1999–2000 NBA season

Infobox sports season
title =1999–2000 NBA season
league =National Basketball Association
sport =Basketball
TV =NBC, TBS
season =Regular season
season_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
MVP =flagicon|USAShaquille O'Neal (L.A. Lakers)
MVP_link =NBA MVP
top_scorer =flagicon|USAShaquille O'Neal (L.A. Lakers)
playoffs =Playoffs
playoffs_link =2000 NBA Playoffs
conf1 =Eastern
conf1_link =Eastern Conference (NBA)
conf1_champ =Indiana Pacers
conf1_runner-up =New York Knicks
conf2 =Western
conf2_link =Western Conference (NBA)
conf2_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
conf2_runner-up =Portland Trail Blazers
finals =Finals
finals_link =2000 NBA Finals
finals_champ =Los Angeles Lakers
finals_runner-up =Indiana Pacers
finals_MVP =flagicon|USAShaquille O'Neal (L.A. Lakers)
finals_MVP_link =NBA Finals MVP
seasonslist =List of NBA seasons
seasonslistnames =NBA
prevseason_link =1998–99 NBA season
prevseason_year =1998–99
nextseason_link =2000–01 NBA season
nextseason_year =2000–01The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 54th season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA championship, beating the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2 in the 2000 NBA Finals.

Notable occurrences

*The 2000 NBA All-Star Game held in Oakland, California. The West won 137-126. Tim Duncan from the San Antonio Spurs and Shaquille O'Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers shared the game's MVP honors.
*Both the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Clippers played their first games at the Staples Center. The Lakers would also go on to win 19 consecutive games between February 4, 2000 and November 13, 2000, the fourth-longest winning streak in NBA history.
*The Denver Nuggets played their first game at the Pepsi Center.
*The Indiana Pacers played their first game at the Conseco Fieldhouse.
*The Indiana Pacers advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.
*The Atlanta Hawks played their first game at the Philips Arena.
*The Miami Heat started the season playing their home games at Miami Arena. In January, they played their first game at the AmericanAirlines Arena.
*The Toronto Raptors played their first full season at the Air Canada Centre.
*During Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, the Portland Trail Blazers held a 15-point lead over the Los Angeles Lakers with 10:28 left to play. During the fourth quarter, the Blazers would miss thirteen consecutive shots, allowing the Lakers to claw back and take the game, 89-84. The game was capped off with a famous alley-oop pass to Shaquille O'Neal from Kobe Bryant.
*Two players are killed in automobile accidents within four months of each other. On January 12, Bobby Phills of the Charlotte Hornets was killed in reckless driving while racing against teammate David Wesley. On May 20, Malik Sealy of the Minnesota Timberwolves was driving home from a birthday party being held for Kevin Garnett, when a drunk-driver driving on the wrong side, struck his SUV.
*This season was back to normal, the previous season only had 50 games (61% of regular season), the finals ended late, on June 25th 1999.
*Both the best and worst teams in the league came from Los Angeles, and finished with opposite winning percentages: the Lakers went 67-15, and the Clippers went 15-67.

Final standings

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

C - NBA Champions

1999-2000 NBA statistics leaders

NBA awards

*Most Valuable Player: Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
*Co-Rookies of the Year: Elton Brand, Chicago Bulls; Steve Francis, Houston Rockets
*Defensive Player of the Year: Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
*Sixth Man of the Year: Rodney Rogers, Phoenix Suns
*Most Improved Player: Jalen Rose, Indiana Pacers
*Coach of the Year: Doc Rivers, Orlando Magic
*All-NBA First Team:
**F - Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
**F - Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves
**C - Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
**G - Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics
**G - Jason Kidd, Phoenix Suns
*All-NBA Second Team:
**F - Karl Malone, Utah Jazz
**F - Grant Hill, Detroit Pistons
**C - Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
**G - Allen Iverson, Philadelphia 76ers
**G - Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
*All-NBA Third Team:
**F - Chris Webber, Sacramento Kings
**F - Vince Carter, Toronto Raptors
**C - David Robinson, San Antonio Spurs
**G - Eddie Jones, Charlotte Hornets
**G - Stephon Marbury, New Jersey Nets
*All-Defensive First Team:
**Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs
**Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves
**Alonzo Mourning, Miami Heat
**Gary Payton, Seattle SuperSonics
**Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
*All-Defensive Second Team:
**Scottie Pippen, Portland Trail Blazers
**Clifford Robinson, Phoenix Suns
**Shaquille O'Neal, Los Angeles Lakers
**Eddie Jones, Charlotte Hornets
**Jason Kidd, Phoenix Suns
*All-Rookie First Team:
**Elton Brand, Chicago Bulls
**Steve Francis, Houston Rockets
**Lamar Odom, Los Angeles Clippers
**Wally Szczerbiak, Minnesota Timberwolves
**Andre Miller, Cleveland Cavaliers
*All-Rookie Second Team:
**Shawn Marion, Phoenix Suns
**Ron Artest, Chicago Bulls
**James Posey, Denver Nuggets
**Jason Terry, Atlanta Hawks
**Chucky Atkins, Orlando Magic

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