The 1999âÂÂ2000 Portland Trail Blazers season was the 30th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Trail Blazers acquired All-Star forward and 6-time NBA champion Scottie Pippen from the Houston Rockets, acquired Steve Smith from the Atlanta Hawks, and signed free agent Detlef Schrempf.
With the addition of Pippen, Smith and Schrempf, the Trail Blazers got off to a fast start by winning 13 of their first 15 games of the regular season, and later on held the league's best record at 38âÂÂ11 before the All-Star break. The team posted an 11-game winning streak in February, but later on fell out of first place. The Trail Blazers finished with the second-best record in the league with a 59âÂÂ23 record, which tied them for the second-highest win percentage in franchise history; finishing in second place in the Pacific Division, the Trail Blazers earned the third seed in the Western Conference, and qualified for the NBA playoffs for the 18th consecutive year.
Rasheed Wallace averaged 16.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, while Smith finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14.9 points per game, and Pippen averaged 12.5 points, 6.3 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Damon Stoudamire provided the team with 12.5 points and 5.2 assists per game, and Arvydas Sabonis contributed 11.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. Off the bench, second-year guard Bonzi Wells contributed 8.8 points per game, while Schrempf averaged 7.5 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, Brian Grant provided with 7.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, but only played 63 games due to knee and foot injuries, and Greg Anthony contributed 6.3 points and 2.5 assists per game.
During the NBA All-Star weekend at The Arena in Oakland in Oakland, California, Wallace was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance. Pippen finished tied in eighth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
In the Western Conference First Round of the 2000 NBA playoffs, the Trail Blazers faced off against the 6thâÂÂseeded Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that featured All-Star forward Kevin Garnett, Terrell Brandon, and rookie small forward Wally Szczerbiak. The Trail Blazers won the first two games over the Timberwolves at home at the Rose Garden Arena, before losing Game 3 on the road, 94âÂÂ87 at the Target Center. The Trail Blazers won Game 4 over the Timberwolves on the road, 85âÂÂ77 to win the series in four games.
In the Western Conference Semi-finals, and for the second consecutive year, the team faced off against the 2ndâÂÂseeded, and Midwest Division champion Utah Jazz, who were led by the trio of All-Star forward Karl Malone, All-Star guard John Stockton, and Bryon Russell. Despite the Jazz winning the Midwest Division title with a 55âÂÂ27 record, the Trail Blazers had home-court advantage in the series. The Trail Blazers won the first three games over the Jazz to take a 3âÂÂ0 series lead, but then lost Game 4 on the road, 88âÂÂ85 at the Delta Center. The Trail Blazers won Game 5 over the Jazz at the Rose Garden Arena, 81âÂÂ79 to win the series in five games.
In the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers then faced off against the topâÂÂseeded, and Pacific Division champion Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by the trio of All-Star center, and Most Valuable Player of the Year, Shaquille O'Neal, All-Star guard Kobe Bryant, and Glen Rice. With the series tied at 1âÂÂ1, the Trail Blazers lost the next two games to the Lakers at home, which included a Game 4 loss at the Rose Garden Arena, 103âÂÂ91. However, the Trail Blazers came back from a 3âÂÂ1 series deficit, and won the next two games over the Lakers, including a Game 6 win at home, 103âÂÂ93 to even the series. In Game 7 at the Staples Center, the Trail Blazers were up by 15 points with ten minutes remaining in fourth quarter; however, the team then suffered a 15âÂÂ0 run by the Lakers that tied the score, as the Trail Blazers lost the game, 89âÂÂ84, thus losing in a hard-fought seven-game series. The Lakers would go on to defeat the Indiana Pacers in six games in the 2000 NBA Finals, winning their twelfth NBA championship.
The Trail Blazers finished third in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 835,078 at the Rose Garden Arena during the regular season. Following the season, Grant was traded to the Miami Heat in a three-team trade, and Jermaine O'Neal was dealt to the Indiana Pacers.
The Trail Blazers did not win another NBA playoff series until May 2, 2014, when Damian Lillard hit a three-point shot with 0.9 seconds left to beat the Houston Rockets, 99âÂÂ98 in Game 6 of the Western Conference First Round of the 2014 NBA playoffs. The Trail Blazers would not return to the Western Conference Finals again until the 2018âÂÂ19 season.
