2000 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 2000NBAPlayoffs.png 2000 1999–2000 April 22 – June 19, 2000 16 Los Angeles Lakers 12 Indiana Pacers New York Knicks Portland Trail Blazers Scoring leader(s) Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers) 30.7 PPG MVP Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers) 1999 2001 The 2000 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1999–2000 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers four games to two in the 2000 NBA Finals. Shaquille O'Neal was named NBA Finals MVP for the first time in his career. This was also the first NBA postseason to not have any back-to-backs at all. (After 1988, they were still used in the conference semifinals.) Overview The San Antonio Spurs were the champions going into the playoffs, but following a season–ending injury to third–year star Tim Duncan, were eliminated by the Phoenix Suns in the first round, marking the first time since 1987 that a new champion would follow a team enjoying a single season championship tenure. They were also the first defending champion to be eliminated in the first round since the Philadelphia 76ers in 1984. The Houston Rockets missed the playoffs for the first time since 1992, while the Seattle SuperSonics returned after a one-season absence. The Toronto Raptors made their NBA playoff debut, becoming the first Canadian team to do so. As such, Game 3 of their first round series against the New York Knicks was the first NBA Playoff game ever played outside the United States. For the first time in franchise history, the Miami Heat swept a playoff opponent by beating the Detroit Pistons 3–0. It was also their first playoff series victory since 1997, when they made the Conference Finals. Game 4 of the Trail Blazers-Timberwolves series was Malik Sealy's final NBA Game. He would lose his life in on May 20, when he was driving home after attending Kevin Garnett's birthday party and a drunk driver made a wrong-way turn and crashed into Sealy's car, killing him immediately. In the conference semifinals, the Miami Heat and New York Knicks met for the fourth consecutive postseason. They did not meet again in the playoffs until 2012. With their conference semifinals victory over the Utah Jazz, The Portland Trail Blazers advanced to their second consecutive Western Conference Finals. The Trail Blazers did not win another playoff series until 2014. With a Game 7 win in the conference semifinals, the New York Knicks eliminated the Miami Heat for the third consecutive postseason. The Knicks did not win another playoff series until 2013. In the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers took a 3–1 series lead, only for the Portland Trail Blazers to force a Game 7. By doing so, the Trail Blazers became the first team since 1982 to force a Game 7 in the Conference Finals despite trailing 3–1. With their Eastern Conference Finals victory over the New York Knicks, the Indiana Pacers won their first Eastern Conference title after four previous appearances in the Eastern Conference Finals; however, after this season, the team was radically altered with key players Dale Davis, Derrick McKey and Mark Jackson moving to other teams and Rik Smits retiring. Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals was the last game Patrick Ewing ever played as a Knick. The Pacers did not win another playoff series until 2004. In Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers used a 15–0 fourth quarter run to overcome a fifteen-point deficit to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers and make their first NBA Finals since 1991. With the win, the Lakers also avoided the dubious distinction of becoming the seventh team in NBA History to lose a playoff series despite leading 3–1. The Lakers' NBA Finals win over the Indiana Pacers was the first title for both Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant, and the first Lakers championship since the 1988 NBA Finals. A.C. Green, the only player left from the Lakers' Showtime era, was in the Lakers starting lineup for this series as well. Playoff qualifying Eastern Conference The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East: Indiana Pacers – Central Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions (56–26) Miami Heat – Atlantic Division champions (52–30) New York Knicks (50–32) Charlotte Hornets (49–33, 3–1 head-to-head vs. PHI) Philadelphia 76ers (49–33, 1–3 head-to-head vs. CHA) Toronto Raptors (45–37) Detroit Pistons (42–40, 3–1 head-to-head vs. MIL) Milwaukee Bucks (42–40, 1–3 head-to-head vs. DET) Western Conference The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West: Los Angeles Lakers – Pacific Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, NBA regular season champions (67–15) Utah Jazz – Midwest Division champions (55–27) Portland Trail Blazers (59–23) San Antonio Spurs (53–29, 2–2 head-to-head vs. PHO) Phoenix Suns (53–29, 2–2 head-to-head vs. SAS) Minnesota Timberwolves (50–32) Seattle SuperSonics (45–37) Sacramento Kings (44–38) Bracket This was the outlook for the playoffs. Teams in italics have home court advantage. Teams in bold advance to the next round. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoffs seeding in their respective conferences. Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions possess an asterisk (*) First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Indiana* 3 E8 Milwaukee 2 E4 Charlotte 1 E5 Philadelphia 3 E3 New York 3 E6 Toronto 0 E2 Miami* 3 E7 Detroit 0 W1 LA Lakers* 3 W8 Sacramento 2 W4 San Antonio 1 W5 Phoenix 3 W3 Portland 3 W6 Minnesota 1 W2 Utah* 3 W7 Seattle 2 E1 Indiana* 4 E5 Philadelphia 2 E3 New York 4 E2 Miami* 3 W1 LA Lakers* 4 W5 Phoenix 1 W3 Portland 4 W2 Utah* 1 E1 Indiana* 4 E3 New York 2 W1 LA Lakers* 4 W3 Portland 3 E1 Indiana* 2 W1 LA Lakers* 4* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage First round Eastern Conference first round (1) Indiana Pacers vs. (8) Milwaukee Bucks #eee April 23 8:30 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TNT Milwaukee Bucks 85 Indiana Pacers 88 Boxscore 18–28 16–17 28–17 23–26 Ray Allen 26 Jalen Rose 26 Ham, Johnson 8 each Dale Davis 17 Sam Cassell 6 Mark Jackson 11 18,345 Dick Bavetta, Jack