# 1999–2000 Indiana Pacers season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Pacers' 24th season in the National Basketball Association, and 33rd season as a franchise. It was also their first season playing at the Conseco Fieldhouse. During the off-season, the Pacers acquired top draft pick and high school basketball star Jonathan Bender from the Toronto Raptors, and acquired rookie center Jeff Foster from the Golden State Warriors.
The Pacers played around .500 basketball with a 7–7 start to the regular season, but then won 15 of their next 17 games, and held a 32–16 record at the All-Star break. The team finished in first place in the Central Division with a 56–26 record, highlighted by a franchise-best 25-game winning streak at home, which was worthy of the Eastern Conference first seed in the playoffs, guaranteed home-court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs for the first time in franchise history, and an all-time franchise best win–loss record.
Jalen Rose, who played the previous three seasons off the Pacers' bench, became the team's starting small forward replacing Chris Mullin in the starting lineup, averaging 18.2 points and 4.0 assists per game, and was named Most Improved Player of the Year. In addition, Reggie Miller finished second on the team in scoring averaging 18.1 points per game, while Rik Smits provided with 12.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and Dale Davis contributed 10.0 points and 9.9 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Austin Croshere played an increased role as the team's sixth man, averaging 10.3 points per game off the bench, while finishing in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting, while Travis Best contributed 8.9 points and 3.3 assists per game also off the bench, Mark Jackson provided with 8.1 points and 8.0 assists per game, and Sam Perkins averaged 6.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game. Miller and Davis were both selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game in Oakland, California.
In the playoffs, the Pacers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks in five games in the Eastern Conference First Round, and the Philadelphia 76ers in six games in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, before preceding to defeat their arch-rivals, the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals, who they were playing against in the playoffs for the sixth time in the last eight years; the Pacers defeated the Knicks in six games to reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. However, the Pacers would lose in the Finals to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games.
Following the season, Larry Bird resigned as head coach after three seasons, while Davis was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers, Mullin was released and later re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Golden State Warriors, Jackson signed with the Toronto Raptors, and Smits retired after playing twelve seasons in the NBA with the Pacers.

## Offseason
### NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 26 | Vonteego Cummings | PG | United States | Pittsburgh |

## Regular season

The Pacers began a new era by moving into Conseco Fieldhouse after 25 years at Market Square Arena. They would start the season with a 7-7 record but finished with a 56-26 record, good enough to win their 2nd straight division title. The Pacers even won 25 straight games at their new arena.

### Season standings

| Central Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Indiana Pacers | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 36–5 | 20–21 | 20–8 |
| x-Charlotte Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 20–8 |
| x-Toronto Raptors | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 16–12 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 16–12 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 16–12 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 24 | 22–19 | 10–31 | 8–20 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 28 | 21–20 | 7–34 | 11–17 |
| Chicago Bulls | 17 | 65 | .207 | 39 | 12–29 | 5–36 | 5–23 |
| # | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Indiana Pacers | 56 | 26 | .683 | – |
| 2 | y-Miami Heat | 52 | 30 | .634 | 4 |
| 3 | x-New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 6 |
| 4 | x-Charlotte Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7 |
| 5 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7 |
| 6 | x-Toronto Raptors | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 |
| 7 | x-Detroit Pistons | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 |
| 8 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 |
| 9 | Orlando Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 15 |
| 10 | Boston Celtics | 35 | 47 | .427 | 21 |
| 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 24 |
| 12 | New Jersey Nets | 31 | 51 | .378 | 25 |
| 13 | Washington Wizards | 29 | 53 | .354 | 27 |
| 14 | Atlanta Hawks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 28 |
| 15 | Chicago Bulls | 17 | 65 | .207 | 39 |

