 Rebs: Kevin Garnett 16 Asts: Brandon, Garnett 6 each |
| San Antonio wins series, 3–1 |||
* Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 15,898 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Terry Durham, Don Vaden
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series :
February 6, 1999
Recap
Minnesota Timberwolves 82, San Antonio Spurs 96
Alamodome, San Antonio
February 9, 1999
Recap
San Antonio Spurs 70, Minnesota Timberwolves 74
Target Center, Minneapolis
February 22, 1999
Recap
San Antonio Spurs 89, Minnesota Timberwolves 95
Target Center, Minneapolis
April 14, 1999
Recap
Minnesota Timberwolves 79, San Antonio Spurs 95
Alamodome, San Antonio :
This was the first playoff meeting between the Timberwolves and the Spurs.

#### (2) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (7) Phoenix Suns

* NBC
* May 8 3:00 PM (12:00 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
Phoenix Suns 85, Portland Trail Blazers 95 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 23–18, 20–26, 24–29 |||
| Pts: Jason Kidd 17 Rebs: Tom Gugliotta 9 Asts: Jason Kidd 7 | Pts: Isaiah Rider 25 Rebs: Brian Grant 10 Asts: Arvydas Sabonis 8 |
| Portland leads series, 1–0 |||
* Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,040 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Ted Bernhardt, Derrick Stafford
* TNT
* May 10 10:30 PM (7:30 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
Phoenix Suns 99, Portland Trail Blazers 110 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–33, 30–19, 20–23, 32–35 |||
| Pts: Garrity, McCloud 15 each Rebs: Tom Gugliotta 9 Asts: Jason Kidd 12 | Pts: Grant, Stoudamire 22 each Rebs: Arvydas Sabonis 9 Asts: Damon Stoudamire 13 |
| Portland leads series, 2–0 |||
* Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,588 Referees: Jim Clark, Hugh Evans, Mark Wunderlich
* TBS
* May 12 9:30 PM (6:30 PM MST)
* Boxscore
Portland Trail Blazers 103, Phoenix Suns 93 :
| Scoring by quarter: 36–23, 19–21, 14–28, 34–21 |||
| Pts: Brian Grant 20 Rebs: Arvydas Sabonis 11 Asts: Damon Stoudamire 7 | Pts: Clifford Robinson 24 Rebs: Gugliotta, Robinson 7 each Asts: Jason Kidd 12 |
| Portland wins series, 3–0 |||
* America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona Attendance: 17,306 Referees: Dan Crawford, Ronnie Nunn, Tom Washington
Portland won 3–0 in the regular-season series :
March 25, 1999
Recap
Phoenix Suns 84, Portland Trail Blazers 97
Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon
March 28, 1999
Recap
Portland Trail Blazers 88, Phoenix Suns 86
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
April 3, 1999
Recap
Phoenix Suns 93, Portland Trail Blazers 98
Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon :
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning three of the first five meetings.
Phoenix leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series :
1979
Phoenix Suns 2, Portland Trail Blazers 1
1979 Western Conference First Round
1984
Phoenix Suns 3, Portland Trail Blazers 2
1984 Western Conference First Round
1990
Phoenix Suns 2, Portland Trail Blazers 4
1990 Western Conference Finals
1992
Phoenix Suns 1, Portland Trail Blazers 4
1992 Western Conference Semifinals
1995
Phoenix Suns 3, Portland Trail Blazers 0
1995 Western Conference First Round :

