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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">2000 NBA playoffs</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:2000NBAPlayoffs.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a5/2000NBAPlayoffs.png/220px-2000NBAPlayoffs.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a5/2000NBAPlayoffs.png/330px-2000NBAPlayoffs.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a5/2000NBAPlayoffs.png 2x" data-file-width="402" data-file-height="248" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Tournament details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">April 22 – June 19, 2000</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">1999–2000</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teams</th><td class="infobox-data">16</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Final positions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> <span class="nowrap">(12th title)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Runner-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Semifinalists</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_playoffs" title="1999 NBA playoffs">1999</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_playoffs" title="2001 NBA playoffs">2001</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2000 NBA playoffs</b> was the postseason tournament of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>'s <a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_NBA_season" title="1999–2000 NBA season">1999–2000 season</a>. The tournament concluded with the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> champion <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> defeating the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> champion <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> four games to two. <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> was named <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Finals MVP</a>. </p><p>This was also the first NBA postseason to not have any back-to-backs at all. (After <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_playoffs" title="1988 NBA playoffs">1988</a>, they were still used in the conference semifinals.) </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> were the champions going into the playoffs, but following a season–ending injury to third–year star <a href="/wiki/Tim_Duncan" title="Tim Duncan">Tim Duncan</a>, were eliminated by the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> in the first round, marking the first time since <a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_playoffs" title="1987 NBA playoffs">1987</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> in <a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_playoffs" title="1984 NBA playoffs">1984</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> missed the playoffs for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 NBA Playoffs">1992</a>, while the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> returned after a one-season absence. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> 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. </p><p>For the first time in franchise history, the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> swept a playoff opponent by beating the Detroit Pistons 3–0. It was also their first playoff series victory since <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_playoffs" title="1997 NBA playoffs">1997</a>, when they made the Conference Finals. </p><p>Game 4 of the Trail Blazers-Timberwolves series was <a href="/wiki/Malik_Sealy" title="Malik Sealy">Malik Sealy</a>'s final NBA Game. He would lose his life in on May 20, when he was driving home after attending <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>'s birthday party and a drunk driver made a wrong-way turn and crashed into Sealy's car, killing him immediately. </p><p>In the conference semifinals, the Miami Heat and New York Knicks met for the fourth consecutive postseason. They would not meet again in the playoffs until <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2012 NBA Playoffs">2012</a>. </p><p>With their conference semifinals victory over the Utah Jazz, The Portland Trail Blazers advanced to their second consecutive Western Conference Finals. The Trail Blazers would not win another playoff series until <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_playoffs" title="2014 NBA playoffs">2014</a>. </p><p>With a Game 7 win in the conference semifinals, the New York Knicks eliminated the Miami Heat for the third consecutive postseason. The Knicks would not win another playoff series until <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_playoffs" title="2013 NBA playoffs">2013</a>. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_playoffs" title="1981 NBA playoffs">1981</a> to force a Game 7 in the Conference Finals despite trailing 3–1. </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derrick_McKey" title="Derrick McKey">Derrick McKey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark Jackson (basketball)">Mark Jackson</a> moving to other teams and <a href="/wiki/Rik_Smits" title="Rik Smits">Rik Smits</a> retiring. Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals was the last game <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> ever played as a Knick. The Pacers would not win another playoff series until <a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 NBA Playoffs">2004</a>. </p><p>In Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals, the Los Angeles Lakers used an 15–0 fourth quarter run to overcome a fifteen-point deficit to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers and make their first NBA Finals since <a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a>. 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. </p><p>The Lakers' <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> win over the Indiana Pacers was the first title for both <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>, and the first Lakers championship since the <a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_playoffs" title="1988 NBA playoffs">1988 NBA Finals</a>. <a href="/wiki/A.C._Green" class="mw-redirect" title="A.C. Green">A.C. Green</a>, the only player left from the Lakers' <a href="/wiki/Showtime_(basketball)" title="Showtime (basketball)">Showtime</a> era, was in the Lakers starting lineup for this series as well. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoff_qualifying">Playoff qualifying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Playoff qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Conference">Eastern Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East: </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> – <a href="/wiki/Central_Division_(NBA)" title="Central Division (NBA)">Central Division</a> champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions (56–26)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> – <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NBA)" title="Atlantic Division (NBA)">Atlantic Division</a> champions (52–30)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> (50–32)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> (49–33, 3–1 head-to-head vs. PHI)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> (49–33, 1–3 head-to-head vs. CHA)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> (45–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> (42–40, 3–1 head-to-head vs. MIL)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> (42–40, 1–3 head-to-head vs. DET)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Conference">Western Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Western Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West: </p> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> – <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Division_(NBA)" title="Pacific Division (NBA)">Pacific Division</a> champions, Western Conference regular season champions, NBA regular season champions (67–15)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> – <a href="/wiki/Midwest_Division_(NBA)" title="Midwest Division (NBA)">Midwest Division</a> champions (55–27)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> (59–23)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> (53–29)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> (53–29)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> (50–32)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> (45–37)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> (44–38)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bracket">Bracket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 (*) </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">First Round </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Semifinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Finals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid 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solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1999–2000 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="21" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1999–2000 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Indiana</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Philadelphia </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="1999–2000 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte</a></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E5</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1999–2000 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Indiana</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">New York </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1999–2000 New York Knicks season">New York</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="1999–2000 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>New York</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i>Miami</i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Miami_Heat_season" title="1999–2000 Miami Heat season">Miami</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1999–2000 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Indiana* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="13" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>LA Lakers</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1999–2000 Los Angeles Lakers season">LA Lakers</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="20" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1999–2000 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>LA Lakers</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Phoenix </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1999–2000 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W5</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1999–2000 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>LA Lakers</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Portland </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1999–2000 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Portland</b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Utah* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1999–2000 Utah Jazz season">Utah</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1999%E2%80%932000_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>* Division winner</li><li><b>Bold</b> Series winner</li><li><i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="First_round">First round</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: First round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Conference_first_round">Eastern Conference first round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference first round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Indiana_Pacers_vs._(8)_Milwaukee_Bucks"><span id=".281.29_Indiana_Pacers_vs._.288.29_Milwaukee_Bucks"></span>(1) <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> vs. (8) <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: (1) Indiana Pacers vs. (8) Milwaukee Bucks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 23<br /><small> 8:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004230IND.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 85, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>88</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>28</b>, 16–<b>17</b>, <b>28</b>–17, 23–<b>26</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Ray Allen</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Darvin_Ham" title="Darvin Ham">Ham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ervin_Johnson" title="Ervin Johnson">Johnson</a> 8 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Cassell" title="Sam Cassell">Sam Cassell</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a> 26<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 17<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 11</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,345<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dick Bavetta, Jack Nies, Don Vaden</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 27<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004270IND.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>104</b>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 91 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>35</b>–19, <b>26</b>–19, <b>27</b>–26, 16–<b>27</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sam_Cassell" title="Sam Cassell">Cassell</a> 20 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ervin_Johnson" title="Ervin Johnson">Ervin Johnson</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Cassell" title="Sam Cassell">Sam Cassell</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Austin_Croshere" title="Austin Croshere">Austin Croshere</a> 16<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,345<br /><b>Referees:</b> Ronnie Nunn, Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 29<br /><small> 8:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004290MIL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>109</b>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 96 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 23–<b>26</b>, 28–<b>32</b>, <b>30</b>–20, <b>28</b>–18</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> 34<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Austin_Croshere" title="Austin Croshere">Austin Croshere</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Rose</a> 5 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Robinson" title="Glenn Robinson">Robinson</a> 26 each<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ervin_Johnson" title="Ervin Johnson">Ervin Johnson</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Cassell" title="Sam Cassell">Sam Cassell</a> 12</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Center" title="Bradley Center">Bradley Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,717<br /><b>Referees:</b> Hugh Evans, Ken Mauer, Mark Wunderlich</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TBS" title="NBA on TBS">TBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 1<br /><small> 9:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005010MIL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 87, <b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>100</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 21–<b>33</b>, 16–<b>31</b>, <b>25</b>–24, <b>25</b>–12</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a> 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Allen" title="Ray Allen">Allen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Williams_(basketball)" title="Scott Williams (basketball)">Williams</a> 20 each<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ervin_Johnson" title="Ervin Johnson">Ervin Johnson</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Cassell" title="Sam Cassell">Sam Cassell</a> 13</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Center" title="Bradley Center">Bradley Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,072<br /><b>Referees:</b> Mike Callahan, Jim Clark, Dan Crawford</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 4<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005040IND.