1998–99 Indiana Pacers season

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. During the offseason, 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. After a four-month lockout, the Pacers won the Central Division with a record of 33 wins and 17 losses.[2] Reggie Miller led the team in scoring averaging 18.4 points per game.

1998–99 Indiana Pacers season
Division champions
Head coachLarry Bird
General managerDonnie Walsh
ArenaMarket Square Arena
Results
Record33–17 (.660)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishEastern Conference Finals
(Lost to Knicks 2–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWTTV
Fox Sports Midwest
RadioWIBC

In the playoffs, the Pacers swept the Milwaukee Bucks 3–0 in the first round, and the 6th-seeded Philadelphia 76ers 4–0 in the semifinals. 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.[3] 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.

For the season, the Pacers added gold pinstripe alternate road uniforms which lasted until 2005.

Offseason

NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
125Al HarringtonSF United StatesSt. Patrick's High School (Elizabeth, New Jersey)

Roster
Roster listing
Indiana Pacers roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 4 Best, Travis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Georgia Tech
SF 44 Croshere, Austin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Providence
PF 33 Davis, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) UTEP
PF 32 Davis, Dale 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Clemson
SF 25 Harrington, Al 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) St. Patrick HS (NJ)
SG 20 Hoiberg, Fred 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Iowa State
PG 13 Jackson, Mark 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) St. John's
SF 9 McKey, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Alabama
SG 31 Miller, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) UCLA
SF 17 Mullin, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. John's
C 14 Perkins, Sam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) North Carolina
PF 43 Pope, Mark  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky
SF 5 Rose, Jalen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Michigan
C — Skelin, Mate  (IN) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Croatia
C 45 Smits, Rik 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Marist
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Depth chart
Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Rik Smits Sam Perkins Mate Skelin
PF Dale Davis Antonio Davis Austin Croshere Al Harrington
SF Chris Mullin Jalen Rose Derrick McKey Mark Pope
SG Reggie Miller Fred Hoiberg
PG Mark Jackson Travis Best

Roster Notes
  • Center Mate Skelin missed the entire season due to a knee injury.

