W|L 46-29-7
27 - 20
W|L 49-28-5
Attendance: 17,505
Playoff W|L 9-5-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 20 | 27 | 47 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 96 |
| LAL | 18 | 20 | 38 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 92 |
Playoff W|L 4-8-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1-0
Oct. 31 1997UTA@LAL17 - 25
Nov. 18 1997LAL@UTA18 - 22
Mar. 28 1998LAL@UTA25 - 28
Apr. 19 1998UTA@LAL21 - 20
Playoff Match Up
W|L 4-0-0
May. 16 1998LAL@UTA22 - 37
May. 18 1998LAL@UTA22 - 25
May. 22 1998UTA@LAL28 - 23
May. 24 1998UTA@LAL27 - 20
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karl Malone | 13 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2. | Bryon Russell | 2 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | John Stockton | 1 | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Jeff Hornacek | 5 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 5. | Greg Foster | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Greg Ostertag | 6 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Shandon Anderson | 4 | 8.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Chris Morris | 1 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Howard Eisley | 5 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 9 |
| 5. | Antoine Carr | 4 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 6. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacque Vaughn | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 41 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3.00 | .286 | .500 | 27 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eddie Jones | 7 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 2. | Shaquille O'Neal | 10 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .400 | 7 |
| 3. | Rick Fox | 5 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 3 |
| 4. | Robert Horry | 7 | 7.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 5. | Derek Fisher | 4 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Corie Blount | 3 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Nick Van Exel | 4 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .000 | 3 |
| 3. | Elden Campbell | 7 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 1 |
| 4. | Kobe Bryant | 2 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .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 | 49 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 | .211 | .316 | 20 | |