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1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season
1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach	Mike Dunleavy
General manager	Bob Whitsitt
President	Bob Whitsitt
Owner(s)	Paul Allen
Arena	Rose Garden Arena
Results
Record	59–23 (.720)
Place	Division: 2nd (Pacific); Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference Finals; (Lost to Lakers 3–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 30th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association.^[1] During the offseason, the Blazers acquired All-Star forward and 6-time champion Scottie Pippen from the Houston Rockets,^[2] acquired Steve Smith from the Atlanta Hawks, and signed free agent Detlef Schrempf. The Blazers got off to a fast start winning 13 of their first 15 games, and later on posted an 11-game winning streak in February. The Blazers finished with a 59–23 record, which tied them for the second-highest win percentage in franchise history. Finishing second in the Pacific Division, they earned the #3 seed in the Western Conference on the basis that the 55–27 Utah Jazz won the Midwest Division title. (However, the Blazers would enjoy the homecourt advantage over Utah in their second-round playoff series). The Blazers made the playoffs for the 18th consecutive year. Rasheed Wallace averaged 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was selected to play in the 2000 NBA All-Star Game. Pippen was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.

In the playoffs, the Blazers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round, and the 2nd-seeded Jazz 4–1 in the Western Conference Semifinals. 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, where they would go on to defeat the Indiana Pacers in six games to win their 12th NBA championship. Following the season, Brian Grant was traded to the Miami Heat, and Jermaine O'Neal was dealt to the Indiana Pacers.

The Blazers did not win another playoff series until May 2, 2014, when Damian Lillard hit a 3-point shot with 0.9 seconds left to beat the Houston Rockets 99–98 in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round of the 2014 playoffs. The Blazers would not return to the Western Conference Finals until 2019.

Offseason

Although the Trail Blazers did not have any picks in the 1999 NBA draft, they were active during the offseason. On draft day, the Blazers purchased the draft rights to Roberto Bergersen from the Atlanta Hawks. Bergersen would not sign with the team; instead, he signed with the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association. On August 2, the Blazers traded Jim Jackson and Isaiah Rider to the Hawks for Ed Gray and Steve Smith. The same day, the Blazers signed veteran forward Detlef Schrempf. Smith would be the starting shooting guard on the "Jail Blazers". Schrempf would finish his career with Portland, retiring in 2001.

On October 2, the Blazers were involved in a seven-player trade with the Houston Rockets. In the trade, the Blazers traded six players—Stacey Augmon, Kelvin Cato, Ed Gray, Carlos Rogers, Brian Shaw, and Walt Williams—for Scottie Pippen. Pippen would be the Blazers' starting small forward until 2003, when he signed with the Chicago Bulls, the team which he spent the majority of his career with. On October 5, the Blazers signed Antonio Harvey, and the following day, they signed Joe Kleine. On October 12, the Rockets waived Augmon, and the Blazers re-signed him on October 18.^[3]

Draft picks

The Blazers owned no picks in the 1999 NBA draft.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB
G	50	Anthony, Greg	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	UNLV
G/F	2	Augmon, Stacey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	UNLV
F/C	44	Grant, Brian	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	Xavier
G	14	Grant, Gary	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Michigan
F/C	34	Harvey, Antonio	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Pfeiffer
C	35	Kleine, Joe	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Arkansas
F/C	5	O'Neal, Jermaine	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	Eau Claire HS (SC)
SF	33	Pippen, Scottie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Central Arkansas
C	11	Sabonis, Arvydas	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	279 lb (127 kg)	Lithuania
F	12	Schrempf, Detlef	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Washington
G	8	Smith, Steve	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Michigan State
G	3	Stoudamire, Damon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Arizona
F/C	30	Wallace, Rasheed	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	North Carolina
G/F	6	Wells, Bonzi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Ball State

Head coach

Mike Dunleavy (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	67	15	.817	–	36–5	31–10	20–4
x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	8	30–11	29–12	21–3
x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	14	32–9	21–20	15–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	22	24–17	21–20	12–12
x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	23	30–11	14–27	9–15
Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	48	12–29	7–34	2–22
Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	52	10–31	5–36	5–19

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	12
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	59	23	.720	8
4	x-San Antonio Spurs	53	29	.646	14
5	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	14
6	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	50	32	.610	17
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	45	37	.549	22
8	x-Sacramento Kings	44	38	.537	23

9	Dallas Mavericks	40	42	.488	27
10	Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	32
11	Houston Rockets	34	48	.415	33
12	Vancouver Grizzlies	22	60	.268	45
13	Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	48
14	Los Angeles Clippers	15	67	.183	52