Although the Trail Blazers did not have any picks in the 1999 NBA draft, they were active during the offseason. On draft day, the Blazers purchased the draft rights to Roberto Bergersen from the Atlanta Hawks. Bergersen would not sign with the team; instead, he signed with the Idaho Stampede of the Continental Basketball Association. On August 2, the Blazers traded Jim Jackson and Isaiah Rider to the Hawks for Ed Gray and Steve Smith. The same day, the Blazers signed veteran forward Detlef Schrempf. Smith would be the starting shooting guard on the "". Schrempf would finish his career with Portland, retiring in 2001.
On October 2, the Blazers were involved in a seven-player trade with the Houston Rockets. In the trade, the Blazers traded six playersâÂÂStacey Augmon, Kelvin Cato, Ed Gray, Carlos Rogers, Brian Shaw, and Walt WilliamsâÂÂfor Scottie Pippen. Pippen would be the Blazers' starting small forward until 2003, when he signed with the Chicago Bulls, the team which he spent the majority of his career with. On October 5, the Blazers signed Antonio Harvey, and the following day, they signed Joe Kleine. On October 12, the Rockets waived Augmon, and the Blazers re-signed him on October 18.
The Blazers owned no picks in the 1999 NBA draft.
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 1 || November 2 || @ Vancouver | | Steve Smith (22) | Rasheed Wallace (7) | Stoudamire, Anthony (8) | General Motors Place<br>18,218 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 2 || November 3 || L.A. Clippers | | Damon Stoudamire (23) | Arvydas Sabonis (13) | Damon Stoudamire (9) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,584 | 2âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 3 || November 5 || Denver | | Steve Smith (22) | Detlef Schrempf (8) | Damon Stoudamire (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br>19,995 | 3âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 4 || November 6 || L.A. Lakers | | Scottie Pippen (19) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Pippen, Stoudamire (5) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,584 | 4âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 5 || November 9 || @ Utah | | Steve Smith (26) | Arvydas Sabonis (9) | Scottie Pippen (5) | Delta Center<br>19,538 | 4âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 6 || November 12 || @ Denver | | Rasheed Wallace (19) | Rasheed Wallace (11) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Pepsi Center<br>17,512 | 5âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 7 || November 13 || Atlanta | | Damon Stoudamire (20) | Jermaine O'Neal (10) | Damon Stoudamire (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,404 | 6âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 8 || November 16 || @ Miami | | Rasheed Wallace (22) | Scottie Pippen (13) | Pippen, Stoudamire (5) | Miami Arena<br>15,200 | 7âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 9 || November 17 || @ Orlando | | Rasheed Wallace (13) | Rasheed Wallace (11) | Damon Stoudamire (8) | Orlando Arena<br>13,542 | 8âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 10 || November 19 || @ Philadelphia | | Rasheed Wallace (21) | Arvydas Sabonis (10) | Scottie Pippen (9) | First Union Center<br>20,622 | 9âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 11 || November 20 || @ Charlotte | | Greg Anthony (24) | Arvydas Sabonis (8) | Damon Stoudamire (8) | Charlotte Coliseum<br>20,688 | 10âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 || November 23 || @ Cleveland | | Detlef Schrempf (22) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Damon Stoudamire (10) | Gund Arena<br>13,565 | 10âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 13 || November 24 || @ Minnesota | | Smith, Stoudamire (18) | Pippen, Sabonis (10) | Damon Stoudamire (9) | Target Center<br>16,219 | 11âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 14 || November 26 || Houston | | Scottie Pippen (19) | Rasheed Wallace (10) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,477 | 12âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 15 || November 27 || @ L.A. Clippers | | Damon Stoudamire (24) | Rasheed Wallace (12) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Staples Center<br>14,552 | 13âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 || November 29 || Indiana | | Wallace, Pippen (20) | Rasheed Wallace (11) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,049 | 13âÂÂ3
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 17 || December 1 || Charlotte | | Detlef Schrempf (18) | Wallace, Smith, Schrempf (9) | Greg Anthony (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br>19,980 | 14âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 || December 3 || @ L.A. Lakers | | Damon Stoudamire (23) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 14âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 19 || December 5 || @ Phoenix | | Rasheed Wallace (21) | Arvydas Sabonis (10) | Scottie Pippen (8) | America West Arena<br>19,023 | 15âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 || December 7 || Miami | | Greg Anthony (19) | Rasheed Wallace (8) | Greg Anthony (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,317 | 15âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 