Question: The 1998–99 NBA season ended with Alonzo Mourning finishing 2nd in MVP voting behind the player with what nickname?

The 1996–97 NBA season was the Pistons' 49th season in the National Basketball Association, and 40th season in the city of Detroit.  During the offseason, the Pistons re-signed free agent Rick Mahorn, who was a member of the championship team in the 1989 NBA Finals.  The team also acquired Stacey Augmon and Grant Long from the Atlanta Hawks, but later on sent Augmon to the Portland Trail Blazers for Aaron McKie at midseason.  The Pistons got off to a fast start winning ten of their first eleven games on their way to a 20–4 start.  However, they went 34–24 for the remainder of the season finishing third in the Central Division with a 54–28 record.  Grant Hill averaged 21.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 1.8 steals per game, while finishing third in MVP voting behind Karl Malone and Michael Jordan.  Hill along with Joe Dumars, and head coach Doug Collins represented the Eastern Conference during the 1997 NBA All-Star Game. <SEP> The 2002–03 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 14th season in the National Basketball Association.  During the offseason, the Timberwolves signed free agents Troy Hudson and Kendall Gill.  Kevin Garnett enjoyed another great season, winning the All-Star MVP award in the 2003 NBA All-Star Game, and finishing second in MVP voting to Tim Duncan.  Despite losing Terrell Brandon for the entire season due to a knee injury, the Timberwolves posted a 12–1 record in February and finished the season with a 51–31 record, good enough to earn the #4 seed in the Western Conference and home court advantage.  However, for the seventh straight year in the Garnett era, the Timberwolves did not make it out of the first round of the playoffs, losing to the 5th-seeded and defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in six games.  Following the season, Joe Smith was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks, Anthony Peeler signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings, and Gill signed with the Chicago Bulls. <SEP>  Nicknamed "The Mailman", Malone played the power forward position and spent his first 18 seasons (1985–2003) in the National Basketball Association (NBA) with the Utah Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate John Stockton. Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963) is an American retired professional basketball player.  Malone also played one season for the Los Angeles Lakers.  Malone was a two-time NBA Most Valuable Player, a 14-time NBA All-Star, and an 11-time member of the All-NBA first team.  He scored the second most career points in NBA history (36,928) (second behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), and holds the records for most free throws attempted and made, in addition to co-holding the record for the most first team All-NBA elections in history (tied with Kobe Bryant and LeBron James).  He is considered one of the best power forwards in NBA history. <SEP> The 1998–99 NBA season was the 11th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.  Alonzo Mourning was named Defensive Player of the Year, and finished second in MVP voting behind Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz.  During the offseason, the Heat signed free agents Terry Porter and Clarence Weatherspoon.  In the shortened NBA season, the Heat won 18 of their first 23 games, despite Jamal Mashburn playing just 24 games due to a knee injury, and Voshon Lenard missing 38 games with a broken leg.  Miami finished with a 33–17 win-loss record, which earned them the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference.