1998–99 San Antonio Spurs season

NBA season
team = San Antonio Spurs
misc = Midwest Division Champions
Western Conference Champions
NBA Champions
end_year = 1999
wins = 37
losses = 13
division = Midwest
division_place = 1
conf_place = 1
coach = Gregg Popovich
arena = Alamo Dome
owners = Peter Holt
television =
radio =
playoffs = NBA Champions
bbr_team = SAS

Offseason

* June 24, 1998 - The Spurs trade Felipe Lopez, along with Carl Herrera, to the Vancouver Grizzlies for point guard Antonio Daniels.

NBA Draft

NBA Finals

*The Spurs became the first former ABA team to play and win in an NBA Finals.
*Steve Kerr became the first non-Celtic to win four straight championships, as he won titles with the Bulls from 1996 to 1998.
*The Spurs attracted record crowds for the two games at the Alamodome. Attendance was 39,514 for Game 1 and 39,554 for Game 2 (the largest crowd to see an NBA Finals game).

ummary

The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.

chedule

*Game 1 - June 16, Wednesday @San Antonio, San Antonio 89, New York 77: "San Antonio leads series 1-0"
*Game 2 - June 18, Friday @San Antonio, San Antonio 80, New York 67: "San Antonio leads series 2-0"
*Game 3 - June 21, Monday @New York, New York 89, San Antonio 81: "San Antonio leads series 2-1"
*Game 4 - June 23, Wednesday @New York, San Antonio 96, New York 89: "San Antonio leads series 3-1"
*Game 5 - June 25, Friday @New York, San Antonio 78, New York 77: "San Antonio wins series 4-1"

The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage. The NBA, after experimenting in the early years, restored this original format for the Finals in 1985. As of yet, the other playoff series are still running on a 2-2-1-1-1 site format.

an Antonio Spurs roster

Head Coach:Gregg Popovich
Tim Duncan
David Robinson
Sean Elliott
Scribdawg
Mario Elie
Avery Johnson
Jaren Jackson
Malik Rose
Antonio Daniels
Steve Kerr
Jerome Kersey
Will Perdue
Gerard King
Andrew Gaze
Brandon Williams

Award Winners

* Tim Duncan, Center, All-NBA First Team
* Tim Dunca, Center, All-NBA Defensive First Team
* Tim Duncan, Center, NBA Finals MVP

References

* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?yr=1998&tm=SAS&lg=N San Antonio Spurs on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAS/1999.html San Antonio Spurs on Basketball Reference]

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