NBA
1998-99 Season
Champions: San Antonio Spurs (4-1)
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The 1998-99 NBA season featured 29 teams across 791 recorded games. San Antonio Spurs posted the league's best record at 37-13. San Antonio Spurs won the championship, defeating New York Knicks 4-1 in the Finals. Tim Duncan was named Finals MVP; Karl Malone took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Western Conference
- San Antonio Spurs 🏆 37-13 0.740
- Utah Jazz 37-13 0.740
- Portland Trail Blazers 35-15 0.700
- Los Angeles Lakers 31-19 0.620
- Houston Rockets 31-19 0.620
- Sacramento Kings 27-23 0.540
- Phoenix Suns 27-23 0.540
- Minnesota Timberwolves 25-25 0.500
- Seattle SuperSonics 25-25 0.500
- Golden State Warriors 21-29 0.420
- Dallas Mavericks 19-31 0.380
- Denver Nuggets 14-36 0.280
- Los Angeles Clippers 9-41 0.180
- Vancouver Grizzlies 8-42 0.160
Eastern Conference
- Orlando Magic 33-17 0.660
- Indiana Pacers 33-17 0.660
- Miami Heat 33-17 0.660
- Atlanta Hawks 31-19 0.620
- Detroit Pistons 29-21 0.580
- Milwaukee Bucks 28-22 0.560
- Philadelphia 76ers 28-22 0.560
- New York Knicks 27-23 0.540
- Charlotte Hornets 26-24 0.520
- Toronto Raptors 23-27 0.460
- Cleveland Cavaliers 22-28 0.440
- Boston Celtics 19-31 0.380
- Washington Wizards 18-32 0.360
- New Jersey Nets 16-34 0.320
- Chicago Bulls 13-37 0.260
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Allen Iverson PHI 26.8 PPG
- 2 Shaquille O'Neal LAL 26.3 PPG
- 3 Karl Malone UTA 23.8 PPG
- 4 Shareef Abdur-Rahim VAN 23.0 PPG
- 5 Keith Van Horn NJN 21.8 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Chris Webber SAC 13.0 RPG
- 2 Charles Barkley HOU 12.3 RPG
- 3 Dikembe Mutombo ATL 12.2 RPG
- 4 Danny Fortson DEN 11.6 RPG
- 5 Tim Duncan SAS 11.4 RPG
Assists
- 1 Jason Kidd PHO 10.8 APG
- 2 Rod Strickland WAS 9.9 APG
- 3 Stephon Marbury TOT 8.9 APG
- 4 Gary Payton SEA 8.7 APG
- 5 Terrell Brandon TOT 8.6 APG
1998 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Michael Olowokandi Los Angeles Clippers
- #2 Mike Bibby Vancouver Grizzlies
- #3 Raef LaFrentz Denver Nuggets