#### (3) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Sacramento Kings

* NBC
* May 8 5:30 PM (3:30 PM MDT)
* Boxscore
Sacramento Kings 87, Utah Jazz 117 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–37, 24–26, 23–25, 20–29 |||
| Pts: Chris Webber 14 Rebs: Chris Webber 9 Asts: Chris Webber 3 | Pts: Karl Malone 21 Rebs: Greg Ostertag 9 Asts: Karl Malone 9 |
| Utah leads series, 1–0 |||
* Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Jim Clark, Hue Hollins, Mark Wunderlich
* TBS
* May 10 9:30 PM (7:30 PM MDT)
* Boxscore
Sacramento Kings 101, Utah Jazz 90 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 18–27, 29–25, 23–14 |||
| Pts: Chris Webber 20 Rebs: Vlade Divac 7 Asts: Vlade Divac 8 | Pts: Karl Malone 33 Rebs: Karl Malone 10 Asts: Eisley, Stockton 6 each |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Tom Washington
* TNT
* May 12 10:30 PM (7:30 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
Utah Jazz 81, Sacramento Kings 84 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 20–13, 19–19, 21–17, Overtime: 4–7 |||
| Pts: Karl Malone 22 Rebs: Karl Malone 13 Asts: Malone, Stockton 5 each | Pts: Vlade Divac 22 Rebs: Vlade Divac 14 Asts: Jason Williams 6 |
| Sacramento leads series, 2–1 |||
* ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Attendance: 17,317 Referees: Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush
* TNT
* May 14 10:30 PM (7:30 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
Utah Jazz 90, Sacramento Kings 89 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 20–18, 21–21, 26–24 |||
| Pts: Karl Malone 23 Rebs: Karl Malone 16 Asts: John Stockton 8 | Pts: Chris Webber 18 Rebs: Vlade Divac 14 Asts: Jason Williams 6 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California Attendance: 17,317 Referees: Dan Crawford, Ron Garretson, Greg Willard
* NBC
* May 16 5:30 PM (3:30 PM MDT)
* Boxscore
Sacramento Kings 92, Utah Jazz 99 (OT) :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 21–24, 25–20, 21–16, Overtime: 4–11 |||
| Pts: Vernon Maxwell 22 Rebs: Chris Webber 14 Asts: Vlade Divac 5 | Pts: Karl Malone 20 Rebs: Karl Malone 12 Asts: John Stockton 14 |
| Utah wins series, 3–2 |||
* Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Hue Hollins, Jack Nies
Utah won 2–1 in the regular-season series :
February 15, 1999
Recap
Sacramento Kings 112, Utah Jazz 120 (OT)
Delta Center, Salt Lake City
March 30, 1999
Recap
Utah Jazz 101, Sacramento Kings 104 (OT)
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California
April 13, 1999
Recap
Utah Jazz 105, Sacramento Kings 100 (OT)
ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California :
This was the first playoff meeting between the Kings and the Jazz.

#### (4) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Houston Rockets

* NBC
* May 9 5:30 PM (2:30 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
Houston Rockets 100, Los Angeles Lakers 101 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 19–37, 29–25, 30–24 |||
| Pts: Charles Barkley 25 Rebs: Barkley, Pippen 10 each Asts: Scottie Pippen 8 | Pts: Glen Rice 29 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 11 Asts: Derek Fisher 6 |
| LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 |||
* Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California Attendance: 17,505 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Ted Bernhardt, Derrick Stafford
* TNT
* May 11 10:30 PM (7:30 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
Houston Rockets 98, Los Angeles Lakers 110 :
| Scoring by quarter: 12–31, 28–24, 28–32, 30–23 |||
| Pts: Sam Mack 20 Rebs: Charles Barkley 13 Asts: Scottie Pippen 5 | Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 28 Rebs: Robert Horry 10 Asts: Shaquille O'Neal 7 |
| LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 |||
* Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California Attendance: 17,505 Referees: Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Bill Spooner
* TNT
* May 13 9:30 PM (8:30 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
Los Angeles Lakers 88, Houston Rockets 102 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–20, 17–34, 25–22, 19–26 |||
| Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 26 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 10 Asts: Derek Fisher 6 | Pts: Scottie Pippen 37 Rebs: Charles Barkley 23 Asts: Brent Price 7 |
| LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 |||
* Compaq Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 16,285 Referees: Ronnie Nunn, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden
* NBC
* May 15 5:30 PM (4:30 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
Los Angeles Lakers 98, Houston Rockets 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 24–17, 22–26, 27–24 |||
| Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 37 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 11 Asts: Kobe Bryant 8 | Pts: Charles Barkley 20 Rebs: Scottie Pippen 17 Asts: Charles Barkley 6 |
| LA Lakers win series, 3–1 |||
* Compaq Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 16,285 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Jess Kersey, Ken Mauer
Los Angeles won 2–1 in the regular-season series :
February 5, 1999
Recap
Houston Rockets 91, Los Angeles Lakers 99
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
February 28, 1999
Recap
Houston Rockets 90, Los Angeles Lakers 106
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
April 26, 1999
Recap
Los Angeles Lakers 80, Houston Rockets 102
Compaq Center, Houston, Texas :
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning three of the first five meetings.
Houston leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series :
1981
Houston Rockets 2, Los Angeles Lakers 1
1981 Western Conference First Round
1986
Houston Rockets 4, Los Angeles Lakers 1
1986 Western Conference Finals
1990
Houston Rockets 1, Los Angeles Lakers 3
1990 Western Conference First Round
1991
Houston Rockets 0, Los Angeles Lakers 3
1991 Western Conference First Round
1996
Houston Rockets 3, Los Angeles Lakers 1
1996 Western Conference First Round :

