1999–2000 Phoenix Suns Season

The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 32nd season for the National Basketball Association's Phoenix Suns.

The Suns acquired the ninth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft from the Dallas Mavericks, and selected Shawn Marion out of UNLV, During the off-season, the team acquired All-Star guard Penny Hardaway from the Orlando Magic, signed free agent Rodney Rogers, and re-signed former Suns center Oliver Miller, who played for the team when they reached the 1993 NBA Finals. Scott Skiles would come on as head coach, replacing Danny Ainge after a 13–7 start to the season. The Suns posted a 7-game winning streak between November and December, then won eight straight games in February, and held a 29–19 record at the All-Star break. The Suns finished third in the Pacific Division with a 53–29 record, and extend the franchise's record for playoff appearances before losing in the Western Conference Semi-finals.

1999–2000 Phoenix Suns season
Head coachDanny Ainge (resigned),
Scott Skiles
General managerBryan Colangelo
OwnersJerry Colangelo
ArenaAmerica West Arena
Results
Record53–29 (.646)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(lost to Lakers 1–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKUTP
Fox Sports Net Arizona
Cox 9
RadioKTAR
< 1998–99 2000–01 >

Six players on the team averaged double-digits in points this season; Clifford Robinson led the team in scoring with 18.5 points per game, while Hardaway averaged 16.9 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.6 steals per game in only 60 games due to a foot injury, and Kidd provided the team with 14.3 points, 7.2 rebounds, 10.1 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and was selected for the 2000 NBA All-Star Game. In addition, Rogers played a sixth man role, averaging 13.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game off the bench, finished the regular season fourth in three-point field goal percentage at .439, and won the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. Tom Gugliotta contributed 13.7 points, 7.9 rebounds and 1.5 steals per game, but only played 54 games due to injury, and did not play in any of the Suns' playoff games, while Marion averaged 10.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in only 51 games. On the defensive side, Luc Longley averaged 6.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game, and Miller provided with 6.3 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game in only 51 games. Kidd would earn All-NBA First Team honors, and he and Robinson were both named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and Marion and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In March, Kidd suffered an ankle injury and missed the final month of the regular season. Former Suns guard Kevin Johnson would come out of his retirement, averaging 6.7 points and 4.0 assists per game in six games.

The Suns finished with the same regular season record, but did not have home court advantage going into their Western Conference First Round match-up with the defending champion San Antonio Spurs. Still, the Suns would advance to their first conference semifinals appearance since the 1994–95 season en route to taking the series three games to one. The Suns lost in the conference semi-finals to new league MVP Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and the eventual champion Los Angeles Lakers four games to one. The Lakers would reach the NBA Finals to defeat the Indiana Pacers in six games.

Following the season, Johnson retired for the second and last time, while Rex Chapman also retired due to continuing injuries, Miller was released to free agency, and Longley was traded to the New York Knicks.

Offseason

NBA draft

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 9 Shawn Marion Forward 1999–2000 Phoenix Suns Season  United States UNLV

The Suns received the ninth pick from a trade with the Dallas Mavericks in 1998. With the pick they selected combo forward Shawn Marion from UNLV. Marion averaged 18.7 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 1.9 blocks per game in one year with the Runnin' Rebels. On July 30, the Suns signed him to a 4-year rookie contract for $5.9 million. Though missing two months with a knee injury, Marion averaged 10.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game in his first season, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. Marion would play over eight seasons with the Suns, becoming an All-Star four times and being named to the All-NBA Third Team twice, before being traded to the Miami Heat in 2008.

The Suns traded their first-round pick to the Chicago Bulls in 1999. With the pick the Bulls selected future All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year Ron Artest (later Metta World Peace). They also traded their second-round pick to the Houston Rockets in 1996. With the pick the Rockets selected Tyrone Washington.

