1997–98 Utah Jazz season

The 1997–98 NBA season was the Jazz's 24th season in the National Basketball Association, and 19th season in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] The Jazz entered the season as runner-ups in the 1997 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls in six games. Without John Stockton for the first 18 games due to a knee injury,[2] the Jazz slowly got off to an 11–7 start to the season after losing three of their first four games. The team also changed their starting lineup, replacing Bryon Russell at small forward with Adam Keefe, and replacing Greg Ostertag at center with Greg Foster.[3] However, Stockton would eventually return as the Jazz held a 31–15 record at the All-Star break.

1997–98 Utah Jazz season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerTim Howells
Owner(s)Larry H. Miller
ArenaDelta Center
Results
Record62–20 (.756)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Bulls 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKFNZ

At midseason, the team traded Foster and Chris Morris to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Rony Seikaly in an effort to bolster the team's depth. However, Seikaly refused to report within the mandated 48 hours required by NBA rules. From there, the trade was called off, and the Jazz took Foster and Morris back. Rumors had it that Seikaly was out with a serious foot injury; however, Seikaly insisted the Jazz torpedoed the deal and that he wanted to play for them; however, Seikaly's refusal to report effectively killed the deal.[4][5][6] After the trade was off, Orlando pivoted and traded Seikaly to the New Jersey Nets,[7] where he would play a total of 18 games over the next 1 1/2 seasons before retiring from the NBA.[8] The Jazz won 31 of their final 36 games after the All-Star break, including an 11-game winning streak between February and March, finishing first place in the Midwest Division with a 62–20 record.[9] They made their fifteenth consecutive trip to the playoffs.[10]

The Jazz's top scorer Karl Malone, who averaged 27.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, was part of a Jazz offense that had two other players, Stockton and Jeff Hornacek, averaging double-digits in points. Malone was the only member of the team to play in the 1998 NBA All-Star Game,[11] while being named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, and also finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting behind Michael Jordan.[12] In addition, Hornacek averaged 14.2 points and 1.4 steals per game, while Stockton provided the team with 12.0 points, 8.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game in 64 games, and Russell played a sixth man role, averaging 9.0 points per game off the bench. Second-year guard Shandon Anderson contributed 8.3 points per game off the bench, while Keefe averaged 7.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, Howard Eisley provided with 7.7 points and 4.2 assists per game, and Ostertag led the team with 2.1 blocks per game.[13]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Jazz trailed 2–1 to the 8th-seeded Houston Rockets,[14] but managed to win the series in five games.[15] In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they defeated the San Antonio Spurs in five games.[16] After that, the Jazz swept the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals in four straight games to advance to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year,[17] and once again, met the Chicago Bulls in a rematch of last year's NBA Finals, in which they lost to the Bulls in six games, just like last year's NBA Finals.[18][19][20] Following the season, Antoine Carr signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets,[21] and Morris signed with the Phoenix Suns.

This was the last season the Jazz earned the top seed in the league and in the conference until the 2020–21 season.

Offseason

NBA Draft
Main article: 1997 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 27 Jacque Vaughn[22] PG  United States Kansas
2 56 Nate Erdmann  United States Oklahoma

The Jazz used two picks; a first round pick on point guard Jacque Vaughn and a second round pick on Nate Erdmann. Vaughn would play with the team for four seasons before going to the Atlanta Hawks and Erdmann was cut from the team right before regular season, therefore signing with Idaho Stampede in the CBA.

Roster
1997–98 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 40 Anderson, Shandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1973–12–31 Georgia
F 55 Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961–07–23 Wichita State University
G 10 Eisley, Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1972–12–04 Boston College
C 44 Foster, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–10–03 UTEP
G 14 Hornacek, Jeff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–05–03 Iowa State
F/C 31 Keefe, Adam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970–02–22 Stanford
F 32 Malone, Karl (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech
F 34 Morris, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–01–20 Auburn
C 00 Ostertag, Greg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1973–03–06 Kansas
F 3 Russell, Bryon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1970–12–31 Long Beach State
G 12 Stockton, John (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga
G 11 Vaughn, Jacque 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1975–02–11 Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 14, 1998

Roster Notes
  • Rookie point guard Troy Hudson was waived on December 28.

