1998–99 Atlanta Hawks season
The 1998–99 NBA season was the Hawks' 50th season in the National Basketball Association, and 31st season in Atlanta.[1] During a season cut to 50 games by a four-month lockout, the Hawks continued to split their home games between the Georgia Dome, and the Alexander Memorial Coliseum. In the offseason, the team signed free agents LaPhonso Ellis, a former teammate of Dikembe Mutombo on the Denver Nuggets, second-year guard Anthony Johnson and re-signed Grant Long. However, Ellis would be out for the remainder of the season with a hernia injury after just 20 games. The Hawks won nine of their final eleven games, and finished second in the Central Division with a 31–19 record. In the first round of the playoffs, they would defeat the Detroit Pistons in five games, but would be swept by the 8th-seeded New York Knicks in four straight games in the semifinals.[2] This season would also be the last time the Hawks appear in the playoffs until 2008.
1998–99 Atlanta Hawks season | |
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Head coach | Lenny Wilkens |
Arena | Georgia Dome, McCamish Pavilion |
Results | |
Record | 31–19 (.620) |
Place | Division: 2nd (Central) Conference: 3rd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | East Conference Semifinals (Eliminated 0-4) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | WATL Fox Sports South |
Radio | WCNN |
Following the season, Steve Smith was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers,[3] Mookie Blaylock was traded to the Golden State Warriors, Long signed as a free agent with the Vancouver Grizzlies, and Tyrone Corbin re-signed with the Sacramento Kings.
Offseason
Draft picks
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 20 | Roshown McLeod | SF | ![]() | Duke |
2 | 49 | Cory Carr | SG | ![]() | Texas Tech |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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y-Indiana Pacers | 33 | 17 | .660 | – | 18–7 | 15–10 | 15–7 |
x-Atlanta Hawks | 31 | 19 | .620 | 2 | 16–9 | 15–10 | 15–8 |
x-Detroit Pistons | 29 | 21 | .580 | 4 | 17–8 | 12–13 | 13–8 |
x-Milwaukee Bucks | 28 | 22 | .560 | 5 | 17–8 | 11–14 | 13–11 |
Charlotte Hornets | 26 | 24 | .520 | 7 | 16–9 | 10–15 | 12–10 |
Toronto Raptors | 23 | 27 | .460 | 10 | 14–11 | 9–16 | 9–14 |
Cleveland Cavaliers | 22 | 28 | .440 | 11 | 15–10 | 7–18 | 9–13 |
Chicago Bulls | 13 | 37 | .260 | 20 | 8–17 | 5–20 | 4–19 |
# | Eastern Conference | ||||
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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
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 |
Boston | 0–3 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 |
Charlotte | 0–3 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Chicago | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Cleveland | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 |
Dallas | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Denver | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–1 |
Detroit | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Golden State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
Houston | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
Indiana | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | — | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–0 |
L.A. Lakers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | — | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Miami | 3–0 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 |
Milwaukee | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | — | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Minnesota | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–0 |
New Jersey | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
New York | 1–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 0–3 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Orlando | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Philadelphia | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | — | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 |
Phoenix | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
Portland | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | — | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 0–0 |
Sacramento | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–0 | 0–4 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 4–0 | 1–0 |
San Antonio | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | — | 2–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 0–0 |
Seattle | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | — | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–1 |