Roster

1999–2000 Phoenix Suns roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 12 Bailey, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1975–11–19 UCLA
F/C 40 Blount, Corie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–01–04 Cincinnati
G 3 Chapman, Rex 1999–2000 Phoenix Suns Season  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1967–10–05 Kentucky
G/F 11 Day, Todd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1970–01–07 Arkansas
F/C 24 Gugliotta, Tom 1999–2000 Phoenix Suns Season  6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1969–12–19 NC State
G 1 Hardaway, Penny 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–07–18 Memphis
G 7 Johnson, Kevin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1966–03–04 California
G 32 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1973–03–23 California
G 2 Livingston, Randy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1975–04–02 LSU
C 13 Longley, Luc 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1969–01–19 New Mexico
F 25 MacLean, Don 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1970–01–16 UCLA
F 31 Marion, Shawn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1978–05–07 UNLV
C 8 Miller, Oliver 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1970–04–06 Arkansas
F 30 Robinson, Clifford 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966–12–16 Connecticut
F 54 Rogers, Rodney 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1971–06–20 Wake Forest
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • 1999–2000 Phoenix Suns Season  Injured

Regular season

Standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 67 15 .817 36–5 31–10 20–4
x-Portland Trail Blazers 59 23 .720 8 30–11 29–12 21–3
x-Phoenix Suns 53 29 .646 14 32–9 21–20 15–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics 45 37 .549 22 24–17 21–20 12–12
x-Sacramento Kings 44 38 .537 23 30–11 14–27 9–15
Golden State Warriors 19 63 .232 48 12–29 7–34 2–22
Los Angeles Clippers 15 67 .183 52 10–31 5–36 5–19
#
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

