W|L 49-30-3
24 - 29
W|L 38-39-5
Attendance: 19,911
Playoff W|L 5-6-0
| 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 6-4-2
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1-0
Oct. 31 1997UTA@LAL23 - 36
Nov. 18 1997LAL@UTA27 - 14
Mar. 28 1998LAL@UTA21 - 23
Apr. 19 1998UTA@LAL25 - 29
Playoff Match Up
W|L 0-2-0
May. 16 1998LAL@UTA12 - 21
May. 18 1998LAL@UTA24 - 29
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. | Rick Fox | 24 | 47 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .500 | .500 | 3 |
| 2. | Shaquille O'Neal | 23 | 6 | 29 | 23 | 6 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .800 | .800 | .800 | 8 |
| 3. | Eddie Jones | 24 | 24 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .833 | .945 | 9 |
| 4. | Robert Horry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .568 | 1 |
| 5. | Derek Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .798 | 3 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Nick Van Exel | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Corie Blount | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Kobe Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Elden Campbell | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Jon Barry | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Mario Bennett | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Sean Rooks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 71 | 101 | 172 | 29 | 6 | 35 | 48 | 95 | 143 | 6 | 9 | .667 | .600 | .648 | 24 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jeff Hornacek | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .532 | 2 |
| 2. | Bryon Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 3. | Karl Malone | 59 | 36 | 95 | 59 | 36 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .571 | .571 | .605 | 9 |
| 4. | John Stockton | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .798 | 6 |
| 5. | Greg Foster | 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. | Shandon Anderson | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 4 |
| 2. | Antoine Carr | 18 | 13 | 31 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| 3. | Howard Eisley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Chris Morris | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | .667 | .667 | 4 |
| 5. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Greg Ostertag | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacque Vaughn | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 99 | 61 | 160 | 99 | 61 | 160 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | .647 | .611 | .660 | 29 | |