Nies, Don Vaden Indiana leads series, 1–0 April 27 8:00 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TNT Milwaukee Bucks 104 Indiana Pacers 91 Boxscore 35–19 26–19 27–26 16–27 Allen, Cassell 20 each Austin Croshere 16 Ervin Johnson 12 Dale Davis 12 Sam Cassell 8 Mark Jackson 5 18,345 Ronnie Nunn, Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 29 8:30 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin TNT Indiana Pacers 109 Milwaukee Bucks 96 Boxscore 23–26 28–32 30–20 28–18 Reggie Miller 34 Allen, Robinson 26 each Austin Croshere 11 Ervin Johnson 13 Miller, Rose 5 each Sam Cassell 12 18,717 Hugh Evans, Ken Mauer, Mark Wunderlich Indiana leads series, 2–1 May 1 9:30 PM Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin TBS Indiana Pacers 87 Milwaukee Bucks 100 Boxscore 21–33 16–31 25–24 25–12 Jalen Rose 17 Allen, Williams 20 each Dale Davis 10 Ervin Johnson 9 Mark Jackson 6 Sam Cassell 13 18,072 Mike Callahan, Jim Clark, Dan Crawford Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 4 8:00 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TNT Milwaukee Bucks 95 Indiana Pacers 96 Boxscore 30–25 17–21 23–25 25–25 Sam Cassell 22 Reggie Miller 41 Tim Thomas 9 Dale Davis 12 Sam Cassell 6 Mark Jackson 8 18,345 Joe Crawford, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush Indiana wins series, 3–2 In Game 5, Travis Best hits the eventual series-winning 3 with 16.5 left. Also Reggie Miller scores 18 points in the 4th quarter of game 5. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 18, 1999 1999 12180 MIL Indiana Pacers 95 Milwaukee Bucks 109 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin January 19, 2000 2000 01190 IND Milwaukee Bucks 84 Indiana Pacers 106 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis #fff February 17, 2000 2000 02170 MIL Indiana Pacers 92 Milwaukee Bucks 90 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin March 23, 2000 2000 03230 IND Milwaukee Bucks 105 Indiana Pacers 84 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pacers winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=IND&opp_id=MIL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Indiana Pacers versus Milwaukee Bucks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015Indiana leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1999 Indiana Pacers 3 Milwaukee Bucks 0 1999 Eastern Conference First Round (2) Miami Heat vs. (7) Detroit Pistons #eee April 22 12:30 PM American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida NBC Detroit Pistons 85 Miami Heat 95 Boxscore 18–24 22–20 18–24 27–27 Jerry Stackhouse 23 Jamal Mashburn 29 Hill, Williams 9 each Dan Majerle 10 Grant Hill 5 Anthony Carter 7 16,500 Terry Durham, Ron Garretson, Tom Washington Miami leads series, 1–0 April 25 7:00 PM American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida TNT Detroit Pistons 82 Miami Heat 84 Boxscore 19–24 26–20 23–21 14–19 Jerry Stackhouse 26 Jamal Mashburn 24 Stackhouse, Williams 7 each Alonzo Mourning 8 Grant Hill 4 Anthony Carter 13 16,500 Joe Crawford, Scott Foster, Jack Nies Miami leads series, 2–0 #eee April 29 12:30 PM The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan NBC Miami Heat 91 Detroit Pistons 72 Boxscore 18–22 24–15 28–15 21–20 Clarence Weatherspoon 18 Jerry Stackhouse 25 Thorpe, Weatherspoon 10 each Christian Laettner 7 Anthony Carter 9 Jerry Stackhouse 3 14,507 Ronnie Nunn, Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford Miami wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 2, 1999 1999 11020 MIA Detroit Pistons 122 Miami Heat 128 2OT Miami Arena, Miami January 31, 2000 2000 01310 MIA Detroit Pistons 82 Miami Heat 104 American Airlines Arena, Miami #fff February 21, 2000 2000 02210 DET Miami Heat 87 Detroit Pistons 95 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan April 12, 2000 2000 04120 DET Miami Heat 73 Detroit Pistons 90 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan This was the first playoff meeting between the Pistons and the Heat.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DET&opp_id=MIA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Detroit Pistons versus Miami Heat (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015 (3) New York Knicks vs. (6) Toronto Raptors #eee April 23 12:30 PM Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York NBC Toronto Raptors 88 New York Knicks 92 Boxscore 12–27 25–19 25–25 26–21 Tracy McGrady 25 Houston, Sprewell 21 each Kevin Willis 11 Patrick Ewing 9 Carter, Oakley 6 each Charlie Ward 5 19,763 Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Monty McCutchen New York leads series, 1–0 April 26 8:00 PM Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York TNT Toronto Raptors 83 New York Knicks 84 Boxscore 26–15 15–19 26–21 16–29 Vince Carter 27 Latrell Sprewell 25 Kevin Willis 10 Marcus Camby 13 Vince Carter 5 Allan Houston 4 19,763 Ted Bernhardt, Terry Durham, Hue Hollins New York leads series, 2–0 #eee April 30 12:30 PM Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario NBC New York Knicks 87 Toronto Raptors 80 Boxscore 21–20 25–25 15–18 26–17 Allan Houston 23 Antonio Davis 18 Patrick Ewing 11 Charles Oakley 14 Latrell Sprewell 6 Vince Carter 8 19,996 Joe Forte, Steve Javie, Tommy Nunez Sr. New York wins series, 3–0 In Game 2, Latrell Sprewell hits the game-winner with 7.9 left. +Regular-season seriesToronto won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 22, 1999 1999 12220 NYK Toronto Raptors 90 New York Knicks 91 Madison Square Garden, New York City February 15, 2000 2000 02150 TOR New York Knicks 70 Toronto Raptors 91 Air Canada Centre, Toronto #fff February 23, 2000 2000 02230 NYK Toronto Raptors 99 New York Knicks 88 Madison Square Garden, New York City April 14, 2000 2000 04140 TOR New York Knicks 71 Toronto Raptors 86 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario This was the first playoff meeting between the Knicks and the Raptors.