Record vs. opponents

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

Game log

Regular season

1999-2000 Regular Season Game Log (53–29) (home: 32–9; road: 21–20)
November (10–4) (home: 7–1; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report
1 November 2 @ Denver L 102–107 (OT) Tom Gugliotta (22) Tom Gugliotta (19) Jason Kidd (8) Pepsi Center
19,099
0–1 [1]
2 November 4 Philadelphia W 84–80 Jason Kidd (22) Tom Gugliotta (10) Tied (3) America West Arena
19,023
1–1 [2]
3 November 7 San Antonio W 77–74 Jason Kidd (23) Penny Hardaway (10) Jason Kidd (7) America West Arena
19,023
2–1 [3]
4 November 9 @ Chicago W 103–80 Tied (19) Tom Gugliotta (12) Jason Kidd (9) United Center
22,026
3–1 [4]
5 November 10 @ New Jersey W 104–89 Penny Hardaway (25) Oliver Miller (10) Penny Hardaway (5) Continental Airlines Arena
11,652
4–1 [5]
6 November 12 @ Milwaukee L 92–107 Penny Hardaway (19) Tom Gugliotta (10) Tied (4) Bradley Center
16,137
4–2 [6]
7 November 13 @ Minnesota L 100–111 Penny Hardaway (21) Oliver Miller (8) Jason Kidd (7) Target Center
20,003
4–3 [7]
8 November 15 L.A. Lakers L 82–91 Jason Kidd (20) Luc Longley (10) Jason Kidd (10) America West Arena
19,023
4–4 [8]
9 November 17 Chicago W 105–81 Tied (18) Tom Gugliotta (7) Jason Kidd (11) America West Arena
18,480
5–4 [9]
10 November 19 New York W 96–81 Todd Day (20) Tom Gugliotta (9) Jason Kidd (10) America West Arena
19,023
6–4 [10]
11 November 21 Seattle W 99–86 Jason Kidd (25) Clifford Robinson (8) Jason Kidd (14) America West Arena
18,663
7–4 [11]
12 November 23 Toronto W 94–93 Penny Hardaway (17) Tied (7) Jason Kidd (15) America West Arena
18,718
8–4 [12]
13 November 27 New Jersey W 129–90 Shawn Marion (27) Tied (8) Tied (7) America West Arena
19,023
9–4 [13]
14 November 30 @ L.A. Clippers W 94–80 Jason Kidd (20) Tom Gugliotta (11) Jason Kidd (10) Staples Center
10,233
10–4 [14]
December (8–7) (home: 7–2; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report
15 December 1 Houston W 128–122 (2OT) Clifford Robinson (25) Tied (8) Jason Kidd (11) America West Arena
18,630
11–4 [15]
16 December 4 @ Houston L 95–105 Tied (21) Penny Hardaway (9) Tied (5) The Summit
16,285
11–5 [16]
17 December 5 Portland L 90–92 Tied (19) Luc Longley (9) Jason Kidd (11) America West Arena
19,023
11–6 [17]
18 December 7 Orlando W 110–107 Jason Kidd (29) Oliver Miller (8) Jason Kidd (10) America West Arena
18,249
12–6 [18]
19 December 9 Washington W 99–85 Clifford Robinson (31) Tom Gugliotta (8) Jason Kidd (9) America West Arena
18,053
13–6 [19]
20 December 11 @ Dallas L 115–120 Clifford Robinson (28) Jason Kidd (13) Jason Kidd (9) Reunion Arena
14,444
13–7 [20]
21 December 14 Detroit W 114–104 Rex Chapman (22) Jason Kidd (9) Jason Kidd (11) America West Arena
18,575
14–7 [21]
22 December 17 @ Portland W 110–102 Jason Kidd (32) Tom Gugliotta (14) Jason Kidd (10) Rose Garden Arena
20,584
15–7 [22]
23 December 18 Sacramento W 119–103 Clifford Robinson (33) Jason Kidd (14) Jason Kidd (14) America West Arena
19,023
16–7 [23]
24 December 20 Milwaukee W 108–101 Rodney Rogers (24) Rodney Rogers (13) Jason Kidd (11) America West Arena
18,656
17–7 [24]
25 December 21 @ San Antonio L 90–91 (OT) Clifford Robinson (26) Oliver Miller (12) Jason Kidd (10) Alamodome
23,480
17–8 [25]
26 December 23 Dallas L 111–110 Clifford Robinson (30) Clifford Robinson (9) Jason Kidd (15) America West Arena
19,023
17–9 [26]
27 December 26 Golden State W 108–88 Clifford Robinson (25) Clifford Robinson (8) Jason Kidd (7) America West Arena
