# 1998–99 Toronto Raptors season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Raptors' fourth season 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.
In the 1998 NBA draft, the Raptors selected Antawn Jamison from the University of North Carolina with the fourth overall pick, but soon traded him to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for his college teammate Vince Carter, who is also second-year star Tracy McGrady's cousin. During the off-season, the team acquired Charles Oakley from the New York Knicks, acquired Kevin Willis from the Houston Rockets, and signed free agent Michael Stewart.
During the regular season, the Raptors moved into their new arena Air Canada Centre. With the addition of Carter, the Raptors posted a 4–8 record in February. After a 6–12 start, the Raptors played their best basketball winning 12 of their next 14 games, while posting their first monthly winning record at 11–6 in March. However, they lost 13 of their final 18 games and finished the season with a 23–27 record, sixth in the Central Division.
Carter averaged 18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and was named Rookie of the Year, and selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Doug Christie averaged 15.2 points and 2.3 steals per game, while Willis provided the team with 12.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and sixth man Dee Brown contributed 11.2 points per game off the bench, and led the league with 135 three-point field goals. McGrady averaged 9.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game also off the bench, while Oakley averaged 7.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, John Wallace contributed 8.6 points per game off the bench, and second-year guard Alvin Williams contributed 5.0 points and 2.6 assists per game.
Following the season, Wallace re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the New York Knicks, and Reggie Slater was released to free agency.

## Offseason

* June 25, 1998 – The Raptors trade Marcus Camby to the New York Knicks in exchange for Charles Oakley.
* January 21, 1999 – The Raptors trade Chauncey Billups to the Denver Nuggets for the Nuggets first-round pick in the 1999 NBA draft.

### NBA draft

Carter was drafted by the NBA's Golden State Warriors 5th overall and then traded to the Toronto Raptors for Antawn Jamison, his UNC college teammate and best friend.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 4 | Antawn Jamison (traded to Golden State) | SF/PF | United States | North Carolina |
| 2 | 47 | Tyson Wheeler | PG | United States | Rhode Island |

## Regular season
### Highs

* The Raptors played their final game at Skydome on February 19, 1999.
* The first Raptors game at Air Canada Centre took place on February 21, 1999, versus the Vancouver Grizzlies.

### Season standings

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y-Indiana Pacers | 33 | 17 | .660 | – | 18‍–‍7 | 15‍–‍10 | 15–7 | 50 |
| x-Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 19 | .620 | 2.0 | 16‍–‍9 | 15‍–‍10 | 15–8 | 50 |
| x-Detroit Pistons | 29 | 21 | .580 | 4.0 | 17‍–‍8 | 12‍–‍13 | 13–8 | 50 |
| x-Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 22 | .560 | 5.0 | 17‍–‍8 | 11‍–‍14 | 13–11 | 50 |
| Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 24 | .520 | 7.0 | 16‍–‍9 | 10‍–‍15 | 12–10 | 50 |
| Toronto Raptors | 23 | 27 | .460 | 10.0 | 14‍–‍11 | 9‍–‍16 | 9–14 | 50 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 28 | .440 | 11.0 | 15‍–‍10 | 7‍–‍18 | 9–13 | 50 |
| Chicago Bulls | 13 | 37 | .260 | 20.0 | 8‍–‍17 | 5‍–‍20 | 4–19 | 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 |

### 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 | 1–2 | 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 | — |