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1999-2000 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	—	1–3	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	3–1	2–1	0–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Boston	3–1	—	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	3–1	3–1	—	4–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–0
Chicago	1–3	2–2	0–4	—	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–1	0–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2
Cleveland	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	—	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	—	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–3	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–3	3–1	1–1
Denver	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–1
Detroit	3–1	3–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	2–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
Golden State	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	—	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	3–1	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	3–1	—	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1
Indiana	3–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	—	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	—	2–2	2–0	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	4–0
Milwaukee	4–0	2–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	2–2	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	4–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	3–1	0–4	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	0–2
New Jersey	1–3	1–3	1–2	1–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	—	1–3	3–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
New York	1–2	2–2	3–1	3–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	4–0	1–1	3–1	—	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–2
Orlando	3–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	2–3	1–3	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	4–0	3–1	1–3	4–0	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	3–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	—	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–0	1–1	2–0	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–4	4–0	2–0
Portland	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	—	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	0–4	—	3–1	2–2	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	—	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–0
Toronto	2–2	2–2	1–3	4–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	2–2
Utah	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	4–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	—	3–1	2–0
Vancouver	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	3–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–3	—	1–1
Washington	3–1	1–3	0–3	2–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	—

Game log

Regular season

1999–2000 game log
Total: 59–23 (Home: 30-11; Road: 29-12)

November: 13–3 (home: 5–1; road: 8–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
4	November 6, 1999	L.A. Lakers	W 97–82				Rose Garden Arena	4–0
16	November 29, 1999	Indiana	L 91–93				Rose Garden Arena	13–3

December : 9–4 (home: 5–2; road: 4–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
18	December 3, 1999	@ L.A. Lakers	L 80–93				Staples Center	14–4

January : 11–3 (home: 6–0; road: 5–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
40	January 22, 2000	@ L.A. Lakers	W 95–91				Staples Center	30–10

February : 12–2 (home: 7–1; road: 5–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
45	February 3, 2000	@ New York	L 88–98				Madison Square Garden	34–11
57	February 29, 2000	L.A. Lakers	L 87–90				Rose Garden Arena	45–12

March : 7–7 (home: 3–5; road: 4–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
61	March 9, 2000	@ Indiana	L 119–127 (OT)				Conseco Fieldhouse	46–15
69	March 26, 2000	New York	L 89–93				Rose Garden Arena	51–18

April : 7–4 (home: 4–2; road: 3–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record

1999–00 schedule

Playoffs

2000 playoff game log

First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 23	Minnesota	W 91–88	Scottie Pippen (28)	Scottie Pippen (9)	Damon Stoudamire (4)	Rose Garden Arena 19,980	1–0
2	April 26	Minnesota	W 86–82	Scottie Pippen (21)	Pippen, Wallace (7)	Damon Stoudamire (6)	Rose Garden Arena 20,568	2–0
3	April 30	@ Minnesota	L 87–94	Steve Smith (22)	Brian Grant (7)	Pippen, Stoudamire (6)	Target Center 19,006	2–1
4	May 2	@ Minnesota	W 85–77	Sabonis, Wallace (15)	Arvydas Sabonis (11)	Scottie Pippen (6)	Target Center 19,006	3–1

Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 7	Utah	W 94–75	Scottie Pippen (20)	Arvydas Sabonis (14)	Arvydas Sabonis (4)	Rose Garden Arena 20,351	1–0
2	May 9	Utah	W 103–85	Steve Smith (19)	Grant, Wallace (8)	three players tied (4)	Rose Garden Arena 20,463	2–0
3	May 11	@ Utah	W 103–84	Arvydas Sabonis (22)	Arvydas Sabonis (8)	Scottie Pippen (7)	Delta Center 19,911	3–0
4	May 14	@ Utah	L 85–88	Brian Grant (20)	Brian Grant (13)	Pippen, Stoudamire (4)	Delta Center 19,627	3–1
5	May 16	Utah	W 81–79	Scottie Pippen (23)	Pippen, Sabonis (9)	Scottie Pippen (8)	Rose Garden Arena 20,043	4–1

