1998–99 Indiana Pacers season

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1998–99 Indiana Pacers season
Division champions
Head coachLarry Bird
General managerDonnie Walsh
PresidentDonnie Walsh
Owners
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record33–17 (.660)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Knicks 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTTV
Fox Sports Midwest
(Al Albert, Quinn Buckner, Clark Kellogg)
RadioWIBC
(Mark Boyle, Bobby "Slick" Leonard)
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

The 1998–99 NBA season was the Pacers' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 32nd season as a franchise.[1] The Pacers entered the season as a heavy favorite, because Michael Jordan retired and other members of the Chicago Bulls were broken up by their management.[2] During the off-season, the team signed free agent Sam Perkins, who played in the 1991 NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the 1996 NBA Finals with the Seattle SuperSonics.[3] After a lockout cut the season to just 50 games,[4][5] the Pacers got off to a 15–5 start, then won their final four games to capture the Central Division title with a record of 33 wins and 17 losses.[6][7]

Reggie Miller led the team in scoring averaging 18.4 points per game, while Rik Smits averaged 14.9 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, and Chris Mullin provided the team with 10.3 points per game. In addition, sixth man Jalen Rose contributed 11.1 points per game off the bench, while other sixth man Antonio Davis provided with 9.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game. Dale Davis averaged 8.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and Mark Jackson contributed 7.6 points and 7.9 assists per game.[8] Rose and Antonio Davis both finished tied in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.[9]

In the playoffs, the Pacers swept the Milwaukee Bucks 3–0 in the Eastern Conference First Round,[10] and the 6th-seeded Philadelphia 76ers 4–0 in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals.[11] The Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive season, and the fourth time in six seasons. Once again, the Pacers were up against the New York Knicks. Despite being the 8th-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, the Knicks upset the Pacers in six games to reach the NBA Finals for the second time in six seasons,[12] where they lost in five games to the San Antonio Spurs.[13] It was also the final season the Pacers played at Market Square Arena, moving to the Conseco Fieldhouse the following season. Also following the season, Antonio Davis was traded to the Toronto Raptors.[14]

For the season, the Pacers added gold pinstripe alternate road uniforms with navy blue side panels, which lasted until 2005.[15]

Offseason[]

NBA Draft[]

Main article: 1998 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 25 Al Harrington SF  United States St. Patrick's High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey)

Roster[]

1998–99 Indiana Pacers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 4 Best, Travis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1972–07–12 Georgia Tech
F 44 Croshere, Austin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975–05–01 Providence
F/C 33 Davis, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–10–31 UTEP
F/C 32 Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–03–25 Clemson
F 25 Harrington, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1980–02–17 St. Patrick HS (NJ)
G 20 Hoiberg, Fred 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 1972–10–15 Iowa State
G 13 Jackson, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–04–01 St. John's
F 9 McKey, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1966–10–10 Alabama
G 31 Miller, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1965–08–24 UCLA
F 17 Mullin, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1963–07–30 St. John's
C 14 Perkins, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–06–14 North Carolina
F 43 Pope, Mark Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–09–11 Kentucky
G/F 5 Rose, Jalen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–01–30 Michigan
C 45 Smits, Rik 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1966–08–23 Marist
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 21, 1999

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Game Date Opponent Result Pacers points Opponents Record Streak Notes
1

Season standings[]

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y-Indiana Pacers 33 17 .660 0.0 18–7 15–10 15–7 50
x-Atlanta Hawks 31 19 .620 2.0 16–9 15–10 15–8 50
x-Detroit Pistons 29 21 .580 4.0 17–8 12–13 13–8 50
x-Milwaukee Bucks 28 22 .560 5.0 17–8 11–14 13–11 50
Charlotte Hornets 26 24 .520 7.0 16–9 10–15 12–10 50
Toronto Raptors 23 27 .460 10.0 14–11 9–16 9–14 50
Cleveland Cavaliers 22 28 .440 11.0 15–10 7–18 9–13 50
Chicago Bulls 13 37 .260 20.0 8–17 5–20 4–19 50



Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Miami Heat * 33 17 .660 – 50
2 y-Indiana Pacers * 33 17 .660 0.0 50
3 x-Orlando Magic 33 17 .660 0.0 50
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 31 19 .620 2.0 50
5 x-Detroit Pistons 29 21 .580 4.0 50
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers 28 22 .560 5.0 50
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks 28 22 .560 5.0 50
8 x-New York Knicks 27 23 .540 6.0 50
9 Charlotte Hornets 26 24 .520 7.0 50
10 Toronto Raptors 23 27 .460 10.0 50
11 Cleveland Cavaliers 22 28 .440 11.0 50
12 Boston Celtics 19 31 .380 14.0 50
13 Washington Wizards 18 32 .360 15.0 50
14 New Jersey Nets 16 34 .320 17.0 50
15 Chicago Bulls 13 37 .260 20.0 50