## Conference semifinals
### Eastern Conference semifinals
#### (2) Indiana Pacers vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers

* TBS
* May 17 7:00 PM
* Boxscore
Philadelphia 76ers 90, Indiana Pacers 94 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 26–31, 20–24, 24–20 |||
| Pts: Allen Iverson 35 Rebs: Matt Geiger 11 Asts: Eric Snow 10 | Pts: Jalen Rose 27 Rebs: Antonio Davis 10 Asts: Mark Jackson 6 |
| Indiana leads series, 1–0 |||
* Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 16,723 Referees: Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Luis Grillo
* TNT
* May 19 7:00 PM
* Boxscore
Philadelphia 76ers 82, Indiana Pacers 85 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 16–19, 21–16, 29–24 |||
| Pts: Allen Iverson 23 Rebs: Theo Ratliff 12 Asts: Eric Snow 6 | Pts: Rik Smits 25 Rebs: Dale Davis 14 Asts: Mark Jackson 14 |
| Indiana leads series, 2–0 |||
* Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 16,795 Referees: Steve Javie, Jack Nies, Don Vaden
* TNT
* May 21 8:00 PM
* Boxscore
Indiana Pacers 97, Philadelphia 76ers 86 :
| Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 21–19, 26–25, 22–20 |||
| Pts: Reggie Miller 29 Rebs: Dale Davis 11 Asts: Mark Jackson 10 | Pts: Allen Iverson 32 Rebs: Tyrone Hill 12 Asts: Eric Snow 9 |
| Indiana leads series, 3–0 |||
* First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 20,930 Referees: Joe Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Derrick Stafford
* NBC
* May 23 12:30 PM
* Boxscore
Indiana Pacers 89, Philadelphia 76ers 86 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–17, 19–24, 23–21, 16–24 |||
| Pts: Reggie Miller 23 Rebs: Dale Davis 13 Asts: Mark Jackson 13 | Pts: Allen Iverson 25 Rebs: Matt Geiger 13 Asts: Eric Snow 7 |
| Indiana wins series, 4–0 |||
* First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 20,844 Referees: Hugh Evans, Mike Mathis, Eddie F. Rush
Philadelphia won 2–1 in the regular-season series :
February 18, 1999
Recap
Philadelphia 76ers 95, Indiana Pacers 99
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
March 17, 1999
Recap
Indiana Pacers 110, Philadelphia 76ers 114
First Union Center, Philadelphia
April 16, 1999
Recap
Indiana Pacers 83, Philadelphia 76ers 93
First Union Center, Philadelphia :
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning the first meeting.
Philadelphia leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series :
1981
Indiana Pacers 0, Philadelphia 76ers 2
1981 Eastern Conference First Round :

