NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
1997β98 NBA season was the Jazz's 24th season in the
National Basketball Association , and 19th season in
Salt Lake City, Utah .
[1] The Jazz entered the season as runner-ups in the
1997 NBA Finals , where they lost to the
Chicago Bulls in six games. During the off-season, All-Star guard
John Stockton sustained a knee injury and missed the first 18 games of the season,
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5] as the Jazz slowly got off to an 11β7 start after losing three of their first four games. The team also changed their starting lineup, replacing
Bryon Russell at small forward with
Adam Keefe , and replacing
Greg Ostertag at center with
Greg Foster .
[6]
[7]
[8] However, Stockton would eventually return as the Jazz held a 31β15 record at the All-Star break.
[9]
At midseason, the team traded Foster and
Chris Morris to the
Orlando Magic in exchange for
Rony Seikaly in an effort to bolster the team's depth.
[10]
[11]
[12]
[13] However, Seikaly refused to report within the mandated 48 hours required by NBA rules. From there, the trade was called off, and the Jazz took Foster and Morris back. Rumors had it that Seikaly was out with a serious foot injury; however, Seikaly insisted the Jazz torpedoed the deal and that he wanted to play for them; however, Seikaly's refusal to report effectively killed the deal.
[14]
[15]
[16]
[17] After the trade was off, Orlando pivoted and traded Seikaly to the
New Jersey Nets ,
[18]
[19]
[20]
[21] where he would play a total of 18 games over the next 1 1/2 seasons before retiring from the NBA.
[22] The Jazz won 31 of their final 36 games after the All-Star break, including an 11-game winning streak between February and March, finishing first place in the Midwest Division with a 62β20 record.
[23] They made their fifteenth consecutive trip to the playoffs.
[24]
The Jazz's top scorer
Karl Malone , who averaged 27.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, was part of a Jazz offense that had two other players, Stockton and
Jeff Hornacek , averaging double-digits in points. Malone was the only member of the team to play in the
1998 NBA All-Star Game ,
[25]
[26]
[27]
[28]
[29]
[30] while being named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, and also finished in second place in
Most Valuable Player voting behind
Michael Jordan .
[31]
[32]
[33] In addition, Hornacek averaged 14.2 points and 1.4 steals per game, while Stockton provided the team with 12.0 points, 8.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game in 64 games, and Russell played a sixth man role, averaging 9.0 points per game off the bench. Second-year guard
Shandon Anderson contributed 8.3 points per game off the bench, while Keefe averaged 7.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and
Howard Eisley provided with 7.7 points and 4.2 assists per game. On the defensive side, Foster averaged 5.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, and Ostertag contributed 5.9 rebounds, and led the team with 2.1 blocks per game.
[34] Hornacek also won the Three-Point Shootout during the All-Star Weekend in
New York City, New York ,
[35]
[36]
[37] and head coach
Jerry Sloan finished in second place in
Coach of the Year voting.
[38]
[39]
In the Western Conference First Round of the
playoffs , the Jazz trailed 2β1 to the 8th-seeded
Houston Rockets ,
[40]
[41]
[42] but managed to win the series in five games.
[43]
[44]
[45]
[46] In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they defeated the
San Antonio Spurs in five games.
[47]
[48]
[49]
[50] After that, the Jazz swept the
Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference finals in four straight games to advance to the
NBA Finals for the second consecutive year,
[51]
[52]
[53]
[54] and once again, met the
Chicago Bulls in a rematch of
last year's NBA Finals , in which they lost to the Bulls in six games, just like last year's NBA Finals.
[55]
[56]
[57]
[58]
[59] Following the season,
Antoine Carr signed as a free agent with the
Houston Rockets ,
[60] and Morris signed with the
Phoenix Suns .
[61]
This was the last season the Jazz earned the top seed in the league and in the conference until the
2020β21 season .
