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1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season

October 19, 2023

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 11th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] The Timberwolves acquired the sixth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the New Jersey Nets, and selected Wally Szczerbiak out of Miami University, and also selected William Avery out of Duke University with the fourteenth overall pick.[2][3][4][5][6] For the season opener, the Timberwolves traveled to Tokyo, Japan to play their first two games against the Sacramento Kings.[7][8][9][10] After a 7–5 start, the Timberwolves struggled posting an 8-game losing streak in December,[11] but then won 20 of their next 25 games, and held a 27–20 record at the All-Star break.[12] The Timberwolves enjoyed their first 50-win season finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 50–32 record.[13]

1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves season
Head coachFlip Saunders
General managerKevin McHale
Owner(s)Glen Taylor
ArenaTarget Center
Results
Record50–32 (.610)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 6th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Trail Blazers 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Kevin Garnett averaged 22.9 points, 11.8 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.6 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while being selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game.[14][15][16][17][18] He also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting behind Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers.[19][20][21] In addition, Terrell Brandon averaged 17.1 points, 8.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game, while Szczerbiak provided the team with 11.6 points per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, and Malik Sealy contributed 11.3 points per game. Off the bench, Joe Smith provided with 9.9 points and 6.2 rebounds per game, while Anthony Peeler contributed 9.8 points per game, and second-year center Rasho Nesterovic averaged 5.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game as the team's starting center.[22]

However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Timberwolves lost in four games to the Portland Trail Blazers, losing in the opening round of the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year.[23][24][25][26] Following the season, Bobby Jackson signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings.[27][28][29]

Tragedy struck on May 20, 2000, when Sealy died in a car accident, where he was killed by a drunk driver, who was on the wrong side of the road; Sealy, who was 30 years old, was just coming home from a birthday party for his teammate Garnett, who had just turned 24 years old on May 19, 2000.[30][31][32][33][34] The driver involved in the crash, Souksangouane Phengsene, was sentenced to four years in prison.[35][36][37][38] A notable highlight of the season included Sealy hitting a game winning three-pointer in a 101–100 home win against his former team, the Indiana Pacers on January 17, 2000.[39][40][41][42]

Draft picks Edit

Main article: 1999 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 6 Wally Szczerbiak SF   United States Miami (OH)
1 14 William Avery PG   United States Duke
2 42 Louis Bullock SG   United States Michigan

Roster Edit

1999–2000 Minnesota Timberwolves roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
PG 5 Avery, William 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) 1979–08–08 Duke
PG 7 Brandon, Terrell 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1970–05–20 Oregon
PF 21 Garnett, Kevin (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1976–05–19 Farragut Academy (IL)
C 22 Garrett, Dean 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–11–27 Indiana
PF 20 Hammonds, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–03–27 Georgia Tech
PG 24 Jackson, Bobby 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1973–03–13 Minnesota
SF 42 Mitchell, Sam 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–09–02 Mercer
C 8 Nesterovic, Rasho 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1976–05–30 Slovenia
PF 45 Patterson, Andrae   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1975–11–12 Indiana
SG 1 Peeler, Anthony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1969–11–25 Missouri
SF 2 Sealy, Malik 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1970–02–01 St. John's
C 32 Smith, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1975–07–26 Maryland
SF 10 Szczerbiak, Wally 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) 1977–03–05 Miami (OH)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 3, 2000

Roster Notes Edit

  • Shooting guard Malik Sealy died in a car accident on May 20.

Regular season Edit

Season standings Edit

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 – 31–10 24–17 14–10
x-San Antonio Spurs 53 29 .646 2 31–10 22–19 16–8
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 50 32 .610 5 26–15 24–17 18–6
Dallas Mavericks 40 42 .488 15 22–19 18–23 12–12
Denver Nuggets 35 47 .427 20 25–16 10–31 10–14
Houston Rockets 34 48 .415 21 22–19 12–29 8–16
Vancouver Grizzlies 22 60 .268 33 12–29 10–31 6–18
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 67 15 .817 –
2 y-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 12
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers 59 23 .720 8
4 x-San Antonio Spurs 53 29 .646 14
5 x-Phoenix Suns 53 29 .646 14
6 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 50 32 .610 17
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics 45 37 .549 22
8 x-Sacramento Kings 44 38 .537 23
9 Dallas Mavericks 40 42 .488 27
10 Denver Nuggets 35 47 .427 32
11 Houston Rockets 34 48 .415 33
12 Vancouver Grizzlies 22 60 .268 45
13 Golden State Warriors 19 63 .232 48
14 Los Angeles Clippers 15 67 .183 52
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents Edit