#### (4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (8) New York Knicks

* TNT
* May 18 8:00 PM
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 100, Atlanta Hawks 92 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 21–29, 32–23, 20–19 |||
| Pts: Allan Houston 34 Rebs: Chris Dudley 9 Asts: Charlie Ward 7 | Pts: Chris Crawford 26 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 13 Asts: Mookie Blaylock 4 |
| New York leads series, 1–0 |||
* Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia Attendance: 18,513 Referees: Ted Bernhardt, Jess Kersey, Bennett Salvatore
* TNT
* May 20 8:00 PM
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 77, Atlanta Hawks 70 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 21–16, 16–16, 23–18 |||
| Pts: Latrell Sprewell 31 Rebs: Marcus Camby 13 Asts: Chris Childs 5 | Pts: Mookie Blaylock 17 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 17 Asts: Steve Smith 2 |
| New York leads series, 2–0 |||
* Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia Attendance: 22,558 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Tommy Nunez Sr., Ronnie Nunn
* NBC
* May 23 3:00 PM
* Boxscore
Atlanta Hawks 78, New York Knicks 90 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 24–27, 11–14, 21–24 |||
| Pts: Long, Smith 17 each Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 16 Asts: Mookie Blaylock 3 | Pts: Houston, Sprewell 17 each Rebs: Chris Dudley 12 Asts: Chris Childs 6 |
| New York leads series, 3–0 |||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Joe DeRosa, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie
* TBS
* May 24 8:00 PM
* Boxscore
Atlanta Hawks 66, New York Knicks 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 19–23, 14–18, 15–13 |||
| Pts: Steve Smith 14 Rebs: Long, Mutombo 11 each Asts: three players 3 each | Pts: Allan Houston 19 Rebs: Patrick Ewing 9 Asts: Charlie Ward 6 |
| New York wins series, 4–0 |||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Dan Crawford, Ken Mauer, Derrick Stafford
Atlanta won 2–1 in the regular-season series :
March 22, 1999
Recap
Atlanta Hawks 80, New York Knicks 71
Madison Square Garden, New York City
April 9, 1999
Recap
New York Knicks 86, Atlanta Hawks 78
Georgia Dome, Atlanta
April 28, 1999
Recap
New York Knicks 73, Atlanta Hawks 76
Georgia Dome, Atlanta :
This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning the first meeting.
New York leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series :
1971
Atlanta Hawks 1, New York Knicks 4
1971 Eastern Conference Semifinals :

