W|L 51-27-4
15 - 20
W|L 41-36-5
Attendance: 17,505
Playoff W|L 4-2-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 21 | 15 | 36 | 23 | 25 | 48 | 84 |
| LAL | 29 | 20 | 49 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 104 |
Playoff W|L 2-5-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1-0
Nov. 20 1996UTA@LAL24 - 21
Dec. 04 1996LAL@UTA13 - 23
Apr. 09 1997LAL@UTA19 - 27
Apr. 13 1997UTA@LAL22 - 25
Playoff Match Up
W|L 2-1-0
May. 04 1997LAL@UTA15 - 25
May. 06 1997LAL@UTA31 - 32
May. 08 1997UTA@LAL15 - 20
May. 10 1997UTA@LAL-| - |-
May. 12 1997LAL@UTA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 5 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Karl Malone | 15 | 8.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .800 | 3 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 3 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 3 |
| 4. | John Stockton | 8 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 5. | Greg Ostertag | 5 | 3.4 | 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. | Antoine Carr | 8 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Shandon Anderson | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Adam Keefe | 8 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 3 |
| 4. | Howard Eisley | 2 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Chris Morris | 2 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Greg Foster | 3 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 62 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.67 | .273 | .364 | 15 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Robert Horry | 2 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Elden Campbell | 6 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 3. | Eddie Jones | 4 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Shaquille O'Neal | 7 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Nick Van Exel | 10 | 4.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .400 | .000 | 4 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Byron Scott | 3 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Kobe Bryant | 6 | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .500 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 3. | Jerome Kersey | 6 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Sean Rooks | 4 | 3.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Corie Blount | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Derek Fisher | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Travis Knight | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 48 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 1.25 | .200 | .400 | 20 | |