W|L 51-22-9
49 - 54
W|L 48-31-3
Attendance: 17,505
Playoff W|L 8-4-2
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 20 | 27 | 47 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 96 |
| LAL | 18 | 20 | 38 | 19 | 35 | 54 | 92 |
Playoff W|L 7-6-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2-0
Oct. 31 1997UTA@LAL42 - 61
Nov. 18 1997LAL@UTA50 - 39
Mar. 28 1998LAL@UTA40 - 47
Apr. 19 1998UTA@LAL58 - 54
Playoff Match Up
W|L 3-1-0
May. 16 1998LAL@UTA42 - 51
May. 18 1998LAL@UTA45 - 50
May. 22 1998UTA@LAL60 - 55
May. 24 1998UTA@LAL49 - 54
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karl Malone | 26 | 22.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .600 | 14 |
| 2. | Bryon Russell | 13 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .400 | 6 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 12 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .167 | .500 | 7 |
| 4. | John Stockton | 15 | 15.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.33 | .000 | 2.00 | 8 |
| 5. | Greg Foster | 6 | 4.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 4 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Greg Ostertag | 12 | 12.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .667 | 5 |
| 2. | Howard Eisley | 5 | 8.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Antoine Carr | 8 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Chris Morris | 7 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 5 |
| 5. | Shandon Anderson | 1 | 6.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacque Vaughn | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 105 | 120 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2.00 | .059 | .588 | 49 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eddie Jones | 15 | 24.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .375 | .250 | 10 |
| 2. | Shaquille O'Neal | 30 | 19.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 23 |
| 3. | Rick Fox | 8 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 4. | Robert Horry | 7 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Derek Fisher | 3 | 5.7 | 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. | Nick Van Exel | 11 | 18.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | .250 | 1.00 | 8 |
| 2. | Kobe Bryant | 11 | 15.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.50 | 6 |
| 3. | Corie Blount | 4 | 10.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Elden Campbell | 9 | 7.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .667 | 4 |
| 5. | Jon Barry | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Mario Bennett | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Sean Rooks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 98 | 120 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2.25 | .212 | .697 | 54 | |