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

[16]

Record vs. opponents[]

1998-99 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta – 3–0 3–0 3–1 2–1 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 2–1 2–2 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 2–1
Boston 0–3 – 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–1 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 3–1
Charlotte 0–3 2–1 – 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Chicago 1–3 1–2 1–2 – 0–3 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–2 0–1 1–0 1–2
Cleveland 1–2 2–2 1–2 3–0 – 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 0–3 0–0 1–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 1–2
Dallas 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 – 2–1 0–1 2–2 2–2 0–0 3–0 0–3 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 1–0 0–0 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–3 0–3 0–0 0–3 2–1 0–0
Denver 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 – 0–0 1–3 0–4 0–1 3–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 0–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–4 2–2 0–0 1–2 3–1 0–1
Detroit 2–1 3–0 0–3 3–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 – 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 2–1 2–1 0–4 1–3 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 2–1
Golden State 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–1 0–0 – 0–3 1–0 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 2–2 1–2 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–4 4–0 0–0
Houston 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 4–0 0–0 3–0 – 0–0 3–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 2–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 2–2 2–1 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–0 0–3 4–0 0–0
Indiana 1–3 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 – 0–0 1–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 3–0
L.A. Clippers 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–3 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 – 0–4 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 1–2 0–3 0–3 0–1 1–3 1–3 0–0
L.A. Lakers 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–1 3–0 2–1 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–1 4–0 – 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 2–2 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 1–3 2–1 0–0
Miami 3–0 0–3 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–0 1–0 1–2 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 – 2–1 0–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 0–1 0–0 3–0
Milwaukee 2–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 1–2 – 1–0 2–1 2–1 1–2 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
Minnesota 0–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–1 3–0 1–0 2–2 1–2 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 0–1 – 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–3 3–1 2–2 2–1 0–1 0–3 3–1 0–0
New Jersey 2–1 2–1 0–3 1–2 0–3 1–0 0–1 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–3 0–1 0–0 1–3 1–2 0–0 – 0–3 0–3 1–2 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–0 2–1
New York 1–2 2–1 3–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–0 0–1 2–2 1–2 1–0 3–0 – 0–3 3–1 1–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1
Orlando 2–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 2–1 0–1 0–0 4–0 1–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 1–2 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–0 – 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–1
Philadelphia 1–2 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 3–1 0–0 0–0 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 2–1 0–0 2–1 1–3 2–1 – 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2
Phoenix 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–1 3–1 3–0 0–1 2–1 2–2 0–0 3–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 – 0–3 0–3 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–0
Portland 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 2–2 1–2 1–0 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 3–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 3–0 – 4–0 1–3 2–2 0–0 1–2 4–0 0–0
Sacramento 0–0 1–0 1–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 3–0 0–0 2–1 0–3 0–0 2–1 2–1 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 1–0 0–1 0–1 3–0 0–4 – 1–2 2–2 0–0 1–2 4–0 1–0
San Antonio 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–1 3–1 4–0 1–0 3–0 3–0 0–0 3–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–0 1–0 2–2 3–1 2–1 – 2–1 0–1 2–1 3–0 0–0
Seattle 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 3–0 2–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–3 2–2 2–2 1–2 – 0–0 2–2 2–1 0–1
Toronto 1–2 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–1 1–2 1–0 0–0 0–3 1–3 1–0 1–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–0 0–0 – 0–0 1–0 2–2
Utah 0–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 1–0 3–0 2–1 0–1 4–0 3–0 0–0 3–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 2–1 2–1 1–2 2–2 0–0 – 3–0 1–0
Vancouver 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–2 1–3 0–0 0–3 0–4 0–1 3–1 1–2 0–0 0–0 1–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–3 0–3 0–4 0–3 1–2 0–1 0–3 – 0–0
Washington 1–2 1–3 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–0 1–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–3 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 2–1 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–0 1–0 2–2 0–1 0–0 —

Playoffs[]