1999-2000 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta — 1–3 1–3 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 3–1 2–1 0–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3
Boston 3–1 — 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Charlotte 3–1 3–1 — 4–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–0
Chicago 1–3 2–2 0–4 — 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–1 0–3 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2
Cleveland 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 — 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 3–1
Dallas 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 — 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–3 3–1 1–1
Denver 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 — 1–1 2–2 2–2 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1
Detroit 3–1 3–0 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 2–1 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2
Golden State 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 — 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 3–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 3–1 — 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1
Indiana 3–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 3–1 0–4 1–1 — 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 — 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1
Miami 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–2 3–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 — 2–2 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 4–0
Milwaukee 4–0 2–1 1–3 3–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–2 — 0–2 1–3 0–4 4–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1
Minnesota 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 0–4 0–2 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 0–2
New Jersey 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 — 1–3 3–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
New York 1–2 2–2 3–1 3–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 4–0 1–1 3–1 — 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 0–2 2–0 2–2
Orlando 3–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 1–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–3 — 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–0
Philadelphia 4–0 3–1 1–3 4–0 4–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 3–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 — 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–0 1–1 2–0 3–1
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 3–1 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 — 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 0–4 4–0 2–0
Portland 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 — 4–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 0–4 — 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 3–1 2–0
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1
Seattle 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 — 0–2 2–2 4–0 2–0
Toronto 2–2 2–2 1–3 4–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 0–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 2–2
Utah 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 4–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 — 3–1 2–0
Vancouver 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–3 — 1–1
Washington 3–1 1–3 0–3 2–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 —

Playoffs Edit

2000 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 23 @ Portland L 88–91 Malik Sealy (23) Kevin Garnett (10) Terrell Brandon (12) Rose Garden
19,980 		0–1
2 April 26 @ Portland L 82–86 Kevin Garnett (23) Kevin Garnett (10) Terrell Brandon (6) Rose Garden
20,568 		0–2
3 April 30 Portland W 94–87 Terrell Brandon (28) Kevin Garnett (13) Terrell Brandon (12) Target Center
19,006 		1–2
4 May 2 Portland L 77–85 Kevin Garnett (17) Kevin Garnett (10) Kevin Garnett (9) Target Center
19,006 		1–3
2000 schedule