### Western Conference semifinals
#### (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (4) Los Angeles Lakers

* TBS
* May 17 9:30 PM (8:30 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
Los Angeles Lakers 81, San Antonio Spurs 87 :
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 17–27, 17–20, 23–20 |||
| Pts: three players 21 each Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 15 Asts: Kobe Bryant 6 | Pts: Tim Duncan 25 Rebs: Will Perdue 9 Asts: Avery Johnson 8 |
| San Antonio leads series, 1–0 |||
* Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 25,297 Referees: Joe DeRosa, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie
* TNT
* May 19 9:30 PM (8:30 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
Los Angeles Lakers 76, San Antonio Spurs 79 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 25–18, 18–17, 17–18 |||
| Pts: Kobe Bryant 28 Rebs: three players 8 each Asts: Kobe Bryant 4 | Pts: Tim Duncan 21 Rebs: Tim Duncan 8 Asts: Avery Johnson 10 |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–0 |||
* Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 33,293 Referees: Jim Clark, Joe Forte, Hue Hollins
* NBC
* May 22 5:30 PM (2:30 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
San Antonio Spurs 103, Los Angeles Lakers 91 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 21–19, 24–27, 36–25 |||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 37 Rebs: Tim Duncan 14 Asts: Avery Johnson 7 | Pts: Glen Rice 24 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 15 Asts: Derek Fisher 9 |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–0 |||
* Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California Attendance: 17,505 Referees: Ted Bernhardt, Jess Kersey, Bennett Salvatore
* NBC
* May 23 5:30 PM (2:30 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
San Antonio Spurs 118, Los Angeles Lakers 107 :
| Scoring by quarter: 35–29, 30–22, 21–33, 32–23 |||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 33 Rebs: Tim Duncan 14 Asts: Avery Johnson 10 | Pts: Shaquille O'Neal 36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal 14 Asts: Fisher, Lue 6 each |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–0 |||
* Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California Attendance: 17,505 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Terry Durham, Jack Nies
In Game 2, Tim Duncan hit a game-winning hook shot with 8.4 seconds remaining.
Los Angeles won 2–1 in the regular-season series :
February 8, 1999
Recap
Los Angeles Lakers 80, San Antonio Spurs 75
Alamodome, San Antonio
February 19, 1999
Recap
San Antonio Spurs 94, Los Angeles Lakers 106
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California
April 24, 1999
Recap
Los Angeles Lakers 81, San Antonio Spurs 108
Alamodome, San Antonio :
This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first five meetings.
Los Angeles leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series :
1982
Los Angeles Lakers 4, San Antonio Spurs 0
1982 Western Conference Finals
1983
Los Angeles Lakers 4, San Antonio Spurs 2
1983 Western Conference Finals
1986
Los Angeles Lakers 3, San Antonio Spurs 0
1986 Western Conference First Round
1988
Los Angeles Lakers 3, San Antonio Spurs 0
1988 Western Conference First Round
1995
Los Angeles Lakers 2, San Antonio Spurs 4
1995 Western Conference Semifinals :

#### (2) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (3) Utah Jazz

* TNT
* May 18 10:30 PM (8:30 PM MDT)
* Boxscore
Portland Trail Blazers 83, Utah Jazz 93 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 28–29, 28–26, 5–19 |||
| Pts: Brian Grant 19 Rebs: Arvydas Sabonis 11 Asts: Damon Stoudamire 5 | Pts: Karl Malone 25 Rebs: Karl Malone 12 Asts: John Stockton 7 |
| Utah leads series, 1–0 |||
* Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Joe Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Eddie F. Rush
* TNT
* May 20 10:30 PM (8:30 PM MDT)
* Boxscore
Portland Trail Blazers 84, Utah Jazz 81 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 18–20, 23–21, 29–29 |||
| Pts: Isaiah Rider 27 Rebs: Arvydas Sabonis 14 Asts: Damon Stoudamire 6 | Pts: Karl Malone 23 Rebs: Karl Malone 17 Asts: John Stockton 9 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Bob Delaney, Hugh Evans, Ken Mauer
* NBC
* May 22 3:00 PM (12:00 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
Utah Jazz 87, Portland Trail Blazers 97 :
| Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 14–25, 25–25, 32–25 |||
| Pts: Karl Malone 25 Rebs: Karl Malone 14 Asts: John Stockton 5 | Pts: Rasheed Wallace 20 Rebs: Brian Grant 15 Asts: Isaiah Rider 8 |
| Portland leads series, 2–1 |||
* Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,720 Referees: Dan Crawford, Joe Forte, Luis Grillo
* TNT
* May 23 8:30 PM (5:30 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
Utah Jazz 75, Portland Trail Blazers 81 :
| Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 24–18, 23–18, 17–25 |||
| Pts: Malone, Russell 17 each Rebs: Karl Malone 11 Asts: John Stockton 10 | Pts: Isaiah Rider 24 Rebs: Arvydas Sabonis 15 Asts: Greg Anthony 3 |
| Portland leads series, 3–1 |||
* Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,720 Referees: Jim Clark, Hue Hollins, Ronnie Nunn
* TNT
* May 25 8:00 PM (6:00 PM MDT)
* Boxscore
Portland Trail Blazers 71, Utah Jazz 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 22–19, 16–20, 13–19 |||
| Pts: Isaiah Rider 16 Rebs: Brian Grant 10 Asts: Damon Stoudamire 6 | Pts: Karl Malone 23 Rebs: Ostertag, Russell 9 each Asts: John Stockton 14 |
| Portland leads series, 3–2 |||
* Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Terry Durham, Ron Garretson
* TNT
* May 27 9:00 PM (6:00 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
Utah Jazz 80, Portland Trail Blazers 92 :
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 24–21, 19–22, 19–28 |||
| Pts: Jeff Hornacek 21 Rebs: Karl Malone 7 Asts: John Stockton 10 | Pts: Isaiah Rider 24 Rebs: Brian Grant 12 Asts: Jim Jackson 6 |
| Portland wins series, 4–2 |||
* Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,727 Referees: Steve Javie, Mike Mathis, Don Vaden
Utah won 2–1 in the regular-season series :
March 2, 1999
Recap
Utah Jazz 100, Portland Trail Blazers 102 (2OT)
Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon
March 12, 1999
Recap
Utah Jazz 91, Portland Trail Blazers 77
Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon
April 23, 1999
Recap
Portland Trail Blazers 85, Utah Jazz 96
Delta Center, Salt Lake City :
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece.
Tied 2–2 in all-time playoff series :
1988
Portland Trail Blazers 1, Utah Jazz 3
1988 Western Conference First Round
1991
Portland Trail Blazers 4, Utah Jazz 1
1991 Western Conference Semifinals
1992
Portland Trail Blazers 4, Utah Jazz 2
1992 Western Conference Finals
1996
Portland Trail Blazers 2, Utah Jazz 3
1996 Western Conference First Round :