Conference Finals: 3–4 (home: 1–2; road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 20	@ L.A. Lakers	L 94–109	Scottie Pippen (19)	Scottie Pippen (11)	Scottie Pippen (5)	Staples Center 18,997	0–1
2	May 22	@ L.A. Lakers	W 106–77	Rasheed Wallace (29)	Rasheed Wallace (12)	Greg Anthony (4)	Staples Center 18,997	1–1
3	May 26	L.A. Lakers	L 91–93	Stoudamire, Wallace (19)	Scottie Pippen (9)	Scottie Pippen (6)	Rose Garden Arena 20,135	1–2
4	May 28	L.A. Lakers	L 91–103	Rasheed Wallace (34)	Rasheed Wallace (13)	Damon Stoudamire (5)	Rose Garden Arena 20,209	1–3
5	May 30	@ L.A. Lakers	W 96–88	Pippen, Wallace (22)	Rasheed Wallace (10)	Detlef Schrempf (6)	Staples Center 18,997	2–3
6	June 2	L.A. Lakers	W 103–93	Rasheed Wallace (30)	Arvydas Sabonis (11)	Arvydas Sabonis (6)	Rose Garden Arena 20,340	3–3
7	June 4	@ L.A. Lakers	L 84–89	Rasheed Wallace (30)	Scottie Pippen (10)	three players tied (3)	Staples Center 18,997	3–4

2000 schedule

Player statistics

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

Awards and honors

Rasheed Wallace, NBA All-Star
Scottie Pippen, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

^ 1999-2000 Portland Trail Blazers
^ "PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; Pippen, on His Way to Portland, Takes a Parting Shot at Barkley". New York Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/2000_transactions.html

[1] 1999-2000 Portland Trail Blazers

[2] "PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; Pippen, on His Way to Portland, Takes a Parting Shot at Barkley". New York Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved April 21, 2017.

[3] ttps://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/2000_transactions.html

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 The '''[[1999–2000 NBA season]]'''  was the 30th season for the [[Portland Trail Blazers]] in the [[National Basketball Association]].<ref>[https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/2000.html 1999-2000 Portland Trail Blazers]</ref> During the offseason, the Blazers acquired All-Star forward and 6-time champion [[Scottie Pippen]] from the [[1998–99 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]],<ref>{{cite news | title = PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; Pippen, on His Way to Portland, Takes a Parting Shot at Barkley | work = New York Times | date = October 3, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/03/sports/pro-basketball-notebook-pippen-his-way-portland-takes-parting-shot-barkley.html | accessdate = April 21, 2017}}</ref> acquired [[Steve Smith (basketball)|Steve Smith]] from the [[1998–99 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta Hawks]], and signed free agent [[Detlef Schrempf]]. The Blazers got off to a fast start winning 13 of their first 15 games, and later on posted an 11-game winning streak in February. The Blazers finished with a 59–23 record, which tied them for the second-highest win percentage in franchise history. Finishing second in the Pacific Division, they earned the #3 seed in the Western Conference on the basis that the 55–27 [[1999–2000 Utah Jazz season|Utah Jazz]] won the Midwest Division title. (However, the Blazers would enjoy the homecourt advantage over Utah in their second-round playoff series). The Blazers made the [[2000 NBA Playoffs|playoffs]] for the 18th consecutive year. [[Rasheed Wallace]] averaged 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was selected to play in the [[2000 NBA All-Star Game]]. Pippen was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.
-In the playoffs, the Blazers defeated the [[1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota Timberwolves]] 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round, and the 2nd-seeded Jazz 4–1 in the Western Conference Semifinals. In the Western Conference finals against the [[1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season|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]], where they would go on to defeat the [[1999-2000 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana Pacers]] in six games to win their 12th NBA championship. Following the season, [[Brian Grant]] was traded to the [[2000–01 Miami Heat season|Miami Heat]], and [[Jermaine O'Neal]] was dealt to the [[2000–01 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana Pacers]].
+In the playoffs, the Blazers defeated the [[1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota Timberwolves]] 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round, and the 2nd-seeded Jazz 4–1 in the Western Conference Semifinals. In the Western Conference Finals against the [[1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season|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]], where they would go on to defeat the [[1999-2000 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana Pacers]] in six games to win their 12th NBA championship. Following the season, [[Brian Grant]] was traded to the [[2000–01 Miami Heat season|Miami Heat]], and [[Jermaine O'Neal]] was dealt to the [[2000–01 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana Pacers]].
 The Blazers did not win another playoff series until May 2, 2014, when [[Damian Lillard]] hit a 3-point shot with 0.9 seconds left to beat the [[2013–14 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]] 99–98 in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round of the [[2014 NBA Playoffs|2014 playoffs]]. The Blazers would not return to the Western Conference Finals until [[2018-19 Portland Trail Blazers season|2019]].