21 || December 9 || Minnesota | | Rasheed Wallace (23) | Brian Grant (10) | Steve Smith (6) | Rose Garden Arena<br>19,980 | 16âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 22 || December 11 || @ Sacramento | | Pippen, Wallace (24) | Wallace, Sabonis (11) | Damon Stoudamire (11) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 17âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 23 || December 16 || @ Seattle | | Damon Stoudamire (20) | Wallace, B. Grant (9) | Detlef Schrempf (7) | KeyArena<br>17,072 | 18âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 || December 17 || Phoenix | | Damon Stoudamire (22) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Scottie Pippen (6) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,584 | 18âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 25 || December 20 || @ Denver | | Damon Stoudamire (19) | Rasheed Wallace (10) | Damon Stoudamire (5) | Pepsi Center<br>15,708 | 18âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 26 || December 21 || @ Houston | | Steve Smith (22) | Pippen, B. Grant (8) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Compaq Center<br>16,285 | 19âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 27 || December 23 || Golden State | | Rasheed Wallace (20) | Arvydas Sabonis (7) | Stoudamire, Schrempf (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,440 | 20âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 28 || December 28 || Seattle | | Rasheed Wallace (24) | Wallace, Sabonis (8) | Pippen, Stoudamire (6) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,584 | 21âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 29 || December 30 || Philadelphia | | Rasheed Wallace (23) | Rasheed Wallace (11) | Greg Anthony (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,584 | 22âÂÂ7
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 30 || January 3 || @ Chicago | | Damon Stoudamire (16) | Arvydas Sabonis (8) | Pippen, Anthony (6) | United Center<br>22,353 | 23âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 31 || January 4 || @ Toronto | | Damon Stoudamire (22) | Arvydas Sabonis (10) | Detlef Schrempf (8) | Air Canada Centre<br>19,800 | 24âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 32 || January 6 || @ Minnesota | | Rasheed Wallace (24) | Brian Grant (7) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Target Center<br>15,223 | 24âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 33 || January 8 || Phoenix | | Brian Grant (21) | Brian Grant (11) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,584 | 25âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 34 || January 10 || Dallas | | Pippen, Stoudamire, Schrempf (17) | Pippen, B. Grant (8) | Smith, Pippen, Stoudamire (6) | Rose Garden Arena<br>19,980 | 26âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 35 || January 12 || Cleveland | | Rasheed Wallace (25) | Wallace, Pippen (9) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Rose Garden Arena<br>19,980 | 27âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 36 || January 14 || @ Phoenix | | Arvydas Sabonis (23) | Arvydas Sabonis (10) | Pippen, Stoudamire (7) | America West Arena<br>19,023 | 28âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 37 || January 15 || @ Dallas | | Scottie Pippen (22) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Smith, Stoudamire (4) | Reunion Arena<br>18,148 | 28âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 38 || January 18 || @ Houston | | Steve Smith (21) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Compaq Center<br>16,285 | 28âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 39 || January 19 || @ San Antonio | | Rasheed Wallace (22) | Sabonis, Pippen (7) | Stoudamire, Schrempf (7) | Alamodome<br>20,638 | 29âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 40 || January 22 || @ L.A. Lakers | | Steve Smith (27) | Rasheed Wallace (12) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 30âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 41 || January 24 || New Jersey | | Arvydas Sabonis (21) | Arvydas Sabonis (13) | Scottie Pippen (10) | Rose Garden Arena<br>19,980 | 31âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 42 || January 27 || Utah | | Jermaine O'Neal (14) | Brian Grant (12) | Damon Stoudamire (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,534 | 32âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 43 || January 29 || San Antonio | | Steve Smith (15) | Arvydas Sabonis (8) | Pippen, Anthony, (4) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,584 | 33âÂÂ10
