1998–99 Miami Heat season

1998–99 Miami Heat season
Atlantic Division Champions
Head coach	Pat Riley
Arena	Miami Arena
Results
Record	33–17 (.660)
Place	Division: 1st (Atlantic) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Sunshine Network, WAMI
Radio	WIOD

The 1998-99 Miami Heat season is the 11th season of the Miami Heat in the National Basketball Association (NBA). During the shortened NBA season, Miami finished with a 33-17 win-loss record, which earned them the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference. Alonzo Mourning was named Defensive Player of the Year, and finished second in MVP voting behind Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz.

In the playoffs, the Heat faced the New York Knicks for the third consecutive time. The #8 seed Knicks defeated the Heat in the Eastern Conference First round, with Allan Houston of New York hitting a buzzer-beater basket in the winner-take-all Game 5, which prevailed the Knicks over Miami, 77-76. This was also their last full season playing at the Miami Arena.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1998 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
2	51	Corey Brewer	Guard	United States	University of Oklahoma

Roster

Miami Heat roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From SF 2 Askins, Keith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Alabama PF 42 Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Louisiana Tech C 4 Causwell, Duane 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Temple C 40 Conlon, Marty 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Providence SG 32 Edwards, Blue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) East Carolina PG 10 Hardaway, Tim 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Texas–El Paso SG 21 Lenard, Voshon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Minnesota SG 9 Majerle, Dan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Central Michigan SF 24 Mashburn, Jamal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky PF 6 Mills, Terry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan C 33 Mourning, Alonzo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Georgetown PG 30 Porter, Terry 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Wisconsin-Stevens Point PF 5 Strickland, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Temple SG 23 Walters, Rex 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kansas PF 35 Weatherspoon, Clarence 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Southern Mississippi	Head coach Pat Riley (Kentucky) Assistant coach(es) Jeff Bzdelik (UIC) Tony Fiorentino (Dowling College) Bill Foran (Central Michigan) Bob McAdoo (North Carolina) Erik Spoelstra (Portland) Stan Van Gundy (SUNY–Brockport) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Miami Heat	33	17	.660	–	18–7	15–10	12–8
x-Orlando Magic	33	17	.660	–	21–4	12–13	12–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers	28	22	.560	5	17–8	11–14	9–10
x-New York Knicks	27	23	.540	6	19–6	8–17	12–8
Boston Celtics	19	31	.380	14	10–15	9–16	10–9
Washington Wizards	18	32	.360	15	13–12	5–20	6–13
New Jersey Nets	16	34	.320	17	12–13	4–21	6–13

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Miami Heat	33	17	.660	–
2	y-Indiana Pacers	33	17	.660	–
3	x-Orlando Magic	33	17	.660	–
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	31	19	.620	2
5	x-Detroit Pistons	29	21	.580	4
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	28	22	.560	5
7	x-Milwaukee Bucks	28	22	.560	5
8	x-New York Knicks	27	23	.540	6
9	Charlotte Hornets	26	24	.520	7
10	Toronto Raptors	23	27	.460	10
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	22	28	.440	11
12	Boston Celtics	19	31	.380	14
13	Washington Wizards	18	32	.360	15
14	New Jersey Nets	16	34	.320	17
15	Chicago Bulls	13	37	.260	20

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(1) Miami Heat vs. (8) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Miami Arena, Miami (May 8): New York 95, Miami 75
• Game 2 @ Miami Arena, Miami (May 10): Miami 83, New York 73
• Game 3 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 12): New York 97, Miami 73
• Game 4 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 14): Miami 87, New York 72
• Game 5 @ Miami Arena, Miami (May 16): New York 78, Miami 77

Last Playoff Meeting: 1998 Eastern Conference First Round (New York won 3-2)

Player stats

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 records

• Alonzo Mourning, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

References

1998-99 Miami Heat