### Record vs. opponents

1999-2000 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 | – | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Boston | 3–1 | – | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 3–1 | 3–1 | – | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | – | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Cleveland | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Golden State | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Indiana | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | – | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | – | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 |
| Milwaukee | 4–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
| Minnesota | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
| New Jersey | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| New York | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Orlando | 3–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| Philadelphia | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Phoenix | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | – | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | – | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | – | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | – | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 |
| Toronto | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | – | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Vancouver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | – | 1–1 |
| Washington | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1999–2000 game log Total: 56–26 (home: 36–5; road: 20–21) :
November: 8–7 (home: 4–2; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
November 2, 1999
@ New Jersey
W 119–112
Miller (27)
Davis (13)
Jackson (5)
Continental Airlines Arena
1–0
2
November 4, 1999
@ Charlotte
L 89–98
Miller (20)
Davis, Rose (7)
Jackson (7)
Charlotte Coliseum
1–1
3
November 6, 1999
Boston
W 115–108
Miller (29)
Davis (11)
Jackson (8)
Conseco Fieldhouse
2–1
4
November 9, 1999 7:30 p.m. EST
@ Miami
L 101–113
Rose (17)
Davis (10)
Jackson (4)
Miami Arena
2–2
5
November 11, 1999
Orlando
W 116–101
Miller (21)
Rose (8)
Rose (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse
3–2
6
November 13, 1999
Washington
W 105–83
Rose (16)
Davis (8)
Best, Jackson (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse
4–2
7
November 15, 1999
@ Houston
W 96–87
Harrington (18)
Davis (11)
Jackson (7)
Compaq Center
5–2
8
November 16, 1999
@ San Antonio
L 87–90 (OT)
Rose (28)
Davis (10)
Jackson, Miller, Perkins (4)
Alamodome
5–3
9
November 19, 1999
Atlanta
L 99–105
Miller, Smits (21)
Harrington (8)
Jackson (12)
Conseco Fieldhouse
5–4
10
November 20, 1999
@ Cleveland
W 107–98
Rose (22)
Croshere (8)
Jackson, Rose (9)
Gund Arena
6–4
11
November 22, 1999
@ Boston
L 85–95
Davis (19)
Davis (12)
Jackson (8)
FleetCenter
6–5
12
November 25, 1999
Detroit
L 99–107
Smits (23)
Davis (8)
Jackson (10)
Conseco Fieldhouse
6–6
13
November 26, 1999
Vancouver
W 105–86
Smits (17)
Croshere, Smits (5)
Best (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse
7–6
14
November 28, 1999 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Seattle
L 91–102
Davis (19)
Davis (12)
Best (5)
Key Arena 14,644
7–7
15
November 29, 1999 10:00 p.m. EST
@ Portland
W 93–91
Rose (22)
Davis (12)
Jackson (9)
Rose Garden 20,049
8–7 :
December: 12–2 (home: 8–0; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
16
December 1, 1999
@ Vancouver
W 96–89
Miller (26)
Croshere (9)
Jackson (10)
General Motors Place
9–7
17
December 3, 1999 8:00 p.m. EST
@ Utah
W 100–75
Miller (31)
Davis (13)
Jackson (9)
Delta Center 19,084
10–7
18
December 7, 1999
San Antonio
W 83–77
Miller (23)
Davis (16)
Jackson (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse
11–7
19
December 10, 1999
Cleveland
W 136–88
Smits (25)
Davis (20)
Miller (8)
Conseco Fieldhouse
13–7
20
December 11, 1999
L.A. Clippers
W 108–90
Miller (26)
Davis (18)
Jackson (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse
14–7
21
December 14, 1999
@ Toronto
L 97–105
Rose (21)
Davis (10)
Best (7)
Air Canada Centre
13–8
22
December 15, 1999
Chicago
W 102–91
Croshere (21)
Smits (8)
Jackson (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse
14–8
23
December 17, 1999 7:00 p.m. EST
Utah
W 89–74
Miller (19)
Croshere (11)
Jackson (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
15–8
24
December 18, 1999
@ Milwaukee
L 95–109
Miller (21)
Davis (15)
Jackson (10)
Bradley Center
15–9
25
December 21, 1999 7:00 p.m. EST
Seattle
W 113–103
Miller (31)
Davis (9)
Jackson, Rose (11)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
16–9
26
December 25, 1999 7:00 p.m. EST
New York
W 101–90
Miller (26)
Croshere (10)
Jackson (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
17–9
27
December 27, 1999
@ Chicago
W 103–91
Davis (21)
Davis (8)
Jackson (13)
United Center
18–9
28
December 29, 1999
@ Atlanta
W 116–89
Miller (25)
Davis (12)
Jackson (14)
Philips Arena
19–9
29
December 30, 1999
Charlotte
W 109–99
Miller (30)
Davis (11)
Jackson (11)
Conseco Fieldhouse
20–9 :
January: 8–6 (home: 6–0; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
30
January 4, 2000
New Jersey
W 116–111
Miller (24)
Smits (9)
Jackson (15)
Conseco Fieldhouse
21–9
31
January 6, 2000
@ Denver
W 102–87
Miller (20)
Croshere, Davis, Perkins (7)
Jackson (10)
Pepsi Center
22–9
32
January 8, 2000
@ L.A. Clippers
L 94–107
Best (20)
Davis, Rose, Smits (6)
Jackson (6)
Staples Center
22–10
33
January 9, 2000 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Sacramento
L 113–116
Croshere (22)
Davis (12)
Best (8)
ARCO Arena 17,317
22–11
34
January 12, 2000
Washington
W 117–102
Rose (25)
Davis (13)
Jackson (13)
Conseco Fieldhouse
23–11
35
January 14, 2000 8:00 p.m. EST
L.A. Lakers
W 111–102
Miller (22)
Croshere (12)
