1999 NBA Finals

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In the 1999 NBA Finals, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the New York Knicks 4-1.

[edit] Background

The 1999 NBA season was shortened to a labor dispute that lead to a lockout, canceling the first 4 months of the season. The NBA would have teams play 50 games, and a normal playoffs. The San Antonio Spurs had the fearsome "Twin Towers", veteran center David Robinson and second year star forward Tim Duncan. The Spurs carried a 37-13 record, the best in the Western Conference.

Meanwhile, the Knicks had a tumultous regular season in which they went 25-25 and snuck into the playoffs as the eighth and final seed. However, the Knicks would upset the Miami Heat, Atlanta Hawks and the Indiana Pacers en route to becoming the first 8th seed to reach the NBA Finals.

The Spurs won the series 4 games to 1. Spurs forward Tim Duncan was named the Most Valuable Player of the series. In Game 5, with under a minute to go, it was Avery Johnson who hit a game-winner.

[edit] Series scoring summary

The following scoring summary is written in a line score format, except that the quarter numbers are replaced by game numbers.

[edit] Schedule

• Game 1 - June 16, Wednesday @San Antonio, San Antonio 89, New York 77: San Antonio leads series 1-0
• Game 2 - June 18, Friday @San Antonio, San Antonio 80, New York 67: San Antonio leads series 2-0
• Game 3 - June 21, Monday @New York, New York 89, San Antonio 81: San Antonio leads series 2-1
• Game 4 - June 23, Wednesday @New York, San Antonio 96, New York 89: San Antonio leads series 3-1
• Game 5 - June 25, Friday @New York, San Antonio 78, New York 77: San Antonio wins series 4-1

The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage's (San Antonio's) home court (Alamodome).