Offseason
NBA draft
The Jazz used two picks; a first-round pick on
point guard
Jacque Vaughn and a second round pick on
Nate Erdmann . Vaughn would play with the team for four seasons before going to the
Atlanta Hawks and Erdmann was cut from the team right before regular season, therefore signing with
Idaho Stampede in the
CBA .
Roster
1997β98 Utah Jazz roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
40
Anderson, Shandon
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
208 lb (94 kg)
1973β12β31
Georgia
F
55
Carr, Antoine
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1961β07β23
Wichita State
G
10
Eisley, Howard
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
177 lb (80 kg)
1972β12β04
Boston College
C
44
Foster, Greg
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
1968β10β03
UTEP
G
14
Hornacek, Jeff
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1963β05β03
Iowa State
F/C
31
Keefe, Adam
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1970β02β22
Stanford
F
32
Malone, Karl
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1963β07β24
Louisiana Tech
F
34
Morris, Chris
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1966β01β20
Auburn
C
00
Ostertag, Greg
7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
280 lb (127 kg)
1973β03β06
Kansas
F
3
Russell, Bryon
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1970β12β31
Long Beach State
G
12
Stockton, John
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1962β03β26
Gonzaga
G
11
Vaughn, Jacque
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1975β02β11
Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: February 14, 1998
Roster Notes
Rookie point guard
Troy Hudson was waived on December 28.
Salaries
Player
Salary
Karl Malone
$5,118,578
John Stockton
$5,000,000
Jeff Hornacek
$4,195,000
Chris Morris
$3,000,000
Bryon Russell
$2,857,144
Adam Keefe
$2,300,000
Antoine Carr
$1,600,000
Howard Eisley
$1,240,000
Shandon Anderson
$1,200,000
Greg Ostertag
$647,400
Jacque Vaughn
$601,320
Greg Foster
$504,000
Troy Hudson
$242,000
Total
$27,305,442
Regular season
Season standings
[63]
Record vs. opponents
1997-98 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NYK
ORL
PHI
PHX
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
TOR
UTA
VAN
WAS
Atlanta
β
2β1
4β0
1β3
4β0
2β0
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β3
2β0
0β2
1β3
3β1
0β2
1β2
2β2
2β2
3β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
4β0
0β2
2β0
4β0
Boston
1β2
β
1β2
1β3
1β3
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
0β4
2β0
1β1
0β4
2β2
1β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
3β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β0
0β2
2β0
3β2
Charlotte
0β4
2β1
β
1β3
2β2
2β0
2β0
3β1
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β0
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
2β2
1β3
3β1
2β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
Chicago
3β1
3β1
3β1
β
2β2
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
2β1
4β0
1β1
4β0
4β0
3β1
2β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
4β0
0β2
2β0
3β1
Cleveland
0β4
3β1
2β2
2β2
β
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β0
1β1
