The NBA of 99 began very convulsed by the strike of players, which kept the league a few months blocked. When the differences were settled began a regular phase with fewer games, and in the final faced the San Antonio Spurs, protected by their twin towers Robinson-Duncan and the New York Knicks who appeared in the final against the odds. A final marked by Patrick Ewing’s injury against him, which led to a 4-1 result, easy in favor of the San Antonio Spurs