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 44 || February 1 || Chicago | | Brian Grant (19) | Rasheed Wallace (9) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,220 | 34âÂÂ10 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || February 3 || @ New York | | Smith, Wells (18) | Pippen, B. Grant (9) | Damon Stoudamire (5) | Madison Square Garden<br>19,763 | 34âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 46 || February 4 || @ Atlanta | | Steve Smith (21) | Arvydas Sabonis (12) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | Philips Arena<br>18,109 | 35âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 47 || February 6 || @ Boston | | Steve Smith (23) | B. Grant, O'Neal (8) | Damon Stoudamire (7) | FleetCenter<br>18,624 | 36âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 48 || February 7 || @ Milwaukee | | Steve Smith (24) | Brian Grant (7) | Stoudamire, Anthony (6) | Bradley Center<br>15,389 | 37âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 49 || February 9 || L.A. Clippers | | Arvydas Sabonis (23) | Rasheed Wallace (13) | Damon Stoudamire (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,310 | 38âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 50 || February 15 || @ Golden State | | Arvydas Sabonis (21) | Arvydas Sabonis (16) | Damon Stoudamire (5) | The Arena in Oakland<br>11,863 | 39âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 51 || February 16 || Golden State | | Arvydas Sabonis (20) | Arvydas Sabonis (11) | Stoudamire, Sabonis, Wells (4) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,178 | 40âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 52 || February 18 || Washington | | Arvydas Sabonis (17) | Rasheed Wallace (11) | Smith, Pippen (4) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,467 | 41âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 53 || February 20 || @ Sacramento | | Rasheed Wallace (24) | Arvydas Sabonis (14) | Scottie Pippen (6) | ARCO Arena<br>17,317 | 42âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 54 || February 21 || Boston | | Arvydas Sabonis (19) | Arvydas Sabonis (8) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,453 | 43âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 55 || February 24 || Orlando | | Damon Stoudamire (30) | Arvydas Sabonis (8) | Pippen, Schrempf, Anthony (5) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,111 | 44âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 56 || February 27 || Utah | | Sabonis, Wallace (17) | Rasheed Wallace (9) | Damon Stoudamire (9) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,584 | 45âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 57 || February 29 || L.A. Lakers | | Scottie Pippen (19) | Arvydas Sabonis (11) | Scottie Pippen (4) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,584 | 45âÂÂ12
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 58 || March 3 || Vancouver | | Steve Smith (19) | Rasheed Wallace (9) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,367 | 46âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 59 || March 6 || Toronto | | Rasheed Wallace (27) | Arvydas Sabonis (11) | Greg Anthony (4) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,516 | 46âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 60 || March 8 || @ New Jersey | | Rasheed Wallace (19) | Jermaine O'Neal (9) | Stoudamire, Augmon (5) | Continental Airlines Arena<br>16,234 | 46âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 61 || March 9 || @ Indiana | | Rasheed Wallace (24) | Wallace, Sabonis (11) | Damon Stoudamire (4) | Conseco Fieldhouse<br>18,345 | 46âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 62 || March 11 || @ Detroit | | Rasheed Wallace (24) | Pippen, Wallace (7) | Pippen, Smith, Schrempf (4) | The Palace of Auburn Hills<br>22,076 | 47âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 63 || March 12 || @ Washington | | Damon Stoudamire (16) | Arvydas Sabonis (13) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | MCI Center<br>20,674 | 48âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 64 || March 14 || Sacramento | | Arvydas Sabonis (20) | Arvydas Sabonis (16) | Pippen, Smith, Stoudamire (4) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,499 | 49âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 65 || March 16 || Minnesota | | Scottie Pippen (21) | Sabonis, O'Neal (9) | Pippen, Stoudamire (4) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,060 | 49âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 66 || March 18 || @ Seattle | | Rasheed Wallace (24) | Arvydas Sabonis (11) | Pippen, Stoudamire (6) | KeyArena<br>17,072 | 50âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 67 || March 22 || Detroit | | Wallace, Smith (20) | Rasheed Wallace (9) | Damon Stoudamire (7) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,452 | 50âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 68 || March 24 || @ Golden State | | Damon Stoudamire (26) | Jermaine O'Neal (10) | Damon Stoudamire (8) | The Arena in Oakland<br>15,356 | 51âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 69 || March 26 || New York | | Wallace, Pippen, Stoudamire (20) | Rasheed Wallace (10) | Damon Stoudamire (8) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,497 | 51âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 70 || March 28 || San Antonio | | Scottie Pippen (25) | Pippen, Wallace (6) | Pippen, Schrempf (5) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,584 | 51âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 71 || March 30 || Dallas | | Rasheed Wallace (34) | Rasheed Wallace (9) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,399 | 52âÂÂ19