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β3
2β2
2β0
3β1
1β2
2β2
3β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
0β2
0β2
3β1
1β1
2β0
1β2
Dallas
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
β
3β1
0β2
1β3
0β4
1β1
1β3
0β4
0β2
0β2
2β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β4
0β4
0β4
0β4
2β2
1β1
0β4
4β0
1β1
Denver
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β3
β
0β2
1β3
0β4
0β2
2β2
0β4
0β2
0β2
1β3
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β4
2β2
1β3
0β4
0β4
0β2
0β4
1β3
1β1
Detroit
2β2
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β3
2β0
2β0
β
2β0
1β1
1β3
2β0
0β2
1β2
2β2
0β2
2β2
2β2
1β2
3β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
4β0
0β2
0β2
2β2
Golden State
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
3β1
3β1
0β2
β
1β3
0β2
1β3
1β3
0β2
0β2
0β4
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β4
1β3
2β2
1β3
1β3
0β2
0β4
1β3
0β2
Houston
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
4β0
4β0
1β1
3β1
β
1β1
4β0
1β3
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β3
4β0
2β2
1β3
2β0
0β4
3β1
1β1
Indiana
3β1
4β0
1β3
2β2
2β2
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β0
1β1
β
2β0
0β2
3β1
4β0
2β0
2β1
2β1
3β1
4β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
0β2
4β0
1β1
2β0
4β0
L.A. Clippers
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
3β1
2β2
0β2
3β1
0β4
0β2
β
0β4
0β2
0β2
0β4
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β4
0β4
3β1
1β3
0β4
1β1
1β3
1β3
0β2
L.A. Lakers
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
4β0
4β0
2β0
3β1
3β1
2β0
4β0
β
1β1
2β0
4β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β2
2β2
4β0
4β0
1β3
2β0
3β1
4β0
1β1
Miami
3β1
4β0
1β3
1β2
3β1
2β0
2β0
2β1
2β0
2β0
1β3
2β0
1β1
β
3β1
1β1
3β1
2β2
3β1
4β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
0β2
0β2
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
Milwaukee
1β3
2β2
1β3
0β4
2β2
2β0
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
0β4
2β0
0β2
1β3
β
1β1
0β4
3β1
2β1
2β2
0β2
2β0
2β0
0β2
1β1
3β1
0β2
1β1
1β2
Minnesota
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β2
3β1
2β0
4β0
3β1
0β2
4β0
0β4
1β1
1β1
β
2β0
1β1
0β2
2β0
3β1
1β3
3β1
1β3
1β3
1β1
1β3
4β0
0β2
New Jersey
2β1
2β2
2β2
0β4
1β3
2β0
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β2
1β1
1β1
1β3
4β0
0β2
β
2β2
3β1
3β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
0β2
3β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
New York
2β2
2β2
3β1
0β4
2β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
1β2
2β0
1β1
2β2
1β3
1β1
2β2
β
4β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
Orlando
2β2
2β2
1β3
1β3
2β2
2β0
2β0
2β1
1β1
2β0
1β3
2β0
1β1
1β3
1β2
2β0
1β3
0β4
β
4β0
0β2
2β0
0β2
0β2
1β1
3β1
0β2
2β0
3β1
Philadelphia
1β3
1β3
1β2
1β2
1β3
2β0
2β0
1β3
2β0
1β1
0β4
1β1
2β0
0β4
2β2
0β2
1β3
2β2
0β4
β
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
0β2
2β0
3β1
Phoenix
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
0β2
4β0
4β0
1β1
4β0
3β1
1β1
4β0
2β2
2β0
2β0
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
β
2β2
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β0
1β3
4β0
1β1
Portland
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
4β0
2β2
2β0
3β1
3β1
1β1