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 95, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>96</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>30</b>–25, 17–<b>21</b>, 23–<b>25</b>, 25–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Cassell" title="Sam Cassell">Sam Cassell</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Thomas_(basketball)" title="Tim Thomas (basketball)">Tim Thomas</a> 9<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sam_Cassell" title="Sam Cassell">Sam Cassell</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> 41<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana wins series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,345<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li>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.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 18, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199912180MIL.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 95, <b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>109</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/BMO_Harris_Bradley_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="BMO Harris Bradley Center">Bradley Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 19, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200001190IND.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 84, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>106</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Conseco_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Conseco Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 17, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200002170MIL.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>92</b>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 90 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/BMO_Harris_Bradley_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="BMO Harris Bradley Center">Bradley Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 23, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200003230IND.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>105</b>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 84 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Conseco_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Conseco Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pacers winning the first meeting. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Indiana leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> 3, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_playoffs" title="1999 NBA playoffs">1999 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(2)_Miami_Heat_vs._(7)_Detroit_Pistons"><span id=".282.29_Miami_Heat_vs._.287.29_Detroit_Pistons"></span>(2) <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> vs. (7) <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: (2) Miami Heat vs. (7) Detroit Pistons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 22<br /><small> 12:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004220MIA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> 85, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>95</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>24</b>, <b>22</b>–20, 18–<b>24</b>, 27–27</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Jerry Stackhouse</a> 23<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Williams_(basketball)" title="Jerome Williams (basketball)">Williams</a> 9 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Grant Hill</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Mashburn" title="Jamal Mashburn">Jamal Mashburn</a> 29<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Majerle" title="Dan Majerle">Dan Majerle</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Carter_(basketball)" title="Anthony Carter (basketball)">Anthony Carter</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 16,500<br /><b>Referees:</b> Terry Durham, Ron Garretson, Tom Washington</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 25<br /><small> 7:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004250MIA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> 82, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>84</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 19–<b>24</b>, <b>26</b>–20, <b>23</b>–21, 14–<b>19</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Jerry Stackhouse</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Stackhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jerome_Williams_(basketball)" title="Jerome Williams (basketball)">Williams</a> 7 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Grant Hill</a> 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Mashburn" title="Jamal Mashburn">Jamal Mashburn</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Carter_(basketball)" title="Anthony Carter (basketball)">Anthony Carter</a> 13</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 16,500<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Scott Foster, Jack Nies</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 29<br /><small> 12:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004290DET.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>91</b>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> 72 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>22</b>, <b>24</b>–15, <b>28</b>–15, <b>21</b>–20</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Weatherspoon" title="Clarence Weatherspoon">Clarence Weatherspoon</a> 18<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Otis_Thorpe" title="Otis Thorpe">Thorpe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Weatherspoon" title="Clarence Weatherspoon">Weatherspoon</a> 10 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Carter_(basketball)" title="Anthony Carter (basketball)">Anthony Carter</a> 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Jerry Stackhouse</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Christian_Laettner" title="Christian Laettner">Christian Laettner</a> 7<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Jerry Stackhouse</a> 3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami wins series, 3–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Palace_of_Auburn_Hills" title="The Palace of Auburn Hills">The Palace of Auburn Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Hills,_Michigan" title="Auburn Hills, Michigan">Auburn Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 14,507<br /><b>Referees:</b> Ronnie Nunn, Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 2, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199911020MIA.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> 122, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>128</b> (2OT) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Arena" title="Miami Arena">Miami Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 31, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200001310MIA.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> 82, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>104</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 21, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200002210DET.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 87, <b><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></b> <b>95</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Palace_of_Auburn_Hills" title="The Palace of Auburn Hills">The Palace of Auburn Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Hills,_Michigan" title="Auburn Hills, Michigan">Auburn Hills, Michigan</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 12, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004120DET.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 73, <b><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></b> <b>90</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/The_Palace_of_Auburn_Hills" title="The Palace of Auburn Hills">The Palace of Auburn Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Auburn_Hills,_Michigan" title="Auburn Hills, Michigan">Auburn Hills, Michigan</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the first playoff meeting between the Pistons and the Heat.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(3)_New_York_Knicks_vs._(6)_Toronto_Raptors"><span id=".283.29_New_York_Knicks_vs._.286.29_Toronto_Raptors"></span>(3) <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> vs. (6) <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: (3) New York Knicks vs. (6) Toronto Raptors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 23<br /><small> 12:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004230NYK.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> 88, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> <b>92</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 12–<b>27</b>, <b>25</b>–19, 25–25, <b>26</b>–21</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tracy_McGrady" title="Tracy McGrady">Tracy McGrady</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Willis" title="Kevin Willis">Kevin Willis</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Carter</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Oakley" title="Charles Oakley">Oakley</a> 6 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allan_Houston" title="Allan Houston">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Sprewell</a> 21 each<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Ward" title="Charlie Ward">Charlie Ward</a> 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>New York leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,763<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Monty McCutchen</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 26<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004260NYK.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> 83, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> <b>84</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>26</b>–15, 15–<b>19</b>, <b>26</b>–21, 16–<b>29</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a> 27<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Willis" title="Kevin Willis">Kevin Willis</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Camby" title="Marcus Camby">Marcus Camby</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allan_Houston" title="Allan Houston">Allan Houston</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>New York leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,763<br /><b>Referees:</b> Ted Bernhardt, Terry Durham, Hue Hollins</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 30<br /><small> 12:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004300TOR.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> <b>87</b>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> 80 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>21</b>–20, 25–25, 15–<b>18</b>, <b>26</b>–17</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allan_Houston" title="Allan Houston">Allan Houston</a> 23<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Davis" title="Antonio Davis">Antonio Davis</a> 18<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Oakley" title="Charles Oakley">Charles Oakley</a> 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Vince_Carter" title="Vince Carter">Vince Carter</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>New York wins series, 3–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Arena" title="Scotiabank Arena">Air Canada Centre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,996<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Forte, Steve Javie, Tommy Nunez Sr.</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li>In Game 2, <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> hits the game-winner with 7.9 left.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Toronto won 3–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 22, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199912220NYK.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> 90, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> <b>91</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 15, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200002150TOR.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 70, <b><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></b> <b>91</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Air_Canada_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Canada Centre">Air Canada Centre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 23, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200002230NYK.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></b> <b>99</b>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 88 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 14, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004140TOR.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 71, <b><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></b> <b>86</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Air_Canada_Centre" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Canada Centre">Air Canada Centre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the first playoff meeting between the Knicks and the Raptors.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(4)_Charlotte_Hornets_vs._(5)_Philadelphia_76ers"><span id=".284.29_Charlotte_Hornets_vs._.285.29_Philadelphia_76ers"></span>(4) <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> vs. (5) <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: (4) Charlotte Hornets vs. (5) Philadelphia 76ers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 22<br /><small> 8:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004220CHH.