W|L 51-28-3
47 - 38
W|L 52-27-3
Attendance: 17,505
Playoff W|L 8-6-0
| 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 8-5-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1-0
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 3-1-0
May. 16 1998LAL@UTA35 - 61
May. 18 1998LAL@UTA51 - 49
May. 22 1998UTA@LAL49 - 43
May. 24 1998UTA@LAL47 - 38
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karl Malone | 11 | 53 | 64 | 11 | 53 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | .500 | .500 | .645 | 18 |
| 2. | Bryon Russell | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .258 | 2 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 43 | 27 | 70 | 43 | 27 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .600 | .600 | .680 | 8 |
| 4. | John Stockton | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Greg Foster | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Greg Ostertag | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .750 | .750 | 6 |
| 2. | Howard Eisley | 78 | 24 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 24 | 102 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .900 | .900 | 9 |
| 3. | Shandon Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 4. | Chris Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Antoine Carr | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 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 | 142 | 179 | 321 | 64 | 155 | 219 | 78 | 24 | 102 | 13 | 27 | .481 | .565 | .640 | 47 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eddie Jones | 84 | 33 | 117 | 58 | 8 | 66 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 3 | 6 | .500 | .563 | .563 | 9 |
| 2. | Rick Fox | 26 | 42 | 68 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 49 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .417 | .417 | 5 |
| 3. | Shaquille O'Neal | 22 | 28 | 50 | 22 | 28 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | .500 | .500 | .512 | 15 |
| 4. | Robert Horry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .532 | 2 |
| 5. | Derek Fisher | 22 | 82 | 104 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .250 | .250 | 3 |
| 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 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Nick Van Exel | 26 | 50 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 50 | 76 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .375 | .375 | 3 |
| 3. | Elden Campbell | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .102 | 1 |
| 4. | Kobe Bryant | 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 | 180 | 249 | 429 | 80 | 137 | 217 | 100 | 124 | 224 | 10 | 32 | .312 | .390 | .419 | 38 | |