4β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
3β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β2
β
3β1
2β2
0β4
2β0
3β1
2β2
1β1
Sacramento
0β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
4β0
3β1
1β1
2β2
0β4
0β2
1β3
0β4
0β2
0β2
1β3
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β3
1β3
β
0β4
1β3
1β1
2β2
2β2
1β1
San Antonio
1β1
2β0
1β1
0β2
2β0
4β0
4β0
1β1
3β1
2β2
2β0
3β1
0β4
2β0
2β0
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
1β3
2β2
4β0
β
2β2
2β0
1β3
4β0
1β1
Seattle
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
4β0
2β0
3β1
3β1
2β0
4β0
3β1
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
4β0
3β1
2β2
β
2β0
2β2
4β0
1β1
Toronto
0β4
0β3
0β4
0β4
1β3
1β1
2β0
0β4
2β0
0β2
0β4
1β1
0β2
0β4
1β3
1β1
1β3
1β3
1β3
2β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
β
0β2
1β1
0β3
Utah
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
4β0
2β0
4β0
4β0
1β1
3β1
1β3
1β1
2β0
3β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
1β3
2β2
3β1
2β2
2β0
β
4β0
0β2
Vancouver
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β4
3β1
2β0
3β1
1β3
0β2
3β1
0β4
0β2
1β1
0β4
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β4
2β2
2β2
0β4
0β4
1β1
0β4
β
1β1
Washington
0β4
2β3
2β2
1β3
2β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β0
1β1
0β4
2β0
1β1
2β2
2β1
2β0
3β1
3β1
1β3
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β0
2β0
1β1
β
Game log
1997β98 game log Total: 62β20 (home: 36β5; road: 26β15)
October: 0β1 (home: 0β0; road: 0β1)
November: 9β5 (home: 6β2; road: 3β3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
2
November 1
Denver
W 102β84
Karl Malone (24)
Greg Ostertag (11)
Eisley ,
Hornacek (6)
Delta Center 19,911
1β1
3
November 3
Washington
L 86β90
Karl Malone (21)
Karl Malone (16)
Hornacek ,
Vaughn (6)
Delta Center 19,911
1β2
4
November 4
@
Phoenix
L 84β106
Karl Malone (22)
Malone ,
Ostertag (11)
Jeff Hornacek (4)
America West Arena 19,023
1β3
5
November 7
@
Denver
W 91β89
Karl Malone (20)
Karl Malone (11)
Howard Eisley (6)
McNichols Sports Arena 10,317
2β3
6
November 8
@
San Antonio
L 80β87
Karl Malone (26)
Hornacek ,
Malone (7)
Howard Eisley (6)
Alamodome 19,100
2β4
7
November 12
Vancouver
W 98β90
Karl Malone (26)
Keefe ,
Ostertag (9)
Howard Eisley (10)
Delta Center 19,851
3β4
8
November 14
Seattle
W 110β104
Hornacek ,
Malone (23)
Karl Malone (12)
Howard Eisley (6)
Delta Center 19,830
4β4
9
November 15
@
Dallas
W 85β77
Karl Malone (26)
Karl Malone (10)
Jeff Hornacek (10)
Reunion Arena 14,323
5β4
10
November 18
L.A. Lakers
L 92β97
Karl Malone (26)
Karl Malone (9)
Howard Eisley (7)
Delta Center 19,911
5β5
11
November 20
@
Sacramento
L 95β97
Karl Malone (32)
Karl Malone (9)
Howard Eisley (8)
ARCO Arena 14,648
5β6
12
November 22
San Antonio
W 103β74
Karl Malone (20)
Karl Malone (11)
Hornacek ,
Malone (7)
Delta Center 19,911
6β6
13
November 24
Minnesota
W 133β124 (OT)
Karl Malone (33)
Foster ,
Malone (9)
Howard Eisley (10)
Delta Center 19,911
7β6
14
November 28
Golden State
W 111β82
Karl Malone (21)
Greg Ostertag (10)
Jacque Vaughn (8)
Delta Center 19,911
8β6
15
November 29
@
L.A. Clippers
W 94β91
Karl Malone (42)
Karl Malone (18)
Jeff Hornacek (7)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,956