Jackson (8)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
24–11
36
January 15, 2000
@ Orlando
W 96–89
Croshere (14)
Davis (11)
Rose (6)
Orlando Arena
25–11
37
January 17, 2000
@ Minnesota
L 100–101
Smits (20)
Croshere (13)
Jackson (11)
Target Center
25–12
38
January 19, 2000
Milwaukee
W 106–84
Miller (29)
Davis (13)
Jackson (12)
Conseco Fieldhouse
26–12
39
January 21, 2000
@ Washington
L 113–123
Miller, Rose (21)
Davis (9)
Jackson (13)
MCI Center
26–13
40
January 22, 2000 8:30 p.m. EST
@ Philadelphia
L 97–103
Miller (28)
Davis (15)
Jackson (9)
First Union Center 20,623
26–14
41
January 24, 2000
@ Chicago
L 82–83
Rose (18)
Davis (11)
Jackson (12)
United Center
26–15
42
January 25, 2000 7:00 p.m. EST
Phoenix
W 93–87
Miller (21)
Davis, Rose (9)
Jackson (8)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
27–15
43
January 29, 2000 6:30 p.m. EST
Miami
W 94–84
Miller (30)
Croshere, Davis (6)
Jackson (8)
Conseco Fieldhouse
28–15 :
February: 11–2 (home: 8–0; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
44
February 1, 2000
Boston
W 99–96
Smits (26)
Davis (14)
Jackson (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse
29–15
45
February 4, 2000 8:00 p.m. EST
Sacramento
W 104–94
Rose (22)
Davis (13)
Jackson (15)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
30–15
46
February 5, 2000
@ Orlando
L 102–107
Rose (25)
Davis (14)
Best, Jackson, Rose (4)
Orlando Arena
30–16
47
February 7, 2000 7:00 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
W 109–84
Miller (32)
Rose (7)
McKey, Rose (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
31–16
48
February 9, 2000
@ Boston
W 113–104
Rose (23)
Davis (11)
Jackson (9)
FleetCenter
32–16
All-Star Break
49
February 16, 2000
Toronto
W 109–101
Rose (32)
Davis (13)
Jackson (15)
Conseco Fieldhouse
33–16
50
February 17, 2000
@ Milwaukee
W 92–90
Miller (23)
Croshere, Davis, Jackson (9)
Jackson (9)
Bradley Center
34–16
51
February 19, 2000 3:30 p.m. EST
@ New York
L 73–87
Miller (16)
Davis (16)
Jackson (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
34–17
52
February 21, 2000
Dallas
W 94–93
Rose (28)
Davis, McKey (8)
Jackson (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse
35–17
53
February 23, 2000
@ Detroit
W 118–111
Smits (29)
Smits (9)
Jackson (14)
The Palace of Auburn Hills
36–17
54
February 24, 2000
Chicago
W 100–83
Rose (22)
McKey (10)
Jackson (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse
37–17
55
February 26, 2000
Golden State
W 104–88
Rose (29)
Perkins (7)
Jackson (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse
38–17
56
February 29, 2000
Detroit
W 115–105
Miller (24)
Smits (12)
Jackson (13)
Conseco Fieldhouse
39–17 :
March: 9–7 (home: 6–3; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
57
March 2, 2000 9:00 p.m. EST
@ Phoenix
L 87–118
Best (20)
Croshere, Davis (9)
Jackson (8)
America West Arena 19,023
39–18
58
March 3, 2000 10:30 p.m. EST
@ L.A. Lakers
L 92–107
Miller (22)
Davis (13)
Jackson (6)
Staples Center 18,997
39–19
59
March 5, 2000
@ Golden State
W 114–95
Croshere (18)
Davis (8)
Jackson (8)
The Arena in Oakland
40–19
60
March 7, 2000
Denver
W 90–89
Rose (19)
Davis (11)
Rose (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse
41–19
61
March 9, 2000 7:00 p.m. EST
Portland
W 127–119 (OT)
Jackson (23)
Davis (13)
Jackson (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
42–19
62
March 10, 2000
@ Cleveland
W 95–92
Miller (28)
McKey, Smits (8)
Jackson (9)
Gund Arena
43–19
63
March 12, 2000 12:30 p.m. EST
Miami
L 96–105
Miller (26)
Davis (8)
Jackson (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse
43–20
64
March 14, 2000
@ Dallas
L 90–111
Best (26)
Croshere, Rose (13)
Best (5)
Reunion Arena
43–21
65
March 15, 2000
@ Atlanta
W 113–107
Rose (32)
Croshere (11)
Jackson (10)
Philips Arena
44–21
66
March 17, 2000
Houston
W 111–102
Rose (35)
Croshere (13)
Jackson (8)
Conseco Fieldhouse
45–21
67
March 18, 2000
Charlotte
W 113–99
Rose (22)
Smits (12)
Jackson (9)
Conseco Fieldhouse
46–21
68
March 21, 2000 8:00 p.m. EST
New York
W 95–91
Rose (28)
Croshere (8)
Jackson (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
47–21
69
March 23, 2000
Milwaukee
L 84–105
Rose (22)
Croshere (7)
Jackson (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse
47–22
70
March 26, 2000 12:30 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
L 101–111
Rose (19)
Smits (7)
Best, Jackson (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
47–23
71
March 28, 2000
@ New Jersey
L 106–111
Rose (27)
Croshere (10)
Jackson (11)
Continental Airlines Arena
47–24
72
March 31, 2000
Minnesota
W 109–85
Best (27)
Davis, Perkins (9)
Best (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse
48–24 :
April: 8–2 (home: 4–0; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
73
April 2, 2000
@ Toronto
W 104–83
Rose (23)
Davis, Perkins (7)
Jackson (10)
Air Canada Centre
49–24
74
April 5, 2000
New Jersey
W 105–101
Smits (25)
Davis (11)
Jackson (8)
Conseco Fieldhouse
50–24
75
April 7, 2000
Cleveland
W 95–94
Rose (26)
Rose (13)
Jackson (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse
51–24
76
April 9, 2000
@ Charlotte
L 80–96
Rose (18)
Davis (14)
Jackson (8)
Charlotte Coliseum
51–25
77
April 10, 2000 7:00 p.m. EST
@ New York
L 81–83
Jackson (13)
Davis (12)
Jackson (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
51–26
78
April 12, 2000
Toronto
W 77–74
Rose (24)
Davis (14)
Jackson, Rose (4)
Conseco Fieldhouse
52–26
79
April 14, 2000 7:00 p.m. EST
@ Miami
W 105–101
Miller (26)
Davis (7)
Jackson (5)
American Airlines Arena
53–26
80
April 16, 2000
@ Detroit
W 112–101
Miller (21)
Davis (15)
Jackson (9)
The Palace of Auburn Hills
54–26
81
April 17, 2000 7:00 p.m. EST
@ Philadelphia
W 92–90
Mullin (21)
Smits (10)
Rose (9)
First Union Center 20,797
55–26
82
April 19, 2000
Atlanta
W 111–92
Rose (19)
Foster (13)
Jackson (8)
Conseco Fieldhouse
56–26 :
1999–00 schedule :

