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1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers season
Division champions
Head coachMike Dunleavy
General managerBob Whitsitt
PresidentBob Whitsitt
Owner(s)Paul Allen
ArenaRose Garden Arena
Results
Record35–15 (.700)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Pacific)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference finals
(lost to Spurs 0–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKGW
Fox Sports Northwest
(Eddie Doucette, Steve "Snapper" Jones)
RadioKXL
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

The 1998–99 NBA season was the 29th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.[1] On March 23, 1998, the owners of all 29 NBA teams voted 27–2 to reopen the league's collective bargaining agreement, seeking changes to the league's salary cap system, and a ceiling on individual player salaries. The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) opposed to the owners' plan, and wanted raises for players who earned the league's minimum salary. After both sides failed to reach an agreement, the owners called for a lockout, which began on July 1, 1998, putting a hold on all team trades, free agent signings and training camp workouts, and cancelling many NBA regular season and preseason games.[2][3][4][5][6] Due to the lockout, the NBA All-Star Game, which was scheduled to be played in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 14, 1999, was also cancelled.[7][8][9][10][11]

However, on January 6, 1999, NBA commissioner David Stern, and NBPA director Billy Hunter finally reached an agreement to end the lockout. The deal was approved by both the players and owners, and was signed on January 20, ending the lockout after 204 days. The regular season began on February 5, and was cut short to just 50 games instead of the regular 82-game schedule.[12][13][14][15][16]

During the off-season, the Blazers signed free agents Jim Jackson and Greg Anthony, who would reunite with his former UNLV teammate Stacey Augmon,[17][18][19] and acquired top draft pick Bonzi Wells out of Ball State University from the Detroit Pistons, who selected him with the eleventh overall pick in the 1998 NBA draft.[20][21][22][23] The Blazers got off to a fast start winning eight straight games between February and March,[24] on their way to a 27–6 start. Despite losing four of their final five games, the team finished 35–15 in the lockout-shortened season, earning their fourth Pacific Division title and the first since 1991–92.[25] 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.[26]

Isaiah Rider led the team in scoring with 13.9 points per game, which is usually a low average in points for a team's scoring leader, while Rasheed Wallace played half the season off the bench, averaging 12.8 points per game, and Damon Stoudamire contributed 12.6 points and 6.2 assists per game. In addition, Brian Grant averaged 11.5 points and 9.8 rebounds per game, while Arvydas Sabonis provided the team with 12.1 points and 7.9 rebounds per game, Walt Williams contributed 9.3 points per game, and Jackson provided with 8.4 points per game off the bench.[27] Head coach Mike Dunleavy was named Coach of the Year,[28][29][30] and Wallace finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.[31][32]

The Blazers swept the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference First Round in three straight games, marking the first time since 1992 that the Blazers advanced to the playoffs.[33][34][35][36] They followed with a 4–2 series victory over the two-time defending Western Conference champion Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Semi-finals,[37][38][39][40] but were swept out of the Western Conference finals by Tim Duncan and the eventual NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in four straight games.[41][42][43][44] The Spurs would reach the NBA Finals for the first time to defeat the 8th-seeded New York Knicks in five games, winning their first ever championship.[45][46][47][48][49]

Following the season, Rider and Jackson were both traded to the Atlanta Hawks,[50][51][52][53] and Williams and second-year center Kelvin Cato were both traded to the Houston Rockets.[54][55][56][57]

Draft picks

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The Trail Blazers did not own any picks in the 1998 NBA draft.