## Conference finals
### Eastern Conference finals
#### (2) Indiana Pacers vs. (8) New York Knicks

* NBC
* May 30 5:30 PM
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 93, Indiana Pacers 90 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 19–19, 26–23, 23–27 |||
| Pts: Allan Houston 19 Rebs: Patrick Ewing 10 Asts: Childs, Ward 5 each | Pts: Reggie Miller 19 Rebs: A. Davis, Jackson 7 each Asts: Mark Jackson 11 |
| New York leads series, 1–0 |||
* Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 16,575 Referees: Hugh Evans, Bernie Fryer, Bennett Salvatore
* TNT
* June 1 8:30 PM
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 86, Indiana Pacers 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 24–29, 22–14, 18–17 |||
| Pts: Larry Johnson 22 Rebs: Marcus Camby 13 Asts: three players 3 each | Pts: Mark Jackson 17 Rebs: Dale Davis 12 Asts: Mark Jackson 8 |
| Series tied, 1–1 |||
* Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 16,586 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Joe Forte, Hue Hollins
* NBC
* June 5 6:30 PM
* Boxscore
Indiana Pacers 91, New York Knicks 92 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 30–25, 22–27, 22–23 |||
| Pts: Rik Smits 25 Rebs: Antonio Davis 8 Asts: Mark Jackson 9 | Pts: Larry Johnson 26 Rebs: Marcus Camby 11 Asts: Chris Childs 10 |
| New York leads series, 2–1 |||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Terry Durham, Steve Javie, Jess Kersey
* NBC
* June 7 9:00 PM
* Boxscore
Indiana Pacers 90, New York Knicks 78 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 23–12, 21–25, 24–21 |||
| Pts: Jalen Rose 19 Rebs: Dale Davis 12 Asts: Mark Jackson 4 | Pts: Marcus Camby 18 Rebs: Marcus Camby 14 Asts: Chris Childs 8 |
| Series tied, 2–2 |||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson, Eddie F. Rush
* NBC
* June 9 9:00 PM
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 101, Indiana Pacers 94 :
| Scoring by quarter: 14–28, 28–14, 23–27, 36–25 |||
| Pts: Latrell Sprewell 29 Rebs: Marcus Camby 13 Asts: Chris Childs 7 | Pts: Reggie Miller 30 Rebs: Dale Davis 18 Asts: Mark Jackson 4 |
| New York leads series, 3–2 |||
* Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 16,541 Referees: Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Ronnie Nunn
* NBC
* June 11 9:00 PM
* Boxscore
Indiana Pacers 82, New York Knicks 90 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 18–27, 24–18, 23–31 |||
| Pts: Rik Smits 20 Rebs: Dale Davis 12 Asts: Jackson, Miller 4 each | Pts: Allan Houston 32 Rebs: Marcus Camby 9 Asts: Chris Childs 4 |
| New York wins series, 4–2 |||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Hue Hollins, Mike Mathis
In Game 2 Reggie Miller hit the game winning free throws with 2 seconds remaining
In Game 3 Larry Johnson makes a game-winning 4-point play with 5.7 seconds left.
Indiana won 2–1 in the regular-season series :
March 30, 1999
Recap
Indiana Pacers 93, New York Knicks 94
Madison Square Garden, New York City
April 4, 1999
Recap
New York Knicks 95, Indiana Pacers 108
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis
May 2, 1999
Recap
New York Knicks 71, Indiana Pacers 94
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis :
This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece.
Tied 2–2 in all-time playoff series :
1993
Indiana Pacers 1, New York Knicks 3
1993 Eastern Conference First Round
1994
Indiana Pacers 3, New York Knicks 4
1994 Eastern Conference Finals
1995
Indiana Pacers 4, New York Knicks 3
1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals
1998
Indiana Pacers 4, New York Knicks 1
1998 Eastern Conference Semifinals :

