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1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season
1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach	Mike Dunleavy
General manager	Bob Whitsitt; Mark Warkentien (assistant);
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
Local media
Television	KGW; Fox Sports Northwest;
Radio	KEX
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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 off-season, the Blazers acquired All-Star forward and 6-time champion Scottie Pippen from the Houston Rockets,^[2]^[3]^[4] acquired Steve Smith from the Atlanta Hawks,^[5]^[6] and signed free agent Detlef Schrempf.^[5]^[7] The Blazers got off to a fast start winning 13 of their first 15 games, then later on posted an 11-game winning streak in February, and held the league's best record with a 38–11 record at the All-Star break.^[8] The Blazers finished with the second best record in the league with a 59–23 record, which tied them for the second-highest win percentage in franchise history.^[9] 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).^[10]^[11] The Blazers made the playoffs for the 18th consecutive year.^[12]

Rasheed Wallace averaged 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game,^[13]^[14] while Smith finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14.9 points per game, and Pippen averaged 12.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Damon Stoudamire provided the team with 12.5 points and 5.2 assists per game, and Arvydas Sabonis contributed 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Off the bench, second-year guard Bonzi Wells contributed 8.8 points per game, while Schrempf averaged 7.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and Brian Grant provided with 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game,^[15] but only played 63 games due to knee and foot injuries.^[16]^[17]

In the playoffs, the Blazers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round,^[18]^[19] and the 2nd-seeded Jazz 4–1 in the Western Conference Semi-finals for the second consecutive year.^[20]^[21] In the Western Conference Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Blazers came back from a 3–1 series deficit to force Game 7.^[22]^[23] 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,^[24]^[25]^[26] where they would go on to defeat the Indiana Pacers in six games to win their 12th NBA championship.^[27]^[28]^[29] Following the season, Grant was traded to the Miami Heat,^[30]^[31] and Jermaine O'Neal was dealt to the Indiana Pacers.^[32]^[33]

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.^[34]^[35] 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.^[36]

Draft picks

The Blazers owned no picks in the 1999 NBA draft.

Roster

1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
G	50	Anthony, Greg	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	1967–11–15	UNLV
G/F	2	Augmon, Stacey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1968–08–01	UNLV
F/C	44	Grant, Brian	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	1972–03–05	Xavier
G	14	Grant, Gary	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1965–04–21	Michigan
F/C	34	Harvey, Antonio	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1970–07–06	Pfeiffer
C	35	Kleine, Joe	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1962–01–04	Arkansas
F/C	5	O'Neal, Jermaine	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	1978–10–13	Eau Claire HS (SC)
F	33	Pippen, Scottie	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1965–09–25	Central Arkansas
C	11	Sabonis, Arvydas	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	279 lb (127 kg)	1964–12–19	Lithuania
F	12	Schrempf, Detlef	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	1963–01–21	Washington
G	8	Smith, Steve	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1969–03–31	Michigan State
G	3	Stoudamire, Damon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	1973–09–03	Arizona
F/C	30	Wallace, Rasheed	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1974–09–17	North Carolina
G/F	6	Wells, Bonzi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1976–09–28	Ball State

Head coach

Mike Dunleavy

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

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series	home_wins = 2	home_losses = 0	road_wins = 1	road_losses = 1 }}
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 Semi-finals

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series	home_wins = 3	home_losses = 0	road_wins = 1	road_losses = 1 }}
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

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series	home_wins = 1	home_losses = 2	road_wins = 2	road_losses = 2 }}
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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and honors

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

Transactions

References

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

[4] "Pippen to Go to Blazers for Six". The Washington Post. October 2, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

[nytimes.com-5] Wise, Mike (August 3, 1999). "PRO BASKETBALL; Trading Begins in the N.B.A. Bazaar". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2021.

[6] Press, Associated (August 2, 1999). "Smith to Blazers in Mega Trade". CBS News. Retrieved July 10, 2022.

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[17] Press, Associated (March 12, 2000). "Blazers Trick Wizards". CBS News. Retrieved November 17, 2022.

[18] Press, Associated (May 3, 2000). "Blazers Knock Out T-Wolves". Deseret News. Retrieved June 3, 2022.

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[30] Press, Associated (August 31, 2000). "PRO BASKETBALL; Trade Sends Grant to Heat". The New York Times. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[31] Press, Associated (August 31, 2000). "Kemp to Portland, Grant to Miami in 3-Team Deal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

[32] Press, Associated (September 1, 2000). "Trade-Happy Trail Blazers Get Davis from Pacers for O'Neal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 16, 2021.

