Blazer Nation

The 1999–2000 Trail Blazers: a 59-win season, a deep playoff run, and a Game 7 collapse against the Lakers.

The 1999–2000 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.

Quick Facts

Notable era: 1999–2000 Season

Lore & Background

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 38–11 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 59–23 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, and also for the 23rd time in 24 years.

Reader's Guide

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Blazer Nation known for?

Their influence created a record-breaking streak of 814 consecutive sellout games between 1977 and 1995, defining their ability to energize the arena.