1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season
| 1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season | |
|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen's first season with the Blazers Jermaine O'Neal's final season with the Blazers |
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| Head coach | Mike Dunleavy |
| Arena | Rose Garden Arena |
| Results | |
| Record | 59–23 (.720) |
| Place |
Division: 2nd (Pacific) Conference: 3rd (Western) |
| Playoff finish |
West Finals (eliminated by Lakers 3–4) |
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Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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The 1999–2000 season was the 30th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the offseason, the Blazers acquired All-Star forward Scottie Pippen from the Houston Rockets and Steve Smith from the Atlanta Hawks, while signing free agent Detlef Schrempf. Portland went 59–23, which tied them for the second-highest win percentage in franchise history. Finishing second in the Pacific Division, they earned the third seed in the Western Conference on the basis that the 55–27 Utah Jazz won the Midwest Division title. (However, the Blazers enjoyed homecourt advantage over Utah in their second-round playoff series). The Blazers made the playoffs for the 18th consecutive year. Rasheed Wallace was selected to play in the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.
In the playoffs, the Blazers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 3–1 in the first-round and the Jazz 4–1 in the second round. In the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, they came back from a 3–1 series deficit to force Game 7.
Up by 15 points with ten minutes remaining in Game 7, the Blazers suffered a 15–0 run by Los Angeles that tied the score, and the Lakers pulled out an 89–84 victory to advance to the 2000 NBA Finals. Following the season, Jermaine O'Neal was traded to the Indiana Pacers, and Brian Grant was dealt to the Miami Heat.
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