9β6
December: 10β5 (home: 5β1; road: 5β4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
16
December 1
New Jersey
W 100β95
Karl Malone (19)
Karl Malone (14)
Howard Eisley (7)
Delta Center 19,911
10β6
17
December 3
Toronto
W 115β98
Karl Malone (23)
Karl Malone (15)
Eisley ,
Hornacek (8)
Delta Center 19,590
11β6
18
December 5
@
Portland
L 77β94
Karl Malone (24)
Karl Malone (12)
Jeff Hornacek (8)
Rose Garden Arena 19,545
11β7
19
December 8
Indiana
W 106β97
Karl Malone (31)
Greg Ostertag (9)
John Stockton (7)
Delta Center 19,911
12β7
20
December 9
@
Sacramento
L 101β113
Karl Malone (34)
Karl Malone (10)
John Stockton (5)
ARCO Arena 13,624
12β8
21
December 12
Dallas
W 68β66
Karl Malone (23)
Adam Keefe (11)
Malone ,
Stockton (4)
Delta Center 19,911
13β8
22
December 15
@
Washington
L 86β88
Karl Malone (26)
Karl Malone (13)
Eisley ,
Malone (6)
MCI Center 18,756
13β9
23
December 16
@
Miami
W 103β95
Karl Malone (29)
Antoine Carr (7)
Howard Eisley (6)
Miami Arena 15,200
14β9
24
December 18
@
Orlando
W 85β73
Karl Malone (30)
Greg Ostertag (10)
Malone ,
Stockton (5)
Orlando Arena 17,258
15β9
25
December 21
@
Cleveland
L 101β106
Karl Malone (24)
Karl Malone (13)
Hornacek ,
Stockton (6)
Gund Arena 19,178
15β10
26
December 22
@
Atlanta
W 101β99
Karl Malone (27)
Adam Keefe (10)
John Stockton (8)
Georgia Dome 28,371
16β10
27
December 25
Houston
W 107β103
John Stockton (24)
Karl Malone (10)
Jeff Hornacek (9)
Delta Center 19,911
17β10
28
December 27
Portland
L 91β102
Karl Malone (24)
Karl Malone (11)
John Stockton (9)
Delta Center 19,911
17β11
29
December 28
@
Vancouver
W 89β88
Karl Malone (26)
Karl Malone (13)
John Stockton (7)
General Motors Place 16,488
18β11
30
December 30
@
Denver
W 132β99
Greg Ostertag (21)
Karl Malone (10)
John Stockton (9)
McNichols Sports Arena 14,230
19β11
January: 10β3 (home: 8β1; road: 2β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
31
January 3
Atlanta
W 97β82
Karl Malone (20)
Greg Ostertag (10)
John Stockton (12)
Delta Center 19,911
20β11
32
January 6
Philadelphia
W 98β95 (OT)
Hornacek ,
Malone (21)
Greg Ostertag (9)
John Stockton (14)
Delta Center 19,911
21β11
33
January 8
Milwaukee
W 116β109
Karl Malone (39)
Greg Ostertag (10)
John Stockton (13)
Delta Center 19,911
22β11
34
January 10
@
Houston
W 111β84
Karl Malone (24)
Karl Malone (9)
Anderson ,
Eisley (7)
The Summit 16,285
23β11
35
January 12
Cleveland
W 106β99
Jeff Hornacek (23)
Karl Malone (11)
John Stockton (12)
Delta Center 19,911
24β11
36
January 16
@
Portland
L 86β96
Karl Malone (23)
Karl Malone (15)
John Stockton (6)
Rose Garden Arena 21,538
24β12
37
January 17
Orlando
W 107β93
Karl Malone (32)
Keefe ,
Malone (9)
John Stockton (10)
Delta Center 19,911
25β12
38
January 19
Detroit
W 98β89
Karl Malone (30)
Karl Malone (15)
John Stockton (13)
Delta Center 19,911
26β12
39
January 21
Golden State
W 98β85
Karl Malone (27)
Adam Keefe (8)
John Stockton (13)
Delta Center 19,911
27β12
40
January 23
@
Indiana
L 102β106
Karl Malone (26)
Greg Ostertag (11)
John Stockton (11)
Market Square Arena 16,670
27β13
41
January 25
@
Chicago
W 101β94
Karl Malone (35)
Karl Malone (11)
John Stockton (10)
United Center 24,361
28β13
42
January 28
Seattle
L 93β101
Karl Malone (27)