19,023
18–9 [27]
28 December 27 @ Utah L 91–92 Rex Chapman (29) Jason Kidd (12) Jason Kidd (15) Delta Center
19,911
18–10 [28]
29 December 29 @ L.A. Lakers L 103–87 Clifford Robinson (24) Clifford Robinson (8) Jason Kidd (11) Staples Center
19,911
18–11 [29]
January (7–7) (home: 3–2; road: 4–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report
30 January 4 Charlotte W 86–80 Clifford Robinson (30) Tom Gugliotta (10) Jason Kidd (10) America West Arena
18,640
19–11 [30]
31 January 7 San Antonio L 83–102 Clifford Robinson (22) Luc Longley (10) Jason Kidd (13) America West Arena
19,023
19–12 [31]
32 January 8 @ Portland L 91–96 Rex Chapman (20) Tom Gugliotta (9) Jason Kidd (14) Rose Garden Arena
20,584
19–13 [32]
33 January 11 @ Seattle L 88–101 Clifford Robinson (17) Tom Gugliotta (9) Jason Kidd (15) KeyArena
13,912
19–14 [33]
34 January 12 @ Vancouver W 95–92 Jason Kidd (20) Jason Kidd (10) Jason Kidd (10) General Motors Place
14,404
20–14 [34]
35 January 14 Portland L 105–83 Clifford Robinson (23) Rodney Rogers (10) Jason Kidd (8) America West Arena
19,023
20–15 [35]
36 January 16 Denver W 113–100 Clifford Robinson (50) Tied (8) Jason Kidd (13) America West Arena
19,023
21–15 [36]
37 January 21 @ Denver W 101–99 Tied (24) Tom Gugliotta (15) Jason Kidd (12) Pepsi Center
18,221
22–15 [37]
38 January 22 Cleveland W 101–88 Tied (16) Tom Gugliotta (9) Jason Kidd (12) America West Arena
19,023
23–15 [38]
39 January 25 @ Indiana L 87–93 Clifford Robinson (24) Tom Gugliotta (10) Jason Kidd (8) Conseco Fieldhouse
18,345
23–16 [39]
40 January 26 @ Philadelphia W 93–87 Penny Hardaway (27) Jason Kidd (13) Jason Kidd (8) First Union Center
19,450
24–16 [40]
41 January 28 @ Boston L 88–91 Clifford Robinson (37) Jason Kidd (12) Jason Kidd (14) Fleet Center
18,624
24–17 [41]
42 January 29 @ Charlotte L 100–79 Penny Hardaway (24) Tom Gugliotta (11) Jason Kidd (6) Charlotte Coliseum
19,366
24–18 [42]
43 January 31 @ Orlando W 117–113 Clifford Robinson (28) Tied (8) Jason Kidd (14) Orlando Arena
13,677
25–18 [43]
February (10–3) (home: 6–0; road: 4–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report
44 February 2 L.A. Clippers W 114–68 Clifford Robinson (21) Luc Longley (9) Jason Kidd (8) America West Arena
18,421
26–18 [44]
45 February 4 @ Seattle L 86–94 Rodney Rogers (26) Jason Kidd (12) Jason Kidd (6) KeyArena
15,739
26–19 [45]
46 February 6 Seattle W 105–93 Tied (22) Tom Gugliotta (9) Jason Kidd (12) America West Arena
19,023
27–19 [46]
47 February 8 Vancouver W 94–76 Luc Longley (20) Penny Hardaway (8) Jason Kidd (9) America West Arena
18,385
28–19 [47]
48 February 10 Minnesota W 101–85 Tied (16) Luc Longley (12) Jason Kidd (7) America West Arena
19,023
29–19 [48]
49 February 15 @ Sacramento W 117–108 Rodney Rogers (36) Jason Kidd (10) Jason Kidd (11) ARCO Arena
17,317
30–19 [49]
50 February 18 Atlanta W 85–73 Rodney Rogers (24) Tied (9) Jason Kidd (9) America West Arena
19,023
31–19 [50]
51 February 21 @ San Antonio W 98–89 Rodney Rogers (22) Tom Gugliotta (11) Jason Kidd (11) Alamodome
17,049
32–19 [51]
52 February 22 Denver W 86–67 Rodney Rogers (17) Penny Hardaway (10) Jason Kidd (7) America West Arena
19,023
33–19 [52]
53 February 24 @ Washington W 92–83 Tom Gugliotta (20) Tom Gugliotta (8) Jason Kidd (9) MCI Center
15,191
34–19 [53]
54 February 25 @ New York L 79–84 Tom Gugliotta (16) Jason Kidd (10) Jason Kidd (13) Madison Square Garden
19,763
34–20 [54]
55 February 27 @ Toronto L 102–103 Tied (28) Tom Gugliotta (7) Penny Hardaway (5) Air Canada Centre