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>92</b>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> 82 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 17–<b>22</b>, <b>24</b>–22, <b>34</b>–22, <b>17</b>–16</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 40<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Theo_Ratliff" title="Theo Ratliff">Theo Ratliff</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Snow" title="Eric Snow">Eric Snow</a> 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Derrick Coleman</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Derrick Coleman</a> 16<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/David_Wesley" title="David Wesley">David Wesley</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Philadelphia leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 15,023<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Joe Forte, Luis Grillo</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TBS" title="NBA on TBS">TBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 24<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004240CHH.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 98, <b><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a></b> <b>108</b> (OT) </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 20–<b>24</b>, <b>27</b>–25, <b>27</b>–22, 17–<b>20</b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Basketball" title="Overtime (sports)">Overtime</a>:</b> 7–<b>17</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Toni_Kuko%C4%8D" title="Toni Kukoč">Toni Kukoč</a> 20<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hill" title="Tyrone Hill">Tyrone Hill</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Snow" title="Eric Snow">Eric Snow</a> 13</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Derrick Coleman</a> 29<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elden_Campbell" title="Elden Campbell">Elden Campbell</a> 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jones (basketball)">Eddie Jones</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 11,686<br /><b>Referees:</b> Terry Durham, Ron Garretson, Ken Mauer</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 28<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004280PHI.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> 76, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>81</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–18, <b>22</b>–20, 17–<b>19</b>, 19–<b>24</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jones (basketball)">Eddie Jones</a> 18<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Derrick Coleman</a> 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mason_(basketball)" title="Anthony Mason (basketball)">Anthony Mason</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Theo_Ratliff" title="Theo Ratliff">Theo Ratliff</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Aaron_McKie" title="Aaron McKie">Aaron McKie</a> 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Philadelphia leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">First Union Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,849<br /><b>Referees:</b> Ted Bernhardt, Hue Hollins, Don Vaden</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 1<br /><small> 7:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005010PHI.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> 99, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>105</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–<b>30</b>, <b>25</b>–24, <b>29</b>–21, 20–<b>30</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elden_Campbell" title="Elden Campbell">Campbell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mason_(basketball)" title="Anthony Mason (basketball)">Mason</a> 21 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Elden_Campbell" title="Elden Campbell">Campbell</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Coleman" title="Derrick Coleman">Coleman</a> 11 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Jones_(basketball)" title="Eddie Jones (basketball)">Eddie Jones</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 26<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Matt_Geiger" title="Matt Geiger">Matt Geiger</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Aaron_McKie" title="Aaron McKie">Aaron McKie</a> 11</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Philadelphia wins series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">First Union Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,712<br /><b>Referees:</b> Mike Mathis, Bennett Salvatore, Bill Spooner</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Charlotte won 3–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 11, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199912110PHI.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a></b> <b>106</b>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 84 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/First_Union_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="First Union Center">First Union Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 20, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200001200CHH.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 100, <b><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a></b> <b>109</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 15, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200002150PHI.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a></b> <b>95</b>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 93 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/First_Union_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="First Union Center">First Union Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 20, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200003200CHH.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>102</b>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> 96 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the first playoff meeting between the 76ers and the Charlotte Hornets.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Conference_first_round">Western Conference first round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Western Conference first round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Los_Angeles_Lakers_vs._(8)_Sacramento_Kings"><span id=".281.29_Los_Angeles_Lakers_vs._.288.29_Sacramento_Kings"></span>(1) <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> vs. (8) <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Sacramento Kings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 23<br /><small> 5:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004230LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> 107, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>117</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–<b>34</b>, 27–<b>31</b>, 24–<b>26</b>, <b>28</b>–26</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> 28<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Lawrence_Funderburke" title="Lawrence Funderburke">Lawrence Funderburke</a> 6<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Vlade_Divac" title="Vlade Divac">Vlade Divac</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 46<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 17<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Shaw_(basketball)" title="Brian Shaw (basketball)">Shaw</a> 5 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 27<br /><small> 10:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004270LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> 89, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>113</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–<b>35</b>, 17–<b>21</b>, 23–<b>27</b>, 25–<b>30</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 19<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dick Bavetta, Joe DeRosa, Bernie Fryer</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 30<br /><small> 5:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004300SAC.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 91, <b><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></b> <b>99</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>28</b>–22, 23–<b>24</b>, 20–20, 20–<b>33</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 35<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Ron Harper</a> 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> 29<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Sleep_Train_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Sleep Train Arena">ARCO Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,317<br /><b>Referees:</b> Bob Delaney, Ron Garretson, Tom Washington</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 2<br /><small> 10:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005020SAC.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 88, <b><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></b> <b>101</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>27</b>, 27–<b>29</b>, <b>21</b>–17, 22–<b>28</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 32<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 16<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Harper</a> 4 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Sleep_Train_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Sleep Train Arena">ARCO Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,317<br /><b>Referees:</b> Hugh Evans, Ken Mauer, Greg Willard</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 5<br /><small> 10:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005050LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> 86, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>113</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 20–<b>31</b>, 24–<b>28</b>, 18–<b>30</b>, 24–24</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Chris Webber</a> 20<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Delk" title="Tony Delk">Tony Delk</a> 6<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jon_Barry" title="Jon Barry">Barry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Webber" title="Chris Webber">Webber</a> 4 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 18<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Rice</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers win series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dan Crawford, Jack Nies, Ronnie Nunn</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> scores playoff career-high 46 points in Game One.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> scores playoff career-high 32 points in Game Two.</li> <li>Bryant scores a new career-high 35 points in Game Three.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Los Angeles won 3–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 8, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199912080SAC.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 91, <b><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></b> <b>103</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ARCO_Arena" title="ARCO Arena">ARCO Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento, California</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 12, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200003120LAL.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> 106, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>109</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 26, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200003260SAC.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>90</b>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> 89 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/ARCO_Arena" title="ARCO Arena">ARCO Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento, California</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 14, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004140LAL.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> 114, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>121</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning six of the first seven meetings. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Los Angeles leads 6–1 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1949</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> 2, <a href="/wiki/Rochester_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Royals">Rochester Royals</a> 0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1949_BAA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 BAA Playoffs">1949 Western Division Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1951</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Royals">Rochester Royals</a></b> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1951_NBA_playoffs" title="1951 NBA playoffs">1951 Western Division Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1952</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> 3, <a href="/wiki/Rochester_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Royals">Rochester Royals</a> 1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1952_NBA_playoffs" title="1952 NBA playoffs">1952 Western Division Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1954</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_Lakers" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis Lakers">Minneapolis Lakers</a></b> 1, <a href="/wiki/Rochester_Royals" class="mw-redirect" title="Rochester Royals">Rochester Royals</a> 0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1954_NBA_playoffs" title="1954 NBA playoffs">1954 Western Division Round Robin Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; 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color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1984</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 3, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Kansas City Kings</a> 0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_playoffs" title="1984 NBA playoffs">1984 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(2)_Utah_Jazz_vs._(7)_Seattle_SuperSonics"><span id=".282.29_Utah_Jazz_vs._.287.29_Seattle_SuperSonics"></span>(2) <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> vs. (7) <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: (2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Seattle SuperSonics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 22<br /><small> 5:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004220UTA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 93, <b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> <b>104</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>25</b>–22, 24–<b>30</b>, 19–<b>31</b>, <b>25</b>–21</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 24<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 50<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hornacek" title="Jeff Hornacek">Jeff Hornacek</a> 11</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Utah leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Vivint_Smart_Home_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivint Smart Home Arena">Delta Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,911<br /><b>Referees:</b> Ronnie Nunn, Bennett Salvatore, Greg Willard</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TBS" title="NBA on TBS">TBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 24<br /><small> 10:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004240UTA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 87, <b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> <b>101</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 19–<b>25</b>, 21–<b>32</b>, 19–<b>29</b>, <b>28</b>–15</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 20<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Vin_Baker" title="Vin Baker">Vin Baker</a> 7<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shammond_Williams" title="Shammond Williams">Shammond Williams</a> 10</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Greg_Ostertag" title="Greg Ostertag">Greg Ostertag</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> 11</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Utah leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Vivint_Smart_Home_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivint Smart Home Arena">Delta Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,911<br /><b>Referees:</b> Mike Callahan, Steve Javie, Eddie F. Rush</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 29<br /><small> 5:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004290SEA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 78, <b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></b> <b>89</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 16–<b>20</b>, 18–<b>20</b>, 18–<b>24</b>, <b>26</b>–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <i>three players</i> 6 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> 13</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Vin_Baker" title="Vin Baker">Vin Baker</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Utah leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/KeyArena" class="mw-redirect" title="KeyArena">KeyArena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 16,713<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dick Bavetta, Joe DeRosa, Bernie Fryer</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 3<br /><small> 9:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005030SEA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 93, <b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></b> <b>104</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>29</b>–26, 7–<b>24</b>, <b>35</b>–28, 22–<b>26</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bryon_Russell" title="Bryon Russell">Bryon Russell</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 14<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> 12</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 35<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 11</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/KeyArena" class="mw-redirect" title="KeyArena">KeyArena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 16,631<br /><b>Referees:</b> Jim Clark, Ron Garretson, Mark Wunderlich</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 5<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/pbp/200005050UTA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 93, <b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> <b>96</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>23</b>, <b>31</b>–30, 21–<b>26</b>, <b>23</b>–17</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 27<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <i>three players</i> 7 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 27<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> 15</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Utah wins series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Vivint_Smart_Home_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivint Smart Home Arena">Delta Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,911<br /><b>Referees:</b> Hugh Evans, Hue Hollins, Don Vaden</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 6, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199911060SEA.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 94, <b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></b> <b>99</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/KeyArena" class="mw-redirect" title="KeyArena">KeyArena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 10, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199912100UTA.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 83, <b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> <b>101</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Delta_Center" title="Delta Center">Delta Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 1, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200002010UTA.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></b> <b>104</b>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 96 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Delta_Center" title="Delta Center">Delta Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 24, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200003240SEA.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> <b>98</b>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 95 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/KeyArena" class="mw-redirect" title="KeyArena">KeyArena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the SuperSonics winning two of the first three meetings. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Seattle leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1992</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> 4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_playoffs" title="1992 NBA playoffs">1992 Western Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1993</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></b> 3, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_playoffs" title="1993 NBA playoffs">1993 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1996</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_playoffs" title="1996 NBA playoffs">1996 Western Conference Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(3)_Portland_Trail_Blazers_vs._(6)_Minnesota_Timberwolves"><span id=".283.29_Portland_Trail_Blazers_vs._.286.29_Minnesota_Timberwolves"></span>(3) <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> vs. (6) <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: (3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Minnesota Timberwolves"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 23<br /><small> 3:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004230POR.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> 88, <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>91</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 22–<b>33</b>, <b>25</b>–15, <b>28</b>–21, 13–<b>22</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Malik_Sealy" title="Malik Sealy">Malik Sealy</a> 23<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Brandon" title="Terrell Brandon">Terrell Brandon</a> 12</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 28<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Damon Stoudamire</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Portland leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Moda_Center" title="Moda Center">Rose Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,980<br /><b>Referees:</b> Jim Clark, Hugh Evans, Mike Mathis</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 26<br /><small> 10:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004260POR.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> 82, <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>86</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>24</b>–19, 17–<b>21</b>, 17–<b>27</b>, <b>24</b>–19</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> 23<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Brandon" title="Terrell Brandon">Terrell Brandon</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 21<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Wallace</a> 7 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Damon Stoudamire</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Portland leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Moda_Center" title="Moda Center">Rose Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,568<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dan Crawford, Jess Kersey, Tommy Nunez Sr.</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 30<br /><small> 3:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004300MIN.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 87, <b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></b> <b>94</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 20–<b>24</b>, 20–<b>23</b>, <b>28</b>–21, 19–<b>26</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Smith_(basketball)" title="Steve Smith (basketball)">Steve Smith</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Grant" title="Brian Grant">Brian Grant</a> 7<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Stoudamire</a> 6 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Brandon" title="Terrell Brandon">Terrell Brandon</a> 28<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Terrell_Brandon" title="Terrell Brandon">Terrell Brandon</a> 12</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Portland leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,006<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Luis Grillo, Eddie F. Rush</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 2<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005020MIN.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>85</b>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> 77 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>22</b>, 18–18, 21–<b>24</b>, <b>28</b>–13</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Sabonis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Wallace</a> 15 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Arvydas Sabonis</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> 17<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Portland wins series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,006<br /><b>Referees:</b> Ted Bernhardt, Steve Javie, Don Vaden</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 24, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199911240MIN.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>88</b>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> 81 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 9, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199912090POR.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> 86, <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>90</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Rose_Garden_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Garden Arena">Rose Garden Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 6, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200001060MIN.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 96, <b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></b> <b>98</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 16, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200003160POR.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></b> <b>96</b>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 92 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Rose_Garden_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Garden Arena">Rose Garden Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the first playoff meeting between the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(4)_San_Antonio_Spurs_vs._(5)_Phoenix_Suns"><span id=".284.29_San_Antonio_Spurs_vs._.285.29_Phoenix_Suns"></span>(4) <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> vs. (5) <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: (4) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Phoenix Suns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 22<br /><small> 3:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004220SAS.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>72</b>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> 70 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 13–<b>17</b>, <b>28</b>–18, 15–<b>18</b>, 16–<b>17</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Hardaway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clifford_Robinson_(basketball,_born_1966)" title="Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966)">Robinson</a> 17 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Marion" title="Shawn Marion">Shawn Marion</a> 9<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Kevin Johnson (basketball)">Kevin Johnson</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Sean_Elliott" title="Sean Elliott">Sean Elliott</a> 15<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Samaki_Walker" title="Samaki Walker">Samaki Walker</a> 16<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mario_Elie" title="Mario Elie">Elie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">Johnson</a> 4 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Phoenix leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 21,916<br /><b>Referees:</b> Bernie Fryer, Hue Hollins, Bill Spooner</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 25<br /><small> 9:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004250SAS.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 70, <b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></b> <b>85</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 20–<b>24</b>, 17–<b>27</b>, <b>14</b>–9, 19–<b>25</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a> 19<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Corie_Blount" title="Corie Blount">Corie Blount</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Kevin Johnson (basketball)">Johnson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clifford_Robinson_(basketball,_born_1966)" title="Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966)">Robinson</a> 3 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a> 15<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">Avery Johnson</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,617<br /><b>Referees:</b> Jim Clark, Hugh Evans, Mike Mathis</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 29<br /><small> 3:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004290PHO.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> 94, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>101</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>27</b>–21, 22–<b>29</b>, <b>30</b>–19, 15–<b>32</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a> 37<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">Avery Johnson</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a> 17<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Marion" title="Shawn Marion">Shawn Marion</a> 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a> 13</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Phoenix leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Talking_Stick_Resort_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Talking Stick Resort Arena">America West Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,023<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dan Crawford, Jess Kersey, Greg Willard</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TBS" title="NBA on TBS">TBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 2<br /><small> 9:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005020PHO.