### Western Conference finals
#### (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) Portland Trail Blazers

* NBC
* May 29 5:30 PM (4:30 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
Portland Trail Blazers 76, San Antonio Spurs 80 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 19–17, 18–20, 20–21 |||
| Pts: Rasheed Wallace 28 Rebs: Rasheed Wallace 8 Asts: Damon Stoudamire 8 | Pts: Duncan, Robinson 21 each Rebs: Tim Duncan 13 Asts: Avery Johnson 9 |
| San Antonio leads series, 1–0 |||
* Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 35,165 Referees: Joe Crawford, Jess Kersey, Eddie F. Rush
* NBC
* May 31 5:30 PM (4:30 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
Portland Trail Blazers 85, San Antonio Spurs 86 :
| Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 17–14, 19–26, 18–26 |||
| Pts: Arvydas Sabonis 17 Rebs: Grant, Sabonis 7 each Asts: Damon Stoudamire 7 | Pts: Tim Duncan 23 Rebs: Tim Duncan 10 Asts: Avery Johnson 7 |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–0 |||
* Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 35,260 Referees: Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Ron Garretson
* NBC
* June 4 9:00 PM (6:00 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
San Antonio Spurs 85, Portland Trail Blazers 63 :
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 18–12, 24–8, 21–17 |||
| Pts: Jaren Jackson 19 Rebs: David Robinson 9 Asts: Avery Johnson 8 | Pts: Rasheed Wallace 22 Rebs: Brian Grant 13 Asts: Stoudamire, Williams 3 each |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–0 |||
* Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,732 Referees: Bernie Fryer, Mike Mathis, Ronnie Nunn
* NBC
* June 6 6:30 PM (3:30 PM PDT)
* Boxscore
San Antonio Spurs 94, Portland Trail Blazers 80 :
| Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 20–16, 19–25, 32–21 |||
| Pts: David Robinson 20 Rebs: David Robinson 10 Asts: Avery Johnson 6 | Pts: Damon Stoudamire 21 Rebs: Arvydas Sabonis 7 Asts: three players 4 each |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–0 |||
* Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,735 Referees: Hugh Evans, Jack Nies, Bennett Salvatore
San Antonio won 3–1 in the regular-season series :
March 19, 1999
Recap
San Antonio Spurs 85, Portland Trail Blazers 90
Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon
April 16, 1999
Recap
Portland Trail Blazers 80, San Antonio Spurs 81
Alamodome, San Antonio
May 1, 1999
Recap
Portland Trail Blazers 90, San Antonio Spurs 98 (OT)
Alamodome, San Antonio
May 4, 1999
Recap
San Antonio Spurs 87, Portland Trail Blazers 81
Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon :
In Game 2, Sean Elliott hit a game-winning three-pointer with 9 seconds remaining.
This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.
Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series :
1990
Portland Trail Blazers 4, San Antonio Spurs 3
1990 Western Conference Semifinals
1993
Portland Trail Blazers 1, San Antonio Spurs 3
1993 Western Conference First Round :