Salaries
Player Salary
Karl Malone $5,118,578
John Stockton $5,000,000
Jeff Hornacek $4,195,000
Chris Morris $3,000,000
Bryon Russell $2,857,144
Adam Keefe $2,300,000
Antoine Carr $1,600,000
Howard Eisley $1,240,000
Shandon Anderson $1,200,000
Greg Ostertag $647,400
Jacque Vaughn $601,320
Greg Foster $504,000
Troy Hudson $242,000
Total $27,305,442

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
z-Utah Jazz 6220.756–36–526–1522–2
x-San Antonio Spurs 5626.683631–1025–1618–6
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 4537.5491726–1519–2214–10
x-Houston Rockets 4141.5002124–1717–2414–10
Dallas Mavericks 2062.2444213–287–349–15
Vancouver Grizzlies 1963.2324314–275–364–20
Denver Nuggets 1171.134519–322–393–21
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Utah Jazz6220.756–
2 y-Seattle SuperSonics6121.7441
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers6121.7441
4 x-Phoenix Suns5626.6836
5 x-San Antonio Spurs5626.6836
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4636.56116
7 x-Minnesota Timberwolves4537.54917
8 x-Houston Rockets4141.50021
9 Sacramento Kings2755.32935
10 Dallas Mavericks2062.24442
11 Vancouver Grizzlies1963.23243
11 Golden State Warriors1963.23243
13 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
14 Denver Nuggets1171.13451

