The 1998–99 NBA season was the 29th season for the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Blazers signed free agents Jim Jackson and Greg Anthony, who would reunite with his former UNLV teammate Stacey Augmon, and acquired top draft pick Bonzi Wells from the Detroit Pistons. After a lockout cut the season to just 50 games, Portland got off to a fast start winning eight straight games between February and March, on their way to a 27–6 start. Despite losing four of their final five games, the team finished 35–15 in the lockout-shortened season, earning their fourth Pacific Division title and the first since 1991–92. Their record qualified them for the #2 seed in the Western Conference. The team earned their 17th straight trip to the playoffs