Regular season

Schedule
GameDateOpponentResultPacers pointsOpponentsRecordStreakNotes
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Season standings
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Indiana Pacers 3317.660–18–715–1015–7
x-Atlanta Hawks 3119.620216–915–1015–8
x-Detroit Pistons 2921.580417–812–1313–8
x-Milwaukee Bucks 2822.560517–811–1413–11
Charlotte Hornets 2624.520716–910–1512–10
Toronto Raptors 2327.4601014–119–169–14
Cleveland Cavaliers 2228.4401115–107–189–13
Chicago Bulls 1337.260208–175–204–19
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Miami Heat3317.660–
2 y-Indiana Pacers3317.660–
3 x-Orlando Magic3317.660–
4 x-Atlanta Hawks3119.6202
5 x-Detroit Pistons2921.5804
6 x-Philadelphia 76ers2822.5605
7 x-Milwaukee Bucks2822.5605
8 x-New York Knicks2723.5406
9 Charlotte Hornets2624.5207
10 Toronto Raptors2327.46010
11 Cleveland Cavaliers2228.44011
12 Boston Celtics1931.38014
13 Washington Wizards1832.36015
14 New Jersey Nets1634.32017
15 Chicago Bulls1337.26020
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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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 —3–03–03–12–10–10–01–20–01–03–11–00–00–31–20–01–22–12–22–11–00–00–00–00–02–10–01–02–1
Boston 0–3—1–22–12–20–01–00–30–00–00–31–00–03–00–30–11–21–21–21–20–00–10–10–00–01–20–01–03–1
Charlotte 0–32–1—2–12–10–00–03–00–10–01–20–00–11–22–20–03–01–31–21–21–01–00–00–00–02–11–00–02–1
Chicago 1–31–21–2—0–30–10–00–30–00–00–31–00–01–21–30–02–11–20–31–20–00–00–00–10–11–20–11–01–2
Cleveland 1–22–21–23–0—0–00–01–21–00–10–30–01–00–31–20–03–01–21–21–21–00–00–01–00–02–20–10–01–2
Dallas 1–00–00–01–00–0—2–10–12–22–20–03–00–30–10–01–20–10–01–00–01–30–32–21–30–30–00–32–10–0
Denver 0–00–10–00–00–01–2—0–01–30–40–13–01–20–11–00–31–00–00–00–00–30–30–30–42–20–01–23–10–1
Detroit 2–13–00–33–02–11–00–0—0–00–02–10–00–02–12–10–12–12–10–41–31–00–00–00–11–02–11–00–02–1
Golden State 0–00–01–00–00–12–23–10–0—0–31–02–11–20–00–12–20–00–00–10–01–22–21–20–31–20–00–44–00–0
Houston 0–10–00–00–01–02–24–00–03–0—0–03–11–20–10–02–11–00–00–10–02–22–13–00–32–11–00–34–00–0
Indiana 1–33–02–13–03–00–01–01–20–10–0—0–01–02–23–00–03–12–11–21–20–00–10–00–00–02–10–01–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–10–10–00–10–00–30–30–01–21–30–0—0–40–00–02–21–00–10–00–00–31–21–20–30–30–11–31–30–0
L.A. Lakers 0–00–01–00–00–13–02–10–02–12–10–14–0—0–00–02–10–01–01–00–13–12–21–22–12–20–01–32–10–0
Miami 3–00–32–12–13–01–01–01–20–01–02–20–00–0—2–10–13–12–22–12–10–00–00–00–00–03–00–10–03–0
Milwaukee 2–13–02–23–12–10–00–11–21–00–00–30–00–01–2—1–02–12–11–21–20–10–00–00–01–03–10–00–02–1
Minnesota 0–01–00–00–00–02–13–01–02–21–20–02–21–21–00–1—0–00–10–00–01–20–33–12–22–10–10–33–10–0
New Jersey 2–12–10–31–20–31–00–11–20–00–11–30–10–01–31–20–0—0–30–31–20–00–10–00–01–02–10–00–02–1
New York 1–22–13–12–12–10–00–01–20–00–01–21–00–12–21–21–03–0—0–33–11–00–00–10–00–01–20–00–02–1
Orlando 2–22–12–13–02–10–10–04–01–01–02–10–00–11–22–10–03–03–0—1–20–00–01–00–10–01–20–00–02–1
Philadelphia 1–22–12–12–12–10–00–03–10–00–02–10–01–01–22–10–02–11–32–1—0–00–11–00–10–12–10–01–01–2
Phoenix 0–10–00–10–00–13–13–00–12–12–20–03–01–30–01–02–10–00–10–00–0—0–30–32–23–00–02–23–00–0
Portland 0–01–00–10–00–03–03–00–02–21–21–02–12–20–00–03–01–00–00–01–03–0—4–01–32–20–01–24–00–0
Sacramento 0–01–01–00–00–02–23–00–02–10–30–02–12–10–00–01–30–01–00–10–13–00–4—1–22–20–01–24–01–0
San Antonio 0–00–00–01–00–13–14–01–03–03–00–03–01–20–00–02–20–00–01–01–02–23–12–1—2–10–12–13–00–0
Seattle 0–00–00–01–00–03–02–20–12–11–20–03–02–20–00–11–20–10–00–01–00–32–22–21–2—0–02–22–10–1
Toronto 1–22–11–22–12–20–00–01–20–00–11–21–00–00–31–31–01–22–12–11–20–00–00–01–00–0—0–01–02–2
Utah 0–00–00–11–01–03–02–10–14–03–00–03–13–11–00–03–00–00–00–00–02–22–12–11–22–20–0—3–01–0
Vancouver 0–10–10–00–10–01–21–30–00–30–40–13–11–20–00–01–30–00–00–00–10–30–30–40–31–20–10–3—0–0
Washington 1–21–31–22–12–10–01–01–20–10–00–30–00–00–31–20–01–21–21–22–10–00–10–10–01–02–20–10–0—

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Indiana Pacers vs. (7) Milwaukee Bucks: Pacers win series 3-0

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Pacers and Bucks.

East Conference Semifinals

(2) Indiana Pacers vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers: Pacers win series 4-0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1981 Eastern Conference First Round (Philadelphia won 2-0)

East Conference Finals

(2) Indiana Pacers vs. (8) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1998 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Indiana won 4-1)

Awards, records, and honors

Player stats
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 PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG%
Mark Jackson 49 7.6 3.8 7.9 0.7 0.2 .419
Reggie Miller 50 18.4 2.7 2.2 0.9 0.1 .438
Chris Mullin 50 10.1 3.2 1.6 0.9 0.3 .477
Dale Davis 49 8.0 8.3 0.4 0.4 1.1 .533
Rik Smits 49 14.9 5.6 1.1 0.4 1.1 .490
Antonio Davis 49 9.4 7.0 0.7 0.4 0.9 .471
Jalen Rose 49 11.1 3.1 1.9 1.0 0.3 .403

Playoffs
Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS AVG

Transactions

References
  1. 1998-99 Indiana Pacers
  2. Indiana Pacers (1967-Present)
  3. "N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Knicks Shrug Off Adversity Once Again to Reach Finals". New York Times. June 12, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  4. 1998-99 Indiana Pacers Games - Basketball-Reference.com
  5. 1998-99 NBA Season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com
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