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1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season

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Head coach
  
Mike Dunleavy

Record
  
35–15 (.700)

Arena
  
Rose Garden Arena

Place
  
Division: 1st (Pacific) Conference: 2nd (Western)

Playoff finish
  
West Conference Finals (eliminated 0–4)

The 1998–99 season was the 29th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the offseason, the Blazers signed free agents Jim Jackson and Greg Anthony, who would reunite with his former UNLV teammate Stacey Augmon. Portland went 35–15 in the lockout-shortened season, earning their fourth Pacific Division title and the first since 1991–92. Their record qualified them for the #2 seed in the Western Conference. The team earned their 17th straight trip to the playoffs, and 22nd in 23 years. Head coach Mike Dunleavy was named Coach of The Year.

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The Blazers swept the Phoenix Suns in the first round in three straight games, marking the first time since 1992 that the Blazers advanced in the playoffs. They followed with a 4–2 series victory over the two-time defending Western Conference champion Utah Jazz, but were swept out of the Western Conference Finals by the eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in four straight games. Following the season, Jackson and Isaiah Rider were traded to the Atlanta Hawks, and Walt Williams and Kelvin Cato were traded to the Houston Rockets.

Draft picks

The Blazers owned no picks in the 1998 NBA draft.

z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot

West First Round

(2) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (7) Phoenix Suns: Blazers win series 3-0

  • Game 1 @ Rose Garden, Portland (May 8): Portland 95, Phoenix 85
  • Game 2 @ Rose Garden, Portland (May 10): Portland 110, Phoenix 99
  • Game 3 @ America West Arena, Phoenix (May 12): Portland 103, Phoenix 93

    • Last Playoff Meeting: 1995 Western Conference First Round (Phoenix won 3-0)

    West Conference Semifinals

    (2) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (3) Utah Jazz: Blazers win series 4-2

  • Game 1 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 18): Utah 93, Portland 83
  • Game 2 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 20): Portland 84, Utah 81
  • Game 3 @ Rose Garden, Portland (May 22): Portland 97, Utah 87
  • Game 4 @ Rose Garden, Portland (May 23): Portland 81, Utah 75
  • Game 5 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 25): Utah 88, Portland 71
  • Game 6 @ Rose Garden, Portland (May 27): Portland 92, Utah 80

    • Last Playoff Meeting: 1996 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-2)

    West Conference Finals

    (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) Portland Trail Blazers: Spurs win series 4-0

  • Game 1 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 29): San Antonio 80, Portland 76
  • Game 2 @ Alamodome, San Antonio (May 31): San Antonio 86, Portland 85
  • Game 3 @ Rose Garden, Portland (June 4): San Antonio 85, Portland 63
  • Game 4 @ Rose Garden, Portland (June 6): San Antonio 94, Portland 80

    • Last Playoff Meeting: 1993 Western Conference First Round (San Antonio won 3-1)

    Awards and honors

  • Mike Dunleavy, NBA Coach of the Year

    • References

    1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season Wikipedia
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