1998–99 Miami Heat season

1998–99 Miami Heat season
Division champions
Head coachPat Riley
PresidentPat Riley
General managerRandy Pfund
OwnerMicky Arison
ArenaMiami Arena
Results
Record33–17 (.660)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Atlantic)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Knicks 2–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionWAMI-TV
(Eric Reid, Ed Pinckney)
Sunshine Network
(Eric Reid, Jack Ramsay)
RadioWIOD
(Mike Inglis, Ed Pinckney)
WACC (Spanish)
(Jose Paneda)

The 1998–99 Miami Heat season was the 11th season for the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association.[1] Due to a lockout, the regular season began on February 5, 1999, and was cut from 82 games to 50.[2]

During the off-season, the Heat signed free agents Terry Porter,[3][4][5] Clarence Weatherspoon,[6][7][8] and later on signed Blue Edwards in February.[9][10] The team went on a 7-game winning streak after a 1–3 start to the regular season, winning 18 of their first 23 games, despite Jamal Mashburn only playing just 24 games due to a left knee injury,[11][12][13] and Voshon Lenard missing 38 games with a stress fracture in his left leg.[14][11] The Heat finished in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 33–17 record, and earned the first seed in the Eastern Conference.[15]

Alonzo Mourning averaged 20.1 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.9 blocks per game, and was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year;[16][17][18] he was also named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, Tim Hardaway averaged 17.2 points and 7.3 assists per game, led the Heat with 112 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, while Mashburn provided the team with 14.8 points per game, P.J. Brown provided with 11.4 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Dan Majerle, who became the team's starting shooting guard, contributed 7.0 points per game and 68 three-point field goals. Off the bench, Porter contributed 10.5 points per game, and Weatherspoon averaged 8.1 points and 5.0 rebounds per game.[19]

Mourning also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting, behind Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz; Mourning finished with 36 first-place votes, while Malone had 44 first-place votes.[20][21] Meanwhile, Porter finished tied in fifth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting,[21] and head coach Pat Riley finished in fifth place in Coach of the Year voting.[21]

In the 1999 NBA playoffs, the Heat faced off against the New York Knicks for the third consecutive time.[22] The 8th-seeded Knicks defeated the Heat in the Eastern Conference First round, with Knicks guard Allan Houston hitting a buzzer-beater in Game 5 at the Miami Arena, where the Knicks defeated the Heat, 78–77, thus winning the series in five games.[23][24][25] With this loss, the Heat became the second number one seed in league history to lose a playoffs series against a number eight seed. The Knicks would become the first #8 seed to reach the NBA Finals, but would lose to the San Antonio Spurs in five games in the 1999 NBA Finals.[26][27][28] The Heat later did the deed themselves by defeating the top–seeded Milwaukee Bucks in the opening round of the 2023 NBA playoffs, becoming the second eighth-seed to advance to the NBA Finals.[29]

This was also the Heat's final full season playing at the Miami Arena.[30] Following the season, Porter signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs,[31][32][33] while Terry Mills re-signed with his former team, the Detroit Pistons,[34][35] and Edwards, and long-time Heat forward Keith Askins were both released to free agency.[36]

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1998 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team
2 51 Corey Brewer Guard  United States University of Oklahoma

Roster

1998–99 Miami Heat roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 2 Keith Askins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1967–12–15 Alabama
F/C 42 P. J. Brown 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1969–10–14 Louisiana Tech
C 31 Duane Causwell 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–05–31 Temple
F/C 40 Marty Conlon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1968–01–19 Providence
G/F 32 Blue Edwards 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965–10–31 East Carolina
G 10 Tim Hardaway 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1966–09–01 UTEP
G/F 21 Voshon Lenard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–05–14 Minnesota
G/F 9 Dan Majerle 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–09–09 Central Michigan
F 24 Jamal Mashburn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1972–11–29 Kentucky
F/C 6 Terry Mills 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–12–21 Michigan
C 33 Alonzo Mourning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–02–08 Georgetown
G 30 Terry Porter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1963–04–08 UW–Stevens Point
F 5 Mark Strickland 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970–07–14 Temple
G 23 Rex Walters 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1970–03–12 Kansas
F 35 Clarence Weatherspoon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–09–08 Southern Miss
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: February 19, 1999

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
c-Miami Heat3317.660–18‍–‍715‍–‍1012–850
x-Orlando Magic3317.660–21‍–‍412‍–‍1312–650
x-Philadelphia 76ers2822.5605.017‍–‍811‍–‍149–1050
x-New York Knicks2723.5406.019‍–‍68‍–‍1712–850
Boston Celtics1931.38014.010‍–‍159‍–‍1610–950
Washington Wizards1832.36015.013‍–‍125‍–‍206–1350
New Jersey Nets1634.32017.012‍–‍134‍–‍216–1350
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c-Miami Heat *3317.660–50
2y-Indiana Pacers *3317.660–50
3x-Orlando Magic3317.660–50
4x-Atlanta Hawks3119.6202.050
5x-Detroit Pistons2921.5804.050
6x-Philadelphia 76ers2822.5605.050
7x-Milwaukee Bucks2822.5605.050
8x-New York Knicks2723.5406.050
9Charlotte Hornets2624.5207.050
10Toronto Raptors2327.46010.050
11Cleveland Cavaliers2228.44011.050
12Boston Celtics1931.38014.050
13Washington Wizards1832.36015.050
14New Jersey Nets1634.32017.050
15Chicago Bulls1337.26020.050
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