|- style="background:#cfc;" | 72 || April 1 || Milwaukee | | Damon Stoudamire (31) | Detlef Schrempf (8) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,390 | 53âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 73 || April 2 || Seattle | | Steve Smith (21) | Detlef Schrempf (8) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,417 | 54âÂÂ19 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 74 || April 5 || Houston | | Steve Smith (24) | Brian Grant (12) | Scottie Pippen (5) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,384 | 54âÂÂ20 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 75 || April 6 || @ Vancouver | | Rasheed Wallace (28) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | General Motors Place<br>12,234 | 54âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 76 || April 8 || Vancouver | | Steve Smith (27) | Rasheed Wallace (8) | Scottie Pippen (6) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,415 | 55âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 77 || April 10 || @ Utah | | Smith, B. Grant (16) | B. Grant, Wallace (7) | Pippen, Stoudamire (4) | Delta Center<br>19,911 | 56âÂÂ21 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 78 || April 11 || @ Dallas | | Rasheed Wallace (13) | Brian Grant (12) | Smith, Pippen, Stoudamire,<br>Augmon, Anthony, Wells (2) | Reunion Arena<br>14,005 | 56âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 79 || April 13 || @ San Antonio | | Rasheed Wallace (27) | Rasheed Wallace (8) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Alamodome<br>30,641 | 57âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 80 || April 16 || Sacramento | | Rasheed Wallace (18) | Rasheed Wallace (9) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,584 | 58âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#cfc;" | 81 || April 18 || @ L.A. Clippers | | Steve Smith (24) | Wallace, Sabonis (8) | Smith, Wallace (5) | Staples Center<br>18,964 | 59âÂÂ22 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 82 || April 19 || Denver | | Bonzi Wells (18) | Jermaine O'Neal (11) | Greg Anthony (5) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,403 | 59âÂÂ23
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || April 23 || Minnesota | W 91âÂÂ88 | Scottie Pippen (28) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Damon Stoudamire (4) | Rose Garden Arena<br>19,980 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || April 26 || Minnesota | W 86âÂÂ82 | Scottie Pippen (21) | Pippen, Wallace (7) | Damon Stoudamire (6) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,568 | 2âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || April 30 || @ Minnesota | L 87âÂÂ94 | Steve Smith (22) | Brian Grant (7) | Pippen, Stoudamire (6) | Target Center<br>19,006 | 2âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 || May 2 || @ Minnesota | W 85âÂÂ77 | Sabonis, Wallace (15) | Arvydas Sabonis (11) | Scottie Pippen (6) | Target Center<br>19,006 | 3âÂÂ1 |-
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 || May 7 || Utah | W 94âÂÂ75 | Scottie Pippen (20) | Arvydas Sabonis (14) | Arvydas Sabonis (4) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,351 | 1âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || May 9 || Utah | W 103âÂÂ85 | Steve Smith (19) | Grant, Wallace (8) | three players tied (4) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,463 | 2âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 || May 11 || @ Utah | W 103âÂÂ84 | Arvydas Sabonis (22) | Arvydas Sabonis (8) | Scottie Pippen (7) | Delta Center<br>19,911 | 3âÂÂ0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || May 14 || @ Utah | L 85âÂÂ88 | Brian Grant (20) | Brian Grant (13) | Pippen, Stoudamire (4) | Delta Center<br>19,627 | 3âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || May 16 || Utah | W 81âÂÂ79 | Scottie Pippen (23) | Pippen, Sabonis (9) | Scottie Pippen (8) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,043 | 4âÂÂ1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || May 20 || @ L.A. Lakers | L 94âÂÂ109 | Scottie Pippen (19) | Scottie Pippen (11) | Scottie Pippen (5) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 0âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || May 22 || @ L.A. Lakers | W 106âÂÂ77 | Rasheed Wallace (29) | Rasheed Wallace (12) | Greg Anthony (4) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 1âÂÂ1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || May 26 || L.A. Lakers | L 91âÂÂ93 | Stoudamire, Wallace (19) | Scottie Pippen (9) | Scottie Pippen (6) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,135 | 1âÂÂ2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || May 28 || L.A. Lakers | L 91âÂÂ103 | Rasheed Wallace (34) | Rasheed Wallace (13) | Damon Stoudamire (5) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,209 | 1âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || May 30 || @ L.A. Lakers | W 96âÂÂ88 | Pippen, Wallace (22) | Rasheed Wallace (10) | Detlef Schrempf (6) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 2âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 || June 2 || L.A. Lakers | W 103âÂÂ93 | Rasheed Wallace (30) | Arvydas Sabonis (11) | Arvydas Sabonis (6) | Rose Garden Arena<br>20,340 | 3âÂÂ3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 || June 4 || @ L.A. Lakers | L 84âÂÂ89 | Rasheed Wallace (30) | Scottie Pippen (10) | three players tied (3) | Staples Center<br>18,997 | 3âÂÂ4
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