## Playoffs

2000 playoff game log :
Eastern Conference First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 23, 2000
Milwaukee
W 88–85
Rose (26)
Davis (17)
Jackson (11)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
1–0
2
April 27, 2000
Milwaukee
L 91–104
Croshere (16)
Davis (12)
Jackson (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
1–1
3
April 29, 2000
@ Milwaukee
W 109–96
Miller (34)
Croshere (11)
Miller, Rose (5)
Bradley Center 18,717
2–1
4
May 1, 2000
@ Milwaukee
L 87–100
Rose (17)
Davis (10)
Jackson (6)
Bradley Center 18,072
2–2
5
May 4, 2000
Milwaukee
W 96–95
Miller (41)
Davis (12)
Jackson (8)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
3–2 :
Eastern Conference Semifinals: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 6, 2000 2:30 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
W 108–91
Miller, Rose (40)
Croshere (11)
Jackson (10)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
1–0
2
May 8, 2000 7:00 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
W 103–97
Rose (30)
Rose (7)
Jackson (14)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
2–0
3
May 10, 2000 7:00 p.m. EST
@ Philadelphia
W 97–89
Miller (29)
Davis (17)
Jackson (8)
First Union Center 20,823
3–0
4
May 13, 2000 2:30 p.m. EST
@ Philadelphia
L 90–92
Smits (20)
Davis (11)
Jackson (7)
First Union Center 20,675
3–1
5
May 15, 2000 7:00 p.m. EST
Philadelphia
L 86–107
Smits (15)
Davis (8)
Jackson, Rose (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
3–2
6
May 19, 2000 5:30 p.m. EST
@ Philadelphia
W 106–90
Miller (25)
Davis (11)
Jackson (11)
First Union Center 20,969
4–2 :
Eastern Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 23, 2000 7:30 p.m. EST
New York
W 102–88
Croshere (22)
Davis (16)
Jackson (13)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
1–0
2
May 25, 2000 7:30 p.m. EST
New York
W 88–84
Rose (24)
Davis (16)
Jackson (5)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
2–0
3
May 27, 2000 2:30 p.m. EST
@ New York
L 95–98
Rose (26)
Davis (16)
Jackson, Rose (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
2–1
4
May 29, 2000 4:30 p.m. EST
@ New York
L 89–91
Miller (24)
Davis (11)
Jackson (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
2–2
5
May 31, 2000 8:00 p.m. EST
New York
W 88–79
Best (24)
McKey (9)
Jackson (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
3–2
6
June 2, 2000 6:00 p.m. EST
@ New York
W 93–80
Miller (34)
Davis (16)
Best, Jackson (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
4–2 :
NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 7, 2000 8:00 p.m. EST
@ L.A. Lakers
L 87–104
Jackson (18)
Davis (8)
Jackson (7)
Staples Center 18,997
0–1
2
June 9, 2000 8:00 p.m. EST
@ L.A. Lakers
L 104–111
Rose (30)
Davis (10)
Jackson (8)
Staples Center 18,997
0–2
3
June 11, 2000 6:30 p.m. EST
L.A. Lakers
W 100–91
Miller (33)
Davis (12)
Jackson (6)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
1–2
4
June 14, 2000 8:00 p.m. EST
L.A. Lakers
L 118–120 (OT)
Miller (35)
Davis (8)
Jackson (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
1–3
5
June 16, 2000 8:00 p.m. EST
L.A. Lakers
W 120–87
Rose (32)
Croshere (9)
Jackson (7)
Conseco Fieldhouse 18,345
2–3
6
June 19, 2000 8:00 p.m. EST
@ L.A. Lakers
L 111–116
Rose (29)
Davis (14)
Jackson (11)
Staples Center 18,997
2–4 :
2000 schedule :