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NYK&opp_id=TOR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — New York Knicks versus Toronto Raptors (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015 (4) Charlotte Hornets vs. (5) Philadelphia 76ers #eee April 22 8:30 PM Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina TNT Philadelphia 76ers 92 Charlotte Hornets 82 Boxscore 17–22 24–22 34–22 17–16 Allen Iverson 40 Derrick Coleman 23 Theo Ratliff 8 Derrick Coleman 16 Eric Snow 9 David Wesley 4 15,023 Joe Crawford, Joe Forte, Luis Grillo Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 April 24 8:00 PM Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina TBS Philadelphia 76ers 98 Charlotte Hornets 108 Boxscore 20–24 27–25 27–22 17–20 7–17 Toni Kukoč 20 Derrick Coleman 29 Tyrone Hill 13 Elden Campbell 14 Eric Snow 13 Eddie Jones 8 11,686 Terry Durham, Ron Garretson, Ken Mauer Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 28 8:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TNT Charlotte Hornets 76 Philadelphia 76ers 81 Boxscore 18–18 22–20 17–19 19–24 Eddie Jones 18 Allen Iverson 24 Derrick Coleman 17 Theo Ratliff 11 Anthony Mason 7 Aaron McKie 5 20,849 Ted Bernhardt, Hue Hollins, Don Vaden Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 May 1 7:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TNT Charlotte Hornets 99 Philadelphia 76ers 105 Boxscore 25–30 25–24 29–21 20–30 Campbell, Mason 21 each Allen Iverson 26 Campbell, Coleman 11 each Matt Geiger 10 Eddie Jones 8 Aaron McKie 11 20,712 Mike Mathis, Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner Philadelphia wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesCharlotte won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 11, 1999 1999 12110 PHI Charlotte Hornets 106 Philadelphia 76ers 84 First Union Center, Philadelphia January 20, 2000 2000 01200 CHH Philadelphia 76ers 100 Charlotte Hornets 109 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina #fff February 15, 2000 2000 02150 PHI Charlotte Hornets 95 Philadelphia 76ers 93 First Union Center, Philadelphia March 20, 2000 2000 03200 CHH Philadelphia 76ers 102 Charlotte Hornets 96 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina This was the first playoff meeting between the 76ers and the Charlotte Hornets.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHA&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Charlotte Hornets versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015 Western Conference first round (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Sacramento Kings #eee April 23 5:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Sacramento Kings 107 Los Angeles Lakers 117 Boxscore 28–34 27–31 24–26 28–26 Chris Webber 28 Shaquille O'Neal 46 Lawrence Funderburke 6 Shaquille O'Neal 17 Vlade Divac 8 Bryant, Shaw 5 each 18,997 Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 April 27 10:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TNT Sacramento Kings 89 Los Angeles Lakers 113 Boxscore 24–35 17–21 23–27 25–30 Chris Webber 22 Kobe Bryant 32 Chris Webber 12 Shaquille O'Neal 19 Chris Webber 6 Shaquille O'Neal 6 18,997 Dick Bavetta, Joe DeRosa, Bernie Fryer LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee April 30 5:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California NBC Los Angeles Lakers 91 Sacramento Kings 99 Boxscore 28–22 23–24 20–20 20–33 Kobe Bryant 35 Chris Webber 29 Shaquille O'Neal 17 Chris Webber 14 Ron Harper 4 Chris Webber 8 17,317 Bob Delaney, Ron Garretson, Tom Washington LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 May 2 10:30 PM ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California TNT Los Angeles Lakers 88 Sacramento Kings 101 Boxscore 18–27 27–29 21–17 22–28 Kobe Bryant 32 Chris Webber 23 Shaquille O'Neal 16 Chris Webber 13 Bryant, Harper 4 each Chris Webber 8 17,317 Hugh Evans, Ken Mauer, Greg Willard Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 5 10:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TNT Sacramento Kings 86 Los Angeles Lakers 113 Boxscore 20–31 24–28 18–30 24–24 Chris Webber 20 Shaquille O'Neal 32 Tony Delk 6 Shaquille O'Neal 18 Barry, Webber 4 each Bryant, Rice 6 18,997 Dan Crawford, Jack Nies, Ronnie Nunn LA Lakers win series, 3–2 Shaquille O'Neal scores playoff career-high 46 points in Game One. Kobe Bryant scores playoff career-high 32 points in Game Two. Bryant scores a new career-high 35 points in Game Three. +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 8, 1999 1999 12080 SAC Los Angeles Lakers 91 Sacramento Kings 103 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California March 12, 2000 2000 03120 LAL Sacramento Kings 106 Los Angeles Lakers 109 Staples Center, Los Angeles #fff March 26, 2000 2000 03260 SAC Los Angeles Lakers 90 Sacramento Kings 89 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California April 14, 2000 2000 04140 LAL Sacramento Kings 114 Los Angeles Lakers 121 Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning six of the first seven meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=SAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Sacramento Kings (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015Los Angeles leads 6–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1949 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Rochester Royals 0 1949 Western Division Finals #fff 1951 Minneapolis Lakers 1 Rochester Royals 3 1951 Western Division Finals #fff 1952 Minneapolis Lakers 3 Rochester Royals 1 1952 Western Division Finals #fff 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 1 Rochester Royals 0 1954 Western Division Round Robin Semifinals #fff 1954 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Rochester Royals 1 1954 Western Division Finals #fff 1955 Minneapolis Lakers 2 Rochester Royals 1 1955 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1984 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Kansas City Kings 0 1984 Western Conference First Round (2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics #eee April 22 5:30 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah NBC Seattle SuperSonics 93 Utah Jazz 104 Boxscore 25–22 24–30 19–31 25–21 Gary Payton 24 Karl Malone 50 Gary Payton 11 Karl Malone 12 Gary Payton 6 Jeff Hornacek 11 19,911 Ronnie Nunn, Bennett Salvatore, Greg Willard Utah leads series, 1–0 April 24 10:30 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah TBS Seattle SuperSonics 87 Utah Jazz 101 Boxscore 19–25 21–32 19–29 28–15 Gary Payton 20 Karl Malone 23 