## NBA Finals: (W1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (E8) New York Knicks

* NBC
* June 16 9:00 PM (8:00 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 77, San Antonio Spurs 89 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 10–24, 26–26, 14–18 |||
| Pts: Houston, Sprewell 19 each Rebs: Kurt Thomas 16 Asts: three players 3 each | Pts: Tim Duncan 33 Rebs: Tim Duncan 16 Asts: Avery Johnson 8 |
| San Antonio leads series, 1–0 |||
* Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 39,514 Referees: Hugh Evans, Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore
* NBC
* June 18 9:00 PM (8:00 PM CDT)
* Boxscore
New York Knicks 67, San Antonio Spurs 80 :
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 19–19, 15–17, 18–24 |||
| Pts: Latrell Sprewell 26 Rebs: Marcus Camby 11 Asts: Charlie Ward 3 | Pts: Tim Duncan 25 Rebs: Tim Duncan 15 Asts: Avery Johnson 5 |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–0 |||
* Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 39,554 Referees: Dan Crawford, Joe Crawford, Jess Kersey
* NBC
* June 21 9:00 PM
* Boxscore
San Antonio Spurs 81, New York Knicks 89 :
| Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 25–17, 16–16, 19–24 |||
| Pts: David Robinson 25 Rebs: Tim Duncan 12 Asts: Avery Johnson 4 | Pts: Allan Houston 34 Rebs: Kurt Thomas 10 Asts: Latrell Sprewell 5 |
| San Antonio leads series, 2–1 |||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Dick Bavetta, Hue Hollins, Ronnie Nunn
* NBC
* June 23 9:00 PM
* Boxscore
San Antonio Spurs 96, New York Knicks 89 :
| Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 23–17, 22–17, 24–26 |||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 28 Rebs: Tim Duncan 18 Asts: Avery Johnson 10 | Pts: Latrell Sprewell 26 Rebs: Marcus Camby 13 Asts: Charlie Ward 8 |
| San Antonio leads series, 3–1 |||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Hugh Evans, Ron Garretson, Mike Mathis
* NBC
* June 25 9:00 PM
* Boxscore
San Antonio Spurs 78, New York Knicks 77 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 20–15, 19–20, 19–19 |||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 31 Rebs: David Robinson 12 Asts: Avery Johnson 9 | Pts: Latrell Sprewell 35 Rebs: Latrell Sprewell 10 Asts: Allan Houston 5 |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–1 |||
* Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York Attendance: 19,763 Referees: Joe Crawford, Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore
The teams did not meet in the regular season.
This was the first playoff meeting between the Knicks and the Spurs.

## Statistical leaders

| Category | Game High | Game High | Game High | Average | Average | Average | Average |
| Category | Player | Team | High | Player | Team | Avg. | GP |
| Points | Tim Duncan Shaquille O'Neal Allen Iverson Scottie Pippen | San Antonio Spurs Los Angeles Lakers Philadelphia 76ers Houston Rockets | 37 | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers | 28.5 | 8 |
| Rebounds | Charles Barkley | Houston Rockets | 23 | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta Hawks | 13.9 | 9 |
| Assists | Mark Jackson John Stockton | Indiana Pacers Utah Jazz | 14 | Jason Kidd | Phoenix Suns | 10.3 | 3 |
| Steals | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers | 10 | Allen Iverson | Philadelphia 76ers | 2.5 | 8 |
| Blocks | David Robinson | San Antonio Spurs | 7 | Shaquille O'Neal | Los Angeles Lakers | 2.9 | 8 |