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> 78, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>89</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>21</b>–15, 16–<b>27</b>, 19–<b>26</b>, <b>22</b>–21</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a> 21<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson" title="David Robinson">David Robinson</a> 16<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Avery_Johnson" title="Avery Johnson">Avery Johnson</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Hardaway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Rogers" title="Rodney Rogers">Rogers</a> 23 each<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Marion" title="Shawn Marion">Marion</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Rogers" title="Rodney Rogers">Rogers</a> 10 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> 10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Phoenix wins series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Talking_Stick_Resort_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Talking Stick Resort Arena">America West Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,023<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Tom Washington</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 7, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199911070PHO.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> 74, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>77</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/America_West_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="America West Arena">America West Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 21, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199912210SAS.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 90, <b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></b> <b>91</b> (OT) </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 7, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200001070PHO.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></b> <b>102</b>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 83 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/America_West_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="America West Arena">America West Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 21, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200002210SAS.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>98</b>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> 89 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1992</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> 3, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> 0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_playoffs" title="1992 NBA playoffs">1992 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1993</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_playoffs" title="1993 NBA playoffs">1993 Western Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1996</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></b> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_playoffs" title="1996 NBA playoffs">1996 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1998</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></b> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_playoffs" title="1998 NBA playoffs">1998 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_semifinals">Conference semifinals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Conference semifinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Conference_semifinals">Eastern Conference semifinals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference semifinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Indiana_Pacers_vs._(5)_Philadelphia_76ers"><span id=".281.29_Indiana_Pacers_vs._.285.29_Philadelphia_76ers"></span>(1) <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> vs. (5) <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: (1) Indiana Pacers vs. (5) Philadelphia 76ers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 6<br /><small> 3:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005060IND.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 91, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>108</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 15–<b>34</b>, <b>22</b>–20, <b>32</b>–24, 22–<b>30</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 28<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/George_Lynch_(basketball)" title="George Lynch (basketball)">George Lynch</a> 14<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Snow" title="Eric Snow">Eric Snow</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Rose</a> 40 each<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Austin_Croshere" title="Austin Croshere">Austin Croshere</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,345<br /><b>Referees:</b> Terry Durham, Ron Garretson, Ken Mauer</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TBS" title="NBA on TBS">TBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 8<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005080IND.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 97, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>103</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 26–<b>31</b>, 14–<b>24</b>, 23–<b>29</b>, <b>34</b>–19</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 28<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hill" title="Tyrone Hill">Tyrone Hill</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 10</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a> 7<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 14</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,345<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney, Joe Forte</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 10<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005100PHI.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>97</b>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 89 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 22–<b>23</b>, 24–24, 19–<b>23</b>, <b>32</b>–19</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 29<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hill" title="Tyrone Hill">Tyrone Hill</a> 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Toni_Kuko%C4%8D" title="Toni Kukoč">Toni Kukoč</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana leads series, 3–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">First Union Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,823<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dan Crawford, Luis Grillo, Hue Hollins</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 13<br /><small> 3:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005130PHI.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 90, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>92</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>33</b>, <b>29</b>–25, <b>24</b>–21, <b>19</b>–13</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rik_Smits" title="Rik Smits">Rik Smits</a> 20<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 19<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hill" title="Tyrone Hill">Tyrone Hill</a> 15<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana leads series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">First Union Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,675<br /><b>Referees:</b> Ronnie Nunn, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TBS" title="NBA on TBS">TBS</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 15<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005150IND.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>107</b>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 86 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>29</b>–16, <b>31</b>–21, 23–<b>25</b>, 24–24</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allen_Iverson" title="Allen Iverson">Allen Iverson</a> 37<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hill" title="Tyrone Hill">Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_McKie" title="Aaron McKie">McKie</a> 10 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Aaron_McKie" title="Aaron McKie">Aaron McKie</a> 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rik_Smits" title="Rik Smits">Rik Smits</a> 15<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Rose</a> 6 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,345<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Tom Washington</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 19<br /><small> 6:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005190PHI.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>106</b>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 90 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>37</b>–25, 19–<b>28</b>, <b>29</b>–16, 21–21</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 11</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Aaron_McKie" title="Aaron McKie">Aaron McKie</a> 19<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyrone_Hill" title="Tyrone Hill">Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aaron_McKie" title="Aaron McKie">McKie</a> 9 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Aaron_McKie" title="Aaron McKie">Aaron McKie</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana wins series, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">First Union Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,969<br /><b>Referees:</b> Hugh Evans, Bernie Fryer, Eddie F. Rush</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 22, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200001220PHI.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 97, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>103</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/First_Union_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="First Union Center">First Union Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 7, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200002070IND.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 84, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>109</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Conseco_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Conseco Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 26, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200003260IND.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>111</b>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 101 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Conseco_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Conseco Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 17, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004170PHI.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>92</b>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 90 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/First_Union_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="First Union Center">First Union Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1981</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 0, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1981_NBA_playoffs" title="1981 NBA playoffs">1981 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_playoffs" title="1999 NBA playoffs">1999 Eastern Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(2)_Miami_Heat_vs._(3)_New_York_Knicks"><span id=".282.29_Miami_Heat_vs._.283.29_New_York_Knicks"></span>(2) <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> vs. (3) <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: (2) Miami Heat vs. (3) New York Knicks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 7<br /><small> 12:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005070MIA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 83, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>87</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 19–<b>25</b>, <b>26</b>–21, <b>23</b>–22, 15–<b>19</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allan_Houston" title="Allan Houston">Allan Houston</a> 21<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Camby" title="Marcus Camby">Marcus Camby</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Childs_(basketball)" title="Chris Childs (basketball)">Chris Childs</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> 26<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/P._J._Brown" title="P. J. Brown">P. J. Brown</a> 16<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hardaway" title="Tim Hardaway">Tim Hardaway</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,053<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe DeRosa, Mike Mathis, Bennett Salvatore</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 9<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005090MIA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> <b>82</b>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 76 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>23</b>–15, 15–<b>19</b>, <b>21</b>–16, 23–<b>26</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Ward" title="Charlie Ward">Ward</a> 13 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Johnson</a> 8 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Mashburn" title="Jamal Mashburn">Jamal Mashburn</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> 17<br /><b>Asts:</b> <i>three players</i> 3 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,078<br /><b>Referees:</b> Hugh Evans, Bernie Fryer, Tom Washington</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 12<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005120NYK.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>77</b>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 76 (OT) </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>25</b>–21, 11–<b>16</b>, 19–19, <b>13</b>–12, <b><a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Basketball" title="Overtime (sports)">Overtime</a>:</b> <b>9</b>–8</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> 23<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/P._J._Brown" title="P. J. Brown">P. J. Brown</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Carter_(basketball)" title="Anthony Carter (basketball)">Anthony Carter</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allan_Houston" title="Allan Houston">Allan Houston</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Ward" title="Charlie Ward">Charlie Ward</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,763<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Hue Hollins</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 14<br /><small> 12:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005140NYK.