W|L 51-28-3
49 - 43
W|L 52-27-3
Attendance: 17,505
Playoff W|L 7-6-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 21 | 28 | 49 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 109 |
| LAL | 20 | 23 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 98 |
Playoff W|L 8-4-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1-0
Oct. 31 1997UTA@LAL45 - 41
Nov. 18 1997LAL@UTA47 - 53
Mar. 28 1998LAL@UTA51 - 59
Apr. 19 1998UTA@LAL40 - 48
Playoff Match Up
W|L 2-1-0
May. 16 1998LAL@UTA35 - 61
May. 18 1998LAL@UTA51 - 49
May. 22 1998UTA@LAL49 - 43
May. 24 1998UTA@LAL-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 50 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2. | Karl Malone | 17 | 65 | 82 | 17 | 65 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .286 | .286 | .286 | 4 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 43 | 15 | 58 | 18 | 15 | 33 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .625 | .781 | 9 |
| 4. | John Stockton | 11 | 17 | 28 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| 5. | Greg Foster | 18 | 37 | 55 | 18 | 37 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .333 | 2 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Greg Ostertag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 4 |
| 2. | Howard Eisley | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 3. | Antoine Carr | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| 4. | Shandon Anderson | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| 5. | Chris Morris | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 32 | 6 | 38 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .571 | .635 | 10 |
| 6. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacque Vaughn | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 204 | 167 | 371 | 103 | 155 | 258 | 107 | 30 | 137 | 13 | 27 | .481 | .603 | .653 | 49 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eddie Jones | 0 | 95 | 95 | 6 | 46 | 52 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 8 | .125 | .100 | .184 | 4 |
| 2. | Shaquille O'Neal | 23 | 20 | 43 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | .545 | .545 | .530 | 14 |
| 3. | Rick Fox | 62 | 0 | 62 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .800 | .765 | 9 |
| 4. | Robert Horry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .521 | 3 |
| 5. | Derek Fisher | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .333 | 2 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Nick Van Exel | 27 | 41 | 68 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .375 | .410 | 4 |
| 2. | Kobe Bryant | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .532 | 4 |
| 3. | Elden Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .521 | 3 |
| 4. | Corie Blount | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Jon Barry | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Mario Bennett | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Sean Rooks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 125 | 202 | 327 | 61 | 140 | 201 | 76 | 74 | 150 | 12 | 34 | .353 | .413 | .445 | 43 | |