Karl Malone (15)
John Stockton (14)
Delta Center 19,911
28β14
43
January 30
Dallas
W 104β94
Karl Malone (29)
Greg Ostertag (12)
Eisley ,
Stockton (10)
Delta Center 19,911
29β14
February: 9β2 (home: 6β1; road: 3β1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
44
February 1
@
Golden State
W 115β88
Karl Malone (20)
Karl Malone (8)
Karl Malone (9)
The Arena In Oakland 11,269
30β14
45
February 3
@
L.A. Clippers
L 102β111
Karl Malone (23)
Karl Malone (7)
John Stockton (10)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 13,553
30β15
46
February 4
Chicago
W 101β93
Karl Malone (30)
Karl Malone (8)
John Stockton (18)
Delta Center 19,911
31β15
47
February 10
L.A. Clippers
W 106β98
Karl Malone (29)
Karl Malone (14)
John Stockton (10)
Delta Center 19,911
32β15
48
February 12
Boston
W 118β100
Karl Malone (31)
Karl Malone (12)
Howard Eisley (10)
Delta Center 19,911
33β15
49
February 14
@
Seattle
W 111β91
Karl Malone (34)
Karl Malone (8)
John Stockton (12)
KeyArena 17,072
34β15
50
February 16
Charlotte
W 96β90
Karl Malone (23)
Adam Keefe (12)
John Stockton (9)
Delta Center 19,911
35β15
51
February 18
New York
W 94β78
Karl Malone (25)
Adam Keefe (12)
Jeff Hornacek (6)
Delta Center 19,911
36β15
52
February 21
@
San Antonio
W 79β77
Karl Malone (24)
Karl Malone (13)
John Stockton (6)
Alamodome 26,572
37β15
53
February 24
Miami
L 102β104
Karl Malone (26)
Karl Malone (11)
John Stockton (10)
Delta Center 19,911
37β16
54
February 26
Phoenix
W 108β97
Karl Malone (28)
Karl Malone (17)
Howard Eisley (10)
Delta Center 19,911
38β16
March: 15β2 (home: 5β0; road: 10β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
55
March 1
@
Houston
W 106β100
Karl Malone (21)
Karl Malone (9)
John Stockton (14)
The Summit 16,285
39β16
56
March 3
@
Toronto
W 108β93
Shandon Anderson (26)
Karl Malone (10)
John Stockton (11)
SkyDome 16,448
40β16
57
March 4
@
Boston
W 110β94
Karl Malone (32)
Karl Malone (15)
John Stockton (9)
FleetCenter 18,624
41β16
58
March 6
@
New Jersey
W 122β115
Karl Malone (32)
Karl Malone (12)
John Stockton (9)
Continental Airlines Arena 20,049
42β16
59
March 7
@
Milwaukee
W 110β92
Karl Malone (40)
Karl Malone (8)
John Stockton (7)
Bradley Center 18,717
43β16
60
March 9
Houston
W 100β93
Karl Malone (29)
Karl Malone (21)
Karl Malone (6)
Delta Center 19,911
44β16
61
March 11
Sacramento
W 110β95
Karl Malone (25)
Karl Malone (9)
Karl Malone (9)
Delta Center 19,911
45β16
62
March 13
Vancouver
W 110β101
Karl Malone (30)
Adam Keefe (11)
John Stockton (11)
Delta Center 19,911
46β16
63
March 15
@
Detroit
W 109β98
Karl Malone (28)
Karl Malone (9)
Eisley ,
Stockton (7)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
47β16
64
March 16
@
Minnesota
W 102β96
Karl Malone (29)
Greg Foster (10)
three players tied (8)
Target Center 17,333
48β16
65
March 18
@
Charlotte
L 85β111
Karl Malone (17)
Malone ,
Russell (9)
John Stockton (7)
Charlotte Coliseum 23,305
48β17
66
March 20
@
Philadelphia
W 91β79
Karl Malone (23)
Karl Malone (16)
Howard Eisley (7)
CoreStates Center 20,832
49β17
67
March 22
@
New York
W 124β119 (2OT)
Karl Malone (30)
Karl Malone (14)
John Stockton (14)
Madison Square Garden 19,763
50β17
68
March 24
Phoenix
W 92β73
Karl Malone (19)
Greg Foster (15)