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 83, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> <b>91</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 21–<b>26</b>, <b>19</b>–16, 17–<b>24</b>, <b>26</b>–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> 27<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> 14<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Carter_(basketball)" title="Anthony Carter (basketball)">Anthony Carter</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Ward" title="Charlie Ward">Charlie Ward</a> 20<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,763<br /><b>Referees:</b> Ron Garretson, Jack Nies, Eddie F. Rush</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 17<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005170MIA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 81, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>87</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>22</b>–19, 13–<b>22</b>, <b>25</b>–23, 21–<b>23</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 24<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jamal_Mashburn" title="Jamal Mashburn">Jamal Mashburn</a> 21<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/P._J._Brown" title="P. J. Brown">P. J. Brown</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Carter_(basketball)" title="Anthony Carter (basketball)">Anthony Carter</a> 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,021<br /><b>Referees:</b> Mike Callahan, Joe Crawford, Terry Durham</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 19<br /><small> 9:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005190NYK.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 70, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> <b>72</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>21</b>–16, <b>24</b>–14, 13–<b>23</b>, 12–<b>19</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Majerle" title="Dan Majerle">Majerle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Mourning</a> 10 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dan_Majerle" title="Dan Majerle">Dan Majerle</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allan_Houston" title="Allan Houston">Allan Houston</a> 21<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> 18<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Ward" title="Charlie Ward">Charlie Ward</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 3–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,763<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Forte, Steve Javie, Don Vaden</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 21<br /><small> 3:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005210MIA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> <b>83</b>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 82 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 16–<b>25</b>, <b>29</b>–14, 20–<b>26</b>, <b>18</b>–17</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 24<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Camby" title="Marcus Camby">Marcus Camby</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> 29<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hardaway" title="Tim Hardaway">Tim Hardaway</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>New York wins series, 4–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="American Airlines Arena">American Airlines Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,063<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dick Bavetta, Dan Crawford, Bennett Salvatore</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> hits the series winning dunk with 1:21 remaining. </p><p>This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning two of the first three meetings. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>New York leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1997</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_playoffs" title="1997 NBA playoffs">1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1998</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 2, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_playoffs" title="1998 NBA playoffs">1998 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 2, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_playoffs" title="1999 NBA playoffs">1999 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Conference_semifinals">Western Conference semifinals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Western Conference semifinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Los_Angeles_Lakers_vs._(5)_Phoenix_Suns"><span id=".281.29_Los_Angeles_Lakers_vs._.285.29_Phoenix_Suns"></span>(1) <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> vs. (5) <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Phoenix Suns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 7<br /><small> 5:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005070LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 77, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>105</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–18, 23–<b>28</b>, 19–<b>29</b>, 17–<b>30</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Corie_Blount" title="Corie Blount">Blount</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Kidd</a> 7 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 37<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Shaw_(basketball)" title="Brian Shaw (basketball)">Brian Shaw</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Don Vaden</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 10<br /><small> 10:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005100LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 96, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>97</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>26</b>–24, 18–<b>26</b>, 21–<b>24</b>, <b>31</b>–23</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Clifford_Robinson_(basketball,_born_1966)" title="Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966)">Clifford Robinson</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Corie_Blount" title="Corie Blount">Blount</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Marion" title="Shawn Marion">Marion</a> 9 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 38<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 20<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Ted Bernhardt, Ron Garretson, Eddie F. Rush</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 12<br /><small> 10:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005120PHO.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>105</b>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 99 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>28</b>, <b>34</b>–22, 23–<b>26</b>, <b>30</b>–23</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 37<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Horry" title="Robert Horry">Horry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brian_Shaw_(basketball)" title="Brian Shaw (basketball)">Shaw</a> 4 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a> 31<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Clifford_Robinson_(basketball,_born_1966)" title="Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966)">Clifford Robinson</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> 12</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 3–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Talking_Stick_Resort_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Talking Stick Resort Arena">America West Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,023<br /><b>Referees:</b> Jim Clark, Terry Durham, Hugh Evans</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 14<br /><small> 5:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005140PHO.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 98, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>117</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–<b>38</b>, 24–<b>33</b>, <b>23</b>–22, <b>27</b>–24</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 24<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Horry" title="Robert Horry">Horry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">O'Neal</a> 9 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Clifford_Robinson_(basketball,_born_1966)" title="Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966)">Clifford Robinson</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> 16</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Talking_Stick_Resort_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Talking Stick Resort Arena">America West Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,023<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Gary Forest, Mike Mathis</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 16<br /><small> 10:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005160LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 65, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>87</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 14–<b>21</b>, 9–<b>28</b>, 17–<b>19</b>, <b>25</b>–19</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Todd_Day" title="Todd Day">Todd Day</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Rogers" title="Rodney Rogers">Rodney Rogers</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Clifford_Robinson_(basketball,_born_1966)" title="Clifford Robinson (basketball, born 1966)">Clifford Robinson</a> 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 17<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 21<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Shaw_(basketball)" title="Brian Shaw (basketball)">Brian Shaw</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers win series, 4–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Luis Grillo</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> hits the game-winner with 2.6 seconds left in Game 2.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Los Angeles won 4–0 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 15, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199911150PHO.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>91</b>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 82 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/America_West_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="America West Arena">America West Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 29, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199912290LAL.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 87, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>103</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 24, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200003240LAL.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 101, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>109</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 4, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004040PHO.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>84</b>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 83 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/America_West_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="America West Arena">America West Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning six of the first eight meetings. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Los Angeles leads 6–2 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1970</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1970_NBA_playoffs" title="1970 NBA playoffs">1970 Western Division Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1980</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1980_NBA_playoffs" title="1980 NBA playoffs">1980 Western Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1982</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1982_NBA_playoffs" title="1982 NBA playoffs">1982 Western Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1984</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_playoffs" title="1984 NBA playoffs">1984 Western Conference Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1985</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 3, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_playoffs" title="1985 NBA playoffs">1985 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1989</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_playoffs" title="1989 NBA playoffs">1989 Western Conference Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1990</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> 4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_playoffs" title="1990 NBA playoffs">1990 Western Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1993</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 2, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_playoffs" title="1993 NBA playoffs">1993 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(2)_Utah_Jazz_vs._(3)_Portland_Trail_Blazers"><span id=".282.29_Utah_Jazz_vs._.283.29_Portland_Trail_Blazers"></span>(2) <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> vs. (3) <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: (2) Utah Jazz vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 7<br /><small> 3:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005070POR.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 75, <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>94</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 15–<b>23</b>, 19–<b>21</b>, <b>27</b>–21, 14–<b>29</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Malone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Olden_Polynice" title="Olden Polynice">Polynice</a> 8 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 20<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Arvydas Sabonis</a> 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Arvydas Sabonis</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Portland leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Moda_Center" title="Moda Center">Rose Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,351<br /><b>Referees:</b> Mike Callahan, Dan Crawford, Ronnie Nunn</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 9<br /><small> 10:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005090POR.