W|L 43-37-2
25 - 27
W|L 45-28-9
Attendance: 19,911
Playoff W|L 2-3-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 25 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 17 | 37 | 77 |
| UTA | 27 | 25 | 52 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 93 |
Playoff W|L 4-0-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
Nov. 20 1996UTA@LAL22 - 27
Dec. 04 1996LAL@UTA22 - 24
Apr. 09 1997LAL@UTA18 - 24
Apr. 13 1997UTA@LAL21 - 20
Playoff Match Up
W|L 0-1-0
May. 04 1997LAL@UTA25 - 27
May. 06 1997LAL@UTA-| - |-
May. 08 1997UTA@LAL-| - |-
May. 10 1997UTA@LAL-| - |-
May. 12 1997LAL@UTA-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eddie Jones | 46 | 23 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 23 | 69 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .833 | .833 | 10 |
| 2. | Nick Van Exel | 38 | 60 | 98 | 38 | 14 | 52 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .500 | .543 | 7 |
| 3. | Shaquille O'Neal | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .200 | .170 | 2 |
| 4. | Elden Campbell | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 5. | Robert Horry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Jerome Kersey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Travis Knight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Sean Rooks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Kobe Bryant | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Byron Scott | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Corie Blount | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Derek Fisher | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 105 | 148 | 253 | 59 | 17 | 76 | 46 | 131 | 177 | 9 | 15 | .600 | .571 | .549 | 25 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 0 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Jeff Hornacek | 70 | 35 | 105 | 47 | 35 | 82 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 6 | .500 | .643 | .643 | 9 |
| 3. | Karl Malone | 18 | 15 | 33 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .400 | .524 | 8 |
| 4. | Greg Ostertag | 14 | 0 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 5. | John Stockton | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Howard Eisley | 28 | 0 | 28 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 4 |
| 2. | Greg Foster | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 3. | Antoine Carr | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Shandon Anderson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 132 | 130 | 262 | 115 | 91 | 206 | 23 | 45 | 68 | 10 | 20 | .500 | .500 | .527 | 27 | |