W|L 43-35-4
28 - 21
W|L 42-37-3
Attendance: 19,911
Playoff W|L 6-2-1
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | OT:1 | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 25 | 20 | 45 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 4 | 93 |
| UTA | 31 | 22 | 53 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 9 | 96 |
Playoff W|L 3-4-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2-0
Nov. 20 1996UTA@LAL33 - 28
Dec. 04 1996LAL@UTA26 - 23
Apr. 09 1997LAL@UTA28 - 30
Apr. 13 1997UTA@LAL24 - 26
Playoff Match Up
W|L 2-2-1
May. 04 1997LAL@UTA17 - 23
May. 06 1997LAL@UTA16 - 16
May. 08 1997UTA@LAL25 - 32
May. 10 1997UTA@LAL31 - 26
May. 12 1997LAL@UTA28 - 21
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nick Van Exel | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .500 | .563 | 5 |
| 2. | Eddie Jones | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Shaquille O'Neal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.04 | 6 |
| 4. | Elden Campbell | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 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 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .926 | 8 |
| 2. | Kobe Bryant | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .750 | .846 | 9 |
| 3. | Byron Scott | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Corie Blount | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Derek Fisher | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Sean Rooks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Travis Knight | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 43 | 69 | 112 | 43 | 23 | 66 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 10 | 14 | .714 | .625 | .701 | 28 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 14 | 23 | 37 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | .667 | .773 | 6 |
| 2. | John Stockton | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 10 |
| 3. | Karl Malone | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .307 | 3 |
| 4. | Jeff Hornacek | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Greg Ostertag | 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. | Antoine Carr | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| 2. | Shandon Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Greg Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Chris Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Howard Eisley | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 66 | 81 | 147 | 66 | 58 | 124 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 14 | .643 | .600 | .595 | 21 | |