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who won the nba championship during the lockout
The Miami Heat won the NBA championship during the 2011 lockout.
who won the nba championship during the previous nba lockout in 1999
The San Antonio Spurs won the NBA championship during the 1999 lockout.

Question: How long was the lockout
Self-contained rewrite: How long was the 1999 NBA season lockout