## Game officials
### Regular season

| Game | Date | Opponent | Officials |
| 2 | 11–4–1999 | @ Charlotte | |
| 4 | 11–9–1999 | @ Miami | Matt Boland, No. 7 Bernie Fryer, No. 57 Greg Willard |
| 8 | 11–16–1999 | @ San Antonio | |
| 12 | 11–25–1999 | Detroit | |
| 14 | 11–28–1999 | @ Seattle | No. 7 Bernie Fryer, Monty McCutchen, No. 57 Greg Willard |
| 15 | 11–29–1999 | @ Portland | No. 41 Ken Mauer, Violet Palmer, Leroy Richardson |
| 17 | 12–3–1999 | @ Utah | No. 17 Joe Crawford, Michael Smith, No. 51 Mark Wunderlich |
| 18 | 12–7–1999 | San Antonio | |
| 21 | 12–14–1999 | @ Toronto | |
| 23 | 12–17–1999 | Utah | No. 43 Dan Crawford, Derek Richardson, Bill Spooner |
| 24 | 12–18–1999 | @ Milwaukee | |
| 25 | 12–21–1999 | Seattle | No. 19 James Capers, No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 51 Mark Wunderlich |
| 26 | 12–25–1999 | New York | Ted Bernhardt, No. 13 Mike Mathis, Michael Smith |
| 29 | 12–30–1999 | Charlotte | |
| 33 | 1–9–2000 | @ Sacramento | No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 8 Luis Grillo, No 37 Blaine Reichelt |
| 35 | 1–14–2000 | L.A. Lakers | Hank Armstrong, No. 43 Dan Crawford, Jim Kinsey |
| 37 | 1–17–2000 | @ Minnesota | |
| 38 | 1–19–2000 | Milwaukee | |
| 40 | 1–22–2000 | @ Philadelphia | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, Dee Kantner, No. 49 Tom Washington |
| 42 | 1–25–2000 | Phoenix | No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 37 Blaine Reichelt, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
| 43 | 1–29–2000 | Miami | No. 24 Mike Callahan, Rodney Mott, No. 35 Jack Nies |
| 45 | 2–4–2000 | Sacramento | Tim Donaghy, Bill Kennedy, No. 13 Mike Mathis |
| 47 | 2–7–2000 | Philadelphia | Gary Benson, No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 41 Ken Mauer |
| 49 | 2–16–2000 | Toronto | |
| 50 | 2–17–2000 | @ Milwaukee | |
| 51 | 2–19–2000 | @ New York | No. 29 Steve Javie, Bill Kennedy, No. 41 Ken Mauer |
| 53 | 2–23–2000 | @ Detroit | |
| 56 | 2–29–2000 | Detroit | |
| 57 | 3–2–2000 | @ Phoenix | No. 8 Luis Grillo, No. 29 Steve Javie, Bill Kennedy |
| 58 | 3–3–2000 | @ L.A. Lakers | Gary Benson, No. 45 Joe Forte, David Jones |
| 61 | 3–9–2000 | Portland | Derek Richardson, Leroy Richardson, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
| 63 | 3–12–2000 | Miami | No.27 Dick Bavetta, Kevin Fehr, No. 51 Mark Wunderlich |
| 67 | 3–18–2000 | Charlotte | |
| 68 | 3–21–2000 | New York | No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 14 Derrick Stafford, George Toliver |
| 69 | 3–23–2000 | Milwaukee | |
| 70 | 3–26–2000 | Philadelphia | Tony Brothers, No. 26 Bob Delaney, Joe DeRosa |
| 72 | 3–31–2000 | Minnesota | |
| 73 | 4–2–2000 | @ Toronto | |
| 76 | 4–9–2000 | @ Charlotte | |
| 77 | 4–10–2000 | @ New York | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 28 Tommy Nunez, Michael Smith |
| 78 | 4–12–2000 | Toronto | |
| 79 | 4–14–2000 | @ Miami | Marc Davis, No. 20 Jess Kersey, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore |
| 80 | 4–16–2000 | @ Detroit | |
| 81 | 4–17–2000 | @ Philadelphia | No. 6 Jim Clark, Sean Corbin, No. 25 Hugh Evans |

### Playoffs

| Game | Round | Date | Opponent | Officials |
| 1 | Eastern Conference First Round | 4–23–2000 | Milwaukee | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 35 Jack Nies, No. 12 Don Vaden |
| 2 | Eastern Conference First Round | 4–27–2000 | Milwaukee | No. 34 Ronnie Nunn, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore, No. 14 Derrick Stafford |
| 3 | Eastern Conference First Round | 4–29–2000 | @ Milwaukee | No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 41 Ken Mauer, No. 51 Mark Wunderlich |
| 4 | Eastern Conference First Round | 5–1–2000 | @ Milwaukee | No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 24 Mike Callahan, No. 6 Jim Clark |
| 5 | Eastern Conference First Round | 5–4–2000 | Milwaukee | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
| 1 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5–6–2000 | Philadelphia | No. 31 Terry Durham, No. 10 Ron Garretson, No. 41 Ken Mauer |
| 2 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5–8–2000 | Philadelphia | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 26 Bob Delaney, No. 45 Joe Forte |
| 3 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5–10–2000 | @ Philadelphia | No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 8 Luis Grillo, No. 42 Hue Hollins |
| 4 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5–13–2000 | @ Philadelphia | No. 34 Ronnie Nunn, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore, No. 12 Don Vaden |
| 5 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5–15–2000 | Philadelphia | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 49 Tom Washington |
| 6 | Eastern Conference Semifinals | 5–19–2000 | @ Philadelphia | No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 7 Bernie Fryer, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush |
| 1 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5–23–2000 | New York | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 34 Ronnie Nunn, No. 42 Hue Hollins |
| 2 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5–25–2000 | New York | No. 31 Terry Durham, No. 7 Bernie Fryer, No. 10 Ron Garretson |
| 3 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5–27–2000 | @ New York | No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 35 Jack Nies, No. 26 Bob Delaney |
| 4 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5–29–2000 | @ New York | No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush, No. 13 Mike Mathis |
| 5 | Eastern Conference Finals | 5–31–2000 | New York | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 41 Ken Mauer |
| 6 | Eastern Conference Finals | 6–2–2000 | @ New York | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore, No. 12 Don Vaden |
| 1 | NBA Finals | 6–7–2000 | @ L.A. Lakers | No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 31 Terry Durham, No. 35 Jack Nies |
| 2 | NBA Finals | 6–9–2000 | @ L.A. Lakers | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 32 Eddie F. Rush, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore |
| 3 | NBA Finals | 6–11–2000 | L.A. Lakers | No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 7 Bernie Fryer, No. 10 Ron Garretson |
| 4 | NBA Finals | 6–14–2000 | L.A. Lakers | No. 27 Dick Bavetta, No. 29 Steve Javie, No. 34 Ronnie Nunn |
| 5 | NBA Finals | 6–16–2000 | L.A. Lakers | No. 43 Dan Crawford, No. 35 Jack Nies, No. 15 Bennett Salvatore |
| 6 | NBA Finals | 6–19–2000 | @ L.A. Lakers | No. 17 Joe Crawford, No. 25 Hugh Evans, No. 10 Ron Garretson |