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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 off-season, the Blazers acquired All-Star forward and 6-time champion [[Scottie Pippen]] from the [[1998–99 Houston Rockets season|Houston Rockets]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Rockets Are Sending Pippen to Trail Blazers for Six Players | work = The New York Times | date = October 2, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/02/sports/pro-basketball-rockets-are-sending-pippen-to-trail-blazers-for-six-players.html | access-date = May 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = PRO BASKETBALL: NOTEBOOK; Pippen, on His Way to Portland, Takes a Parting Shot at Barkley | work = The 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 | access-date = April 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =  | first =  | title = Pippen to Go to Blazers for Six | work = The Washington Post | date = October 2, 1999 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/10/02/pippen-to-go-to-blazers-for-six/04402657-738b-4d58-b5c9-8a3df885a182/ | access-date = July 10, 2022}}</ref> acquired [[Steve Smith (basketball)|Steve Smith]] from the [[1998–99 Atlanta Hawks season|Atlanta Hawks]],<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Trading Begins in the N.B.A. Bazaar | work = The New York Times | date = August 3, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/03/sports/pro-basketball-trading-begins-in-the-nba-bazaar.html | access-date = July 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Smith to Blazers in Mega Trade | work = CBS News | date = August 2, 1999 | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/news/smith-to-blazers-in-mega-trade/ | access-date = July 10, 2022}}</ref> and signed free agent [[Detlef Schrempf]].<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Trading Begins in the N.B.A. Bazaar | work = The New York Times | date = August 3, 1999 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1999/08/03/sports/pro-basketball-trading-begins-in-the-nba-bazaar.html | access-date = July 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =  | first =  | title = Around the NBA | work = Los Angeles Times | date = August 3, 1999 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-aug-03-sp-62227-story.html | access-date = July 13, 2022}}</ref> The Blazers got off to a fast start winning 13 of their first 15 games, then later on posted an 11-game winning streak in February, and held the league's best record with a 38–11 record at the All-Star break.<ref>{{cite news | title = NBA Games Played on February 10, 2000 | work = Basketball-Reference | date =  | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/?month=2&day=10&year=2000 | access-date = July 22, 2022}}</ref> The Blazers finished with the second best record in the league with a 59–23 record, which tied them for the second-highest win percentage in franchise history.<ref name="results">{{cite web|title=1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers Schedule and Results|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/2000_games.html|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> 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).<ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Trail Blazers Shut Down Jazz | work = Los Angeles Times | date = May 8, 2000 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-08-sp-27872-story.html | access-date = October 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = The Utah Jazz Were Exhausted | work = Deseret News | date = May 8, 2000 | url = https://www.deseret.com/2000/5/8/19505381/the-utah-jazz-were-exhausted | access-date = July 21, 2021}}</ref> The Blazers made the [[2000 NBA Playoffs|playoffs]] for the 18th consecutive year.<ref>{{cite news | title = Portland Trail Blazers | work = Basketball-Reference | date =  | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/ | access-date = January 19, 2022}}</ref>
-[[Rasheed Wallace]] averaged 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was selected for the [[2000 NBA All-Star Game]],<ref>{{cite news | title = 2000 NBA All-Star Game: West 137, East 126 | work = Basketball-Reference | date =  | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_2000.html | access-date = November 27, 2021}}</ref> while Smith finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14.9 points per game, and Pippen averaged 12.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, [[Damon Stoudamire]] provided the team with 12.5 points and 5.2 assists per game, and [[Arvydas Sabonis]] contributed 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Off the bench, second-year guard [[Bonzi Wells]] contributed 8.8 points per game, while Schrempf averaged 7.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and [[Brian Grant]] provided with 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game,<ref name="roster">{{cite web|title=1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Stats|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/2000.html|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> but only played 63 games due to knee and foot injuries.<ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Blazers' Grant on Injured List | work = CBS News | date = November 1, 1999 | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blazers-grant-on-injured-list/ | access-date = November 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Blazers Trick Wizards | work = CBS News | date = March 12, 2000 | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blazers-trick-wizards/#app | access-date = November 17, 2022}}</ref>
