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| Dates: | June 16–25 | |||||||||
| MVP: | Tim Duncan (San Antonio Spurs) | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers | Spurs: David Robinson (2009) Tim Duncan (2020) Knicks: Patrick Ewing (2008; did not play) Coaches: Gregg Popovich (2023) Officials: Dick Bavetta (2015) Hugh Evans (2022) | |||||||||
| Eastern Finals: | Knicks defeated Pacers, 4–2 | |||||||||
| Western Finals: | Spurs defeated Trail Blazers, 4–0 | |||||||||
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The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the shortened 1998–99 NBA season, and the conclusion of the season's playoffs.
The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs took on the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks for the title, with the Spurs holding home court advantage. The series was played under a best-of-seven format, with the first team to collect four game victories winning the series. The Spurs defeated the Knicks 4 games to 1 to win their first NBA championship in franchise history. Tim Duncan was named the NBA Finals MVP for the first time in his career. As of 2019, this is the last NBA Finals where neither team scored 100 or more points in any game during the series.
This, and 1990, were the only two NBA championships of the 1990s to be won by any team besides the Chicago Bulls or Houston Rockets.
Until 2023, this was the only NBA Finals to feature a #8 seed.
1999 NBA Playoffs[]
| San Antonio Spurs (Western Conference Champion) | New York Knicks (Eastern Conference Champion) | |||
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| 37–13 (.740)
1st Midwest, 1st West, 1st Overall |
Regular season | 27–23 (.540)
4th Atlantic, 8th East, 14th Overall | ||
| Defeated the (8) Minnesota Timberwolves, 3–1 | First Round | Defeated the (1) Miami Heat, 3–2 | ||
| Defeated the (4) Los Angeles Lakers, 4–0 |
Conference Semifinals | Defeated the (4) Atlanta Hawks, 4–0 | ||
| Defeated the (2) Portland Trail Blazers, 4–0 | Conference Finals | Defeated the (2) Indiana Pacers, 4–2 | ||
Series summary[]
| Game | Date | Home Team | Result | Road Team |
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| Game 1 | June 16 | San Antonio | 89–77 | New York |
| Game 2 | June 18 | San Antonio | 80–67 | New York |
| Game 3 | June 21 | New York | 89–81 | San Antonio |
| Game 4 | June 23 | New York | 89–96 | San Antonio |
| Game 5 | June 25 | New York | 77–78 | San Antonio |
| Preceded by 1998 |
NBA Finals 1999 |
Succeeded by 2000 |