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Record vs. opponents
1997-98 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHX POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —2–14–01–34–02–02–02–22–01–11–32–00–21–33–10–21–22–22–23–10–21–12–01–11–14–00–22–04–0
Boston 1–2—1–21–31–31–11–12–21–11–10–42–01–10–42–21–12–22–22–23–10–21–11–10–21–13–00–22–03–2
Charlotte 0–42–1—1–32–22–02–03–11–12–03–12–01–13–13–11–12–21–33–12–11–12–01–11–11–14–01–12–02–2
Chicago 3–13–13–1—2–21–12–03–12–02–02–22–01–12–14–01–14–04–03–12–11–11–12–02–01–14–00–22–03–1
Cleveland 0–43–12–22–2—1–12–03–12–01–12–22–01–11–32–22–03–11–22–23–12–01–12–00–20–23–11–12–01–2
Dallas 0–21–10–21–11–1—3–10–21–30–41–11–30–40–20–22–20–21–10–20–20–40–40–40–42–21–10–44–01–1
Denver 0–21–10–20–20–21–3—0–21–30–40–22–20–40–20–21–30–20–20–20–20–42–21–30–40–40–20–41–31–1
Detroit 2–22–21–31–31–32–02–0—2–01–11–32–00–21–22–20–22–22–21–23–11–10–21–11–10–24–00–20–22–2
Golden State 0–21–11–10–20–23–13–10–2—1–30–21–31–30–20–20–40–21–11–10–20–41–32–21–31–30–20–41–30–2
Houston 1–11–10–20–21–14–04–01–13–1—1–14–01–30–21–11–31–11–10–21–11–31–34–02–21–32–00–43–11–1
Indiana 3–14–01–32–22–21–12–03–12–01–1—2–00–23–14–02–02–12–13–14–01–11–12–00–20–24–01–12–04–0
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–20–20–23–12–20–23–10–40–2—0–40–20–20–41–10–20–21–10–40–43–11–30–41–11–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–01–11–11–11–14–04–02–03–13–12–04–0—1–12–04–01–11–11–10–22–22–24–04–01–32–03–14–01–1
Miami 3–14–01–31–23–12–02–02–12–02–01–32–01–1—3–11–13–12–23–14–00–22–02–00–20–24–01–12–02–2
Milwaukee 1–32–21–30–42–22–02–02–22–01–10–42–00–21–3—1–10–43–12–12–20–22–02–00–21–13–10–21–11–2
Minnesota 2–01–11–11–10–22–23–12–04–03–10–24–00–41–11–1—2–01–10–22–03–11–33–11–31–31–11–34–00–2
New Jersey 2–12–22–20–41–32–02–02–22–01–11–21–11–11–34–00–2—2–23–13–11–11–12–01–10–23–10–22–01–3
New York 2–22–23–10–42–11–12–02–21–11–11–22–01–12–21–31–12–2—4–02–22–01–11–10–21–13–10–22–01–3
Orlando 2–22–21–31–32–22–02–02–11–12–01–32–01–11–31–22–01–30–4—4–00–22–00–20–21–13–10–22–03–1
Philadelphia 1–31–31–21–21–32–02–01–32–01–10–41–12–00–42–20–21–32–20–4—1–11–11–10–20–22–20–22–03–1
Phoenix 2–02–01–11–10–24–04–01–14–03–11–14–02–22–02–01–31–10–22–01–1—2–23–13–12–22–01–34–01–1
Portland 1–11–10–21–11–14–02–22–03–13–11–14–02–20–20–23–11–11–10–21–12–2—3–12–20–42–03–12–21–1
Sacramento 0–21–11–10–20–24–03–11–12–20–40–21–30–40–20–21–30–21–12–01–11–31–3—0–41–31–12–22–21–1
San Antonio 1–12–01–10–22–04–04–01–13–12–22–03–10–42–02–03–11–12–02–02–01–32–24–0—2–22–01–34–01–1
Seattle 1–11–11–11–12–02–24–02–03–13–12–04–03–12–01–13–12–01–11–12–02–24–03–12–2—2–02–24–01–1
Toronto 0–40–30–40–41–31–12–00–42–00–20–41–10–20–41–31–11–31–31–32–20–20–21–10–20–2—0–21–10–3
Utah 2–02–01–12–01–14–04–02–04–04–01–13–11–31–12–03–12–02–02–02–03–11–32–23–12–22–0—4–00–2
Vancouver 0–20–20–20–20–20–43–12–03–11–30–23–10–40–21–10–40–20–20–20–20–42–22–20–40–41–10–4—1–1
Washington 0–42–32–21–32–11–11–12–22–01–10–42–01–12–22–12–03–13–11–31–31–11–11–11–11–13–02–01–1—

