1998–99 Atlanta Hawks season
| 1998–99 Atlanta Hawks season | |
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| Steve Smith's final season with the Hawks Mookie Blaylock's final season with the Hawks |
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| Head coach | Lenny Wilkens |
| Arena | Georgia Dome, Hank McCamish Pavilion |
| Results | |
| Record | 31–19 (.620) |
| Place |
Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
| Playoff finish |
East Conference Finals (Eliminated 0-4) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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The 1998–99 NBA season was the Hawks' 50th season in the National Basketball Association, and 31st season in Atlanta. During a season cut to 50 games by a four-month lockout, the Hawks continued to split their home games between the Georgia Dome, and the Alexander Memorial Coliseum. In the offseason, they signed free agents LaPhonso Ellis, a former teammate of Dikembe Mutombo on the Denver Nuggets, and second-year guard Anthony Johnson, while re-signing Grant Long. However, Ellis would be out for the rest of the season with a hernia injury after just 20 games. The Hawks won nine of their final eleven games, and finished second in the Central Division with a 31–19 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they would defeat the Detroit Pistons in five games, but would be swept by the 8th-seeded New York Knicks in four straight games in the semifinals. This season would also be the last time the Hawks appear in the playoffs until 2008.
Following the season, Steve Smith was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers,Mookie Blaylock was traded to the Golden State Warriors, Long signed as a free agent with the Vancouver Grizzlies, and Tyrone Corbin re-signed with the Sacramento Kings.
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