19,800
34–21 [55]
56 February 29 @ Cleveland W 100–93 Penny Hardaway (22) Jason Kidd (9) Tied (6) Gund Arena
13,044
35–21 [56]
March (12–4) (home: 7–1; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report
57 March 2 Indiana W 118–87 Clifford Robinson (22) Jason Kidd (9) Jason Kidd (15) America West Arena
19,023
36–21 [57]
58 March 4 Dallas W 110–96 Rodney Rogers (29) Tom Gugliotta (14) Jason Kidd (14) America West Arena
19,023
37–21 [58]
59 March 6 Miami W 100–92 Penny Hardaway (28) Jason Kidd (9) Jason Kidd (17) America West Arena
19,023
38–21 [59]
60 March 7 @ Houston W 108–101 Penny Hardaway (24) Jason Kidd (12) Penny Hardaway (10) The Summit
14,749
39–21 [60]
61 March 10 Utah L 96–99 Penny Hardaway (28) Luc Longley (7) Penny Hardaway (12) America West Arena
19,023
39–22 [61]
62 March 11 @ Dallas L 99–104 Clifford Robinson (29) Rodney Rogers (11) Jason Kidd (9) Reunion Arena
18,187
39–23 [62]
63 March 14 Minnesota W 107–100 Penny Hardaway (26) Shawn Marion (12) Jason Kidd (12) America West Arena
19,023
40–23 [63]
64 March 17 @ Vancouver W 101–86 Clifford Robinson (27) Shawn Marion (11) Jason Kidd (15) General Motors Place
14,255
41–23 [64]
65 March 19 @ Golden State W 99–82 Clifford Robinson (25) Shawn Marion (13) Jason Kidd (14) The Arena in Oakland
12,837
42–23 [65]
66 March 19 Boston W 110–106 Clifford Robinson (22) Tied (9) Jason Kidd (11) America West Arena
19,023
43–23 [66]
67 March 22 Sacramento W 114–93 Clifford Robinson (26) Shawn Marion (9) Jason Kidd (7) America West Arena
19,023
44–23 [67]
68 March 24 @ L.A. Lakers L 101–109 Penny Hardaway (25) Shawn Marion (14) Penny Hardaway (7) Staples Center
18,997
44–24 [68]
69 March 26 Golden State W 90–82 Penny Hardaway (33) Shawn Marion (14) Randy Livingston (7) America West Arena
19,023
45–24 [69]
70 March 28 @ Miami L 78–81 Rodney Rogers (22) Penny Hardaway (9) Penny Hardaway (5) American Airlines Arena
15,923
45–25 [70]
71 March 30 @ Atlanta W 118–74 Rodney Rogers (21) Rodney Rogers (8) Penny Hardaway (11) Philips Arena
11,870
46–25 [71]
72 March 31 @ Detroit W 98–97 Clifford Robinson (20) Tied (8) Penny Hardaway (12) The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076
47–25 [72]
April (6–4) (home: 2–3; road: 4–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report
73 April 2 @ Minnesota W 87–86 Rodney Rogers (23) Shawn Marion (9) Penny Hardaway (9) Target Center
19,006
48–25 [73]
74 April 4 L.A. Lakers L 83–84 Penny Hardaway (23) Penny Hardaway (10) Tied (6) America West Arena
19,023
48–26 [74]
75 April 6 @ Utah L 85–105 Penny Hardaway (13) Penny Hardaway (8) Kevin Johnson (5) Delta Center
19,911
48–27 [75]
76 April 9 @ Sacramento W 102–97 Penny Hardaway (25) Penny Hardaway (12) Kevin Johnson (9) ARCO Arena
17,317
49–27 [76]
77 April 11 @ L.A. Clippers W 95–88 Clifford Robinson (22) Shawn Marion (12) Penny Hardaway (8) Staples Center
14,724
50–27 [77]
78 April 12 Vancouver W 122–116 (OT) Clifford Robinson (36) Clifford Robinson (10) Randy Livingston (7) America West Arena
18,463
51–27 [78]
79 April 14 L.A. Clippers W 112–88 Rodney Rogers (22) Tied (11) Penny Hardaway (8) America West Arena
18,538
52–27 [79]
80 April 16 Utah L 82–96 Penny Hardaway (16) Oliver Miller (8) Randy Livingston (7) America West Arena
19,023
52–28 [80]
81 April 18 Houston L 98–107 Tied (20) Penny Hardaway (10) Penny Hardaway (12) America West Arena
19,023
52–29 [81]
82 April 19 @ Golden State W 99–88 Clifford Robinson (23) Tied (8) Tied (5) The Arena in Oakland
14,212
53–29 [82]