Game log
1997–98 game log
Total: 62–20 (Home: 36–5; Road: 26–15)
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1October 31@ L.A. LakersL 87–104Shandon Anderson (21)Karl Malone (14)Howard Eisley (6)Great Western Forum
16,234		0–1
November: 9–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
2November 1DenverW 102–84Karl Malone (24)Greg Ostertag (11)Eisley, Hornacek (6)Delta Center
19,911		1–1
3November 3WashingtonL 86–90Karl Malone (21)Karl Malone (16)Hornacek, Vaughn (6)Delta Center
19,911		1–2
4November 4@ PhoenixL 84–106Karl Malone (22)Malone, Ostertag (11)Jeff Hornacek (4)America West Arena
19,023		1–3
5November 7@ DenverW 91–89Karl Malone (20)Karl Malone (11)Howard Eisley (6)McNichols Sports Arena
10,317		2–3
6November 8@ San AntonioL 80–87Karl Malone (26)Hornacek, Malone (7)Howard Eisley (6)Alamodome
19,100		2–4
7November 12VancouverW 98–90Karl Malone (26)Keefe, Ostertag (9)Howard Eisley (10)Delta Center
19,851		3–4
8November 14SeattleW 110–104Hornacek, Malone (23)Karl Malone (12)Howard Eisley (6)Delta Center
19,830		4–4
9November 15@ DallasW 85–77Karl Malone (26)Karl Malone (10)Jeff Hornacek (10)Reunion Arena
14,323		5–4
10November 18L.A. LakersL 92–97Karl Malone (26)Karl Malone (9)Howard Eisley (7)Delta Center
19,911		5–5
11November 20@ SacramentoL 95–97Karl Malone (32)Karl Malone (9)Howard Eisley (8)ARCO Arena
14,648		5–6
12November 22San AntonioW 103–74Karl Malone (20)Karl Malone (11)Hornacek, Malone (7)Delta Center
19,911		6–6
13November 24MinnesotaW 133–124 (OT)Karl Malone (33)Foster, Malone (9)Howard Eisley (10)Delta Center
19,911		7–6
14November 28Golden StateW 111–82Karl Malone (21)Greg Ostertag (10)Jacque Vaughn (8)Delta Center
19,911		8–6
15November 29@ L.A. ClippersW 94–91Karl Malone (42)Karl Malone (18)Jeff Hornacek (7)Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
14,956		9–6
December: 10–5 (Home: 5–1; Road: 5–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
16December 1New JerseyW 100–95Karl Malone (19)Karl Malone (14)Howard Eisley (7)Delta Center
19,911		10–6
17December 3TorontoW 115–98Karl Malone (23)Karl Malone (15)Eisley, Hornacek (8)Delta Center
19,590		11–6
18December 5@ PortlandL 77–94Karl Malone (24)Karl Malone (12)Jeff Hornacek (8)Rose Garden Arena
19,545		11–7
19December 8IndianaW 106–97Karl Malone (31)Greg Ostertag (9)John Stockton (7)Delta Center
19,911		12–7
20December 9@ SacramentoL 101–113Karl Malone (34)Karl Malone (10)John Stockton (5)ARCO Arena
13,624		12–8
21December 12DallasW 68–66Karl Malone (23)Adam Keefe (11)Malone, Stockton (4)Delta Center
19,911		13–8
22December 15@ WashingtonL 86–88Karl Malone (26)Karl Malone (13)Eisley, Malone (6)MCI Center
18,756		13–9
23December 16@ MiamiW 103–95Karl Malone (29)Antoine Carr (7)Howard Eisley (6)Miami Arena
15,200		14–9
24December 18@ OrlandoW 85–73Karl Malone (30)Greg Ostertag (10)Malone, Stockton (5)Orlando Arena
17,258		15–9
25December 21@ ClevelandL 101–106Karl Malone (24)Karl Malone (13)Hornacek, Stockton (6)Gund Arena
19,178		15–10
26December 22@ AtlantaW 101–99Karl Malone (27)Adam Keefe (10)John Stockton (8)Georgia Dome
28,371		16–10
27December 25HoustonW 107–103John Stockton (24)Karl Malone (10)Jeff Hornacek (9)Delta Center
19,911		17–10
28December 27PortlandL 91–102Karl Malone (24)Karl Malone (11)John Stockton (9)Delta Center
19,911		17–11
29December 28@ VancouverW 89–88Karl Malone (26)Karl Malone (13)John Stockton (7)General Motors Place
16,488		18–11
30December 30@ DenverW 132–99Greg Ostertag (21)Karl Malone (10)John Stockton (9)McNichols Sports Arena
14,230		19–11
January: 10–3 (Home: 8–1; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
31January 3AtlantaW 97–82Karl Malone (20)Greg Ostertag (10)John Stockton (12)Delta Center
19,911		20–11
32January 6PhiladelphiaW 98–95 (OT)Hornacek, Malone (21)Greg Ostertag (9)John Stockton (14)Delta Center
19,911		21–11
33January 8MilwaukeeW 116–109Karl Malone (39)Greg Ostertag (10)John Stockton (13)Delta Center
19,911		22–11
34January 10@ HoustonW 111–84Karl Malone (24)Karl Malone (9)Anderson, Eisley (7)The Summit
16,285		23–11
35January 12ClevelandW 106–99Jeff Hornacek (23)Karl Malone (11)John Stockton (12)Delta Center
19,911		24–11
36January 16@ PortlandL 86–96Karl Malone (23)Karl Malone (15)John Stockton (6)Rose Garden Arena
21,538		24–12
37January 17OrlandoW 107–93Karl Malone (32)Keefe, Malone (9)John Stockton (10)Delta Center
19,911		25–12
38January 19DetroitW 98–89Karl Malone (30)Karl Malone (15)John Stockton (13)Delta Center
19,911		26–12
39January 21Golden StateW 98–85Karl Malone (27)Adam Keefe (8)John Stockton (13)Delta Center
19,911		27–12
40January 23@ IndianaL 102–106Karl Malone (26)Greg Ostertag (11)John Stockton (11)Market Square Arena
16,670		27–13
41January 25@ ChicagoW 101–94Karl Malone (35)Karl Malone (11)John Stockton (10)United Center
