1998–99 Detroit Pistons season

1998–99 Detroit Pistons season
Head coach	Alvin Gentry
General manager	Rick Sund
Owner(s)	William Davidson
Arena	The Palace of Auburn Hills
Results Record 29–21 (.580) Place Division: 3rd (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern) Playoff finish East First Round (eliminated 2-3) Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com < 1997–98 1999–00 >

The 1998-99 NBA season was the Pistons' 51st season in the NBA and 42nd season in the city of Detroit.^[1] The Pistons finished third in the Central Division with a 29-21 record. In the playoffs, they would lose in five games to the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference First Round. It was also Joe Dumars's final season, as he retired after fourteen years in the NBA.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Bonzi Wells	SG	United States	Ball State
2	40	Korleone Young	SF	United States

Roster

Starter

• G Lindsey Hunter 1
• G Joe Dumars 4
• F Grant Hill 33
• F Don Reid 52
• C Bison Dele 8

Backup

• G Jerry Stackhouse 42
• G Jud Buechler 30
• F Jerome Williams 13
• F Christian Laettner 32
• C Eric Montross 00

Reverse

• F Loy Vaught 35
• G Khalid Reeves 20

Inactive

• G Charles O'Bannon 5
• F Korleone Young 45

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Indiana Pacers	33	17	.660	–	18–7	15–10	15–7
x-Atlanta Hawks	31	19	.620	2	16–9	15–10	15–8
x-Detroit Pistons	29	21	.580	4	17–8	12–13	13–8
x-Milwaukee Bucks	28	22	.560	5	17–8	11–14	13–11
Charlotte Hornets	26	24	.520	7	16–9	10–15	12–10
Toronto Raptors	23	27	.460	10	14–11	9–16	9–14
Cleveland Cavaliers	22	28	.440	11	15–10	7–18	9–13
Chicago Bulls	13	37	.260	20	8–17	5–20	4–19

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Miami Heat	33	17	.660	–
2	y-Indiana Pacers	33	17	.660	–
3	x-Orlando Magic	33	17	.660	–
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	31	19	.620	2
5	x-Detroit Pistons	29	21	.580	4
6	x-Philadelphia 76ers	28	22	.560	5
7	x-Milwaukee Bucks	28	22	.560	5
8	x-New York Knicks	27	23	.540	6
9	Charlotte Hornets	26	24	.520	7
10	Toronto Raptors	23	27	.460	10
11	Cleveland Cavaliers	22	28	.440	11
12	Boston Celtics	19	31	.380	14
13	Washington Wizards	18	32	.360	15
14	New Jersey Nets	16	34	.320	17
15	Chicago Bulls	13	37	.260	20

c - clinched homecourt advantage

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Detroit Pistons: Hawks win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Georgia Dome, Atlanta (May 8): Atlanta 90, Detroit 70
• Game 2 @ Georgia Dome, Atlanta (May 10): Atlanta 89, Detroit 69
• Game 3 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 12): Detroit 79, Atlanta 63
• Game 4 @ The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills (May 14): Detroit 103, Atlanta 82
• Game 5 @ Alexander Memorial Coliseum, Atlanta (May 16): Atlanta 87, Detroit 75

Last Playoff Meeting: 1997 Eastern Conference First Round (Atlanta won 3-2)

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
Beck, Corey !Corey Beck
Buechler, Jud !Jud Buechler
Dele, Bison !Bison Dele
Dumars, Joe !Joe Dumars
Henson, Steve !Steve Henson
Hill, Grant !Grant Hill
Hunter, Lindsey !Lindsey Hunter
Laettner, Christian !Christian Laettner
Macon, Mark !Mark Macon
Montross, Eric !Eric Montross
Moore, Mikki !Mikki Moore
O'Bannon, Charles !Charles O'Bannon
Reeves, Khalid !Khalid Reeves
Reid, Don !Don Reid
Stackhouse, Jerry !Jerry Stackhouse
Vaught, Loy !Loy Vaught
Williams, Jerome !Jerome Williams
Yougn, Korleone !Korleone Young

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Buechler, Jud !Jud Buechler
Dele, Bison !Bison Dele
Dumars, Joe !Joe Dumars
Hill, Grant !Grant Hill
Hunter, Lindsey !Lindsey Hunter
Laettner, Christian !Christian Laettner
Montross, Eric !Eric Montross
O'Bannon, Charles !Charles O'Bannon
Reid, Don !Don Reid
Stackhouse, Jerry !Jerry Stackhouse
Vaught, Loy !Loy Vaught
Williams, Jerome !Jerome Williams

Awards and records

• Grant Hill, All-NBA Second Team

References

See also

• 1998-99 NBA season

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