Playoffs

2000 Playoff Game Log (4–5) (home: 3–1; road: 1–4)
First Round (3–1) (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report
1 April 22 @ San Antonio W 72–70 Tied (17) Shawn Marion (9) Kevin Johnson (basketball) (6) Alamodome
21,916
1–0 [83]
2 April 25 @ San Antonio L 70–85 Penny Hardaway (19) Corie Blount (11) Tied (3) Alamodome
20,617
1–1 [84]
3 April 29 San Antonio W 101–94 Penny Hardaway (17) Shawn Marion (14) Penny Hardaway (13) America West Arena
19,023
2–1 [85]
4 May 2 San Antonio W 89–78 Tied (23) Tied (10) Jason Kidd (10) America West Arena
19,023
3–1 [86]
Conference semifinals (1–4) (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record Report
1 May 7 @ L.A. Lakers L 77–105 Penny Hardaway (25) Tied (7) Jason Kidd (7) Staples Center
18,997
0–1 [87]
2 May 10 @ L.A. Lakers L 96–97 Clifford Robinson (30) Tied (9) Penny Hardaway (8) Staples Center
18,997
0–2 [88]
3 May 12 L.A. Lakers L 99–105 Penny Hardaway (31) Clifford Robinson (9) Jason Kidd (12) America West Arena
19,023
0–3 [89]
4 May 14 L.A. Lakers W 117–98 Clifford Robinson (32) Jason Kidd (10) Jason Kidd (16) America West Arena
19,023
1–3 [90]
5 May 16 @ L.A. Lakers L 65–87 Todd Day (10) Rodney Rogers (8) Clifford Robinson (4) Staples Center
18,997
1–4 [91]

Awards and honors

Week/Month

  • Jason Kidd was named Player of the Week for games played December 12 through December 18.

All-Star

  • Jason Kidd was voted as a starter for the Western Conference in the All-Star Game. Kidd finished first in voting among Western Conference guards with 1,061,031 votes.

Season

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
Toby Bailey 46 2 9.8 .414 .200 .692 1.6 0.7 .3 .1 3.5
Corie Blount 38 1 11.7 .494 .000 .576 3.0 0.3 .4 .2 2.8
Rex Chapman 53 19 18.1 .388 .333 .756 1.5 1.2 .4 .0 6.6
Ben Davis 5 0 4.4 .333 . . 1.8 .4 .2 .2 0.8
Todd Day 58 1 16.2 .394 .388 .667 2.2 1.1 .8 .4 6.8
Tom Gugliotta 54 54 32.7 .481 .125 .775 7.9 2.3 1.5 .6 13.7
Penny Hardaway 60 60 37.6 .474 .324 .790 5.8 5.3 1.6 .6 16.9
Kevin Johnson 6 0 18.8 .571 1.000^ 1.000# 2.7 4.0 .3 .0 6.7
Jason Kidd 67 67 39.0 .409 .337 .829# 7.2 10.1 2.0 .4 14.3
Randy Livingston 79 15 13.7 .416 .345 .839# 1.6 2.2 .6 .2 4.8
Luc Longley 72 68 19.7 .466 . .825 4.5 1.1 .3 .6 6.3
Don MacLean 16 0 8.9 .367 .333 .667 1.4 0.5 .1 .1 2.6
Shawn Marion 51 38 24.7 .471 .182 .847# 6.5 1.4 .7 1.0 10.2
Oliver Miller 51 9 21.3 .588 . .671 5.1 1.3 .8 1.6 6.3
Clifford Robinson 80 67 35.5 .464 .370 .782 4.5 2.8 1.1 .8 18.5
Rodney Rogers 82 7 27.9 .486 .439^ .639 5.5 2.1 1.1 .6 13.8
Mark West 22 2 5.8 .417 . .625 1.4 0.1 .1 .2 0.7

† – Minimum 300 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 55 three-pointers made.
# – Minimum 125 free throws made.

