1998–99 Sacramento Kings season

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1998–99 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach Rick Adelman
Arena ARCO Arena
Results
Record 27–23 (.540)
Place Division: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 2-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television KMAX, Fox Sports Bay Area
< 1997–98 1999–00 >

The 1998-99 NBA season was the Kings' 50th season in the NBA and 14th in Sacramento.[1] With the addition of Chris Webber, Vlade Divac and first round draft pick Jason Williams, the Kings finished third in the Pacific Division with a 27-23 record, their first winning season in 16 years. In the first round of the playoffs, the Kings got off to a good start, taking a 2-1 lead over #3 seed Utah Jazz. However, the Jazz won Game 4 by one point to even the series and force a decisive fifth game. The Kings lost Game 5 in overtime 99-92.

Draft picks

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Main article: 1998 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 7 Jason Williams PG  United States Florida
2 36 Jerome James C  United States Florida A&M

Roster

Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 9 United States Abdul-Wahad, Tariq 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) San José State
SG 20 United States Barry, Jon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Georgia Tech
C 21 Serbia Divac, Vlade 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Serbia
PF 51 United States Funderburke, Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Ohio State
PG 7 United States Hawkins, Michael 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Xavier
C 53 United States James, Jerome 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Florida A&M
SG 3 United States Maxwell, Vernon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Florida
C 8 United States Miller, Oliver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Arkansas
C 31 United States Pollard, Scot 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Kansas
SF 16 Serbia Stojaković, Peja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Serbia
PF 4 United States Webber, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Michigan
PG 55 United States Williams, Jason 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Florida
SF 34 United States Williamson, Corliss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Arkansas
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers 35 15 .700 – 22–3 13–12 15–7
x-Los Angeles Lakers 31 19 .620 4 18–7 13–12 14–8
x-Sacramento Kings 27 23 .540 8 16–9 11–14 11–9
x-Phoenix Suns 27 23 .540 8 15–10 12–13 9–10
Seattle SuperSonics 25 25 .500 10 17–8 8–17 11–10
Golden State Warriors 21 29 .420 14 13–12 8–17 8–11
Los Angeles Clippers 9 41 .180 26 6–19 3–22 3–16
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-San Antonio Spurs 37 13 .740 –
2 y-Portland Trail Blazers 35 15 .700 2
3 x-Utah Jazz 37 13 .740 –
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 31 19 .620 6
5 x-Houston Rockets 31 19 .620 6
6 x-Sacramento Kings 27 23 .540 10
7 x-Phoenix Suns 27 23 .540 10
8 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 25 25 .500 12
9 Seattle SuperSonics 25 25 .500 12
10 Golden State Warriors 21 29 .420 16
11 Dallas Mavericks 19 31 .380 18
12 Denver Nuggets 14 36 .280 23
13 Los Angeles Clippers 9 41 .180 28
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 8 42 .160 29


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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Playoffs

West First Round

(3) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Sacramento Kings: Jazz win series 3-2

  • Game 1 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 8): Utah 117, Sacramento 87
  • Game 2 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 10): Sacramento 101, Utah 90
  • Game 3 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento (May 12): Sacramento 84, Utah 81 (OT)
  • Game 4 @ ARCO Arena, Sacramento (May 14): Utah 90, Sacramento 89
  • Game 5 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 16): Utah 99, Sacramento 92 (OT)

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Jazz and Kings.

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Transactions

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References

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See also

  1. ↑ 1998-99 Sacramento Kings
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