1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 30th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Blazers acquired All-Star forward and 6-time champion Scottie Pippen from the Houston Rockets,[2] acquired Steve Smith from the Atlanta Hawks,[3] and signed free agent Detlef Schrempf.[4] The Blazers got off to a fast start winning 13 of their first 15 games, and later on posted an 11-game winning streak in February.[5] The Blazers finished with a 59–23 record, which tied them for the second-highest win percentage in franchise history. Finishing second in the Pacific Division, they earned the #3 seed in the Western Conference on the basis that the 55–27 Utah Jazz won the Midwest Division title. (However, the Blazers would enjoy the homecourt advantage over Utah in their second-round playoff series).[6] The Blazers made the playoffs for the 18th consecutive year.[7]

1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coachMike Dunleavy
General manager
Owner(s)Paul Allen
ArenaRose Garden Arena
Results
Record59–23 (.720)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Lakers 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKEX

Rasheed Wallace averaged 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game,[8] while Smith finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14.9 points per game, and Pippen averaged 12.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Damon Stoudamire provided the team with 12.5 points and 5.2 assists per game, and Arvydas Sabonis contributed 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Off the bench, second-year guard Bonzi Wells contributed 8.8 points per game, while Schrempf averaged 7.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and Brian Grant provided with 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.[9]

In the playoffs, the Blazers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round,[10] and the 2nd-seeded Jazz 4–1 in the Western Conference Semi-finals for the second consecutive year.[11] In the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Blazers came back from a 3–1 series deficit to force Game 7.[12] Up by 15 points with ten minutes remaining in Game 7, the Blazers suffered a 15–0 run by Los Angeles that tied the score, and the Lakers pulled out an 89–84 victory to advance to the 2000 NBA Finals,[13] where they would go on to defeat the Indiana Pacers in six games to win their 12th NBA championship.[14] Following the season, Grant was traded to the Miami Heat,[15] and Jermaine O'Neal was dealt to the Indiana Pacers.[16]

The Blazers did not win another playoff series until May 2, 2014, when Damian Lillard hit a 3-point shot with 0.9 seconds left to beat the Houston Rockets 99–98 in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round of the 2014 playoffs. The Blazers would not return to the Western Conference Finals until 2019.

Offseason

Although the Trail Blazers did not have any picks in the 1999 NBA draft, they were active during the offseason. On draft day, the Blazers purchased the draft rights to Roberto Bergersen from the Atlanta Hawks. Bergersen would not sign with the team; instead, he signed with the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association. On August 2, the Blazers traded Jim Jackson and Isaiah Rider to the Hawks for Ed Gray and Steve Smith. The same day, the Blazers signed veteran forward Detlef Schrempf. Smith would be the starting shooting guard on the "Jail Blazers". Schrempf would finish his career with Portland, retiring in 2001.

On October 2, the Blazers were involved in a seven-player trade with the Houston Rockets. In the trade, the Blazers traded six players—Stacey Augmon, Kelvin Cato, Ed Gray, Carlos Rogers, Brian Shaw, and Walt Williams—for Scottie Pippen. Pippen would be the Blazers' starting small forward until 2003, when he signed with the Chicago Bulls, the team which he spent the majority of his career with. On October 5, the Blazers signed Antonio Harvey, and the following day, they signed Joe Kleine. On October 12, the Rockets waived Augmon, and the Blazers re-signed him on October 18.[17]

Draft picks
Main article: 1999 NBA draft

The Blazers owned no picks in the 1999 NBA draft.