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Toby Bailey 5 0 3.0 .250 . .500 0.4 0.4 .0 .0 0.8
Corie Blount 9 0 18.0 .548 . .556 6.2 0.3 .7 .7 4.9
Todd Day 9 0 11.1 .457 .313 .500 1.1 0.4 .4 .1 4.7
Penny Hardaway 9 9 42.9 .462 .263 .710 4.9 5.7 1.6 1.0 20.3
Kevin Johnson 9 0 14.3 .324 .000 .833^ 1.4 2.6 .3 .1 3.2
Jason Kidd 6 6 38.2 .400 .364 .778^ 6.7 8.8 1.8 .2 9.8
Randy Livingston 7 3 9.0 .222 .333 . 1.0 0.6 .6 .1 2.0
Luc Longley 9 9 18.0 .353 . .667 3.3 0.9 .4 .4 4.2
Shawn Marion 9 9 31.2 .419 .167 .818^ 8.8 0.8 .7 1.6 9.1
Oliver Miller 7 0 5.3 .222 .000 .500 1.1 0.1 .0 .3 0.9
Clifford Robinson 9 9 37.0 .386 .325 .733 6.0 2.1 1.2 .8 17.6
Rodney Rogers 9 0 29.2 .417 .222 .742^ 6.8 1.6 1.1 1.1 14.1

† – Minimum 20 field goals made.
^ – Minimum 10 free throws made.

Transactions

Trades

August 5, 1999 To Orlando Magic
1999–2000 Phoenix Suns Season  Pat Garrity
To Phoenix Suns
1999–2000 Phoenix Suns Season  Penny Hardaway

Free agents

Additions

Date Player Contract Former Team
July 30, 1999 Toby Bailey Re-signed to 1-year contract for $535,000 Phoenix Suns
August 1, 1999 Clifford Robinson Re-signed to 4-year contract for $29 million Phoenix Suns
August 1, 1999 Oliver Miller Signed to 1-year contract for $510,000 Sacramento Kings
August 2, 1999 Rodney Rogers Signed to 3-year contract for $6.6 million Los Angeles Clippers
August 17, 1999 Randy Livingston Re-signed to multi-year contract Phoenix Suns
September 8, 1999 Corie Blount Signed to 1-year contract for $1.1 million Cleveland Cavaliers
October 4, 1999 Todd Day Signed to 1-year contract for $510,000 La Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
October 5, 1999 Jason Singleton Undisclosed
October 5, 1999 Travis Thornton Undisclosed Fresno, Ca
October 5, 1999 LaMarcus Golden Undisclosed Rapid City Thrillers (IBA)
October 5, 1999 Mike Brown Undisclosed Cantabria Lobos
October 5, 1999 Peter Aluma Undisclosed Sacramento Kings
October 19, 1999 Mark West Signed to 1-year contract for $510,000 Atlanta Hawks
December 23, 1999 Ben Davis Undisclosed Idaho Stampede (CBA)
January 7, 2000 Ben Davis Signed 10-day contract Phoenix Suns
March 13, 2000 Don MacLean Signed two 10-day contracts Seattle SuperSonics
March 23, 2000 Kevin Johnson Signed for rest of season Phoenix Suns
April 2, 2000 Don MacLean Signed for rest of season Phoenix Suns

Subtractions

Date Player Reason Left New Team
October 12, 1999 Kevin Johnson Retired Phoenix Suns
October 14, 1999 Jason Singleton Waived Sydney Spirit (Australia)
October 14, 1999 LaMarcus Golden Waived Siouxland Bombers (IBA)
October 16, 1999 Peter Aluma Waived Harlem Globetrotters
October 19, 1999 Mike Brown Waived Olympiacos (Greece)
December 21, 1999 Gerald Brown Waived La Crosse Bobcats (CBA)
January 5, 2000 Ben Davis Waived Phoenix Suns
January 11, 2000 Ben Davis Waived Brujos de Guayama (Puerto Rico)
March 25, 2000 Mark West Waived — (Retired)

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References

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