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The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 54th season of the National Basketball Association. The season began on November 2, 1999, and ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA championship, beating the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2 in the 2000 NBA Finals.
1999–2000 NBA season | |
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League | National Basketball Association |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
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Number of teams | 29 |
TV partner(s) | NBC, TBS, TNT |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Elton Brand |
Picked by | Chicago Bulls |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Los Angeles Lakers |
Season MVP | Shaquille O'Neal (L.A. Lakers) |
Top scorer | Shaquille O'Neal (L.A. Lakers) |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Indiana Pacers |
Eastern runners-up | New York Knicks |
Western champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Western runners-up | Portland Trail Blazers |
Finals | |
Champions | Los Angeles Lakers |
Runners-up | Indiana Pacers |
Finals MVP | Shaquille O'Neal (L.A. Lakers) |
Offseason | ||
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Team | 1998–99 coach | 1999–2000 coach |
Cleveland Cavaliers | Mike Fratello | Randy Wittman |
Denver Nuggets | Mike D'Antoni | Dan Issel |
Los Angeles Lakers | Kurt Rambis | Phil Jackson |
Orlando Magic | Chuck Daly | Doc Rivers |
Washington Wizards | Jim Brovelli | Gar Heard |
In-season | ||
Team | Outgoing coach | Incoming coach |
Detroit Pistons | Alvin Gentry | George Irvine |
Golden State Warriors | P.J. Carlesimo | Garry St. Jean |
Los Angeles Clippers | Chris Ford | Jim Todd |
Phoenix Suns | Danny Ainge | Scott Skiles |
Vancouver Grizzlies | Brian Hill | Lionel Hollins |
Washington Wizards | Gar Heard | Darrell Walker |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Miami Heat | 52 | 30 | .634 | – | 33–8 | 19–22 | 18–6 |
x-New York Knicks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 2 | 33–8 | 17–24 | 14–10 |
x-Philadelphia 76ers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 3 | 29–12 | 20–21 | 13–11 |
Orlando Magic | 41 | 41 | .500 | 11 | 26–15 | 15–26 | 12–13 |
Boston Celtics | 35 | 47 | .427 | 17 | 26–15 | 9–32 | 12–12 |
New Jersey Nets | 31 | 51 | .378 | 21 | 22–19 | 9–32 | 9–16 |
Washington Wizards | 29 | 53 | .354 | 23 | 17–24 | 12–29 | 7–17 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Indiana Pacers | 56 | 26 | .683 | – | 36–5 | 20–21 | 20–8 |
x-Charlotte Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 7 | 30–11 | 19–22 | 20–8 |
x-Toronto Raptors | 45 | 37 | .549 | 11 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 16–12 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 16–12 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 14 | 23–18 | 19–22 | 16–12 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 24 | 22–19 | 10–31 | 8–20 |
Atlanta Hawks | 28 | 54 | .341 | 28 | 21–20 | 7–34 | 11–17 |
Chicago Bulls | 17 | 65 | .207 | 39 | 12–29 | 5–36 | 5–23 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Utah Jazz | 55 | 27 | .671 | – | 31–10 | 24–17 | 14–10 |
x-San Antonio Spurs | 53 | 29 | .646 | 2 | 31–10 | 22–19 | 16–8 |
x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 50 | 32 | .610 | 5 | 26–15 | 24–17 | 18–6 |
Dallas Mavericks | 40 | 42 | .488 | 15 | 22–19 | 18–23 | 12–12 |
Denver Nuggets | 35 | 47 | .427 | 20 | 25–16 | 10–31 | 10–14 |
Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 21 | 22–19 | 12–29 | 8–16 |
Vancouver Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 33 | 12–29 | 10–31 | 6–18 |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 67 | 15 | .817 | – | 36–5 | 31–10 | 20–4 |
x-Portland Trail Blazers | 59 | 23 | .720 | 8 | 30–11 | 29–12 | 21–3 |
x-Phoenix Suns | 53 | 29 | .646 | 14 | 32–9 | 21–20 | 15–9 |
x-Seattle SuperSonics | 45 | 37 | .549 | 22 | 24–17 | 21–20 | 12–12 |
x-Sacramento Kings | 44 | 38 | .537 | 23 | 30–11 | 14–27 | 9–15 |
Golden State Warriors | 19 | 63 | .232 | 48 | 12–29 | 7–34 | 2–22 |
Los Angeles Clippers | 15 | 67 | .183 | 52 | 10–31 | 5–36 | 5–19 |
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Notes
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Indiana* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Milwaukee | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Indiana* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Philadelphia | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Charlotte | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Philadelphia | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Indiana* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | New York | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Toronto | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | New York | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Miami* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Miami* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Detroit | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Indiana* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Sacramento | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Phoenix | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | San Antonio | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Phoenix | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Minnesota | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Portland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Utah* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Utah* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Seattle | 2 |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Shaquille O'Neal | Los Angeles Lakers | 29.7 |
Rebounds per game | Dikembe Mutombo | Atlanta Hawks | 14.1 |
Assists per game | Jason Kidd | Phoenix Suns | 10.1 |
Steals per game | Eddie Jones | Charlotte Hornets | 2.67 |
Blocks per game | Alonzo Mourning | Miami Heat | 3.72 |
FG% | Shaquille O'Neal | Los Angeles Lakers | .574 |
FT% | Jeff Hornacek | Utah Jazz | .950 |
3FG% | Hubert Davis | Dallas Mavericks | .491 |
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The following players were named the Players of the Month.
Month | Player | Ref. |
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October – November | Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers) | [22] |
December | Alonzo Mourning (Miami Heat) | |
January | Kevin Garnett (Minnesota Timberwolves) | |
February | Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers) | |
March | Shaquille O'Neal (Los Angeles Lakers) | |
April | Gary Payton (Seattle SuperSonics) | [23] |
The following players were named the Rookies of the Month.
Month | Player | Ref. |
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October – November | Adrian Griffin (Boston Celtics) Lamar Odom (Los Angeles Clippers) |
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December | Steve Francis (Houston Rockets) | |
January | Elton Brand (Chicago Bulls) | |
February | Elton Brand (Chicago Bulls) | |
March | Steve Francis (Houston Rockets) | |
April | Elton Brand (Chicago Bulls) Steve Francis (Houston Rockets) |
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The following coaches were named Coaches of the Month.
Month | Coach | Ref. |
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October – November | Mike Dunleavy (Portland Trail Blazers) | [22] |
December | Phil Jackson (Los Angeles Lakers) | |
January | Flip Saunders (Minnesota Timberwolves) | |
February | Phil Jackson (Los Angeles Lakers) | |
March | Jerry Sloan (Utah Jazz) | |
April | Paul Silas (Charlotte Hornets) |
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