1999 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 8 New York L 75–95 Alonzo Mourning (27) Dan Majerle (10) Tim Hardaway (3) Miami Arena
15,036 		0–1
2 May 10 New York W 83–73 Alonzo Mourning (26) Majerle, Mourning (8) Tim Hardaway (11) Miami Arena
15,200 		1–1
3 May 12 @ New York L 73–97 Alonzo Mourning (18) P. J. Brown (8) Tim Hardaway (5) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		1–2
4 May 14 @ New York W 87–72 Mourning, Porter (16) Alonzo Mourning (13) Terry Porter (7) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		2–2
5 May 16 New York L 77–78 Alonzo Mourning (21) P. J. Brown (12) Tim Hardaway (8) Miami Arena
14,985 		2–3
1999 schedule

Player statistics

Regular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
P. J. Brown PF 50 50 1,611 346 66 46 48 571 32.2 6.9 1.3 .9 1.0 11.4
Terry Porter PG 50 1 1,365 140 146 48 11 525 27.3 2.8 2.9 1.0 .2 10.5
Clarence Weatherspoon SF 49 3 1,040 243 34 28 17 397 21.2 5.0 .7 .6 .3 8.1
Tim Hardaway PG 48 48 1,772 152 352 57 6 835 36.9 3.2 7.3 1.2 .1 17.4
Dan Majerle SG 48 48 1,624 208 150 38 7 337 33.8 4.3 3.1 .8 .1 7.0
Alonzo Mourning C 46 46 1,753 507 74 34 180 924 38.1 11.0 1.6 .7 3.9 20.1
Rex Walters SG 33 13 506 50 58 10 3 101 15.3 1.5 1.8 .3 .1 3.1
Keith Askins SF 33 13 415 44 10 17 3 53 12.6 1.3 .3 .5 .1 1.6
Mark Strickland PF 32 1 357 78 9 7 8 119 11.2 2.4 .3 .2 .3 3.7
Jamal Mashburn SF 24 23 855 146 75 20 3 356 35.6 6.1 3.1 .8 .1 14.8
Blue Edwards SF 24 0 283 33 30 17 5 77 11.8 1.4 1.3 .7 .2 3.2
Duane Causwell C 19 1 137 35 2 0 11 44 7.2 1.8 .1 .0 .6 2.3
Voshon Lenard SG 12 2 190 16 10 3 1 82 15.8 1.3 .8 .3 .1 6.8
Marty Conlon C 7 0 35 5 1 0 1 8 5.0 .7 .1 .0 .1 1.1
Mark Davis SF 4 1 35 7 1 1 0 9 8.8 1.8 .3 .3 .0 2.3
Jamie Watson SF 3 0 18 1 1 0 0 2 6.0 .3 .3 .0 .0 .7
Terry Mills PF 1 0 29 4 0 1 0 9 29.0 4.0 .0 1.0 .0 9.0

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alonzo Mourning C 5 5 194 41 4 8 14 108 38.8 8.2 .8 1.6 2.8 21.6
Tim Hardaway PG 5 5 182 14 32 5 1 45 36.4 2.8 6.4 1.0 .2 9.0
Jamal Mashburn SF 5 5 152 13 10 2 0 50 30.4 2.6 2.0 .4 .0 10.0
Dan Majerle SG 5 5 152 29 6 5 2 20 30.4 5.8 1.2 1.0 .4 4.0
P. J. Brown PF 5 5 144 31 5 2 2 51 28.8 6.2 1.0 .4 .4 10.2
Terry Porter PG 5 0 139 19 15 3 0 45 27.8 3.8 3.0 .6 .0 9.0
Clarence Weatherspoon SF 5 0 112 21 2 7 1 29 22.4 4.2 .4 1.4 .2 5.8
Voshon Lenard SG 4 0 57 1 3 0 1 37 14.3 .3 .8 .0 .3 9.3
Keith Askins SF 4 0 27 4 0 2 1 0 6.8 1.0 .0 .5 .3 .0
Duane Causwell C 4 0 20 2 1 1 0 6 5.0 .5 .3 .3 .0 1.5
Rex Walters SG 3 0 13 0 4 0 0 0 4.3 .0 1.3 .0 .0 .0
Mark Strickland PF 2 0 8 3 0 1 0 4 4.0 1.5 .0 .5 .0 2.0

Awards and records

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