Vin Baker 7 Greg Ostertag 12 Shammond Williams 10 John Stockton 11 19,911 Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush Utah leads series, 2–0 #eee April 29 5:30 PM KeyArena, Seattle, Washington NBC Utah Jazz 78 Seattle SuperSonics 89 Boxscore 16–20 18–20 18–24 26–25 Karl Malone 30 Gary Payton 23 three players 6 each Vin Baker 11 John Stockton 13 Gary Payton 10 16,713 Dick Bavetta, Joe DeRosa, Bernie Fryer Utah leads series, 2–1 May 3 9:00 PM KeyArena, Seattle, Washington TNT Utah Jazz 93 Seattle SuperSonics 104 Boxscore 29–26 7–24 35–28 22–26 Bryon Russell 26 Gary Payton 35 Karl Malone 14 Gary Payton 10 John Stockton 12 Gary Payton 11 16,631 Jim Clark, Ron Garretson, Mark Wunderlich Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 5 8:00 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah TNT Seattle SuperSonics 93 Utah Jazz 96 Boxscore 18–23 31–30 21–26 23–17 Gary Payton 27 Karl Malone 27 three players 7 each Karl Malone 8 Gary Payton 9 John Stockton 15 19,911 Hugh Evans, Hue Hollins, Don Vaden Utah wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 6, 1999 1999 11060 SEA Utah Jazz 94 Seattle SuperSonics 99 KeyArena, Seattle December 10, 1999 1999 12100 UTA Seattle SuperSonics 83 Utah Jazz 101 Delta Center, Salt Lake City #fff February 1, 2000 2000 02010 UTA Seattle SuperSonics 104 Utah Jazz 96 Delta Center, Salt Lake City March 24, 2000 2000 03240 SEA Utah Jazz 98 Seattle SuperSonics 95 KeyArena, Seattle This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the SuperSonics winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=OKC&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Oklahoma City Thunder versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015Seattle leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1992 Seattle SuperSonics 1 Utah Jazz 4 1992 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1993 Seattle SuperSonics 3 Utah Jazz 2 1993 Western Conference First Round #fff 1996 Seattle SuperSonics 4 Utah Jazz 3 1996 Western Conference Finals (3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Minnesota Timberwolves #eee April 23 3:00 PM Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon NBC Minnesota Timberwolves 88 Portland Trail Blazers 91 Boxscore 22–33 25–15 28–21 13–22 Malik Sealy 23 Scottie Pippen 28 Kevin Garnett 10 Scottie Pippen 9 Terrell Brandon 12 Damon Stoudamire 4 19,980 Jim Clark, Hugh Evans, Mike Mathis Portland leads series, 1–0 April 26 10:30 PM Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon TNT Minnesota Timberwolves 82 Portland Trail Blazers 86 Boxscore 24–19 17–21 17–27 24–19 Kevin Garnett 23 Scottie Pippen 21 Kevin Garnett 10 Pippen, Wallace 7 each Terrell Brandon 6 Damon Stoudamire 6 20,568 Dan Crawford, Jess Kersey, Tommy Nunez Sr. Portland leads series, 2–0 #eee April 30 3:00 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota NBC Portland Trail Blazers 87 Minnesota Timberwolves 94 Boxscore 20–24 20–23 28–21 19–26 Steve Smith 22 Terrell Brandon 28 Brian Grant 7 Kevin Garnett 13 Pippen, Stoudamire 6 each Terrell Brandon 12 19,006 Joe Crawford, Luis Grillo, Eddie F. Rush Portland leads series, 2–1 May 2 8:00 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota TNT Portland Trail Blazers 85 Minnesota Timberwolves 77 Boxscore 18–22 18–18 21–24 28–13 Sabonis, Wallace 15 each Kevin Garnett 17 Arvydas Sabonis 11 Kevin Garnett 10 Scottie Pippen 6 Kevin Garnett 9 19,006 Ted Bernhardt, Steve Javie, Don Vaden Portland wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 24, 1999 1999 11240 MIN Portland Trail Blazers 88 Minnesota Timberwolves 81 Target Center, Minneapolis December 9, 1999 1999 12090 POR Minnesota Timberwolves 86 Portland Trail Blazers 90 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon #fff January 6, 2000 2000 01060 MIN Portland Trail Blazers 96 Minnesota Timberwolves 98 Target Center, Minneapolis March 16, 2000 2000 03160 POR Minnesota Timberwolves 96 Portland Trail Blazers 92 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon This was the first playoff meeting between the Trail Blazers and the Timberwolves.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIN&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Minnesota Timberwolves versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015 (4) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Phoenix Suns #eee April 22 3:00 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas NBC Phoenix Suns 72 San Antonio Spurs 70 Boxscore 13–17 28–18 15–18 16–17 Hardaway, Robinson 17 each Sean Elliott 15 Shawn Marion 9 Samaki Walker 16 Kevin Johnson 6 Elie, Johnson 4 each 21,916 Bernie Fryer, Hue Hollins, Bill Spooner Phoenix leads series, 1–0 April 25 9:30 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas TNT Phoenix Suns 70 San Antonio Spurs 85 Boxscore 20–24 17–27 14–9 19–25 Penny Hardaway 19 David Robinson 25 Corie Blount 11 David Robinson 15 Johnson, Robinson 3 each Avery Johnson 6 20,617 Jim Clark, Hugh Evans, Mike Mathis Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 29 3:00 PM America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona NBC San Antonio Spurs 94 Phoenix Suns 101 Boxscore 27–21 22–29 30–19 15–32 David Robinson 37 Penny Hardaway 17 David Robinson 13 Shawn Marion 14 Avery Johnson 6 Penny Hardaway 13 19,023 Dan Crawford, Jess Kersey, Greg Willard Phoenix leads series, 2–1 May 2 9:00 PM America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona TBS San Antonio Spurs 78 Phoenix Suns 89 Boxscore 21–15 16–27 19–26 22–21 David Robinson 21 Hardaway, Rogers 23 each David Robinson 16 Marion, Rogers 10 each Avery Johnson 5 Jason Kidd 10 19,023 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Tom Washington Phoenix wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 7, 1999 1999 11070 PHO San Antonio Spurs 74 Phoenix Suns 77 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona December 21, 1999 1999 12210 SAS Phoenix Suns 90 San Antonio Spurs 91 OT Alamodome, San Antonio #fff January 7, 2000 2000 01070 PHO San Antonio Spurs 102 Phoenix Suns 83 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona February 21, 2000 2000 02210 SAS Phoenix Suns 98 San Antonio Spurs 89 Alamodome, San Antonio This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHO&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Phoenix