24,361		28–13
42January 28SeattleL 93–101Karl Malone (27)Karl Malone (15)John Stockton (14)Delta Center
19,911		28–14
43January 30DallasW 104–94Karl Malone (29)Greg Ostertag (12)Eisley, Stockton (10)Delta Center
19,911		29–14
February: 9–2 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
44February 1@ Golden StateW 115–88Karl Malone (20)Karl Malone (8)Karl Malone (9)The Arena In Oakland
11,269		30–14
45February 3@ L.A. ClippersL 102–111Karl Malone (23)Karl Malone (7)John Stockton (10)Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
13,553		30–15
46February 4ChicagoW 101–93Karl Malone (30)Karl Malone (8)John Stockton (18)Delta Center
19,911		31–15
47February 10L.A. ClippersW 106–98Karl Malone (29)Karl Malone (14)John Stockton (10)Delta Center
19,911		32–15
48February 12BostonW 118–100Karl Malone (31)Karl Malone (12)Howard Eisley (10)Delta Center
19,911		33–15
49February 14@ SeattleW 111–91Karl Malone (34)Karl Malone (8)John Stockton (12)KeyArena
17,072		34–15
50February 16CharlotteW 96–90Karl Malone (23)Adam Keefe (12)John Stockton (9)Delta Center
19,911		35–15
51February 18New YorkW 94–78Karl Malone (25)Adam Keefe (12)Jeff Hornacek (6)Delta Center
19,911		36–15
52February 21@ San AntonioW 79–77Karl Malone (24)Karl Malone (13)John Stockton (6)Alamodome
26,572		37–15
53February 24MiamiL 102–104Karl Malone (26)Karl Malone (11)John Stockton (10)Delta Center
19,911		37–16
54February 26PhoenixW 108–97Karl Malone (28)Karl Malone (17)Howard Eisley (10)Delta Center
19,911		38–16
March: 15–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 10–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
55March 1@ HoustonW 106–100Karl Malone (21)Karl Malone (9)John Stockton (14)The Summit
16,285		39–16
56March 3@ TorontoW 108–93Shandon Anderson (26)Karl Malone (10)John Stockton (11)SkyDome
16,448		40–16
57March 4@ BostonW 110–94Karl Malone (32)Karl Malone (15)John Stockton (9)FleetCenter
18,624		41–16
58March 6@ New JerseyW 122–115Karl Malone (32)Karl Malone (12)John Stockton (9)Continental Airlines Arena
20,049		42–16
59March 7@ MilwaukeeW 110–92Karl Malone (40)Karl Malone (8)John Stockton (7)Bradley Center
18,717		43–16
60March 9HoustonW 100–93Karl Malone (29)Karl Malone (21)Karl Malone (6)Delta Center
19,911		44–16
61March 11SacramentoW 110–95Karl Malone (25)Karl Malone (9)Karl Malone (9)Delta Center
19,911		45–16
62March 13VancouverW 110–101Karl Malone (30)Adam Keefe (11)John Stockton (11)Delta Center
19,911		46–16
63March 15@ DetroitW 109–98Karl Malone (28)Karl Malone (9)Eisley, Stockton (7)The Palace of Auburn Hills
22,076		47–16
64March 16@ MinnesotaW 102–96Karl Malone (29)Greg Foster (10)three players tied (8)Target Center
17,333		48–16
65March 18@ CharlotteL 85–111Karl Malone (17)Malone, Russell (9)John Stockton (7)Charlotte Coliseum
23,305		48–17
66March 20@ PhiladelphiaW 91–79Karl Malone (23)Karl Malone (16)Howard Eisley (7)CoreStates Center
20,832		49–17
67March 22@ New YorkW 124–119 (2OT)Karl Malone (30)Karl Malone (14)John Stockton (14)Madison Square Garden
19,763		50–17
68March 24PhoenixW 92–73Karl Malone (19)Greg Foster (15)John Stockton (11)Delta Center
19,911		51–17
69March 27@ DallasW 99–90Karl Malone (33)Karl Malone (14)Jeff Hornacek (8)Reunion Arena
13,763		52–17
70March 28L.A. LakersW 106–91Karl Malone (31)Keefe, Malone (8)John Stockton (9)Delta Center
19,911		53–17
71March 31@ SeattleL 86–88Karl Malone (20)Karl Malone (10)Jeff Hornacek (7)KeyArena
17,072		53–18
April: 9–2 (Home: 6–0; Road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
72April 1PortlandW 98–89Jeff Hornacek (31)Greg Ostertag (9)John Stockton (9)Delta Center
19,911		54–18
73April 3DenverW 97–75Karl Malone (22)Greg Ostertag (8)Howard Eisley (9)Delta Center
19,911		55–18
74April 5@ VancouverW 99–93Karl Malone (25)Greg Ostertag (9)John Stockton (8)General Motors Place
18,068		56–18
75April 7@ Golden StateW 101–99Karl Malone (56)Foster, Malone (9)John Stockton (14)The Arena In Oakland
14,430		57–18
76April 8San AntonioW 98–88Karl Malone (32)Karl Malone (10)John Stockton (9)Delta Center
19,911		58–18
77April 10L.A. ClippersW 126–109Jeff Hornacek (23)Greg Foster (10)Jeff Hornacek (6)Delta Center
19,911		59–18
78April 11@ MinnesotaL 103–110Karl Malone (37)Karl Malone (12)Jeff Hornacek (8)Target Center
20,051		59–19
79April 14MinnesotaW 126–109Karl Malone (44)Karl Malone (14)Malone, Stockton (6)Delta Center
19,911		60–19
80April 16SacramentoW 99–86Karl Malone (21)Karl Malone (8)Jeff Hornacek (11)Delta Center
19,911		61–19
81April 17@ PhoenixW 102–99Karl Malone (29)Karl Malone (9)Howard Eisley (10)America West Arena
19,023		62–19
82April 19@ L.A. LakersL 98–102Karl Malone (27)Karl Malone (9)Howard Eisley (4)Great Western Forum
17,505		62–20
1997–98 schedule