Roster

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1998–99 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 50 Anthony, Greg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1967–11–15 UNLV
F 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV
C 31 Cato, Kelvin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1974–08–26 Iowa State
F/C 44 Grant, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1972–03–05 Xavier
G 23 Grant, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–04–21 Michigan
G/F 19 Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–10–14 Ohio State
F/C 5 O'Neal, Jermaine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1978–10–13 Eau Claire HS (SC)
G 34 Rider, Isaiah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1971–03–12 UNLV
F/C 4 Rogers, Carlos Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971–02–06 Tennessee State
C 11 Sabonis, Arvydas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 279 lb (127 kg) 1964–12–19 Lithuania
G 7 Shaw, Brian Injured 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–03–22 UC Santa Barbara
G 3 Stoudamire, Damon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1973–09–03 Arizona
F 30 Wallace, Rasheed 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1974–09–17 North Carolina
G/F 6 Wells, Bonzi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1976–09–28 Ball State
F 42 Williams, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1970–04–16 Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers 35 15 .700 – 22–3 13–12 15–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 31 19 .620 4 18–7 13–12 14–8
x-Sacramento Kings 27 23 .540 8 16–9 11–14 11–9
x-Phoenix Suns 27 23 .540 8 15–10 12–13 9–10
Seattle SuperSonics 25 25 .500 10 17–8 8–17 11–10
Golden State Warriors 21 29 .420 14 13–12 8–17 8–11
Los Angeles Clippers 9 41 .180 26 6–19 3–22 3–16
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 37 13 .740 –
2 y-Portland Trail Blazers 35 15 .700 2
3 x-Utah Jazz 37 13 .740 –
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 31 19 .620 6
5 x-Houston Rockets 31 19 .620 6
6 x-Sacramento Kings 27 23 .540 10
7 x-Phoenix Suns 27 23 .540 10
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 25 25 .500 12
9 Seattle SuperSonics 25 25 .500 12
10 Golden State Warriors 21 29 .420 16
11 Dallas Mavericks 19 31 .380 18
12 Denver Nuggets 14 36 .280 23
13 Los Angeles Clippers 9 41 .180 28
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 8 42 .160 29
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1998–99 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta – 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1
Boston 0–3 – 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1
Charlotte 0–3 2–1 – 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Chicago 1–3 1–2 1–2 – 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–2
Cleveland 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–0 – 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–2
Dallas 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 – 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–0
Denver 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 – 0–0 1–3 0–4 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 2–2 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–1
Detroit 2–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Golden State 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 – 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–4 4–0 0–0
Houston 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–0 3–0 – 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–3 4–0 0–0
Indiana 1–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 – 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0
L.A. Clippers 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 – 0–4 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–3 0–0
L.A. Lakers 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 4–0 – 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–0
Miami 3–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 – 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 3–0
Milwaukee 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 – 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
Minnesota 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 – 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–3 3–1 0–0
New Jersey 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 – 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
New York 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 – 0–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1
Orlando 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 – 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1
Philadelphia 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 – 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2
Phoenix 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 – 0–3 0–3 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–0
Portland 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 – 4–0 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 4–0 0–0
Sacramento 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–4 – 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–0
San Antonio 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 – 2–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–0
Seattle 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 – 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–1
Toronto 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 – 0–0 1–0 2–2
Utah 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 – 3–0 1–0
Vancouver 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–3 0–4 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–3 1–2 0–1 0–3 – 0–0
Washington 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 —

