Who Won the 1999 NBA Championship?
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The 1999 NBA Championship was won by the San Antonio Spurs.
The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the shortened 1998–99 NBA season.
The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the shortened 1998–99 NBA season. The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs took on the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks for the title, with the Spurs winning the series 4 games to 1. Tim Duncan was named the Finals MVP. It was the Spurs’ first NBA championship since 1976, and their first since relocating to San Antonio in 1973.
The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs took on the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks.
In a rematch of the 1995 Finals, the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs took on the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks. The Spurs were led by reigning Finals MVP Tim Duncan, while the Knicks were led by All-Star center Patrick Ewing. In a close and hard fought series, the Spurs emerged victorious in five games, giving them their first ever NBA championship.
The Spurs won the series 4 games to 1.
In a rematch of the previous year’s Finals, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the New York Knicks in five games to win their first NBA championship in franchise history. The Spurs were led by Tim Duncan, who was named the Finals MVP.
Tim Duncan was named the NBA Finals MVP.
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, with the Spurs winning the series 4 games to 1. The series was played under a best-of-seven format, with the first 2 games in San Antonio, followed by 2 games in New York City, and a fifth and final game back in San Antonio.
San Antonio’s Tim Duncan was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP), becoming the first rookie ever to receive that honor.