Suns versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015 Tied 2–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1992 Phoenix Suns 3 San Antonio Spurs 0 1992 Western Conference First Round #fff 1993 Phoenix Suns 4 San Antonio Spurs 2 1993 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1996 Phoenix Suns 1 San Antonio Spurs 3 1996 Western Conference First Round #fff 1998 Phoenix Suns 1 San Antonio Spurs 3 1998 Western Conference First Round Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Indiana Pacers vs. (5) Philadelphia 76ers #eee May 6 3:30 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana NBC Philadelphia 76ers 91 Indiana Pacers 108 Boxscore 15–34 22–20 32–24 22–30 Allen Iverson 28 Miller, Rose 40 each George Lynch 14 Austin Croshere 11 Eric Snow 7 Mark Jackson 10 18,345 Terry Durham, Ron Garretson, Ken Mauer Indiana leads series, 1–0 May 8 8:00 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TBS Philadelphia 76ers 97 Indiana Pacers 103 Boxscore 26–31 14–24 23–29 34–19 Allen Iverson 28 Jalen Rose 30 Tyrone Hill 8 Jalen Rose 7 Allen Iverson 10 Mark Jackson 14 18,345 Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Joe Forte Indiana leads series, 2–0 #eee May 10 8:00 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TNT Indiana Pacers 97 Philadelphia 76ers 89 Boxscore 22–23 24–24 19–23 32–19 Reggie Miller 29 Allen Iverson 29 Dale Davis 17 Tyrone Hill 14 Mark Jackson 8 Toni Kukoč 4 20,823 Dan Crawford, Luis Grillo, Hue Hollins Indiana leads series, 3–0 May 13 3:30 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NBC Indiana Pacers 90 Philadelphia 76ers 92 Boxscore 18–33 29–25 24–21 19–13 Rik Smits 20 Allen Iverson 19 Dale Davis 11 Tyrone Hill 15 Mark Jackson 7 Allen Iverson 5 20,675 Ronnie Nunn, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden Indiana leads series, 3–1 #eee May 15 8:00 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TBS Philadelphia 76ers 107 Indiana Pacers 86 Boxscore 29–16 31–21 23–25 24–24 Allen Iverson 37 Rik Smits 15 Hill, McKie 10 each Dale Davis 8 Aaron McKie 9 Jackson, Rose 6 each 18,345 Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Tom Washington Indiana leads series, 3–2 May 19 6:30 PM First Union Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania TNT Indiana Pacers 106 Philadelphia 76ers 90 Boxscore 37–25 19–28 29–16 21–21 Reggie Miller 25 Aaron McKie 19 Dale Davis 11 Hill, McKie 9 each Mark Jackson 11 Aaron McKie 4 20,969 Hugh Evans, Bernie Fryer, Eddie F. Rush Indiana wins series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff January 22, 2000 2000 01220 PHI Indiana Pacers 97 Philadelphia 76ers 103 First Union Center, Philadelphia February 7, 2000 2000 02070 IND Philadelphia 76ers 84 Indiana Pacers 109 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis #fff March 26, 2000 2000 03260 IND Philadelphia 76ers 111 Indiana Pacers 101 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis April 17, 2000 2000 04170 PHI Indiana Pacers 92 Philadelphia 76ers 90 First Union Center, Philadelphia This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=IND&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Indiana Pacers versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1981 Indiana Pacers 0 Philadelphia 76ers 2 1981 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1999 Indiana Pacers 4 Philadelphia 76ers 0 1999 Eastern Conference Semifinals (2) Miami Heat vs. (3) New York Knicks #eee May 7 12:30 PM American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida NBC New York Knicks 83 Miami Heat 87 Boxscore 19–25 26–21 23–22 15–19 Allan Houston 21 Alonzo Mourning 26 Marcus Camby 13 P. J. Brown 16 Chris Childs 6 Tim Hardaway 7 20,053 Joe DeRosa, Mike Mathis, Bennett Salvatore Miami leads series, 1–0 May 9 8:00 PM American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida TNT New York Knicks 82 Miami Heat 76 Boxscore 23–15 15–19 21–16 23–26 Ewing, Ward 13 each Jamal Mashburn 25 Ewing, Johnson 8 each Alonzo Mourning 17 Latrell Sprewell 5 three players 3 each 20,078 Hugh Evans, Bernie Fryer, Tom Washington Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 12 8:00 PM Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York TNT Miami Heat 77 New York Knicks 76 Boxscore 25–21 11–16 19–19 13–12 9–8 Alonzo Mourning 23 Allan Houston 24 P. J. Brown 12 Patrick Ewing 9 Anthony Carter 8 Charlie Ward 4 19,763 Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Hue Hollins Miami leads series, 2–1 May 14 12:30 PM Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York NBC Miami Heat 83 New York Knicks 91 Boxscore 21–26 19–16 17–24 26–25 Alonzo Mourning 27 Charlie Ward 20 Alonzo Mourning 14 Patrick Ewing 11 Anthony Carter 7 Latrell Sprewell 6 19,763 Ron Garretson, Jack Nies, Eddie F. Rush Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 17 8:00 PM American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida TNT New York Knicks 81 Miami Heat 87 Boxscore 22–19 13–22 25–23 21–23 Latrell Sprewell 24 Jamal Mashburn 21 Patrick Ewing 11 P. J. Brown 12 Latrell Sprewell 6 Anthony Carter 5 20,021 Mike Callahan, Joe Crawford, Terry Durham Miami leads series, 3–2 May 19 9:00 PM Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York TNT Miami Heat 70 New York Knicks 72 Boxscore 21–16 24–14 13–23 12–19 Alonzo Mourning 22 Allan Houston 21 Majerle, Mourning 10 each Patrick Ewing 18 Dan Majerle 7 Charlie Ward 4 19,763 Joe Forte, Steve Javie, Don Vaden Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 21 3:30 PM American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida NBC New York Knicks 83 Miami Heat 82 Boxscore 16–25 29–14 20–26 18–17 Latrell Sprewell 24 Alonzo Mourning 29 Marcus Camby 12 Alonzo Mourning 13 Latrell Sprewell 5 Tim Hardaway 7 20,063 Dick Bavetta, Dan Crawford, Bennett Salvatore New York wins series, 4–3 Patrick Ewing hits the series winning dunk with 1:21 remaining. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIA&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Miami Heat versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015New York leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1997 Miami Heat 4 New York Knicks 3 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1998 Miami Heat 2 New York Knicks 3 1998 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1999 Miami Heat 2 New York Knicks 3 1999 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference semifinals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Phoenix Suns #eee May 7 5:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Phoenix Suns 77 Los Angeles Lakers 105 Boxscore 18–18 23–28 19–29 17–30 Penny Hardaway 25 Shaquille O'Neal 37 Blount, Kidd 7 each Shaquille O'Neal 14 Jason Kidd 7 Brian Shaw 4 18,997 Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Don Vaden LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 May 10 10:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TNT Phoenix Suns 96 Los Angeles Lakers 97 Boxscore 26–24 18–26 21–24 31–23 Clifford Robinson 30 Shaquille O'Neal 38 Blount, Marion 9 each Shaquille O'Neal 20 Penny Hardaway 8 Kobe Bryant 6 18,997 Ted Bernhardt, Ron Garretson, Eddie F. Rush LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee May 12 10:30 PM America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona TNT Los Angeles Lakers 105 Phoenix Suns 99 Boxscore 18–28 34–22 23–26 30–23 Shaquille O'Neal 37 Penny Hardaway 31 Shaquille O'Neal 17 Clifford Robinson 9 Horry, Shaw 4 each Jason Kidd 12 19,023 Jim Clark, Terry Durham, Hugh Evans LA Lakers lead series, 3–0 May 14 5:30 PM America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona NBC Los Angeles Lakers 98 Phoenix Suns 117 Boxscore 24–38 24–33 23–22 27–24 Shaquille O'Neal 24 Clifford Robinson 32 Horry, O'Neal 9 each Jason Kidd 10 Kobe Bryant 5 Jason Kidd 16 19,023 Joe Crawford, Gary Forest, Mike Mathis LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 #eee May 16 10:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TNT Phoenix Suns 65 Los Angeles Lakers 87 Boxscore 14–21 9–28 17–19 25–19 Todd Day 10 Kobe Bryant 17 Rodney Rogers 8 Shaquille O'Neal 21 Clifford Robinson 4 Brian Shaw 4 18,997 Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Luis Grillo LA Lakers win series, 4–1 Kobe Bryant hits the game-winner with 2.6 seconds left in Game 2. +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 15, 1999 1999 11150 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 91 Phoenix Suns 82 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona December 29, 1999 1999 12290 LAL Phoenix Suns 87 Los Angeles Lakers 103 Staples Center, Los Angeles #fff March 24, 2000 2000 03240 LAL Phoenix Suns 101 Los Angeles Lakers 109 Staples Center, Los Angeles April 4, 2000 2000 04040 PHO Los Angeles Lakers 84 Phoenix Suns 83 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning six of the first eight meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=PHO&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Phoenix Suns (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015Los Angeles leads 6–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1970 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 3 1970 Western Division Semifinals #fff 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 1 1980 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1982 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 0 1982 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1984 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 2 1984 Western Conference Finals #fff 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Phoenix Suns 0 1985 Western Conference First Round #fff 1989 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Phoenix Suns 0 1989 Western Conference Finals #fff 1990 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Phoenix Suns 4 1990 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1993 Los Angeles Lakers 2 Phoenix Suns 3 1993 Western Conference First Round (2) Utah Jazz vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers #eee May 7 3:00 PM Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon NBC Utah Jazz 75 Portland Trail Blazers 94 Boxscore 15–23 19–21 27–21 14–29 Karl Malone 22 Scottie Pippen 20 Malone, Polynice 8 each Arvydas Sabonis 14 John Stockton 6 Arvydas Sabonis 4 20,351 Mike Callahan, Dan Crawford, Ronnie Nunn Portland leads series, 1–0 May 9 10:30 PM Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon TNT Utah Jazz 85 Portland Trail Blazers 103 Boxscore 16–24 19–32 23–24 27–23 Karl Malone 15 Steve Smith 19 Olden Polynice 6 Grant, Wallace 8 each John Stockton 6 three players 4 each 20,463 Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Greg Willard Portland leads series, 2–0 #eee May 11 8:00 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah TNT Portland Trail Blazers 103 Utah Jazz 84 Boxscore 30–23 25–26 20–21 28–14 Arvydas Sabonis 22 Karl Malone 28 Arvydas Sabonis 8 Karl Malone 11 Scottie Pippen 7 John Stockton 12 19,911 Joe Crawford, Ken Mauer, Jack Nies Portland leads series, 3–0 May 14 3:00 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah NBC Portland Trail Blazers 85 Utah Jazz 88 Boxscore 26–31 23–23 20–21 16–13 Brian Grant 20 Karl Malone 27 Brian Grant 13 Olden Polynice 11 Pippen, Stoudamire 4 each John Stockton 9 19,627 Joe DeRosa, Hugh Evans, Bernie Fryer Portland leads series, 3–1 #eee May 16 8:00 PM Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon TNT Utah Jazz 79 Portland Trail Blazers 81 Boxscore 21–19 20–14 22–28 16–20 Karl Malone 27 Scottie Pippen 23 Karl Malone 11 Pippen, Sabonis 9 each John Stockton 9 Scottie Pippen 8 20,043 Ted Bernhardt, Hue Hollins, Bennett Salvatore Portland wins series, 4–1 In Game 5, Scottie Pippen hits the series-winning 3 with 7.3 seconds left. Game 5 is Jeff Hornacek's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesPortland won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 9, 1999 1999 11090 UTA Portland Trail Blazers 87 Utah Jazz 92 Delta Center, Salt Lake City January 27, 2000 2000 01270 POR Utah Jazz 75 Portland Trail Blazers 85 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon #fff February 27, 2000 2000 02270 POR Utah Jazz 92 Portland Trail Blazers 101 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon April 10, 2000 2000 04100 UTA Portland Trail Blazers 90 Utah Jazz 86 Delta Center, Salt Lake City This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Trail Blazers winning three of the first five meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=POR&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Portland Trail Blazers versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015Portland leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1988 Portland Trail Blazers 1 Utah Jazz 3 1988 Western Conference First Round #fff 1991 Portland Trail Blazers 4 Utah Jazz 1 1991 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1992 Portland Trail Blazers 4 Utah Jazz 2 1992 Western Conference Finals #fff 1996 Portland Trail Blazers 2 Utah Jazz 3 1996 Western Conference First Round #fff 1999 Portland Trail Blazers 4 Utah Jazz 2 1999 Western Conference Semifinals Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Indiana Pacers vs. (3) New York Knicks #eee May 23 8:30 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TNT New York Knicks 88 Indiana Pacers 102 Boxscore 17–35 31–17 23–26 17–24 Latrell Sprewell 22 Austin Croshere 22 Camby, Ewing 8 each Dale Davis 16 Allan Houston 4 Mark Jackson 13 18,345 Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins, Ronnie Nunn Indiana leads series, 1–0 May 25 8:30 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana TNT New York Knicks 84 Indiana Pacers 88 Boxscore 22–22 21–20 23–19 18–27 Larry Johnson 25 Jalen Rose 24 Marcus Camby 11 Dale Davis 16 Latrell Sprewell 6 Mark Jackson 5 18,345 Terry Durham, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson Indiana leads series, 2–0 #eee May 27 3:30 PM Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York NBC Indiana Pacers 95 New York Knicks 98 Boxscore 19–24 23–17 22–30 31–27 Jalen Rose 26 Latrell Sprewell 32 Dale Davis 16 Latrell Sprewell 8 Jackson, Rose 6 each Charlie Ward 9 19,763 Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Jack Nies Indiana leads series, 2–1 May 29 5:30 PM Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York NBC Indiana Pacers 89 New York Knicks 91 Boxscore 19–33 21–24 25–16 24–18 Reggie Miller 24 Larry Johnson 25 Dale Davis 11 Marcus Camby 8 Mark Jackson 7 Charlie Ward 7 19,763 Steve Javie, Mike Mathis, Eddie F. Rush Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 31 9:00 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana NBC New York Knicks 79 Indiana Pacers 88 Boxscore 32–17 8–25 15–21 24–25 Allan Houston 25 Travis Best 24 four players 7 each Derrick McKey 9 three players 1 each Mark Jackson 7 18,345 Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Ken Mauer Indiana leads series, 3–2 June 2 7:00 PM Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York NBC Indiana Pacers 93 New York Knicks 80 Boxscore 30–25 20–16 12–21 31–18 Reggie Miller 34 Latrell Sprewell 32 Dale Davis 16 Patrick Ewing 12 Best, Jackson 4 each Charlie Ward 6 19,763 Joe Crawford, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden Indiana wins series, 4–2 In Game 6, Reggie Miller scores 17 points in the 4th quarter to help the Pacers reach the NBA Finals. It was also Patrick Ewing's last Knicks game before being dealt to the Seattle Supersonics during the off-season. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 25, 1999 1999 12250 IND New York Knicks 90 Indiana Pacers 101 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis February 19, 2000 2000 02190 NYK Indiana Pacers 73 New York Knicks 87 Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff March 21, 2000 2000 03210 IND New York Knicks 91 Indiana Pacers 95 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis April 10, 2000 2000 04100 NYK Indiana Pacers 81 New York Knicks 83 Madison Square Garden, New York City This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning three of the first five meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=IND&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Indiana Pacers versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015New York leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1993 Indiana Pacers 1 New York Knicks 3 1993 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1994 Indiana Pacers 3 New York Knicks 4 1994 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1995 Indiana Pacers 4 New York Knicks 3 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1998 Indiana Pacers 4 New York Knicks 1 1998 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1999 Indiana Pacers 2 New York Knicks 4 1999 Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference finals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers #eee May 20 3:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Portland Trail Blazers 94 Los Angeles Lakers 109 Boxscore 26–26 16–37 30–22 22–24 Scottie Pippen 19 Shaquille O'Neal 41 Scottie Pippen 11 Shaquille O'Neal 11 Scottie Pippen 5 Shaquille O'Neal 7 18,997 Bob Delaney, Ron Garretson, Mike Mathis LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 May 22 9:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California TNT Portland Trail Blazers 106 Los Angeles Lakers 77 Boxscore 22–23 26–22 28–8 30–24 Rasheed Wallace 29 Shaquille O'Neal 23 Rasheed Wallace 12 Shaquille O'Neal 12 Greg Anthony 4 three players 4 each 18,997 Steve Javie, Ken Mauer, Jack Nies Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 26 9:00 PM Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon NBC Los Angeles Lakers 93 Portland Trail Blazers 91 Boxscore 22–30 23–25 27–16 21–20 Shaquille O'Neal 26 Stoudamire, Wallace 19 each Shaquille O'Neal 12 Scottie Pippen 9 Kobe Bryant 7 Scottie Pippen 6 20,135 Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Eddie F. Rush LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 May 28 3:30 PM Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon NBC Los Angeles Lakers 103 Portland Trail Blazers 91 Boxscore 16–26 26–21 34–19 27–25 Shaquille O'Neal 25 Rasheed Wallace 34 Shaquille O'Neal 11 Rasheed Wallace 13 Kobe Bryant 7 Damon Stoudamire 5 20,209 Hue Hollins, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 #eee May 30 9:00 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Portland Trail Blazers 96 Los Angeles Lakers 88 Boxscore 26–24 27–21 27–22 16–21 Pippen, Wallace 22 each Shaquille O'Neal 31 Rasheed Wallace 10 Shaquille O'Neal 21 Detlef Schrempf 6 Robert Horry 5 18,997 Joe Crawford, Terry Durham, Ronnie Nunn LA Lakers lead series, 3–2 June 2 9:30 PM Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon NBC Los Angeles Lakers 93 Portland Trail Blazers 103 Boxscore 15–26 24–23 24–22 30–32 Kobe Bryant 33 Steve Smith 26 Shaquille O'Neal 11 Arvydas Sabonis 11 Robert Horry 7 Arvydas Sabonis 6 20,340 Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson Series tied, 3–3 #eee June 4 7:30 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Portland Trail Blazers 84 Los Angeles Lakers 89 Boxscore 23–16 19–23 29–19 13–31 Rasheed Wallace 30 Kobe Bryant 25 Scottie Pippen 10 Kobe Bryant 11 three players 3 each Kobe Bryant 7 18,997 Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Steve Javie LA Lakers win series, 4–3 In Game 3, Arvydas Sabonis' potential game-tying shot was blocked by Kobe Bryant. In Game 7, the Lakers overcame a 16-point deficit (71–55) and sealed the victory with Kobe Bryant delivering an alley-oop to Shaquille O'Neal. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 6, 1999 1999 11060 POR Los Angeles Lakers 82 Portland Trail Blazers 97 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon December 3, 1999 1999 12030 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 80 Los Angeles Lakers 93 Staples Center, Los Angeles #fff January 22, 2000 2000 01220 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 95 Los Angeles Lakers 91 Staples Center, Los Angeles February 29, 2000 2000 02290 POR Los Angeles Lakers 90 Portland Trail Blazers 87 Rose Garden Arena, Portland, Oregon This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning six of the first eight meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015Los Angeles leads 6–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Portland Trail Blazers 4 1977 Western Conference Finals #fff 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1983 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1985 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1989 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 0 1989 Western Conference First Round #fff 1991 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 2 1991 Western Conference Finals #fff 1992 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Portland Trail Blazers 3 1992 Western Conference First Round #fff 1997 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1997 Western Conference First Round #fff 1998 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1998 Western Conference First Round NBA Finals: (W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E1) Indiana Pacers 2000 NBA Finals #eee June 7 9:00 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Indiana Pacers 87 Los Angeles Lakers 104 Boxscore 18–33 25–22 28–22 16–27 Mark Jackson 18 Shaquille O'Neal 43 Dale Davis 8 Shaquille O'Neal 19 Mark Jackson 7 Bryant, Harper 5 each 18,997 Dan Crawford, Terry Durham, Jack Nies LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 June 9 9:00 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Indiana Pacers 104 Los Angeles Lakers 111 Boxscore 28–28 21–24 20–21 35–38 Jalen Rose 30 Shaquille O'Neal 40 Dale Davis 10 Shaquille O'Neal 24 Mark Jackson 8 Brian Shaw 7 18,997 Joe Crawford, Eddie F. Rush, Bennett Salvatore LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee June 11 7:30 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana NBC Los Angeles Lakers 91 Indiana Pacers 100 Boxscore 15–23 27–30 24–26 25–21 Shaquille O'Neal 33 Reggie Miller 33 Shaquille O'Neal 13 Dale Davis 12 Derek Fisher 10 Mark Jackson 6 18,345 Hugh Evans, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 June 14 9:00 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana NBC Los Angeles Lakers 120 Indiana Pacers 118 Boxscore 23–33 28–21 29–23 24–27 16–14 Shaquille O'Neal 36 Reggie Miller 35 Shaquille O'Neal 21 Dale Davis 8 Kobe Bryant 5 Mark Jackson 7 18,345 Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Ronnie Nunn LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 #eee June 16 9:00 PM Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana NBC Los Angeles Lakers 87 Indiana Pacers 120 Boxscore 28–39 17–25 22–22 20–34 Shaquille O'Neal 35 Jalen Rose 32 Shaquille O'Neal 11 Austin Croshere 9 Ron Harper 5 Mark Jackson 7 18,345 Dan Crawford, Jack Nies, Bennett Salvatore LA Lakers lead series, 3–2 June 19 9:00 PM Staples Center, Los Angeles, California NBC Indiana Pacers 111 Los Angeles Lakers 116 Boxscore 26–24 30–29 28–26 27–37 Jalen Rose 29 Shaquille O'Neal 41 Dale Davis 14 Shaquille O'Neal 12 Mark Jackson 11 Ron Harper 9 18,997 Joe Crawford, Hugh Evans, Ron Garretson LA Lakers win series, 4–2 In Game 4, Kobe Bryant came back from his injury from Game 2 and after his teammate, Shaquille O'Neal fouled out of the game in OT, he took over the game. He followed in a missed shot by Brian Shaw with 5.9 seconds left to give the Lakers a 3-point lead, and after a potential game-winning three by Reggie Miller bounced off the rim, the Lakers took a 3–1 series lead. Game 6 is Rik Smits final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesTied 1–1 in the regular-season series#fff January 14, 2000 2000 01140 IND Los Angeles Lakers 102 Indiana Pacers 111 Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis March 3, 2000 2000 03030 LAL Indiana Pacers 92 Los Angeles Lakers 107 Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Pacers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=IND&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Indiana Pacers versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com July 12, 2015 Statistical leaders Category Game high Average Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP Games played Points Karl Malone Utah Jazz 50 Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers 30.7 23 Rebounds Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers 24 Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers 15.4 23 Assists Jason Kidd Phoenix Suns 16 John Stockton Utah Jazz 10.3 10 Steals Scottie PippenGary Payton Portland Trail BlazersSeattle SuperSonics 6 Eddie Jones Charlotte Hornets 2.5 4 Blocks Alonzo Mourning Miami Heat 9 Alonzo Mourning Miami Heat 3.3 10 References External links CNNSI.com's 2000 Playoffs coverage Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon fi:NBA-kausi 1999–2000#Pudotuspelit