Game log

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1998–99 game log
Total: 35–15 (home:22–3; road: 13–12)
February: 9–3 (home: 5–0; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 February 7 @ Seattle L 88–91 Damon Stoudamire (19) Brian Grant (11) Damon Stoudamire (9) KeyArena
17,072 		0–1
2 February 8 @ Vancouver W 95–76 Arvydas Sabonis (24) Arvydas Sabonis (11) Damon Stoudamire (8) General Motors Place
18,353 		1–1
3 February 10 Indiana W 100–92 Isaiah Rider (26) Isaiah Rider (11) Damon Stoudamire (9) Rose Garden
19,980 		2–1
4 February 14 @ Golden State L 100–105 (2OT) Arvydas Sabonis (23) Arvydas Sabonis (17) Rider, Jackson (5) The Arena in Oakland
10,847 		2–2
5 February 15 Dallas W 99–84 Arvydas Sabonis (16) Brian Grant (11) Sabonis, Stoudamire (9) Rose Garden
18,231 		3–2
6 February 17 Denver W 100–85 Isaiah Rider (19) Brian Grant (17) Isaiah Rider (6) Rose Garden
17,726 		4–2
7 February 19 Boston W 106–86 Brian Grant (21) Brian Grant (18) Damon Stoudamire (7) Rose Garden
18,345 		5–2
8 February 20 Golden State W 90–84 Isaiah Rider (27) Brian Grant (24) Damon Stoudamire (10) Rose Garden
17,645 		6–2
9 February 24 @ New Jersey W 94–85 Walt Williams (22) Arvydas Sabonis (12) Damon Stoudamire (6) Continental Airlines Arena
17,298 		7–2
10 February 26 @ Charlotte L 95–97 Isaiah Rider (27) Arvydas Sabonis (10) Damon Stoudamire (9) Charlotte Coliseum
18,633 		7–3
11 February 27 @ Washington W 82–81 Brian Grant (19) Brian Grant (18) Damon Stoudamire (6) MCI Center
18,550 		8–3
12 February 28 @ Minnesota W 100–93 Rasheed Wallace (22) Grant, Sabonis (8) Damon Stoudamire (9) Target Center
16,219 		9–3
March : 15–3 (home: 9–1; road: 6–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
13 March 2 Utah W 102–100 (2OT) Rasheed Wallace (22) Brian Grant (12) Damon Stoudamire (8) Rose Garden
19,980 		10–3
14 March 3 @ Sacramento W 97–93 (OT) Brian Grant (20) Brian Grant (18) Damon Stoudamire (5) ARCO Arena
15,160 		11–3
15 March 5 Minnesota W 97–85 Rasheed Wallace (17) Arvydas Sabonis (15) Arvydas Sabonis (7) Rose Garden
19,264 		12–3
16 March 7 Houston W 111–71 Isaiah Rider (21) Grant, O'Neal (6) Damon Stoudamire (7) Rose Garden
20,062 		13–3
17 March 8 @ Vancouver W 92–73 Jim Jackson (21) Brian Grant (9) Damon Stoudamire (8) General Motors Place
13,552 		14–3
18 March 9 Sacramento W 103–98 Isaiah Rider (21) Brian Grant (11) Damon Stoudamire (7) Rose Garden
18,147 		15–3
19 March 12 Utah L 77–91 Damon Stoudamire (20) Arvydas Sabonis (8) Damon Stoudamire (8) Rose Garden
20,668 		15–4
20 March 13 @ L.A. Clippers W 106–96 (OT) Brian Grant (25) Brian Grant (14) Stacey Augmon (3) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
9,484 		16–4
21 March 15 @ Dallas W 106–91 Isaiah Rider (30) Arvydas Sabonis (16) Damon Stoudamire (6) Reunion Arena
14,046 		17–4
22 March 16 @ Houston L 93–101 Damon Stoudamire (17) Grant, Sabonis (9) Damon Stoudamire (5) Compaq Center
16,285 		17–5
23 March 18 @ Sacramento W 88–78 Rasheed Wallace (25) Rasheed Wallace (13) Damon Stoudamire (11) ARCO Arena
14,397 		18–5
24 March 19 San Antonio W 90–85 Arvydas Sabonis (28) Brian Grant (12) Greg Anthony (5) Rose Garden
20,041 		19–5
25 March 21 Philadelphia W 91–75 Rasheed Wallace (26) Arvydas Sabonis (10) Jim Jackson (7) Rose Garden
19,980 		20–5
