Who Won The 1999 Nba Finals?

The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1999 NBA playoffs. The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs faced the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks for the title, with the Spurs winning the series 4–1.

The 1999 NBA Finals

The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 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.

The teams

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 2 games in San Antonio, the next 2 games in New York, and the following 3 games back in San Antonio.

The Knicks jumped out to an early 2–0 lead in the series, winning both games at home handily. However, San Antonio won Game 3 in a close fashion, and then proceeded to win Games 4 and 5 to take a 3–2 lead in the series. In Game 6 back in New York, with San Antonio leading 87–75 halfway through the 4th quarter, Knicks forward Larry Johnson hit a four-point play that sparked a 16–2 run to give New York an 91–89 lead with 18 seconds left. Tim Duncan then hit a turnaround jumper with 14 seconds remaining to give San Antonio a one-point lead. Johnson responded by missing a potential game-winning three-pointer as time ran out, giving San Antonio their first ever NBA Championship. Duncan was named Finals MVP as a result of his performance throughout the series

The players

The 1999 NBA Finals was the series that decided the champion of the 1998-99 NBA season. The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs faced the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks, with the Spurs winning the series 4 games to 1 to capture their first NBA championship in franchise history. It was also the first year since 1991 that neither team from Los Angeles made it to the Finals.

The 1999 NBA Finals MVP

The 1999 NBA Finals MVP award

The 1999 NBA Finals MVP award was given to San Antonio Spurs shooting guard/small forward Sean Elliott. This was the first and only time that Elliott would receive the accolade in his career. He played a total of 50 minutes throughout the entire 5-game series and averaged 15.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game.

The 1999 NBA Finals MVP voting

The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the shortened 1998–99 NBA season, and the conclusion of the 1999 NBA playoffs.
The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs took on the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks for the title, with Game 1 played at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The Spurs won the series 4 games to 1 to capture their first NBA championship. Spurs power forward Tim Duncan was named Finals MVP in what was his second season in the league.

1999 NBA Finals MVP voting
Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Tim Duncan San Antonio Spurs 69 3 – 72

The 1999 NBA Finals results

The 1999 NBA Finals were the championship series of the 1999 NBA Playoffs. The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeated the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks, 4 games to 1, to win the NBA championship. The Spurs became the first former ABA team to win the NBA championship. Tim Duncan was named the NBA Finals MVP.

The 1999 NBA Finals Game 1

The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the shortened 1998–99 NBA season, and the conclusion of the 1999 NBA 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 2 games in San Antonio, the next 2 games in New York City, and if necessary, games 5–7 back in San Antonio.

The Knicks stunned the Spurs by winning Game 1 91–86, taking advantage of 45 points off turnovers and shooting 50% from three-point range. Led by 20 points each from Tim Duncan and David Robinson, however, the Spurs bounced back in Game 2 with a 90–81 victory to even the series heading back to New York. The turning point of the series came in Game 3, when San Antonio’s Sean Elliott hit a game-winning three-pointer with :03 left to give the Spurs an 87–84 win and a 2–1 lead in the series.

The 1999 NBA Finals Game 2

The 1999 NBA Finals was the series that determines the champion of the 1998–99 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. 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 2 games in San Antonio, the next 2 games in New York, and if necessary, the final 3 games in San Antonio.

The Spurs won the series 4 games to 1. Spurs forward Tim Duncan was named Finals MVP. It was the first NBA Finals appearance for both teams since 1994, when Olajuwon’s Rockets swept O’Neal’s Shaq-less Magic. Although neither team had made it to the Finals since 1994, they had each made it to their conference finals in 1995 (Knicks) and 1996 (Spurs), with Houston defeating New York 4-3 and San Antonio losing to eventual champion Chicago 4-2.

The 1999 NBA Finals Game 3

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 2 games in San Antonio, due to a scheduling conflict at Madison Square Garden.

The Spurs won the series 4 games to 1 to claim their first NBA championship in team history. GAME 3: With Knicks center Patrick Ewing out with an Achilles tendon injury, San Antonio forward Tim Duncan took full advantage, scoring 32 points and grabbing 20 rebounds as the Spurs routed New York 87-67 to take a two games to one lead in the series.

San Antonio’s domination continued in Game 4 as they cruised to a 108-91 victory, take a 3-1 lead in the series.

The 1999 NBA Finals Game 4

The 1999 NBA Finals was the championship round of the 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 2 games in San Antonio, the next 2 games in New York, and the remaining 3 games in San Antonio.

The Spurs won the series 4 games to 1 to become only the second team in NBA history to defeat all three previous NBA Finals winners in a single postseason en route to a championship, after the 1969 Boston Celtics accomplished the feat. The 1999 Finals were Tim Duncan’s first appearance in an NBA Finals series; he would go on to win a total of five championships with the Spurs. Duncan was named Most Valuable Player of both the regular season and Finals (becoming only one of eleven players ever to have won both awards in a single campaign), averaging 27 points and 14 rebounds per game for the series.

The 1999 NBA Finals Game 5

The 1999 NBA Finals was the series that decided the season’s champion of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs took on the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks, with the Spurs winning the series four games to one.

It was the second straight Finals loss for the Knicks, who also lost to the Houston Rockets in seven games in the previous year’s Finals. The Knicks were also looking to become only the second team in NBA history to win a Finals series after losing the first two games at home. The only other team to accomplish this feat were the 1969 Boston Celtics.

The series was noted for its physical play, highlighted by a brawl between Knicks’ forward Larry Johnson and Spurs’ center David Robinson in Game 5. As a result of the fight, each player was ejected and suspensions were handed out to several other players involved in the altercation.