# 1998–99 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 10th 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.
During the off-season, the Timberwolves signed free agents Joe Smith, and Malik Sealy, and acquired second-year guard Bobby Jackson, and Dean Garrett (who previously played for the T-Wolves during the 1996–97 season) from the Denver Nuggets in a three-team trade during the off-season.
In a three-team midseason trade, the Timberwolves dealt Stephon Marbury along with Chris Carr to the New Jersey Nets, and acquired Terrell Brandon from the Milwaukee Bucks, while signing free agent and three-point specialist Dennis Scott, who was previously released by the New York Knicks. The Timberwolves got off to a fast start winning eight of their first ten games, but played below .500 for most of the remaining season. They finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 25–25 record, and made their third consecutive trip to the playoffs, winning a tie-breaker for the #8 seed in the Western Conference over the Seattle SuperSonics.
Kevin Garnett averaged 20.8 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, while Smith averaged 13.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and Sam Mitchell provided the team with 11.2 points per game. In addition, Anthony Peeler contributed 9.6 points per game in only 28 games due to a strained left calf injury, while off the bench, Sealy contributed 8.1 points per game in only 31 games, Jackson provided with 7.1 points and 3.3 assists per game, and Garrett, the team's starting center, averaged 5.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the T-Wolves would lose in four games to the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs would reach the NBA Finals for the first time to defeat the 8th-seeded New York Knicks in five games, winning their first ever championship. Following the season, Scott signed with the Vancouver Grizzlies. For the season, the Timberwolves added new black alternate road uniforms, which would remain in use until 2008.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 17 | Rasho Nesterovič | C | Slovenia | Kinder Bologna (Italy) |
| 2 | 46 | Andrae Patterson | PF/C | United States | Indiana |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 13 | .740 | – | 21–4 | 16–9 | 17–4 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 37 | 13 | .740 | – | 22–3 | 15–10 | 15–3 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6 | 19–6 | 12–13 | 12–9 |
| x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12 | 18–7 | 7–18 | 11–9 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 19 | 31 | .380 | 18 | 15–10 | 4–21 | 8–12 |
| Denver Nuggets | 14 | 36 | .280 | 23 | 12–13 | 2–23 | 5–16 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 8 | 42 | .160 | 29 | 7–18 | 1–24 | 3–18 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | z-San Antonio Spurs | 37 | 13 | .740 | – |
| 2 | y-Portland Trail Blazers | 35 | 15 | .700 | 2 |
| 3 | x-Utah Jazz | 37 | 13 | .740 | – |
| 4 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 31 | 19 | .620 | 6 |
| 6 | x-Sacramento Kings | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10 |
| 7 | x-Phoenix Suns | 27 | 23 | .540 | 10 |
| 8 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12 |
| 9 | Seattle SuperSonics | 25 | 25 | .500 | 12 |
| 10 | Golden State Warriors | 21 | 29 | .420 | 16 |
| 11 | Dallas Mavericks | 19 | 31 | .380 | 18 |
| 12 | Denver Nuggets | 14 | 36 | .280 | 23 |
| 13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 9 | 41 | .180 | 28 |
| 14 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 8 | 42 | .160 | 29 |
    z - clinched division title
    y - clinched division title
    x - clinched playoff spot