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Travis Best | PG | 82 | 0 | 1,691 | 142 | 272 | 76 | 5 | 733 | 20.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | .9 | .1 | 8.9 |
| Reggie Miller | SG | 81 | 81 | 2,987 | 239 | 187 | 85 | 25 | 1,470 | 36.9 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 18.1 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 81 | 81 | 2,190 | 296 | 650 | 76 | 10 | 660 | 27.0 | 3.7 | 8.0 | .9 | .1 | 8.1 |
| Austin Croshere | PF | 81 | 14 | 1,885 | 516 | 89 | 44 | 60 | 835 | 23.3 | 6.4 | 1.1 | .5 | .7 | 10.3 |
| Sam Perkins | PF | 81 | 0 | 1,620 | 289 | 68 | 31 | 33 | 537 | 20.0 | 3.6 | .8 | .4 | .4 | 6.6 |
| Jalen Rose | SF | 80 | 80 | 2,978 | 387 | 320 | 84 | 49 | 1,457 | 37.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 1.1 | .6 | 18.2 |
| Rik Smits | C | 79 | 79 | 1,852 | 401 | 85 | 20 | 100 | 1,018 | 23.4 | 5.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 1.3 | 12.9 |
| Dale Davis | C | 74 | 72 | 2,127 | 729 | 64 | 52 | 94 | 743 | 28.7 | 9.9 | .9 | .7 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| Al Harrington | PF | 50 | 0 | 854 | 159 | 38 | 25 | 9 | 328 | 17.1 | 3.2 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 6.6 |
| Chris Mullin | SG | 47 | 2 | 582 | 76 | 37 | 28 | 9 | 242 | 12.4 | 1.6 | .8 | .6 | .2 | 5.1 |
| Derrick McKey | SF | 32 | 0 | 634 | 135 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 139 | 19.8 | 4.2 | 1.1 | .9 | .4 | 4.3 |
| Jonathan Bender | SF | 24 | 1 | 130 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 64 | 5.4 | .9 | .1 | .0 | .2 | 2.7 |
| Jeff Foster | C | 19 | 0 | 86 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 4.5 | 1.7 | .3 | .3 | .1 | 2.3 |
| Žan Tabak | C | 18 | 0 | 114 | 32 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 37 | 6.3 | 1.8 | .2 | .2 | .5 | 2.1 |

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Jalen Rose | SF | 23 | 23 | 964 | 101 | 78 | 16 | 11 | 479 | 41.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | .7 | .5 | 20.8 |
| Dale Davis | C | 23 | 23 | 714 | 263 | 17 | 11 | 31 | 190 | 31.0 | 11.4 | .7 | .5 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| Mark Jackson | PG | 23 | 23 | 634 | 86 | 178 | 19 | 2 | 187 | 27.6 | 3.7 | 7.7 | .8 | .1 | 8.1 |
| Austin Croshere | PF | 23 | 2 | 490 | 109 | 19 | 9 | 16 | 216 | 21.3 | 4.7 | .8 | .4 | .7 | 9.4 |
| Travis Best | PG | 23 | 0 | 463 | 57 | 66 | 19 | 4 | 204 | 20.1 | 2.5 | 2.9 | .8 | .2 | 8.9 |
| Sam Perkins | PF | 23 | 0 | 417 | 73 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 110 | 18.1 | 3.2 | .4 | .2 | .3 | 4.8 |
| Derrick McKey | SF | 23 | 0 | 352 | 79 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 15.3 | 3.4 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 2.0 |
| Reggie Miller | SG | 22 | 22 | 892 | 53 | 60 | 23 | 10 | 527 | 40.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .5 | 24.0 |
| Rik Smits | C | 22 | 21 | 461 | 78 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 241 | 21.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | .5 | .9 | 11.0 |
| Žan Tabak | C | 10 | 0 | 47 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4.7 | 1.6 | .0 | .0 | .2 | 1.2 |
| Chris Mullin | SG | 9 | 1 | 90 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 31 | 10.0 | 1.6 | .6 | .7 | .1 | 3.4 |
| Jonathan Bender | SF | 9 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2.3 | .3 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 1.3 |

## NBA Finals

* Lakers' backup center John Salley became the first player in NBA history to play on three different championship-winning franchises, as he won titles in 1989 and '90 with the Detroit Pistons and 1996 with the Chicago Bulls.
* This was the Lakers first NBA Finals in the new Staples Center.
* After closing out game 6, fans rioted outside Staples Center by making bonfires, tipping cars, breaking windows of cars and buildings, and vandalizing businesses around the area. Overall, they caused $1 million in damages. In Lakers' championship run the following year, the LAPD came out in bigger force after the Lakers won and prevented the same thing from happening again.
* Staples Center, which was a first-year building in 2000, had a very tricky shooting background and opposing teams often had difficulty shooting there. Pacers coach Larry Bird wanted to have a shoot-around in the arena the day before Game 6 to help his team shoot more consistently because they shot very poorly in Games 1 and 2. However, the Pacers couldn't practice in the building because of an Arena Football game. Bird was very upset about this, and his team had to go down to the Lakers practice facility in El Segundo.
* The two arenas in this series, Conseco Fieldhouse and Staples Center, were both first-year arenas.