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 85, <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>103</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 16–<b>24</b>, 19–<b>32</b>, 23–<b>24</b>, <b>27</b>–23</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 15<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Olden_Polynice" title="Olden Polynice">Olden Polynice</a> 6<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Smith_(basketball)" title="Steve Smith (basketball)">Steve Smith</a> 19<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Grant" title="Brian Grant">Grant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Wallace</a> 8 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <i>three players</i> 4 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Portland leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Moda_Center" title="Moda Center">Rose Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,463<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Greg Willard</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 11<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005110UTA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>103</b>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 84 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>30</b>–23, 25–<b>26</b>, 20–<b>21</b>, <b>28</b>–14</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Arvydas Sabonis</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Arvydas Sabonis</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 28<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> 12</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Portland leads series, 3–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Vivint_Smart_Home_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivint Smart Home Arena">Delta Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,911<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Ken Mauer, Jack Nies</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 14<br /><small> 3:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005140UTA.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 85, <b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> <b>88</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 26–<b>31</b>, 23–23, 20–<b>21</b>, <b>16</b>–13</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Grant" title="Brian Grant">Brian Grant</a> 20<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Grant" title="Brian Grant">Brian Grant</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Stoudamire</a> 4 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 27<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Olden_Polynice" title="Olden Polynice">Olden Polynice</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Portland leads series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Vivint_Smart_Home_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivint Smart Home Arena">Delta Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,627<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe DeRosa, Hugh Evans, Bernie Fryer</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 16<br /><small> 8:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005160POR.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 79, <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>81</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>21</b>–19, <b>20</b>–14, 22–<b>28</b>, 16–<b>20</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 27<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Sabonis</a> 9 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Portland wins series, 4–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Moda_Center" title="Moda Center">Rose Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,043<br /><b>Referees:</b> Ted Bernhardt, Hue Hollins, Bennett Salvatore</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li>In Game 5, Scottie Pippen hits the series-winning 3 with 7.3 seconds left. Game 5 is <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Hornacek" title="Jeff Hornacek">Jeff Hornacek</a>'s final NBA game.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portland won 3–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 9, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199911090UTA.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 87, <b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> <b>92</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Delta_Center" title="Delta Center">Delta Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 27, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200001270POR.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 75, <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>85</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Rose_Garden_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Garden Arena">Rose Garden Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 27, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200002270POR.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 92, <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>101</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Rose_Garden_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Garden Arena">Rose Garden Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 10, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004100UTA.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>90</b>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 86 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Delta_Center" title="Delta Center">Delta Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Trail Blazers winning three of the first five meetings. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Portland leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1988</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1988_NBA_playoffs" title="1988 NBA playoffs">1988 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1991</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_playoffs" title="1991 NBA playoffs">1991 Western Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1992</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_playoffs" title="1992 NBA playoffs">1992 Western Conference Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1996</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 2, <b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_playoffs" title="1996 NBA playoffs">1996 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_playoffs" title="1999 NBA playoffs">1999 Western Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_finals">Conference finals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Conference finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Conference_finals">Eastern Conference finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Indiana_Pacers_vs._(3)_New_York_Knicks"><span id=".281.29_Indiana_Pacers_vs._.283.29_New_York_Knicks"></span>(1) <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> vs. (3) <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: (1) Indiana Pacers vs. (3) New York Knicks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 23<br /><small> 8:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005230IND.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 88, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>102</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 17–<b>35</b>, <b>31</b>–17, 23–<b>26</b>, 17–<b>24</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Camby" title="Marcus Camby">Camby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Ewing</a> 8 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allan_Houston" title="Allan Houston">Allan Houston</a> 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Austin_Croshere" title="Austin Croshere">Austin Croshere</a> 22<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 16<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 13</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,345<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins, Ronnie Nunn</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 25<br /><small> 8:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005250IND.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 84, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>88</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 22–22, <b>21</b>–20, <b>23</b>–19, 18–<b>27</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Larry Johnson</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Camby" title="Marcus Camby">Marcus Camby</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 16<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,345<br /><b>Referees:</b> Terry Durham, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 27<br /><small> 3:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005270NYK.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 95, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> <b>98</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 19–<b>24</b>, <b>23</b>–17, 22–<b>30</b>, <b>31</b>–27</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 16<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Rose</a> 6 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Ward" title="Charlie Ward">Charlie Ward</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,763<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Jack Nies</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 29<br /><small> 5:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005290NYK.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 89, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> <b>91</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 19–<b>33</b>, 21–<b>24</b>, <b>25</b>–16, <b>24</b>–18</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> 24<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1969)" title="Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969)">Larry Johnson</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Camby" title="Marcus Camby">Marcus Camby</a> 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Ward" title="Charlie Ward">Charlie Ward</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,763<br /><b>Referees:</b> Steve Javie, Mike Mathis, Eddie F. Rush</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 31<br /><small> 9:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005310IND.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 79, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>88</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>32</b>–17, 8–<b>25</b>, 15–<b>21</b>, 24–<b>25</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Allan_Houston" title="Allan Houston">Allan Houston</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <i>four players</i> 7 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <i>three players</i> 1 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Travis_Best" title="Travis Best">Travis Best</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Derrick_McKey" title="Derrick McKey">Derrick McKey</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,345<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Ken Mauer</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 2<br /><small> 7:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200006020NYK.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>93</b>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 80 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>30</b>–25, <b>20</b>–16, 12–<b>21</b>, <b>31</b>–18</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> 34<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 16<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Travis_Best" title="Travis Best">Best</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Jackson</a> 4 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Latrell_Sprewell" title="Latrell Sprewell">Latrell Sprewell</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Ewing" title="Patrick Ewing">Patrick Ewing</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Ward" title="Charlie Ward">Charlie Ward</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Indiana wins series, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,763<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li>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 defunct Seattle Supersonics during the off-season.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 25, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199912250IND.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 90, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>101</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Conseco_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Conseco Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 19, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200002190NYK.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 73, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> <b>87</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 21, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200003210IND.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 91, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>95</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Conseco_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Conseco Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 10, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200004100NYK.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 81, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> <b>83</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning three of the first five meetings. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>New York leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1993</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_playoffs" title="1993 NBA playoffs">1993 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1994</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 3, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> 4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_playoffs" title="1994 NBA playoffs">1994 Eastern Conference Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1995</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_playoffs" title="1995 NBA playoffs">1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1998</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> 1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_playoffs" title="1998 NBA playoffs">1998 Eastern Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 2, <b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a></b> 4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_playoffs" title="1999 NBA playoffs">1999 Eastern Conference Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Conference_finals">Western Conference finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Western Conference finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Los_Angeles_Lakers_vs._(3)_Portland_Trail_Blazers"><span id=".281.29_Los_Angeles_Lakers_vs._.283.29_Portland_Trail_Blazers"></span>(1) <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> vs. (3) <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 20<br /><small> 3:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005200LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 94, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>109</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 26–26, 16–<b>37</b>, <b>30</b>–22, 22–<b>24</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 19<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 41<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Bob Delaney, Ron Garretson, Mike Mathis</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 22<br /><small> 9:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005220LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>106</b>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 77 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 22–<b>23</b>, <b>26</b>–22, <b>28</b>–8, <b>30</b>–24</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Rasheed Wallace</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Rasheed Wallace</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Greg_Anthony" title="Greg Anthony">Greg Anthony</a> 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <i>three players</i> 4 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Steve Javie, Ken Mauer, Jack Nies</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 26<br /><small> 9:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005260POR.