Player statistics Edit

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

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season Edit

Playoffs Edit

Awards and records Edit

Transactions Edit

References Edit

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The 1999 2000 NBA season was the Timberwolves 11th season in the National Basketball Association 1 The Timberwolves acquired the sixth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the New Jersey Nets and selected Wally Szczerbiak out of Miami University and also selected William Avery out of Duke University with the fourteenth overall pick 2 3 4 5 6 For the season opener the Timberwolves traveled to Tokyo Japan to play their first two games against the Sacramento Kings 7 8 9 10 After a 7 5 start the Timberwolves struggled posting an 8 game losing streak in December 11 but then won 20 of their next 25 games and held a 27 20 record at the All Star break 12 The Timberwolves enjoyed their first 50 win season finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 50 32 record 13 1999 2000 Minnesota Timberwolves seasonHead coachFlip SaundersGeneral managerKevin McHaleOwner s Glen TaylorArenaTarget CenterResultsRecord50 32 610 PlaceDivision 3rd Midwest Conference 6th Western Playoff finishFirst round lost to Trail Blazers 1 3 Stats at Basketball Reference com lt 1998 99 2000 01 gt Kevin Garnett averaged 22 9 points 11 8 rebounds 5 0 assists 1 5 steals and 1 6 blocks per game and was named to the All NBA First Team and to the NBA All Defensive First Team while being selected for the 2000 NBA All Star Game 14 15 16 17 18 He also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting behind Shaquille O Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers 19 20 21 In addition Terrell Brandon averaged 17 1 points 8 9 assists and 1 9 steals per game while Szczerbiak provided the team with 11 6 points per game and was named to the NBA All Rookie First Team and Malik Sealy contributed 11 3 points per game Off the bench Joe Smith provided with 9 9 points and 6 2 rebounds per game while Anthony Peeler contributed 9 8 points per game and second year center Rasho Nesterovic averaged 5 7 points and 4 6 rebounds per game as the team s starting center 22 However in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs the Timberwolves lost in four games to the Portland Trail Blazers losing in the opening round of the playoffs for the fourth consecutive year 23 24 25 26 Following the season Bobby Jackson signed as a free agent with the Sacramento Kings 27 28 29 Tragedy struck on May 20 2000 when Sealy died in a car accident where he was killed by a drunk driver who was on the wrong side of the road Sealy who was 30 years old was just coming home from a birthday party for his teammate Garnett who had just turned 24 years old on May 19 2000 30 31 32 33 34 The driver involved in the crash Souksangouane Phengsene was sentenced to four years in prison 35 36 37 38 A notable highlight of the season included Sealy hitting a game winning three pointer in a 101 100 home win against his former team the Indiana Pacers on January 17 2000 39 40 41 42 Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 2 1 Roster Notes 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 4 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Season 5 2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 7 Transactions 8 ReferencesDraft picks EditMain article 1999 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College1 6 Wally Szczerbiak SF nbsp United States Miami OH 1 14 William Avery PG nbsp United States Duke2 42 Louis Bullock SG nbsp United States MichiganRoster Edit1999 2000 Minnesota Timberwolves rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB FromPG 5 Avery William 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 197 lb 89 kg 1979 08 08 DukePG 7 Brandon Terrell 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 180 lb 82 kg 1970 05 20 OregonPF 21 Garnett Kevin C 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 220 lb 100 kg 1976 05 19 Farragut Academy IL C 22 Garrett Dean 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 225 lb 102 kg 1966 11 27 IndianaPF 20 Hammonds Tom 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg 1967 03 27 Georgia TechPG 24 Jackson Bobby 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 185 lb 84 kg 1973 03 13 MinnesotaSF 42 Mitchell Sam 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 210 lb 95 kg 1963 09 02 MercerC 8 Nesterovic Rasho 7 ft 0 in 2 13 m 255 lb 116 kg 1976 05 30 SloveniaPF 45 Patterson Andrae nbsp 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 238 lb 108 kg 1975 11 12 IndianaSG 1 Peeler Anthony 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 208 lb 94 kg 1969 11 25 MissouriSF 2 Sealy Malik 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 200 lb 91 kg 1970 02 01 St John sC 32 Smith Joe 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 225 lb 102 kg 1975 07 26 MarylandSF 10 Szczerbiak Wally 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 244 lb 111 kg 1977 03 05 Miami OH Head coachFlip SaundersAssistant coach es Greg Ballard Sidney Lowe Jerry SichtingLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction January 3 2000Roster Notes Edit Shooting guard Malik Sealy died in a car accident on May 20 Regular season EditSeason standings Edit Midwest Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy Utah Jazz 55 27 671 31 10 24 17 14 10x San Antonio Spurs 53 29 646 2 31 10 22 19 16 8x Minnesota Timberwolves 50 32 610 5 26 15 24 17 18 6Dallas Mavericks 40 42 488 15 22 19 18 23 12 12Denver Nuggets 35 47 427 20 25 16 10 31 10 14Houston Rockets 34 48 415 21 22 19 12 29 8 16Vancouver Grizzlies 22 60 268 33 12 29 10 31 6 18 Western ConferencevteTeam W L PCT GB1 z Los Angeles Lakers 67 15 817 2 y Utah Jazz 55 27 671 123 x Portland Trail Blazers 59 23 720 84 x San Antonio Spurs 53 29 646 145 x Phoenix Suns 53 29 646 146 x Minnesota Timberwolves 50 32 610 177 x Seattle SuperSonics 45 37 549 228 x Sacramento Kings 44 38 537 239 Dallas Mavericks 40 42 488 2710 Denver Nuggets 35 47 427 3211 Houston Rockets 34 48 415 3312 Vancouver Grizzlies 22 60 268 4513 Golden State Warriors 19 63 232 4814 Los Angeles Clippers 15 67 183 52z clinched division title y clinched division title x clinched playoff spotRecord vs opponents Edit 1999 2000 NBA RecordsTeam ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WASAtlanta 1 3 1 3 3 1 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 3 0 2 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 4 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 1 3Boston 3 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 2 1 3 1 2 0 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1Charlotte 3 1 3 1 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1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 1 3 2 2 0 2 3 1 0 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 1 3 1 3 0 4 0 4 1 1 1 3 1 1Washington 3 1 1 3 0 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 3 2 0 3 1 2 2 0 4 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 1 Playoffs Edit2000 playoff game logFirst Round 1 3 home 1 1 road 0 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series1 April 23 Portland L 88 91 Malik Sealy 23 Kevin Garnett 10 Terrell Brandon 12 Rose Garden19 980 0 12 April 26 Portland L 82 86 Kevin Garnett 23 Kevin Garnett 10 Terrell Brandon 6 Rose Garden20 568 0 23 April 30 Portland W 94 87 Terrell Brandon 28 Kevin Garnett 13 Terrell Brandon 12 Target Center19 006 1 24 May 2 Portland L 77 85 Kevin Garnett 17 Kevin Garnett 10 Kevin Garnett 9 Target Center19 006 1 32000 schedulePlayer statistics EditLegend 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 gameNOTE Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name Season Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGWilliam AveryTerrell BrandonKevin GarnettDean GarrettTom HammondsBobby JacksonSam MitchellRasho NesterovicAndrae PattersonAnthony PeelerMalik SealyJoe SmithWally SzczerbiakPlayoffs Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGWilliam AveryTerrell BrandonKevin GarnettDean GarrettTom HammondsBobby JacksonSam MitchellRasho NesterovicAndrae PattersonAnthony PeelerMalik SealyJoe SmithWally SzczerbiakAwards and records EditKevin Garnett All NBA First Team Kevin Garnett NBA All Defensive First Team Wally Szczerbiak NBA All Rookie Team 1st TeamTransactions EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2021 References Edit 1999 2000 Minnesota Timberwolves Wise Mike July 1 1999 PRO BASKETBALL Safety First The Bulls Make Brand the Top Pick The New York Times Retrieved November 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