### Game log

1998–99 game log :
February: 4–8 (home: 3–3; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
February 5
@ Boston
W 103–92
Kevin Willis (28)
Kevin Willis (16)
Alvin Williams (6)
FleetCenter 17,892
1–0
2
February 6
@ Washington
L 97–98
Charles Oakley (18)
Charles Oakley (8)
Alvin Williams (9)
MCI Center 19,335
1-1
3
February 9
Milwaukee
L 77–91
Vince Carter (22)
Charles Oakley, Kevin Willis (11)
Dee Brown (6)
Maple Leaf Gardens 14,577
1–2
4
February 11
@ Miami
L 84–102
Doug Christie (20)
Michael Stewart (7)
Doug Christie, Alvin Williams (3)
Miami Arena 14,832
1–3
5
February 16
@ New York
L 85–95
Vince Carter (17)
Charles Oakley (7)
Doug Christie (4)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
1–4
6
February 18
Washington
L 88–95
Kevin Willis (25)
Kevin Willis (14)
Doug Christie (6)
SkyDome 14,292
1–5
7
February 19
Milwaukee
W 90–82
Doug Christie (20)
Kevin Willis (11)
Tracy McGrady (7)
SkyDome 14,888
2–5
8
February 21
Vancouver
W 102–87
Vince Carter (27)
Kevin Willis (15)
Charles Oakley (6)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
3–5
9
February 23
@ Detroit
L 80–106
John Wallace (14)
Doug Christie, John Wallace (5)
Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady (4)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,187
3–6
10
February 24
@ Indiana
L 84–104
Vince Carter (28)
Kevin Willis (13)
Tracy McGrady (3)
Market Square Arena 14,700
3–7
11
February 26
Minnesota
W 102–92
Vince Carter (21)
Kevin Willis (16)
Doug Christie (9)
Air Canada Centre 15,122
4–7
12
February 28
Chicago
L 88–90 (OT)
Kevin Willis (19)
Charles Oakley (12)
Dee Brown (7)
Air Canada Centre 14,173
4–8 :
March: 11–6 (home: 6–1; road: 5–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
13
March 1
@ Charlotte
L 88–91
Dee Brown, Vince Carter, Doug Christie (15)
John Wallace (10)
Alvin Williams (6)
Charlotte Coliseum 18,039
4–9
14
March 4
@ Atlanta
W 86–77
Dee Brown (16)
Tracy McGrady, Charles Oakley (8)
Doug Christie, Kevin Willis (4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 7,877
5–9
15
March 5
Orlando
L 84–89
Kevin Willis (21)
Kevin Willis (14)
Tracy McGrady, Alvin Williams (6)
Air Canada Centre 15,601
5–10
16
March 7
Boston
W 105–92
Vince Carter (26)
Charles Oakley (13)
Doug Christie (7)
Air Canada Centre 16,635
6–10
17
March 11
@ Miami
L 73–83
John Wallace (20)
John Wallace (7)
Charles Oakley (3)
Miami Arena 14,911
6–11
18
March 13
@ Atlanta
L 75–86
Doug Christie (21)
Vince Carter (9)
Doug Christie (4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 8,456
6–12
19
March 15
Charlotte
W 89–82
Doug Christie (18)
Charles Oakley (10)
Doug Christie (5)
Air Canada Centre 15,329
7–12
20
March 16
New Jersey
W 100–85
Vince Carter (20)
Vince Carter (15)
Dee Brown (5)
Air Canada Centre 15,731
8–12
21
March 17
@ Detroit
W 103–101
Vince Carter (28)
Tracy McGrady (7)
Tracy McGrady (5)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 14,981
9–12
22
March 19
L.A. Clippers
W 93–82
Vince Carter (26)
Tracy McGrady (12)
Dee Brown, Alvin Williams (5)
Air Canada Centre 18,839
10–12
23
March 21
New York
W 85–81 (OT)
Vince Carter (23)
Vince Carter, Charles Oakley (12)
Charles Oakley (4)
Air Canada Centre 19,266
11–12
24
March 22
@ New Jersey
L 87–106
John Wallace (19)
John Wallace (7)
Vince Carter, Charles Oakley (3)
Continental Airlines Arena 14,697
11–13
25
March 23
@ Chicago
W 113–90
Dee Brown (25)
Vince Carter (11)
Doug Christie (8)
United Center 22,236
12–13
26
March 25
@ Houston
L 104–113
Vince Carter (32)
Charles Oakley (8)
Vince Carter (6)
Compaq Center 16,285
12–14
27
March 26
@ San Antonio
W 93–91
Dee Brown (23)
Charles Oakley, Kevin Willis (7)
Doug Christie, Charles Oakley (5)
Alamodome 16,290
13–14
28
March 28
Chicago
W 91–78
Vince Carter (22)
Charles Oakley (13)
Doug Christie (6)
Air Canada Centre 18,461
14-14
29
March 30
@ Cleveland
W 101–91
Dee Brown (28)
Charles Oakley (11)
Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady (6)
Gund Arena 14,209
15–14 :
April: 7–11 (home: 4–7; road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
30
April 1
Indiana
W 88–87
Vince Carter (31)
Vince Carter (11)
Alvin Williams (8)
Air Canada Centre 18,666
16–14
31
April 3
Washington
W 87–85
Kevin Willis (22)
Kevin Willis (11)
Vince Carter, Doug Christie, Charles Oakley (4)
Air Canada Centre 18,929
17–14
32
April 4
Philadelphia
W 97–82
Doug Christie (22)
Kevin Willis (11)
Doug Christie, Charles Oakley, Kevin Willis (4)
Air Canada Centre 18,462
18–14
33
April 6
Miami
L 70–92
Tracy McGrady, John Wallace (12)
Tracy McGrady (10)
Dee Brown (4)
Air Canada Centre 19,209
18–15
34
April 8
Boston
L 89–101
Vince Carter (31)
Kevin Willis (10)
Tracy McGrady, Charles Oakley (5)
Air Canada Centre 16,949
18–16
35
April 9
@ New Jersey
L 99–106
Vince Carter (26)
Kevin Willis (15)
Dee Brown (6)
Continental Airlines Arena 15,764
18–17
36
April 12
Indiana
L 99–109
Vince Carter (29)
Kevin Willis (19)
Doug Christie (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,427
18-18
37
April 14
@ Philadelphia
L 78–96
Doug Christie (19)
Kevin Willis (10)
Dee Brown, Charles Oakley (4)
First Union Center 17,474
18–19
38
April 16
Cleveland
L 90–91 (OT)
Doug Christie (22)
Vince Carter (12)
Vince Carter (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,280
18–20
39
April 17
@ New York
W 93–90
Vince Carter (21)
Kevin Willis (10)
Charles Oakley (6)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
19–20
40
April 19
Orlando
W 90–72
Tracy McGrady, Kevin Willis (16)
Tracy McGrady (11)
Alvin Williams (5)
Air Canada Centre 17,715
20-20
41
April 20
Atlanta
L 81–103
Vince Carter (16)
Kevin Willis (8)
Dee Brown (5)
Air Canada Centre 18,439
20–21
42
April 21
@ Washington
W 107–91
Doug Christie (28)
Charles Oakley (9)
Doug Christie (7)
MCI Center 12,214
21-21
43
April 23
@ Orlando
W 95–88
Vince Carter (24)
Tracy McGrady (8)
Dee Brown (4)
Orlando Arena 17,248
22–21
44
April 25
Detroit
L 83–91
Vince Carter (18)
Kevin Willis (7)
Vince Carter (8)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
22-22
45
April 27
Charlotte
L 98–108
Tracy McGrady (27)
Charles Oakley (10)
Charles Oakley (5)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
22–23
46
April 28
@ Milwaukee
L 102–115
Dee Brown (29)
Vince Carter (7)
Doug Christie (5)
Bradley Center 15,463
22–24
47
April 30
@ Cleveland
L 83–91
Vince Carter (25)
Tracy McGrady (13)
Vince Carter (5)
Gund Arena 13,958
22–25 :
May: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
48
May 1
@ Philadelphia
L 96–103
Doug Christie (27)
John Wallace (8)
Charles Oakley (6)
First Union Center 20,550
22–26
49
May 4
@ Milwaukee
L 86–99
Vince Carter (26)
Tracy McGrady, Reggie Slater (6)
Charles Oakley (5)
Bradley Center 13,859
22–27
50
May 5
Cleveland
W 96–87
Doug Christie (26)
John Thomas (11)
Tracy McGrady, Charles Oakley (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
23–27 :
1998–99 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Doug Christie | SG | 50 | 50 | 1,768 | 207 | 187 | 113 | 26 | 760 | 35.4 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.3 | .5 | 15.2 |
| Charles Oakley | PF | 50 | 50 | 1,633 | 374 | 168 | 46 | 21 | 348 | 32.7 | 7.5 | 3.4 | .9 | .4 | 7.0 |
| Vince Carter | SF | 50 | 49 | 1,760 | 283 | 149 | 55 | 77 | 913 | 35.2 | 5.7 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 18.3 |
| Alvin Williams | PG | 50 | 45 | 1,051 | 82 | 130 | 51 | 12 | 248 | 21.0 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .2 | 5.0 |
| Tracy McGrady | SF | 49 | 2 | 1,106 | 278 | 113 | 52 | 66 | 458 | 22.6 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 9.3 |
| Dee Brown | PG | 49 | 0 | 1,377 | 103 | 143 | 56 | 8 | 549 | 28.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 | .2 | 11.2 |
| John Wallace | SF | 48 | 3 | 812 | 171 | 46 | 12 | 43 | 411 | 16.9 | 3.6 | 1.0 | .3 | .9 | 8.6 |
| Kevin Willis | C | 42 | 38 | 1,216 | 350 | 67 | 28 | 28 | 504 | 29.0 | 8.3 | 1.6 | .7 | .7 | 12.0 |
| Michael Stewart | C | 42 | 2 | 394 | 99 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 61 | 9.4 | 2.4 | .1 | .1 | .7 | 1.5 |
| John Thomas | C | 39 | 11 | 593 | 134 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 169 | 15.2 | 3.4 | .4 | .4 | .2 | 4.3 |
| Reggie Slater | PF | 30 | 0 | 263 | 70 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 115 | 8.8 | 2.3 | .2 | .1 | .1 | 3.8 |
| Sean Marks | PF | 8 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3.5 | .1 | .0 | .1 | .0 | 1.4 |
| Negele Knight | PG | 6 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | .2 | .0 | 1.3 |
| Micheal Williams | PG | 2 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Mark Baker | PG | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| William Cunningham$^†$ | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Raptors only.

## Award winners

* Vince Carter, NBA Rookie of the Year
* Vince Carter, NBA All-Rookie First Team