Playoffs
1998 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 23 Houston L 90–103 Karl Malone (25) Karl Malone (11) John Stockton (8) Delta Center
19,911		 0–1
2 April 25 Houston W 105–90 Karl Malone (29) Greg Ostertag (11) John Stockton (10) Delta Center
19,911		 1–1
3 April 29 @ Houston L 85–89 Malone, Russell (19) Karl Malone (14) Stockton, Eisley (6) Compaq Center
16,285		 1–2
4 May 1 @ Houston W 93–71 Karl Malone (29) Karl Malone (13) John Stockton (7) Compaq Center
16,285		 2–2
5 May 3 Houston W 84–70 Karl Malone (31) Karl Malone (15) John Stockton (10) Delta Center
19,911		 3–2
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 5 San Antonio W 83–82 Karl Malone (25) Karl Malone (8) John Stockton (8) Delta Center
19,911		 1–0
2 May 7 San Antonio W 109–106 Karl Malone (22) Karl Malone (12) John Stockton (12) Delta Center
19,911		 2–0
3 May 9 @ San Antonio L 64–86 Karl Malone (18) Greg Ostertag (9) Hornacek, Vaughn (3) Alamodome
26,086		 2–1
4 May 10 @ San Antonio W 82–73 Karl Malone (34) Karl Malone (12) John Stockton (7) Alamodome
28,587		 3–1
5 May 12 San Antonio W 87–77 Karl Malone (24) Karl Malone (13) Howard Eisley (7) Delta Center
19,911		 4–1
Conference Finals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 16 L.A. Lakers W 112–77 Karl Malone (29) Shandon Anderson (11) Stockton, Eisley (9) Delta Center
19,911		 1–0
2 May 18 L.A. Lakers W 99–95 Karl Malone (33) Malone, Russell (7) John Stockton (6) Delta Center
19,911		 2–0
3 May 22 @ L.A. Lakers W 109–98 Karl Malone (26) Karl Malone (10) John Stockton (8) Great Western Forum
17,505		 3–0
4 May 24 @ L.A. Lakers W 96–92 Karl Malone (32) Karl Malone (14) John Stockton (8) Great Western Forum
17,505		 4–0
NBA Finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 June 3 Chicago W 88–85 (OT) John Stockton (24) Karl Malone (14) John Stockton (8) Delta Center
19,911		 1–0
2 June 5 Chicago L 88–93 Jeff Hornacek (20) Karl Malone (12) Eisley, Stockton (7) Delta Center
19,911		 1–1
3 June 7 @ Chicago L 54–96 Karl Malone (22) Greg Ostertag (9) John Stockton (7) United Center
23,844		 1–2
4 June 10 @ Chicago L 82–86 Karl Malone (21) Karl Malone (14) John Stockton (13) United Center
23,844		 1–3
5 June 12 @ Chicago W 83–81 Karl Malone (39) Karl Malone (9) John Stockton (12) United Center
23,844		 2–3
6 June 14 Chicago L 86–87 Karl Malone (31) Karl Malone (11) Karl Malone (7) Delta Center
19,911		 2–4
1998 schedule

