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1998-99 NBA season

791 games, 1999-02-05 to 1999-06-25

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, arc 23 ft 9 in (22 ft corners)

NBACollege

◀ 1997-98 1999-00 ▶

NBA champion

San Antonio Spurs
Finals 4–1 over New York Knicks

Best record

San Antonio Spurs 37–13

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Conf W-L	Postseason
1	Heat	33	17	.660	–	18–7	15–10	30–15	Lost First Round 2–3
1	Magic	33	17	.660	–	21–4	12–13	30–14	Lost First Round 1–3
1	Pacers	33	17	.660	–	18–7	15–10	30–15	Lost Conference Finals 2–4
4	Hawks	31	19	.620	2	16–9	15–10	27–18	Lost Conference Semifinals 0–4
5	Pistons	29	21	.580	4	17–8	12–13	25–19	Lost First Round 2–3
6	Bucks	28	22	.560	5	17–8	11–14	25–20	Lost First Round 0–3
6	76ers	28	22	.560	5	17–8	11–14	25–19	Lost Conference Semifinals 0–4
8	Knicks	27	23	.540	6	19–6	8–17	24–21	Lost NBA Finals 1–4
9	Hornets	26	24	.520	7	16–9	10–15	23–21
10	Raptors	23	27	.460	10	14–11	9–16	19–26
11	Cavaliers	22	28	.440	11	15–10	7–18	18–26
12	Celtics	19	31	.380	14	10–15	9–16	16–28
13	Wizards	18	32	.360	15	13–12	5–20	16–28
14	Nets	16	34	.320	17	12–13	4–21	14–30
15	Bulls	13	37	.260	20	8–17	5–20	11–33

Western Conference

#	Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home W-L	Road W-L	Conf W-L	Postseason
1	Spurs	37	13	.740	–	21–4	16–9	33–11	NBA champion
1	Jazz	37	13	.740	–	22–3	15–10	33–11	Lost Conference Semifinals 2–4
3	Trail Blazers	35	15	.700	2	22–3	13–12	30–14	Lost Conference Finals 0–4
4	Rockets	31	19	.620	6	19–6	12–13	28–16	Lost First Round 1–3
4	Lakers	31	19	.620	6	18–7	13–12	28–16	Lost Conference Semifinals 0–4
6	Suns	27	23	.540	10	15–10	12–13	26–18	Lost First Round 0–3
6	Kings	27	23	.540	10	16–9	11–14	23–21	Lost First Round 2–3
8	Timberwolves	25	25	.500	12	18–7	7–18	22–22	Lost First Round 1–3
8	SuperSonics	25	25	.500	12	17–8	8–17	23–21
10	Warriors	21	29	.420	16	13–12	8–17	18–26
11	Mavericks	19	31	.380	18	15–10	4–21	16–28
12	Nuggets	14	36	.280	23	12–13	2–23	12–32
13	Clippers	9	41	.180	28	6–19	3–22	8–36
14	Grizzlies	8	42	.160	29	7–18	1–24	8–36

Playoffs

Round	Conf	Result
NBA Finals		Spurs 4–1 Knicks
Conference Finals	East	Knicks 4–2 Pacers
Conference Finals	West	Spurs 4–0 Trail Blazers
Conference Semifinals	East	Pacers 4–0 76ers
Conference Semifinals	East	Knicks 4–0 Hawks
Conference Semifinals	West	Trail Blazers 4–2 Jazz
Conference Semifinals	West	Spurs 4–0 Lakers
First Round	East	76ers 3–1 Magic
First Round	East	Knicks 3–2 Heat
First Round	East	Pacers 3–0 Bucks
First Round	East	Hawks 3–2 Pistons
First Round	West	Jazz 3–2 Kings
First Round	West	Trail Blazers 3–0 Suns
First Round	West	Spurs 3–1 Timberwolves
First Round	West	Lakers 3–1 Rockets

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Ratings

#	Team	G	AdjEM	AdjO	AdjD	AdjT	Off	Def
1	Spurs	67	+7.8	97.1	89.3	93.7	100.7	92.0
2	Jazz	61	+5.0	97.2	92.3	93.4	101.4	95.2
3	Trail Blazers	63	+4.9	97.0	92.0	95.3	100.6	95.5
4	Heat	55	+4.4	98.6	94.2	90.5	101.2	96.5
5	Pacers	63	+4.0	102.5	98.5	93.9	104.7	100.6
6	Pistons	55	+3.5	98.6	95.1	92.4	100.9	97.6
7	Knicks	70	+2.5	93.2	90.7	93.9	95.7	94.3
8	76ers	58	+2.2	94.2	92.0	96.1	97.1	95.2
9	Magic	54	+2.1	94.3	92.2	95.7	96.9	94.8
10	Hawks	59	+1.9	93.3	91.4	92.2	96.3	94.1
11	Lakers	58	+1.9	99.7	97.8	98.5	103.2	101.1
12	Suns	53	+1.6	98.9	97.3	96.3	102.5	100.6
13	Bucks	53	+0.7	98.5	97.8	94.0	101.6	100.6
14	Rockets	54	+0.7	97.7	97.0	94.8	102.3	100.3
15	Hornets	50	-0.0	96.7	96.7	97.3	99.3	99.4
16	Timberwolves	54	-0.6	94.0	94.6	97.2	97.7	97.8
17	Kings	55	-1.3	95.4	96.7	104.0	98.9	99.9
18	Cavaliers	50	-1.8	93.8	95.7	93.0	96.5	98.6
19	Raptors	50	-1.9	95.8	97.7	96.4	98.5	100.5
20	SuperSonics	50	-2.1	97.8	99.9	95.5	101.9	103.1
21	Wizards	50	-2.4	95.6	98.0	96.4	98.3	100.7
22	Celtics	50	-2.5	94.5	97.0	99.2	97.5	99.7
23	Mavericks	50	-3.2	95.7	99.0	94.9	99.5	102.0
24	Warriors	50	-3.3	91.3	94.6	95.4	95.4	98.1
25	Nets	50	-4.0	93.4	97.4	99.1	96.4	100.4
26	Nuggets	50	-7.7	95.5	103.2	96.7	99.5	106.7
27	Bulls	50	-9.6	87.3	96.9	95.2	89.8	100.1
28	Grizzlies	50	-9.8	91.4	101.3	95.8	95.3	104.7
29	Clippers	50	-9.9	93.3	103.2	96.2	96.9	106.3

Adjusted efficiency, computed here from the box scores: points scored (AdjO) and allowed (AdjD) per 100 possessions against an average opponent on a neutral floor, their difference (AdjEM), and possessions per 48 minutes (AdjT).

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True shooting percentage