### 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
## Playoffs

1999 playoff game log :
First Round: 1–3 (home: 0–2; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 9
@ San Antonio
L 86–99
Kevin Garnett (21)
Brandon, Garnett (8)
Terrell Brandon (11)
Alamodome 22,356
0–1
2
May 11
@ San Antonio
W 80–71
Kevin Garnett (23)
Kevin Garnett (12)
Terrell Brandon (9)
Alamodome 22,494
1–1
3
May 13
San Antonio
L 71–85
Kevin Garnett (23)
Kevin Garnett (12)
three players tied (2)
Target Center 17,444
1–2
4
May 15
San Antonio
L 85–92
Terrell Brandon (27)
Kevin Garnett (6)
Brandon, Garnett (6)
Target Center 15,898
1–3 :
1999 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Sam Mitchell | SF | 50 | 20 | 1,344 | 182 | 98 | 35 | 16 | 561 | 26.9 | 3.6 | 2.0 | .7 | .3 | 11.2 |
| Bobby Jackson | PG | 50 | 12 | 941 | 135 | 167 | 39 | 3 | 353 | 18.8 | 2.7 | 3.3 | .8 | .1 | 7.1 |
| Dean Garrett | C | 49 | 37 | 1,054 | 257 | 28 | 30 | 45 | 270 | 21.5 | 5.2 | .6 | .6 | .9 | 5.5 |
| Tom Hammonds | PF | 49 | 0 | 716 | 136 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 212 | 14.6 | 2.8 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 4.3 |
| Kevin Garnett | PF | 47 | 47 | 1,780 | 489 | 202 | 78 | 83 | 977 | 37.9 | 10.4 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 20.8 |
| Joe Smith | C | 43 | 42 | 1,418 | 354 | 68 | 32 | 66 | 588 | 33.0 | 8.2 | 1.6 | .7 | 1.5 | 13.7 |
| Bill Curley | PF | 35 | 7 | 372 | 51 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 78 | 10.6 | 1.5 | .4 | .5 | .3 | 2.2 |
| Andrae Patterson | PF | 35 | 0 | 284 | 65 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 114 | 8.1 | 1.9 | .4 | .5 | .2 | 3.3 |
| Malik Sealy | SF | 31 | 7 | 731 | 92 | 36 | 30 | 5 | 251 | 23.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 8.1 |
| Anthony Peeler | SG | 28 | 28 | 810 | 84 | 78 | 35 | 6 | 270 | 28.9 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.3 | .2 | 9.6 |
| Reggie Jordan | SG | 27 | 1 | 296 | 59 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 51 | 11.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .4 | .2 | 1.9 |
| Terrell Brandon$^†$ | PG | 21 | 20 | 712 | 81 | 205 | 39 | 7 | 298 | 33.9 | 3.9 | 9.8 | 1.9 | .3 | 14.2 |
| Dennis Scott$^†$ | SF | 21 | 9 | 532 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 191 | 25.3 | 1.8 | 1.5 | .6 | .1 | 9.1 |
| Stephon Marbury$^†$ | PG | 18 | 18 | 661 | 62 | 167 | 29 | 5 | 319 | 36.7 | 3.4 | 9.3 | 1.6 | .3 | 17.7 |
| James Robinson$^†$ | PG | 17 | 0 | 226 | 35 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 77 | 13.3 | 2.1 | 2.2 | .5 | .3 | 4.5 |
| Chris Carr$^†$ | SG | 11 | 2 | 81 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7.4 | 1.1 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 2.1 |
| Brian Evans$^†$ | SF | 5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4.8 | .4 | .2 | .4 | .0 | .8 |
| Paul Grant$^†$ | C | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| Rasho Nesterović | C | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15.0 | 4.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 4.0 |
| Trevor Winter | C | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kevin Garnett | PF | 4 | 4 | 170 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 87 | 42.5 | 12.0 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 21.8 |
| Terrell Brandon | PG | 4 | 4 | 161 | 30 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 77 | 40.3 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 2.3 | .5 | 19.3 |
| Anthony Peeler | SG | 4 | 4 | 125 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 27 | 31.3 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.8 |
| Joe Smith | C | 4 | 4 | 120 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 30 | 30.0 | 6.5 | 1.3 | .5 | 2.0 | 7.5 |
| Dean Garrett | C | 4 | 3 | 92 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 23.0 | 4.0 | 1.3 | .5 | .8 | 5.5 |
| Sam Mitchell | SF | 4 | 1 | 131 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 32.8 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .3 | .5 | 10.0 |
| Malik Sealy | SF | 4 | 0 | 70 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 17.5 | 1.5 | .8 | .3 | .3 | 5.0 |
| Bobby Jackson | PG | 4 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.8 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Tom Hammonds | PF | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4.5 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| James Robinson | PG | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .8 |
| Rasho Nesterović | C | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Andrae Patterson | PF | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |

## Awards and records

* Kevin Garnett, All-NBA Third Team