Roster
1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 50 Anthony, Greg 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1967–11–15 UNLV
G/F 2 Augmon, Stacey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968–08–01 UNLV
F/C 44 Grant, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1972–03–05 Xavier
G 14 Grant, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–04–21 Michigan
F/C 34 Harvey, Antonio 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1970–07–06 Pfeiffer
C 35 Kleine, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1962–01–04 Arkansas
F/C 5 O'Neal, Jermaine 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1978–10–13 Eau Claire HS (SC)
F 33 Pippen, Scottie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1965–09–25 Central Arkansas
C 11 Sabonis, Arvydas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 279 lb (127 kg) 1964–12–19 Lithuania
F 12 Schrempf, Detlef 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1963–01–21 Washington
G 8 Smith, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–03–31 Michigan State
G 3 Stoudamire, Damon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 171 lb (78 kg) 1973–09–03 Arizona
F/C 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
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6715.817–36–531–1020–4
x-Portland Trail Blazers 5923.720830–1129–1221–3
x-Phoenix Suns 5329.6461432–921–2015–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4537.5492224–1721–2012–12
x-Sacramento Kings 4438.5372330–1114–279–15
Golden State Warriors 1963.2324812–297–342–22
Los Angeles Clippers 1567.1835210–315–365–19
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6715.817–
2 y-Utah Jazz5527.67112
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers5923.7208
4 x-San Antonio Spurs5329.64614
5 x-Phoenix Suns5329.64614
6 x-Minnesota Timberwolves5032.61017
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4537.54922
8 x-Sacramento Kings4438.53723
9 Dallas Mavericks4042.48827
10 Denver Nuggets3547.42732
11 Houston Rockets3448.41533
12 Vancouver Grizzlies2260.26845
13 Golden State Warriors1963.23248
14 Los Angeles Clippers1567.18352
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1999-2000 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 –1–31–33–13–10–21–11–30–21–11–31–10–22–20–41–13–12–10–30–40–20–22–00–21–12–20–21–11–3
Boston 3–1–1–32–22–21–12–00–31–11–11–31–10–21–31–20–23–12–22–21–31–10–21–10–21–12–21–11–13–1
Charlotte 3–13–1–4–03–11–11–12–22–01–12–22–00–22–23–12–02–11–32–23–11–10–20–20–21–13–10–22–03–0
Chicago 1–32–20–4–1–30–21–11–30–20–21–32–00–22–21–30–22–10–30–40–40–20–20–20–21–10–40–20–22–2
Cleveland 1–32–21–33–1–2–02–02–21–11–10–42–00–20–31–30–22–23–12–10–40–21–10–21–10–20–40–22–03–1
Dallas 2–01–11–12–00–2–3–12–04–01–31–14–01–30–20–22–20–20–21–10–23–12–21–32–21–31–11–33–11–1
Denver 1–10–21–11–10–21–3–1–12–22–20–23–11–30–22–02–21–11–10–22–01–32–22–21–31–32–02–22–21–1
Detroit 3–13–02–23–12–20–21–1–2–01–11–32–00–22–23–10–22–11–32–22–20–21–10–21–12–02–20–22–02–2
Golden State 2–01–10–22–01–10–42–20–2–1–30–21–30–41–11–11–30–20–21–10–20–40–41–30–40–40–20–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–11–12–01–13–12–21–13–1–0–24–02–21–10–20–41–10–20–21–12–22–21–30–41–30–21–32–21–1
Indiana 3–13–12–23–14–01–12–03–12–02–0–1–11–12–22–21–13–12–22–12–21–12–01–11–11–13–12–02–02–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–10–20–20–20–41–30–23–10–41–1–0–40–20–21–31–11–10–21–10–40–41–30–41–30–20–41–31–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–02–02–02–03–13–12–04–02–21–14–0–2–02–04–02–02–02–02–04–02–23–11–33–11–13–14–01–1
Miami 2–23–12–22–23–02–02–02–21–11–12–22–00–2–2–22–02–23–13–13–11–11–12–01–11–11–21–11–14–0
Milwaukee 4–02–11–33–13–12–00–21–31–12–02–22–00–22–2–0–21–30–44–00–31–10–21–12–01–12–21–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–12–00–22–02–02–22–22–03–14–01–13–10–40–22–0–1–11–11–11–11–32–23–13–12–22–03–14–00–2
New Jersey 1–31–31–21–22–22–01–11–22–01–11–31–10–22–23–11–1–1–33–21–30–21–11–10–20–22–20–20–21–3
New York 1–22–23–13–01–32–01–13–12–02–02–21–10–21–34–01–13–1–3–13–11–12–01–11–12–01–30–22–02–2
Orlando 3–02–22–24–01–21–12–02–21–12–01–22–00–21–30–41–12–31–3–2–20–20–20–21–11–12–21–12–04–0
Philadelphia 4–03–11–34–04–02–00–22–22–01–12–21–10–21–33–01–13–11–32–2–0–20–21–10–22–03–01–12–03–1
Phoenix 2–01–11–12–02–01–33–12–04–02–21–14–00–41–11–13–12–01–12–02–0–1–34–02–22–21–10–44–02–0
Portland 2–02–02–02–01–12–22–21–14–02–20–24–02–21–12–02–21–10–22–02–03–1–4–03–14–01–13–13–12–0
Sacramento 0–21–12–02–02–03–12–22–03–13–11–13–11–30–21–11–31–11–12–01–10–40–4–3–12–21–11–33–12–0
San Antonio 2–02–02–02–01–12–23–11–14–04–01–14–03–11–10–21–32–01–11–12–02–21–31–3–2–21–12–24–01–1
Seattle 1–11–11–11–12–03–13–10–24–03–11–13–11–31–11–12–22–00–21–10–22–20–42–22–2–0–22–24–02–0
Toronto 2–22–21–34–04–01–10–22–22–02–01–32–01–12–12–20–22–23–12–20–31–11–11–11–12–0–1–11–12–2
Utah 2–01–12–02–02–03–12–22–04–03–10–24–01–31–11–11–32–02–01–11–14–01–33–12–22–21–1–3–12–0
Vancouver 1–11–10–22–00–21–32–20–21–32–20–23–10–41–11–10–42–00–20–20–20–41–31–30–40–41–11–3–1–1
Washington 3–11–30–32–21–31–11–12–21–11–11–21–11–10–41–32–03–12–20–41–30–20–20–21–10–22–20–21–1—

