W|L 52-27-3
51 - 49
W|L 51-28-3
Attendance: 19,911
Playoff W|L 8-3-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAL | 29 | 22 | 51 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 96 |
| UTA | 24 | 25 | 49 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 99 |
Playoff W|L 6-6-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
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 1-1-0
May. 16 1998LAL@UTA35 - 61
May. 18 1998LAL@UTA51 - 49
May. 22 1998UTA@LAL-| - |-
May. 24 1998UTA@LAL-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shaquille O'Neal | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | .571 | .571 | .571 | 19 |
| 2. | Rick Fox | 25 | 46 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 46 | 71 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .375 | .410 | 4 |
| 3. | Eddie Jones | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Derek Fisher | 42 | 55 | 97 | 42 | 7 | 49 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .500 | .543 | 7 |
| 5. | Robert Horry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Corie Blount | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .868 | 5 |
| 2. | Nick Van Exel | 66 | 73 | 139 | 41 | 49 | 90 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 3 | 6 | .500 | .563 | .625 | 10 |
| 3. | Kobe Bryant | 14 | 51 | 65 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 3 | 6 | .500 | .429 | .429 | 6 |
| 4. | Elden Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Jon Barry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Mario Bennett | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Sean Rooks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 151 | 255 | 406 | 107 | 91 | 198 | 50 | 164 | 214 | 19 | 37 | .514 | .489 | .507 | 51 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 22 | 3 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .500 | .500 | .602 | 8 |
| 2. | Karl Malone | 80 | 15 | 95 | 80 | 15 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .833 | .833 | .721 | 15 |
| 3. | John Stockton | 79 | 0 | 79 | 54 | 0 | 54 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 6 | .833 | .929 | .941 | 14 |
| 4. | Jeff Hornacek | 22 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .750 | .750 | 3 |
| 5. | Greg Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Greg Ostertag | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Shandon Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 4 |
| 3. | Howard Eisley | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Antoine Carr | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Adam Keefe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 6. | Jacque Vaughn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 7. | Chris Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .129 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 203 | 98 | 301 | 156 | 38 | 194 | 47 | 78 | 125 | 15 | 26 | .577 | .563 | .594 | 49 |