John Stockton (11)
Delta Center 19,911
51β17
69
March 27
@
Dallas
W 99β90
Karl Malone (33)
Karl Malone (14)
Jeff Hornacek (8)
Reunion Arena 13,763
52β17
70
March 28
L.A. Lakers
W 106β91
Karl Malone (31)
Keefe ,
Malone (8)
John Stockton (9)
Delta Center 19,911
53β17
71
March 31
@
Seattle
L 86β88
Karl Malone (20)
Karl Malone (10)
Jeff Hornacek (7)
KeyArena 17,072
53β18
April: 9β2 (home: 6β0; road: 3β2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
72
April 1
Portland
W 98β89
Jeff Hornacek (31)
Greg Ostertag (9)
John Stockton (9)
Delta Center 19,911
54β18
73
April 3
Denver
W 97β75
Karl Malone (22)
Greg Ostertag (8)
Howard Eisley (9)
Delta Center 19,911
55β18
74
April 5
@
Vancouver
W 99β93
Karl Malone (25)
Greg Ostertag (9)
John Stockton (8)
General Motors Place 18,068
56β18
75
April 7
@
Golden State
W 101β99
Karl Malone (56)
Foster ,
Malone (9)
John Stockton (14)
The Arena In Oakland 14,430
57β18
76
April 8
San Antonio
W 98β88
Karl Malone (32)
Karl Malone (10)
John Stockton (9)
Delta Center 19,911
58β18
77
April 10
L.A. Clippers
W 126β109
Jeff Hornacek (23)
Greg Foster (10)
Jeff Hornacek (6)
Delta Center 19,911
59β18
78
April 11
@
Minnesota
L 103β110
Karl Malone (37)
Karl Malone (12)
Jeff Hornacek (8)
Target Center 20,051
59β19
79
April 14
Minnesota
W 126β109
Karl Malone (44)
Karl Malone (14)
Malone ,
Stockton (6)
Delta Center 19,911
60β19
80
April 16
Sacramento
W 99β86
Karl Malone (21)
Karl Malone (8)
Jeff Hornacek (11)
Delta Center 19,911
61β19
81
April 17
@
Phoenix
W 102β99
Karl Malone (29)
Karl Malone (9)
Howard Eisley (10)
America West Arena 19,023
62β19
82
April 19
@
L.A. Lakers
L 98β102
Karl Malone (27)
Karl Malone (9)
Howard Eisley (4)
Great Western Forum 17,505
62β20
1997β98 schedule
Playoffs
1998 playoff game log
First Round: 3β2 (home: 2β1; road: 1β1)
Conference semifinals: 4β1 (home: 3β0; road: 1β1)
Conference finals: 4β0 (home: 2β0; road: 2β0)
NBA Finals: 2β4 (home: 1β2; road: 1β2)
1998 schedule
Player statistics
Season
[64]
Playoffs
Awards and records
Transactions
Trades
Free agents
Additions
Player
Signed
Former team
Subtractions
See also
References
^
1997-98 Utah Jazz
^ Hamilton, Linda (October 14, 1997).
"Knee Surgery Puts Stockton on Sidelines" . Deseret News . Retrieved October 22, 2022 .
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"BASKETBALL: ROUNDUP -- UTAH; Stockton Will Miss 8-12 Weeks" . The New York Times . Associated Press. October 15, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2022 .
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"Jazz Loses Stockton for 2-3 Months" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. October 15, 1997. Retrieved March 2, 2017 .
^
"Jazz Lose Stockton 6-8 Weeks; Knee Surgery Will End Streak of Consecutive Games Played at 609" . The Spokesman-Review . Associated Press. October 15, 1997. Retrieved January 4, 2023 .
^
"Jazz 98, Grizzlies 80" . Associated Press . November 12, 1997. Retrieved July 18, 2021 .
^
"Jazz Game Day" . Deseret News . November 29, 1997. Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
^ Jorgensen, Loren (December 20, 1997).
"Russell Ready to Reclaim His Role as Jazz Starter" . Deseret News . Retrieved October 22, 2022 .