### Summary

The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.
| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4* | Game 5 | Game 6 | Wins |
| Los Angeles (West) | 104 | 111 | 91 | 120 | 87 | 116 | 4 |
| Indiana (East) | 87 | 104 | 100 | 118 | 120 | 111 | 2 |

### Aspects

Although the Lakers were one of the more talented teams in the NBA the previous year, they failed to win a single game against the San Antonio Spurs in the 1999 NBA Playoffs. Twenty-four days after being swept by the eventual league champion, the Lakers signed Phil Jackson as head coach. Jackson, famous for coaching Michael Jordan and the six-time champion Chicago Bulls, would build his triangle offense around Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant. general manager Jerry West surrounded O'Neal and Bryant with effective role players such as Glen Rice, Ron Harper (who had experience with Jackson's triangle offense as part of the '96–'98 Bulls), and A.C. Green (member of the last two Lakers championship teams).
Along with these starters, the Lakers also possessed a strong bench. Robert Horry not only had championship experience with the Houston Rockets but also was a threat on the perimeter and a defensive star. Derek Fisher was a defensively minded point-guard with the ability to shoot well from long range. Rick Fox, acquired after being released by the Boston Celtics, was the Lakers' sixth man. With a healthy O'Neal, the Lakers dominated the regular season, with winning streaks of 11, 16, and 19 en route to a 67–15 record, tying the 1992 Chicago Bulls and 1986 Boston Celtics as the fifth best record in NBA regular season history.
Although many expected the Lakers to reach the Finals, the road would be a rocky one. In the first round, the Lakers won the first two games against the Sacramento Kings, only to drop the next two games in Sacramento. The Lakers then defeated Sacramento in Game 5, 113–86, to face the Phoenix Suns in the conference semi-finals. The Lakers clobbered the Suns, winning the series 4–1 (with their only loss coming in Game 4). In Game 1 of the Western Conference finals against the Portland Trail Blazers, Rasheed Wallace earned two technical fouls and was ejected; the Lakers took advantage of Wallace's absence and secured victory. The Trail Blazers stormed back in the next game, giving the Lakers their worst home loss of the season in a 106–77 shellacking. This setback did not affect Los Angeles, as they assembled a 3–1 series lead by winning the next two games in Portland. The Lakers underestimated the Trail Blazers, however. Led by former Jackson linchpin Scottie Pippen, Portland won back-to-back elimination games and forced a series-deciding Game 7. Amid several controversial foul calls by referee Dick Bavetta against members of the Trail Blazers, Portland relinquished a 75–60 fourth quarter lead. Rallying back with a 25–4 run, the Lakers won the game and secured a berth in the NBA Finals.
In the 1997–1998 NBA season, the Chicago Bulls narrowly defeated the Pacers, 4 games to 3, in the Eastern Conference finals. The 1998–1999 NBA season began with a lockout but saw Indiana return to the Eastern Conference finals, where they fell to the New York Knicks. The 1999–2000 NBA season brought several major changes to the Pacers. It was their first season at Conseco Fieldhouse, as well as their first since 1993 without center Antonio Davis, who was traded for the rights to the No. 5 overall pick in the 1999 NBA Draft. Jalen Rose replaced Chris Mullin in the starting line up, winning the NBA Most Improved Player award, while Austin Croshere replaced him as the sixth man.
The Pacers started the season 7–7 but eventually finished with an Eastern Conference best 56–26 record, including a franchise-best 25 game win streak at home. The Pacers, like the Lakers, struggled in the playoffs. They needed a clutch Travis Best three-pointer to dispatch the Milwaukee Bucks in five games. Indiana faced the Philadelphia 76ers in the second round and took the series in six games, earning a trip to the Eastern Conference finals. The Pacers would face their rival Knicks, winning a memorable six-game series in a reversal of fortunes from years past. With the victory, Indiana advanced to the first NBA Finals in franchise history, becoming the second former ABA team to do so.

### Game 1

Wednesday, June 7, 2000, 9:00 at the Staples Center.
The Lakers dominated from the start. The Lakers shot 15-for-20 (75%) in the first period while the Pacers shot only 7-for-20 (35%). Miller would miss all of his shots in the first quarter to give the Lakers a 15-point lead. Croshere came off the bench to keep the Pacers alive in the 2nd quarter, scoring 9 points and grabbing 4 rebounds in the quarter. Although the Pacers attempted a comeback in the 2nd quarter, they were still down by 12. In the 3rd quarter, it would be Jackson who led the Pacers to a comeback, cutting the Lakers lead by 2. Miller also hit his first field goal in the 3rd quarter, though it would be his last. The Lakers handled the Pacers in the final quarter, with a 13–2 run winning by 17 points. O'Neal scored 43 points and grabbed 19 rebounds.
| Team | 1st Qt. | 2nd Qt. | 3rd Qt. | 4th Qt. | Total |
| Indiana | 18 | 25 | 28 | 16 | 87 |
| Los Angeles | 33 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 104 |

