The 1998–99 Spurs split the first two games of their first-round series with the Timberwolves, before closing that best-of-five series in four games. They swept the Lakers in the second round and the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference finals, and took the first two games of the NBA Finals against the Knicks before finally falling in Game 3.
That San Antonio team, led by a young Tim Duncan and veteran David Robinson, would of course win the NBA title, beating New York in five games.