26 March 23 Golden State W 79–72 Isaiah Rider (15) Brian Grant (12) Damon Stoudamire (7) Rose Garden
18,731 		21–5
27 March 25 Phoenix W 97–84 Brian Grant (22) Brian Grant (14) Damon Stoudamire (8) Rose Garden
20,328 		22–5
28 March 28 @ Phoenix W 88–86 Sabonis, Stoudamire, Rider (18) Brian Grant (14) Damon Stoudamire (8) America West Arena
19,023 		23–5
29 March 30 @ Golden State L 90–93 Arvydas Sabonis (21) Arvydas Sabonis (12) Stoudamire, Wallace (5) The Arena in Oakland
12,670 		23–6
30 March 31 Sacramento W 100–86 Damon Stoudamire (21) Brian Grant (9) Stoudamire, Anthony (5) Rose Garden
18,468 		24–6
April : 10–6 (home: 8–1; road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
31 April 2 Seattle W 107–95 Isaiah Rider (23) Arvydas Sabonis (12) Arvydas Sabonis (7) Rose Garden
20,341 		25–6
32 April 3 Phoenix W 98–93 Rasheed Wallace (20) Arvydas Sabonis (8) Stoudamire, Rider, Augmon (3) Rose Garden
20,056 		26–6
33 April 6 Vancouver W 98–89 Wallace, Rider, Williams (15) Arvydas Sabonis (8) Damon Stoudamire (8) Rose Garden
18,105 		27–6
34 April 8 @ Seattle L 86–87 Rasheed Wallace (14) Brian Grant (14) Damon Stoudamire (5) KeyArena
17,072 		27–7
35 April 10 @ L.A. Clippers W 97–70 Rasheed Wallace (19) Grant, Sabonis,
Williams, Jackson (5) 		Damon Stoudamire (5) Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim
12,853 		28–7
36 April 11 L.A. Clippers L 83–89 Isaiah Rider (17) Kelvin Cato (11) Wallace, Stoudamire (4) Rose Garden
18,101 		28–8
37 April 13 L.A. Lakers W 113–86 Stoudamire, Rider (16) Brian Grant (8) Damon Stoudamire (6) Rose Garden
20,705 		29–8
38 April 15 @ Houston L 76–86 Damon Stoudamire (19) Brian Grant (16) Damon Stoudamire (6) Compaq Center
16,285 		29–9
39 April 16 @ San Antonio L 80–81 Rasheed Wallace (23) Rasheed Wallace (12) Jim Jackson (4) Alamodome
21,368 		29–10
40 April 17 @ Dallas W 102–94 Arvydas Sabonis (22) Brian Grant (9) Damon Stoudamire (5) Reunion Arena
13,358 		30–10
— April 20 @ Denver Postponed due to the Columbine High School shooting. Makeup date May 2.
41 April 21 L.A. Lakers W 88–82 Rasheed Wallace (21) Arvydas Sabonis (11) Damon Stoudamire (6) Rose Garden
20,713 		31–10
42 April 23 @ Utah L 85–96 Jim Jackson (13) Brian Grant (6) Damon Stoudamire (6) Delta Center
19,911 		31–11
43 April 25 Minnesota W 100–84 Brian Grant (24) Grant, Wallace (11) Damon Stoudamire (5) Rose Garden
20,437 		32–11
44 April 26 Denver W 93–77 Walt Williams (28) Sabonis, Cato (9) Damon Stoudamire (9) Rose Garden
19,476 		33–11
45 April 28 Seattle W 119–84 Damon Stoudamire (31) Arvydas Sabonis (11) Damon Stoudamire (6) Rose Garden
20,311 		34–11
46 April 29 @ L.A. Lakers L 89–108 Damon Stoudamire (17) Brian Grant (10) Stoudamire, Augmon,
Anthony, Williams (3) 		Great Western Forum
17,505 		34–12
May : 1–3 (home: 0–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
47 May 1 @ San Antonio L 90–98 (OT) Arvydas Sabonis (14) Brian Grant (11) Damon Stoudamire (6) Alamodome
28,806 		34–13
48 May 2 @ Denver W 110–102 Damon Stoudamire (17) Brian Grant (9) Stoudamire, Jackson (9) McNichols Sports Arena
13,920 		35–13
49 May 4 San Antonio L 81–87 Arvydas Sabonis (18) Brian Grant (10) Arvydas Sabonis (8) Rose Garden
20,715 		35–14
50 May 5 @ L.A. Lakers L 91–119 Rasheed Wallace (23) Cato, O'Neal (8) Stoudamire, Jackson, O'Neal (4) Great Western Forum
17,505 		35–15
1998–99 schedule