### Game 2

Friday, June 9, 2000, 9:00 at the Staples Center.
Los Angeles and Indiana were evenly matched for the first quarter, both scoring 28. However, Los Angeles suffered a major setback when Kobe Bryant left the game in the 2nd quarter due to a sprained ankle and did not return. Jalen Rose later admitted that he intentionally stuck out his foot when Kobe shot a jumpshot in order to trip him when he landed. Ron Harper went in for Bryant and scored 21 points for the game. Desperate to try to gain the lead, Larry Bird resorted to the "Hack-a-Shaq" strategy. Shaq shot 39 free throws, making only 18, an NBA record for most free throws attempted. Despite this low percentage, Shaq made 9 of 16 in the 4th quarter to keep a Lakers lead. The Pacers cut the lead to 99–96 and were looking to foul Shaq, but when Shaq got the ball he passed to Robert Horry who converted not only the layup, but the foul shot as well giving them a 102–96 lead en route to a 111–104 Lakers victory.
| Team | 1st Qt. | 2nd Qt. | 3rd Qt. | 4th Qt. | Total |
| Indiana | 28 | 21 | 20 | 35 | 104 |
| Los Angeles | 28 | 24 | 21 | 38 | 111 |

### Game 3

Sunday, June 11, 2000, 7:30 at the Conseco Fieldhouse.
Taking advantage of Kobe Bryant's ankle injury, Indiana restored a semblance of parity to the proceedings. Kobe's absence was felt as the Pacers had an 11–2 run in the first quarter to take an 8-point lead. Austin Croshere once again had another huge 2nd quarter, scoring 8 points as the Pacers shot 61% from the field. The Lakers tried to make a run to get back into the game, but upon doings so, Indiana answered with 12 straight points and led by 17. The Lakers were desperate and attempted another run to get within 3 points, but Reggie Miller nailed all his free throws at the end of the game to give Indiana a 9-point win.
| Team | 1st Qt. | 2nd Qt. | 3rd Qt. | 4th Qt. | Total |
| Los Angeles | 15 | 27 | 22 | 25 | 91 |
| Indiana | 23 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 100 |

### Game 4

Wednesday, June 14, 2000, 9:00 at the Conseco Fieldhouse.
The Pacers took a quick 9–2 lead due to Rik Smits hitting his first four shots. Kobe Bryant attempted to play with his sore ankle but only managed to score 6 points in the first half. Even though Bryant and O'Neal were in foul trouble in the first half (each picking up his third with 5 minutes remaining in the second quarter), Indiana could not take advantage and did not extend their lead. This would be a problem as Kobe Bryant scored 10 points and the Lakers took a 62–60 lead due to a Glen Rice three-pointer. The game remained close going into the fourth quarter, when O'Neal and Reggie Miller scored 14 and 13 points respectively, sending the game into overtime. Midway through overtime, O'Neal committed his sixth foul but 21-year-old Bryant delivered three clutch shots, as the Lakers were able to overcome back-up center John Salley's inability to effectively defend Smits. Smits and Miller scored all 14 of Indiana's OT points, but it was not enough to overcome as Miller missed a last-second three-pointer, and L.A. was able to pull one out in Indianapolis.
| Team | 1st Qt. | 2nd Qt. | 3rd Qt. | 4th Qt. | OT | Total |
| Los Angeles | 23 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 16 | 120 |
| Indiana | 33 | 21 | 23 | 27 | 14 | 118 |

### Game 5

Friday, June 16, 2000, 9:00 at the Conseco Fieldhouse.
Reggie Miller and the Pacers dominated the game from the start in what would be Larry Bird's last game as a coach in the state of Indiana. Reggie Miller came out and made 5 straight shots including a 4-point play. The Pacers hit their first 6 three-point shots in the game. The Pacers would have a 20-point lead in the 2nd quarter, and eventually won by 33 – it was the worst Lakers NBA Finals loss since the 148–114 loss to Boston in the 1985 NBA Finals, known as the "Memorial Day Massacre."
With their loss in Game 5, the Lakers record in close-out games dropped to 3–6 in the 2000 NBA Playoffs (the other losses coming in Games 3 and 4 in the first round against Sacramento, Game 4 in the series against Phoenix, and Games 5 and 6 versus Portland). As a result, the series returned to California.
| Team | 1st Qt. | 2nd Qt. | 3rd Qt. | 4th Qt. | Total |
| Los Angeles | 28 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 87 |
| Indiana | 39 | 25 | 22 | 34 | 120 |

### Game 6

Monday, June 19, 2000, 9:00 at the Staples Center.
After the two teams traded blows in the first quarter, Mark Jackson concluded the period with a turn-around half-court shot at the buzzer to give the Pacers a 26–24 advantage. They would not relinquish their lead until the fourth quarter. In the first half, the Pacers would lead by as many as twelve points. However, the Lakers chipped away and entered intermission trailing 56–53. Indiana, however, added two more points to their lead, and entered the final period in a position to force a decisive seventh game.
In the fourth quarter, the momentum shifted. The Lakers got four timely three-pointers from Derek Fisher, Robert Horry, and Rick Fox. The turning point occurred on a play where Brian Shaw stole the ball from Jalen Rose, leading to a fast break where Shaquille O'Neal hit an off-balance shot to give the Lakers the lead. The Pacers never led after that point.
The Lakers would build a seven-point lead, but the Pacers fought back to tie the score at 103. After a timeout, the Lakers scored six unanswered points to regain control. The Pacers made one final valiant effort, but it fell short and the Lakers clinched their first championship in twelve years. Shaquille O'Neal led all scorers with 41 points and also pulled down 12 rebounds. He was awarded the Finals MVP.
| Team | 1st Qt. | 2nd Qt. | 3rd Qt. | 4th Qt. | Total |
| Indiana | 26 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 111 |
| Los Angeles | 24 | 29 | 26 | 37 | 116 |

## Awards, records, and honors

* Jalen Rose, NBA Most Improved Player Award
* Reggie Miller, NBA All-Star Game
* Dale Davis, NBA All-Star Game