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
Shandon Anderson 82219.5.538.219.7352.81.1.8.28.3
Antoine Carr66816.5.465..7762.0.7.2.85.7
William Cunningham626.3.444..1.3.2.3.01.3
Howard Eisley 821821.0.441.407.8522.04.2.7.27.7
Greg Foster784918.5.445.222.7703.5.7.2.45.7
Jeff Hornacek 808030.8.482.441.8853.44.41.4.214.2
Troy Hudson802.9.429.000..3.5.3.01.5
Adam Keefe 807525.6.540..8105.51.1.7.37.8
Karl Malone 818137.4.530.333.76110.33.91.2.927.0
Chris Morris54110.0.411.306.7212.1.4.5.34.3
Greg Ostertag 632320.4.481..4795.9.4.42.14.7
Bryon Russell 82727.1.430.341.7664.01.21.1.49.0
John Stockton 646429.0.528.429.8272.68.51.4.212.0
Jacque Vaughn4509.3.361.375.706.81.9.2.03.1

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Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shandon Anderson 20018.9.515.273.6763.21.0.3.16.7
Antoine Carr 20014.6.456..7502.1.6.1.64.4
Howard Eisley 20018.3.368.296.9232.04.1.6.35.6
Greg Foster 201616.8.453.500.6003.4.3.1.34.1
Jeff Hornacek 202031.8.416.467.8462.53.21.0.210.9
Adam Keefe 151010.3.345..6472.3.1.3.12.1
Karl Malone 202039.8.471.000.78810.93.41.11.026.3
Chris Morris 17014.1.406.304.7002.8.6.3.24.5
Greg Ostertag 19117.7.565..4804.3.3.41.93.4
Bryon Russell 201334.9.469.365.7164.71.11.1.311.0
John Stockton 202029.8.494.346.7183.07.81.6.211.1
Jacque Vaughn 703.4.200.5001.000.4.6..1.0

Awards and records

Transactions

Free agents

See also

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