Game log

Regular season
1999–2000 game log
Total: 59–23 (Home: 30-11; Road: 29-12)
November: 13–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 8–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4November 6, 1999L.A. Lakers W 97–82 Rose Garden Arena 4–0
16November 29, 1999Indiana L 91–93 Rose Garden Arena 13–3
December : 9–4 (Home: 5–2; Road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
18December 3, 1999@ L.A. Lakers L 80–93 Staples Center 14–4
January : 11–3 (Home: 6–0; Road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
40January 22, 2000@ L.A. Lakers W 95–91 Staples Center 30–10
February : 12–2 (Home: 7–1; Road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
45February 3, 2000@ New York L 88–98 Madison Square Garden 34–11
57February 29, 2000L.A. Lakers L 87–90 Rose Garden Arena 45–12
March : 7–7 (Home: 3–5; Road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
61March 9, 2000@ Indiana L 119–127 (OT) Conseco Fieldhouse 46–15
69March 26, 2000New York L 89–93 Rose Garden Arena 51–18
April : 7–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1999–00 schedule

Playoffs
2000 playoff game log
First round
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series home_wins = 2 home_losses = 0 road_wins = 1 road_losses = 1

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1April 23Minnesota W 91–88 Scottie Pippen (28) Scottie Pippen (9) Damon Stoudamire (4) Rose Garden Arena
19,980		 1–0
2April 26Minnesota W 86–82 Scottie Pippen (21) Pippen, Wallace (7) Damon Stoudamire (6) Rose Garden Arena
20,568		 2–0
3April 30@ Minnesota L 87–94 Steve Smith (22) Brian Grant (7) Pippen, Stoudamire (6) Target Center
19,006		 2–1
4May 2@ Minnesota W 85–77 Sabonis, Wallace (15) Arvydas Sabonis (11) Scottie Pippen (6) Target Center
19,006		 3–1
Conference Semi-finals
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series home_wins = 3 home_losses = 0 road_wins = 1 road_losses = 1

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1May 7Utah W 94–75 Scottie Pippen (20) Arvydas Sabonis (14) Arvydas Sabonis (4) Rose Garden Arena
20,351		 1–0
2May 9Utah W 103–85 Steve Smith (19) Grant, Wallace (8) three players tied (4) Rose Garden Arena
20,463		 2–0
3May 11@ Utah W 103–84 Arvydas Sabonis (22) Arvydas Sabonis (8) Scottie Pippen (7) Delta Center
19,911		 3–0
4May 14@ Utah L 85–88 Brian Grant (20) Brian Grant (13) Pippen, Stoudamire (4) Delta Center
19,627		 3–1
5May 16Utah W 81–79 Scottie Pippen (23) Pippen, Sabonis (9) Scottie Pippen (8) Rose Garden Arena
20,043		 4–1
Conference Finals
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series home_wins = 1 home_losses = 2 road_wins = 2 road_losses = 2

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1May 20@ L.A. Lakers L 94–109 Scottie Pippen (19) Scottie Pippen (11) Scottie Pippen (5) Staples Center
18,997		 0–1
2May 22@ L.A. Lakers W 106–77 Rasheed Wallace (29) Rasheed Wallace (12) Greg Anthony (4) Staples Center
18,997		 1–1
3May 26L.A. Lakers L 91–93 Stoudamire, Wallace (19) Scottie Pippen (9) Scottie Pippen (6) Rose Garden Arena
20,135		 1–2
4May 28L.A. Lakers L 91–103 Rasheed Wallace (34) Rasheed Wallace (13) Damon Stoudamire (5) Rose Garden Arena
20,209		 1–3
5May 30@ L.A. Lakers W 96–88 Pippen, Wallace (22) Rasheed Wallace (10) Detlef Schrempf (6) Staples Center
18,997		 2–3
6June 2L.A. Lakers W 103–93 Rasheed Wallace (30) Arvydas Sabonis (11) Arvydas Sabonis (6) Rose Garden Arena
20,340		 3–3
7June 4@ L.A. Lakers L 84–89 Rasheed Wallace (30) Scottie Pippen (10) three players tied (3) Staples Center
18,997		 3–4
2000 schedule

Player statistics
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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and honors

References
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