+[[Rasheed Wallace]] averaged 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, and was selected for the [[2000 NBA All-Star Game]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Trail Blazers Win Again to Move Ahead of Lakers | work = Los Angeles Times | date = February 2, 2000 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-feb-02-sp-60371-story.html | access-date = November 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = 2000 NBA All-Star Game: West 137, East 126 | work = Basketball-Reference | date =  | url = https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_2000.html | access-date = November 27, 2021}}</ref> while Smith finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14.9 points per game, and Pippen averaged 12.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, [[Damon Stoudamire]] provided the team with 12.5 points and 5.2 assists per game, and [[Arvydas Sabonis]] contributed 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Off the bench, second-year guard [[Bonzi Wells]] contributed 8.8 points per game, while Schrempf averaged 7.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and [[Brian Grant]] provided with 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game,<ref name="roster">{{cite web|title=1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers Roster and Stats|publisher=Basketball-Reference|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/POR/2000.html|access-date=June 22, 2021}}</ref> but only played 63 games due to knee and foot injuries.<ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Blazers' Grant on Injured List | work = CBS News | date = November 1, 1999 | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blazers-grant-on-injured-list/ | access-date = November 17, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Blazers Trick Wizards | work = CBS News | date = March 12, 2000 | url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/blazers-trick-wizards/#app | access-date = November 17, 2022}}</ref>
 In the playoffs, the Blazers defeated the [[1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season|Minnesota Timberwolves]] 3–1 in the Western Conference First Round,<ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Blazers Knock Out T-Wolves | work = Deseret News | date = May 3, 2000 | url = https://www.deseret.com/2000/5/3/19558582/blazers-knock-out-t-wolves | access-date = June 3, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Portland 85, Minnesota 77 | work = United Press International | date = May 2, 2000 | url = https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/05/02/Portland-85-Minnesota-77/7925957240000/ | access-date = July 14, 2021}}</ref> and the 2nd-seeded Jazz 4–1 in the Western Conference Semi-finals for the second consecutive year.<ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = N.B.A.: LAST NIGHT; Lakers and Blazers, as Expected, Will Meet | work = The New York Times | date = May 17, 2000 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/17/sports/nba-last-night-lakers-and-blazers-as-expected-will-meet.html | access-date = May 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Pippen Becomes the Hero | work = Los Angeles Times | date = May 17, 2000 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-may-17-sp-30876-story.html | access-date = May 29, 2022}}</ref> In the Western Conference Finals against the [[1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season|Los Angeles Lakers]], the Blazers came back from a 3–1 series deficit to force Game 7.<ref>{{cite news | last = Spousta | first = Tom | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Blazers Fired Up and Ready for Game 7 | work = The New York Times | date = June 4, 2000 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/04/sports/pro-basketball-blazers-fired-up-and-ready-for-game-7.html | access-date = July 19, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Howard-Cooper | first = Scott | title = Talk Is Cheap (Shots) on the Eve of Game 7 | work = Los Angeles Times | date = June 4, 2000 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-04-sp-37475-story.html | access-date = May 29, 2022}}</ref> 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]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = O'Neal and Bryant Pull Lakers Back from Edge | work = The New York Times | date = June 5, 2000 | url = https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/sports/basketball/060500bkn-lakers.html | access-date = May 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Kawakami | first = Tim | title = Wow! The West Is Won | work = Los Angeles Times | date = June 5, 2000 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-05-sp-37670-story.html | access-date = May 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =  | first =  | title = L.A. Lakers 89, Portland 84 | work = United Press International | date = June 5, 2000 | url = https://www.upi.com/Archives/2000/06/05/LA-Lakers-89-Portland-84/9626960177600/ | access-date = October 17, 2022}}</ref> where they would go on to defeat the [[1999–2000 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana Pacers]] in six games to win their 12th NBA championship.<ref>{{cite news | last = Wise | first = Mike | title = O'Neal and Lakers Win a Title for Tinseltown | work = The New York Times | date = June 20, 2000 | url = https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/sports/basketball/062000bkn-finals.html | access-date = May 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Kawakami | first = Tim | title = With Shaq and Kobe in the Starring Roles, Lakers Win First Championship in a Dozen Years | work = Los Angeles Times | date = June 20, 2000 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-jun-20-sp-42872-story.html | access-date = May 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Wilbon | first = Michael | title = Shaq at Center of L.A. Renaissance | work = The Washington Post | date = June 20, 2000 | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2000/06/20/shaq-at-center-of-la-renaissance/d56bc215-392b-4811-b6fe-d1f1b999c3a8/ | access-date = September 12, 2022}}</ref> Following the season, Grant was traded to the [[2000–01 Miami Heat season|Miami Heat]],<ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = PRO BASKETBALL; Trade Sends Grant to Heat | work = The New York Times | date = August 31, 2000 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/31/sports/pro-basketball-trade-sends-grant-to-heat.html | access-date = July 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Kemp to Portland, Grant to Miami in 3-Team Deal | work = Los Angeles Times | date = August 31, 2000 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-aug-31-sp-13198-story.html | access-date = July 16, 2022}}</ref> and [[Jermaine O'Neal]] was dealt to the [[2000–01 Indiana Pacers season|Indiana Pacers]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Press | first = Associated | title = Trade-Happy Trail Blazers Get Davis from Pacers for O'Neal | work = Los Angeles Times | date = September 1, 2000 | url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-01-sp-13781-story.html?_amp=true | access-date = December 16, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last =  | first =  | title = Blazers Trade for Pacers' Davis | work = SFGate | date = September 1, 2000 | url = https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/BLAZERS-TRADE-FOR-PACERS-DAVIS-2741173.php | access-date = October 19, 2022}}</ref>