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>93</b>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 91 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 22–<b>30</b>, 23–<b>25</b>, <b>27</b>–16, <b>21</b>–20</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Stoudamire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Wallace</a> 19 each<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Moda_Center" title="Moda Center">Rose Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,135<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Eddie F. Rush</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 28<br /><small> 3:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005280POR.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>103</b>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 91 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 16–<b>26</b>, <b>26</b>–21, <b>34</b>–19, <b>27</b>–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Rasheed Wallace</a> 34<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Rasheed Wallace</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Damon Stoudamire</a> 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Moda_Center" title="Moda Center">Rose Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,209<br /><b>Referees:</b> Hue Hollins, Bennett Salvatore, Don Vaden</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 30<br /><small> 9:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200005300LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>96</b>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 88 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>26</b>–24, <b>27</b>–21, <b>27</b>–22, 16–<b>21</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Wallace</a> 22 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Rasheed Wallace</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Detlef_Schrempf" title="Detlef Schrempf">Detlef Schrempf</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 31<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 21<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Horry" title="Robert Horry">Robert Horry</a> 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Terry Durham, Ronnie Nunn</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 2<br /><small> 9:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200006020POR.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 93, <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>103</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 15–<b>26</b>, <b>24</b>–23, <b>24</b>–22, 30–<b>32</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 33<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Horry" title="Robert Horry">Robert Horry</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Smith_(basketball)" title="Steve Smith (basketball)">Steve Smith</a> 26<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Arvydas Sabonis</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Arvydas Sabonis</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 3–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Moda_Center" title="Moda Center">Rose Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,340<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 4<br /><small> 7:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200006040LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 84, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>89</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>23</b>–16, 19–<b>23</b>, <b>29</b>–19, 13–<b>31</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Rasheed Wallace</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <i>three players</i> 3 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers win series, 4–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Steve Javie</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li>In Game 3, <a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Arvydas Sabonis</a>' potential game-tying shot was blocked by <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>.</li> <li>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.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 6, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199911060POR.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 82, <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>97</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Rose_Garden_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Garden Arena">Rose Garden Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 3, 1999</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199912030LAL.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 80, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>93</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 22, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200001220LAL.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> <b>95</b>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 91 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 29, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200002290POR.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>90</b>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 87 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Rose_Garden_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Garden Arena">Rose Garden Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning six of the first eight meetings. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Previous playoff series<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Los Angeles leads 6–2 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1977</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 0, <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> 4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1977_NBA_playoffs" title="1977 NBA playoffs">1977 Western Conference Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1983</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_playoffs" title="1983 NBA playoffs">1983 Western Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1985</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_playoffs" title="1985 NBA playoffs">1985 Western Conference Semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1989</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 3, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1989_NBA_playoffs" title="1989 NBA playoffs">1989 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1991</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_playoffs" title="1991 NBA playoffs">1991 Western Conference Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1992</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></b> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_playoffs" title="1992 NBA playoffs">1992 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1997</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 3, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_playoffs" title="1997 NBA playoffs">1997 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1998</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> 3, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> 1 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_playoffs" title="1998 NBA playoffs">1998 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_Finals:_(W1)_Los_Angeles_Lakers_vs._(E1)_Indiana_Pacers"><span id="NBA_Finals:_.28W1.29_Los_Angeles_Lakers_vs._.28E1.29_Indiana_Pacers"></span>NBA Finals: (W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E1) Indiana Pacers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2000_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: NBA Finals: (W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E1) Indiana Pacers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000 NBA Finals</a></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 7<br /><small> 9:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200006070LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 87, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>104</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>33</b>, <b>25</b>–22, <b>28</b>–22, 16–<b>27</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 18<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 43<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 19<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Bryant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Harper</a> 5 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dan Crawford, Terry Durham, Jack Nies</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 9<br /><small> 9:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200006090LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 104, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>111</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–28, 21–<b>24</b>, 20–<b>21</b>, 35–<b>38</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 40<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 24<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brian_Shaw_(basketball)" title="Brian Shaw (basketball)">Brian Shaw</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Eddie F. Rush, Bennett Salvatore</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 11<br /><small> 7:30 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200006110IND.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 91, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>100</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 15–<b>23</b>, 27–<b>30</b>, 24–<b>26</b>, <b>25</b>–21</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 33<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Derek_Fisher" title="Derek Fisher">Derek Fisher</a> 10</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> 33<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,345<br /><b>Referees:</b> Hugh Evans, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 14<br /><small> 9:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200006140IND.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>120</b>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 118 (OT) </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 23–<b>33</b>, <b>28</b>–21, <b>29</b>–23, 24–<b>27</b>, <b><a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Basketball" title="Overtime (sports)">Overtime</a>:</b> <b>16</b>–14</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 36<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 21<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> 35<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,345<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dick Bavetta, Steve Javie, Ronnie Nunn</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 16<br /><small> 9:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200006160IND.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 87, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>120</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–<b>39</b>, 17–<b>25</b>, 22–22, 20–<b>34</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 35<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Ron Harper</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Austin_Croshere" title="Austin Croshere">Austin Croshere</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers lead series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Bankers_Life_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Bankers Life Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,345<br /><b>Referees:</b> Dan Crawford, Jack Nies, Bennett Salvatore</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 19<br /><small> 9:00 PM</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200006190LAL.html">Boxscore</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 111, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>116</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>26</b>–24, <b>30</b>–29, <b>28</b>–26, 27–<b>37</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Rose" title="Jalen Rose">Jalen Rose</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dale_Davis_(basketball)" title="Dale Davis (basketball)">Dale Davis</a> 14<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> 11</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 41<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Ron Harper</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>LA Lakers win series, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,997<br /><b>Referees:</b> Joe Crawford, Hugh Evans, Ron Garretson</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <ul><li>In Game 4, <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a> came back from his injury from Game 2 and after his teammate, <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> fouled out of the game in OT, he took over the game. He followed in a missed shot by <a href="/wiki/Brian_Shaw_(basketball)" title="Brian Shaw (basketball)">Brian Shaw</a> with 5.9 seconds left to give the Lakers a 3-point lead, and after a potential game-winning three by <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> bounced off the rim, the Lakers took a 3–1 series lead.</li> <li>Game 6 is <a href="/wiki/Rik_Smits" title="Rik Smits">Rik Smits</a> final NBA game.</li></ul> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption>Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 1–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 14, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200001140IND.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> 102, <b><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></b> <b>111</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Conseco_Fieldhouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Conseco Fieldhouse">Conseco Fieldhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 3, 2000</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/200003030LAL.html">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> 92, <b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></b> <b>107</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Staples_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Staples Center">Staples Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the first playoff meeting between the Pacers and the Lakers.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistical_leaders">Statistical leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>30.7</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>15.4</td> <td>23 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" 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