Playoffs

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1999 playoff game log
First round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 8 Phoenix W 95–85 Isaiah Rider (25) Brian Grant (10) Arvydas Sabonis (8) Rose Garden
20,040 		1–0
2 May 10 Phoenix W 110–99 Grant, Stoudamire (22) Arvydas Sabonis (9) Damon Stoudamire (13) Rose Garden
20,588 		2–0
3 May 12 @ Phoenix W 103–93 Brian Grant (20) Arvydas Sabonis (11) Damon Stoudamire (7) America West Arena
17,306 		3–0
Conference Semi-finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 18 @ Utah L 83–93 Brian Grant (19) Arvydas Sabonis (11) Damon Stoudamire (5) Delta Center
19,911 		0–1
2 May 20 @ Utah W 84–81 Isaiah Rider (27) Arvydas Sabonis (14) Damon Stoudamire (6) Delta Center
19,911 		1–1
3 May 22 Utah W 97–87 Rasheed Wallace (20) Brian Grant (15) Isaiah Rider (8) Rose Garden
20,720 		2–1
4 May 23 Utah W 81–75 Isaiah Rider (24) Arvydas Sabonis (15) Greg Anthony (3) Rose Garden
20,720 		3–1
5 May 25 @ Utah L 71–88 Isaiah Rider (16) Brian Grant (10) Damon Stoudamire (6) Delta Center
19,911 		3–2
6 May 27 Utah W 92–80 Isaiah Rider (24) Brian Grant (12) Jim Jackson (6) Rose Garden
20,727 		4–2
Conference finals: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 29 @ San Antonio L 76–80 Rasheed Wallace (28) Rasheed Wallace (8) Damon Stoudamire (8) Alamodome
35,165 		0–1
2 May 31 @ San Antonio L 85–86 Arvydas Sabonis (17) Grant, Sabonis (7) Damon Stoudamire (7) Alamodome
35,260 		0–2
3 June 4 San Antonio L 63–85 Rasheed Wallace (22) Brian Grant (13) Stoudamire, Williams (3) Rose Garden
20,732 		0–3
4 June 6 San Antonio L 80–94 Damon Stoudamire (21) Arvydas Sabonis (7) three players tied (4) Rose Garden
20,735 		0–4
1999 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Damon Stoudamire 50 50 33.5 .396 .310 .730 3.3 6.2 1.0 .1 12.6
Arvydas Sabonis 50 48 27.0 .485 .292 .771 7.9 2.4 .7 1.3 12.1
Greg Anthony 50 0 16.1 .414 .392 .697 1.3 2.0 1.3 .1 6.4
Rasheed Wallace 49 18 28.9 .508 .419 .732 4.9 1.2 1.0 1.1 12.8
Jim Jackson 49 9 24.0 .411 .278 .842 3.2 2.6 .9 .1 8.4
Brian Grant 48 46 31.8 .479 .814 9.8 1.4 .4 .7 11.5
Stacey Augmon 48 21 18.2 .448 .000 .684 2.6 1.2 1.2 .4 4.3
Walt Williams 48 16 21.8 .424 .438 .832 3.0 1.7 .8 .6 9.3
Isaiah Rider 47 41 29.5 .412 .378 .755 4.2 2.2 .5 .2 13.9
Kelvin Cato 43 0 12.7 .450 1.000 .507 3.5 .4 .5 1.3 3.5
Jermaine O'Neal 36 1 8.6 .434 .000 .514 2.7 .4 .1 .4 2.5
Bonzi Wells 7 0 5.0 .550 .333 .444 1.3 .4 .1 .1 4.4
John Crotty† 3 0 6.3 .500 1.000 1.000 .3 1.7 .7 .0 4.0
Carlos Rogers 2 0 4.0 1.000 .250 .5 .5 .0 .0 2.5
Gary Grant 2 0 3.5 .000 .0 1.5 .5 .0 .0
Brian Shaw 1 0 5.0 .000 1.0 1.0 .0 .0 .0

Playoffs

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Brian Grant 13 13 37.1 .529 .625 9.2 1.1 .8 1.2 13.2
Rasheed Wallace 13 13 36.0 .514 .111 .724 4.8 1.5 1.5 .8 14.8
Isaiah Rider 13 13 32.8 .429 .423 .887 3.8 2.4 .8 .0 16.5
Damon Stoudamire 13 13 31.0 .380 .455 .706 3.2 5.6 .6 .1 10.2
Arvydas Sabonis 13 13 30.2 .398 .200 .907 8.8 2.2 1.2 1.2 10.0
Jim Jackson 13 0 20.4 .361 .278 .905 2.3 1.5 .5 .1 7.3
Greg Anthony 13 0 17.3 .327 .258 .676 1.1 2.5 1.0 .1 5.2
Walt Williams 13 0 14.2 .362 .406 .571 1.2 .8 .5 .2 4.8
Stacey Augmon 13 0 13.5 .357 .000 .833 2.5 .4 .6 .2 2.7
Jermaine O'Neal 9 0 6.1 .400 .500 1.9 .1 .0 .3 1.6
Kelvin Cato 8 0 5.4 .111 .400 .9 .3 .1 .1 .8
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Trail Blazers only.

Awards and honors

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Transactions

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