Toronto | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 0–0 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 |
Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 4–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | — | 3–0 | 1–0 |
Vancouver | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 |
Washington | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 1–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | — |
Playoffs
East First Round
(4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Detroit Pistons: Hawks win series 3-2
- Game 1 @ Georgia Dome, Atlanta (May 8): Atlanta 90, Detroit 70
- Game 2 @ Georgia Dome, Atlanta (May 10): Atlanta 89, Detroit 69
- Game 3 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 12): Detroit 79, Atlanta 63
- Game 4 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 14): Detroit 103, Atlanta 82
- Game 5 @ Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta (May 16): Atlanta 87, Detroit 75
Last Playoff Meeting: 1997 Eastern Conference First Round (Atlanta won 3-2)
East Conference Semifinals
(4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (8) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 4-0
- Game 1 @ Georgia Dome, Atlanta (May 18): New York 100, Atlanta 92
- Game 2 @ Georgia Dome, Atlanta (May 20): New York 77, Atlanta 70
- Game 3 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 23): New York 90, Atlanta 78
- Game 4 @ Madison Square Garden, New York City (May 24): New York 79, Atlanta 66
Last Playoff Meeting: 1971 Eastern Conference Semifinals (New York won 4-1)
Player statistics
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 |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Mookie Blaylock | 48 | 48 | 36.7 | .379 | .307 | .758 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 2.1 | .2 | 13.3 |
Tyrone Corbin | 47 | 6 | 22.7 | .391 | .319 | .650 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | .1 | 7.5 |
Chris Crawford | 42 | 30 | 18.7 | .431 | .333 | .814 | 2.1 | .6 | .2 | .3 | 6.9 |
LaPhonso Ellis | 20 | 20 | 27.0 | .421 | .200 | .705 | 5.5 | .9 | .4 | .4 | 10.2 |
Ed Gray | 30 | 3 | 11.2 | .291 | .286 | .757 | .9 | .4 | .4 | . | 4.9 |
Alan Henderson | 38 | 37 | 30.1 | .442 | .000 | .671 | 6.6 | .7 | .9 | .5 | 12.5 |
Anthony Johnson | 49 | 2 | 18.1 | .404 | .263 | .695 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .7 | .1 | 5.0 |
Grant Long | 50 | 13 | 27.6 | .421 | .167 | .783 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 9.8 |
Roshown McLeod | 34 | 0 | 10.2 | .380 | .100 | .822 | 1.5 | .4 | .1 | . | 4.8 |
Dikembe Mutombo | 50 | 50 | 36.6 | .512 | . | .684 | 12.2 | 1.1 | .3 | 2.9 | 10.8 |
Jeff Sheppard | 18 | 5 | 10.3 | .385 | .286 | .615 | 1.2 | .9 | .2 | . | 2.2 |
Steve Smith | 36 | 36 | 36.5 | .402 | .338 | .849 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .3 | 18.7 |
Mark West | 49 | 0 | 10.2 | .373 | . | .356 | 2.6 | .3 | .1 | .4 | 1.2 |
Shammond Williams | 2 | 0 | 2.0 | .000 | . | .750 | . | .5 | . | . | 1.5 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Mookie Blaylock | |||||||||||
Tyrone Corbin | |||||||||||
Chris Crawford | |||||||||||
Ed Gray | |||||||||||
Alan Henderson | |||||||||||
Anthony Johnson | |||||||||||
Grant Long | |||||||||||
Roshown McLeod | |||||||||||
Dikembe Mutombo | |||||||||||
Steve Smith | |||||||||||
Mark West |
Awards and records
- Mookie Blaylock, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
- Dikembe Mutombo, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Transactions
Trades
June 24, 1998
- Traded Cory Carr, a 1999 second round draft pick and a 2000 second round draft pick to the Chicago Bulls for Shammond Williams.
January 22, 1999
- Traded Christian Laettner to the Detroit Pistons for Scot Pollard and a 1999 first round draft pick.
Free agents
January 21, 1999
- Signed Jeff Sheppard as a free agent.
- Signed Anthony Johnson as a free agent.
- Signed Mark West as a free agent.
January 30, 1999
- Signed LaPhonso Ellis as a free agent.
February 1, 1999
- Signed Grant Long as a free agent.
February 16, 1999
- Waived Jeff Sheppard.
February 19, 1999
- Waived Scot Pollard.
- Waived Shammond Williams.
February 22, 1999
- Signed Jeff Sheppard as a free agent.
March 4, 1999
- Waived Jeff Sheppard.
March 19, 1999
- Signed Jeff Sheppard to the first of two 10-day contracts.
April 8, 1999
- Signed Jeff Sheppard to a contract for the rest of the season.
See also
- 1998-99 NBA season
References
- 1998-99 Atlanta Hawks
- "N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Knicks Put the Hawks Away And Breeze to Eastern Finals". New York Times. May 25, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
- "Smith To Blazers In Mega Trade". CBS News. August 2, 1999. Retrieved March 2, 2017.