W|L 38-39-5
35 - 27
W|L 49-30-3
Attendance: 17,505
Playoff W|L 7-4-2
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 21 | 28 | 49 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 109 |
| LAL | 20 | 23 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 55 | 98 |
Playoff W|L 5-7-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
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 3-0-0
May. 16 1998LAL@UTA12 - 21
May. 18 1998LAL@UTA24 - 29
May. 22 1998UTA@LAL35 - 27
May. 24 1998UTA@LAL-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.25 | .931 | 7 |
| 2. | Karl Malone | 15 | 29 | 44 | 15 | 29 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .500 | .500 | .753 | 10 |
| 3. | John Stockton | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .543 | 3 |
| 4. | Greg Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Jeff Hornacek | 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 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .714 | .714 | .698 | 11 |
| 2. | Greg Ostertag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Howard Eisley | 7 | 55 | 62 | 7 | 29 | 36 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .250 | .250 | 2 |
| 4. | Antoine Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Chris Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 6. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacque Vaughn | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 75 | 108 | 183 | 49 | 58 | 107 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 10 | 16 | .625 | .605 | .672 | 35 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eddie Jones | 26 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .875 | .875 | 7 |
| 2. | Shaquille O'Neal | 12 | 20 | 32 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | .600 | .600 | .510 | 12 |
| 3. | Robert Horry | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .500 | .521 | 3 |
| 4. | Rick Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Derek Fisher | 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. | Nick Van Exel | 0 | 107 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 107 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .167 | .167 | 2 |
| 2. | Kobe Bryant | 5 | 27 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .500 | .615 | 3 |
| 3. | Corie Blount | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Elden Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .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 | 43 | 189 | 232 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 26 | 159 | 185 | 11 | 18 | .611 | .500 | .481 | 27 | |