1999 playoff game log
First round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 9 Milwaukee W 110–88 Jalen Rose (24) Dale Davis (15) Mark Jackson (12) Market Square Arena
16,560 		1–0
2 May 11 Milwaukee W 108–107 (OT) Reggie Miller (30) Antonio Davis (8) Jalen Rose (8) Market Square Arena
16,608 		2–0
3 May 13 @ Milwaukee W 99–91 Reggie Miller (33) Dale Davis (7) Mark Jackson (10) Bradley Center
18,717 		3–0
Conference Semi-finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 17 Philadelphia W 94–90 Jalen Rose (27) Antonio Davis (10) Mark Jackson (6) Market Square Arena
16,723 		1–0
2 May 19 Philadelphia W 85–82 Rik Smits (25) Dale Davis (14) Mark Jackson (14) Market Square Arena
16,795 		2–0
3 May 21 @ Philadelphia W 97–86 Reggie Miller (29) Dale Davis (11) Mark Jackson (10) First Union Center
20,930 		3–0
4 May 23 @ Philadelphia W 89–86 Reggie Miller (23) Dale Davis (13) Mark Jackson (13) First Union Center
20,844 		4–0
Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 30 New York L 90–93 Reggie Miller (19) A. Davis, Jackson (7) Mark Jackson (11) Market Square Arena
16,575 		0–1
2 June 1 New York W 88–86 Mark Jackson (17) Dale Davis (12) Mark Jackson (8) Market Square Arena
16,586 		1–1
3 June 5 @ New York L 91–92 Rik Smits (25) Antonio Davis (8) Mark Jackson (9) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		1–2
4 June 7 @ New York W 90–78 Jalen Rose (19) Dale Davis (12) Mark Jackson (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		2–2
5 June 9 New York L 94–101 Reggie Miller (30) Dale Davis (18) Mark Jackson (4) Market Square Arena
16,541 		2–3
6 June 11 @ New York L 82–90 Rik Smits (20) Dale Davis (12) Jackson, Miller (4) Madison Square Garden
19,763 		2–4
1999 schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Travis Best 49 0 21.3 .416 .373 .843 1.6 3.4 0.9 0.1 7.1
Austin Croshere 27 0 9.2 .427 .276 .870 1.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 3.4
Antonio Davis 49 1 25.9 .471 .703 7.0 0.7 0.4 0.9 9.4
Dale Davis 50 50 27.5 .533 .618 8.3 0.4 0.4 1.1 8.0
Al Harrington 21 0 7.6 .321 .000 .600 1.9 0.2 0.2 0.1 2.1
Fred Hoiberg 12 0 7.3 .286 .111 1.000 0.9 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.6
Mark Jackson 49 49 28.2 .419 .311 .823 3.8 7.9 0.9 0.1 7.6
Derrick McKey 13 0 18.8 .442 .000 .824 3.2 1.0 0.9 0.3 4.6
Reggie Miller 50 50 35.7 .438 .385 .915 2.7 2.2 0.7 0.2 18.4
Chris Mullin 50 50 23.6 .477 .465 .870 3.2 1.6 0.9 0.3 10.1
Sam Perkins 48 0 16.4 .400 .389 .717 2.9 0.5 0.3 0.3 5.0
Mark Pope 4 0 6.5 .143 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
Jalen Rose 49 1 25.3 .403 .262 .791 3.1 1.9 1.0 0.3 11.1
Rik Smits 49 49 25.9 .490 .000 .818 5.6 1.1 0.4 1.1 14.9

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Travis Best 11 0 13.6 .348 .200 .923 1.5 1.9 0.4 0.1 4.2
Austin Croshere 1 0 1.0 .000 1.000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Antonio Davis 13 0 25.1 .413 .661 7.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 7.9
Dale Davis 13 13 30.3 .584 .560 10.2 0.8 0.8 1.4 9.1
Fred Hoiberg 4 0 5.0 .500 0.8 0.5 0.8 0.0 1.0
Mark Jackson 13 13 34.7 .495 .412 .714 4.5 8.6 1.1 0.1 11.2
Derrick McKey 13 0 18.8 .375 .000 .654 3.3 1.5 0.9 0.3 3.6
Reggie Miller 13 13 37.0 .397 .333 .895 3.9 2.6 0.7 0.2 20.2
Chris Mullin 13 13 21.8 .410 .400 .870 1.5 1.2 0.8 0.2 9.5
Sam Perkins 13 0 11.2 .514 .458 .667 1.9 0.5 0.0 0.2 4.1
Jalen Rose 13 0 27.3 .442 .348 .824 2.4 2.5 1.0 0.4 12.2
Rik Smits 13 13 22.5 .456 .950 5.0 0.7 0.5 1.2 11.8

Awards, records, and honors[]

Transactions[]

References[]

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