# 1998–99 Miami Heat season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the 11th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association. Due to a lockout, the regular season began on February 5, 1999, and was cut from 82 games to 50.
During the off-season, the Heat signed free agents Terry Porter, Clarence Weatherspoon, and later on signed Blue Edwards in February. The team went on a 7-game winning streak after a 1–3 start, winning 18 of their first 23 games, despite Jamal Mashburn only playing just 24 games due to a knee injury, and Voshon Lenard missing 38 games with a stress fracture in his left leg. The Heat finished with a 33–17 win–loss record, which earned them the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Alonzo Mourning averaged 20.1 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game, and was named Defensive Player of the Year, and finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting behind Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz. He was also named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, Tim Hardaway averaged 17.2 points and 7.3 assists per game, and was selected to the All-NBA Second Team, while Mashburn provided the team with 14.8 points per game, P.J. Brown provided with 11.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Dan Majerle, who became the team's starting shooting guard, contributed 7.0 points per game. Off the bench, Porter contributed 10.5 points per game, and Weatherspoon averaged 8.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.
In the playoffs, the Heat faced the New York Knicks for the third consecutive time. The 8th-seeded Knicks defeated the Heat in the Eastern Conference First round, with Knicks guard Allan Houston hitting a buzzer-beater basket in the winner-take-all Game 5, which prevailed the Knicks over Miami, 78–77. With this loss, the Heat became the second number one seed in league history to lose a playoffs series against a number eight seed. The Knicks would become the first #8 seed to reach the NBA Finals, but would lose in five games to the San Antonio Spurs.
This was also the Heat's final full season playing at the Miami Arena. Following the season, Porter signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs, while Terry Mills re-signed with his former team, the Detroit Pistons, and Edwards, and long-time Heat forward Keith Askins were both released to free agency.

## Offseason
### Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 2 | 51 | Corey Brewer | Guard | United States | University of Oklahoma |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Atlantic Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| c-Miami Heat | 33 | 17 | .660 | – | 18‍–‍7 | 15‍–‍10 | 12–8 | 50 |
| x-Orlando Magic | 33 | 17 | .660 | – | 21‍–‍4 | 12‍–‍13 | 12–6 | 50 |
| x-Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 22 | .560 | 5.0 | 17‍–‍8 | 11‍–‍14 | 9–10 | 50 |
| x-New York Knicks | 27 | 23 | .540 | 6.0 | 19‍–‍6 | 8‍–‍17 | 12–8 | 50 |
| Boston Celtics | 19 | 31 | .380 | 14.0 | 10‍–‍15 | 9‍–‍16 | 10–9 | 50 |
| Washington Wizards | 18 | 32 | .360 | 15.0 | 13‍–‍12 | 5‍–‍20 | 6–13 | 50 |
| New Jersey Nets | 16 | 34 | .320 | 17.0 | 12‍–‍13 | 4‍–‍21 | 6–13 | 50 |
Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c-Miami Heat * | 33 | 17 | .660 | – | 50 |
| 2 | y-Indiana Pacers * | 33 | 17 | .660 | – | 50 |
| 3 | x-Orlando Magic | 33 | 17 | .660 | – | 50 |
| 4 | x-Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 19 | .620 | 2.0 | 50 |
| 5 | x-Detroit Pistons | 29 | 21 | .580 | 4.0 | 50 |
| 6 | x-Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 22 | .560 | 5.0 | 50 |
| 7 | x-Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 22 | .560 | 5.0 | 50 |
| 8 | x-New York Knicks | 27 | 23 | .540 | 6.0 | 50 |
| 9 | Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 24 | .520 | 7.0 | 50 |
| 10 | Toronto Raptors | 23 | 27 | .460 | 10.0 | 50 |
| 11 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 28 | .440 | 11.0 | 50 |
| 12 | Boston Celtics | 19 | 31 | .380 | 14.0 | 50 |
| 13 | Washington Wizards | 18 | 32 | .360 | 15.0 | 50 |
| 14 | New Jersey Nets | 16 | 34 | .320 | 17.0 | 50 |
| 15 | Chicago Bulls | 13 | 37 | .260 | 20.0 | 50 |
    z - clinched division title
    y - clinched division title
    x - clinched playoff spot

### Record vs. opponents

1998-99 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | VAN | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| Boston | 0–3 | – | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
| Charlotte | 0–3 | 2–1 | – | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Chicago | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | – | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Dallas | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Denver | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | – | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
| Detroit | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Golden State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | – | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Houston | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | – | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Indiana | 1–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | – | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
| Miami | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
| Milwaukee | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | – | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Minnesota | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | – | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
| New Jersey | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | – | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| New York | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | – | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Orlando | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | – | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
| Philadelphia | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | – | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Phoenix | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Portland | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | – | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Sacramento | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | – | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
| San Antonio | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | – | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
| Seattle | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | – | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
| Toronto | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
| Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | – | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Vancouver | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | – | 0–0 |
| Washington | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |

## Playoffs

1999 playoff game log :
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 8
New York
L 75–95
Alonzo Mourning (27)
Dan Majerle (10)
Tim Hardaway (3)
Miami Arena 15,036
0–1
2
May 10
New York
W 83–73
Alonzo Mourning (26)
Majerle, Mourning (8)
Tim Hardaway (11)
Miami Arena 15,200
1–1
3
May 12
@ New York
L 73–97
Alonzo Mourning (18)
P. J. Brown (8)
Tim Hardaway (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
1–2
4
May 14
@ New York
W 87–72
Mourning, Porter (16)
Alonzo Mourning (13)
Terry Porter (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
2–2
5
May 16
New York
L 77–78
Alonzo Mourning (21)
P. J. Brown (12)
Tim Hardaway (8)
Miami Arena 14,985
2–3 :
1999 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| P. J. Brown | PF | 50 | 50 | 1,611 | 346 | 66 | 46 | 48 | 571 | 32.2 | 6.9 | 1.3 | .9 | 1.0 | 11.4 |
| Terry Porter | PG | 50 | 1 | 1,365 | 140 | 146 | 48 | 11 | 525 | 27.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 10.5 |
| Clarence Weatherspoon | SF | 49 | 3 | 1,040 | 243 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 397 | 21.2 | 5.0 | .7 | .6 | .3 | 8.1 |
| Tim Hardaway | PG | 48 | 48 | 1,772 | 152 | 352 | 57 | 6 | 835 | 36.9 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 1.2 | .1 | 17.4 |
| Dan Majerle | SG | 48 | 48 | 1,624 | 208 | 150 | 38 | 7 | 337 | 33.8 | 4.3 | 3.1 | .8 | .1 | 7.0 |
| Alonzo Mourning | C | 46 | 46 | 1,753 | 507 | 74 | 34 | 180 | 924 | 38.1 | 11.0 | 1.6 | .7 | 3.9 | 20.1 |
| Rex Walters | SG | 33 | 13 | 506 | 50 | 58 | 10 | 3 | 101 | 15.3 | 1.5 | 1.8 | .3 | .1 | 3.1 |
| Keith Askins | SF | 33 | 13 | 415 | 44 | 10 | 17 | 3 | 53 | 12.6 | 1.3 | .3 | .5 | .1 | 1.6 |
| Mark Strickland | PF | 32 | 1 | 357 | 78 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 119 | 11.2 | 2.4 | .3 | .2 | .3 | 3.7 |
| Jamal Mashburn | SF | 24 | 23 | 855 | 146 | 75 | 20 | 3 | 356 | 35.6 | 6.1 | 3.1 | .8 | .1 | 14.8 |
| Blue Edwards | SF | 24 | 0 | 283 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 77 | 11.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .7 | .2 | 3.2 |
| Duane Causwell | C | 19 | 1 | 137 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 44 | 7.2 | 1.8 | .1 | .0 | .6 | 2.3 |
| Voshon Lenard | SG | 12 | 2 | 190 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 15.8 | 1.3 | .8 | .3 | .1 | 6.8 |
| Marty Conlon | C | 7 | 0 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5.0 | .7 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 1.1 |
| Mark Davis | SF | 4 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8.8 | 1.8 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 2.3 |
| Jamie Watson | SF | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.0 | .3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| Terry Mills | PF | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 29.0 | 4.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 9.0 |

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Alonzo Mourning | C | 5 | 5 | 194 | 41 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 108 | 38.8 | 8.2 | .8 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 21.6 |
| Tim Hardaway | PG | 5 | 5 | 182 | 14 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 45 | 36.4 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 9.0 |
| Jamal Mashburn | SF | 5 | 5 | 152 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 30.4 | 2.6 | 2.0 | .4 | .0 | 10.0 |
| Dan Majerle | SG | 5 | 5 | 152 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 30.4 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .4 | 4.0 |
| P. J. Brown | PF | 5 | 5 | 144 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 51 | 28.8 | 6.2 | 1.0 | .4 | .4 | 10.2 |
| Terry Porter | PG | 5 | 0 | 139 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 45 | 27.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | .6 | .0 | 9.0 |
| Clarence Weatherspoon | SF | 5 | 0 | 112 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 22.4 | 4.2 | .4 | 1.4 | .2 | 5.8 |
| Voshon Lenard | SG | 4 | 0 | 57 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 14.3 | .3 | .8 | .0 | .3 | 9.3 |
| Keith Askins | SF | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | .3 | .0 |
| Duane Causwell | C | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5.0 | .5 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 1.5 |
| Rex Walters | SG | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 | .0 | 1.3 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Mark Strickland | PF | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4.0 | 1.5 | .0 | .5 | .0 | 2.0 |

## Awards and records

* Alonzo Mourning, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
* Alonzo Mourning, All-NBA First Team
* Alonzo Mourning, NBA All-Defensive First Team
* Tim Hardaway, All-NBA Second Team
* P.J. Brown, NBA All-Defensive Second Team