^
"NBA Games Played on February 5, 1998" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved July 20, 2022 .
^
"N.B.A.: LAST NIGHT; Jazz Obtains Seikaly for Morris and Foster" . The New York Times . Associated Press. February 17, 1998. Retrieved December 5, 2022 .
^
"Seikaly Traded to Jazz for Reserves" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. February 17, 1998. Retrieved December 5, 2022 .
^ Jorgensen, Loren (February 17, 1998).
"Jazz Pull Off Steal of a Deal, Acquire Seikaly" . Deseret News . Retrieved December 5, 2022 .
^
"Jazz Pick Up Seikaly In 2-for-1 Trade" . The Spokesman-Review . Wire Reports. February 17, 1998. Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^
"Jazz Earns a Big Victory, But Seikaly Trade Voided" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. February 19, 1998. Retrieved December 5, 2022 .
^ Johnson, L.C. (February 19, 1998).
"Seikaly Refuses to Play for Jazz" . Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved December 5, 2022 .
^
"Jazz Call Off Seikaly Deal" . The Spokesman-Review . Associated Press. February 19, 1998. Retrieved October 10, 2023 .
^ Jorgensen, Loren (March 7, 1998).
"Rony Seikaly Insists Jazz Nixed the Trade" . Deseret News . Retrieved December 5, 2022 .
^ Popper, Steve (February 20, 1998).
"PRO BASKETBALL; Seikaly Traded to Nets in a Last-Minute Deal" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^ Heisler, Mark (February 20, 1998).
"It's a Big Deal for Clippers: There Are No Slam Dunks in the Flurry of NBA Deals" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 5, 2022 .
^ Smith, Sam (February 20, 1998).
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^ Povtak, Tim (February 20, 1998).
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^
"Rony Seikaly" . NBA Stats . Retrieved October 23, 2019 .
^
"1997β98 Utah Jazz Schedule and Results" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2021 .
^
"Utah Jazz" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved January 21, 2022 .
^ Armour, Terry (January 26, 1998).
"Jordan Top All-Star Vote-Getter; Bryant, 19, Youngest Ever Picked" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved December 27, 2022 .
^ Jorgensen, Loren (January 26, 1998).
"All-Star Voting Shows Malone Is Popular Fella" . Deseret News . Retrieved November 18, 2022 .
^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (January 28, 1998).
"Lakers Get Four-Star Rating as Van Exel, Jones Honored" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 20, 2023 .
^
"1998 NBA All-Star Recap" . NBA.com . NBA.com Staff. September 13, 2021. Retrieved May 16, 2023 .
^
"1997-98 All-Star Events and Contestants - in New York" . Eskimo North . Retrieved December 27, 2022 .
^
"1998 NBA All-Star Game: East 135, West 114" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved November 27, 2021 .
^ Wise, Mike (May 19, 1998).
"THE N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Jordan Is Winner of M.V.P. a 5th Time" . The New York Times . Retrieved September 23, 2022 .
^ Springer, Steve (May 19, 1998).
"Malone Takes MVP Outcome in Stride" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved October 22, 2022 .
^
"1997β98 NBA Awards Voting" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^
"1997β98 Utah Jazz Roster and Stats" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 21, 2021 .
^ Popper, Steve (February 8, 1998).
"N.B.A. ALL-STAR WEEKEND: Kids Slam and Ham, but a Grown-Up Shoots for Dough; Houston Pair Win in 2Ball" . The New York Times . Retrieved June 30, 2022 .
^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (February 8, 1998).
"Jordan Under the Weather, and Stern Is Under the Gun" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved December 5, 2022 .
^ Buckley, Tim (January 18, 2000).
"Hornacek to Defend 3-Point Title; Jazz Guard Won All-Star Contest in 1998" . Deseret News . Retrieved November 18, 2022 .
^
"Bird Named Coach of the Year" . The Washington Post . Associated Press. May 12, 1998. Retrieved October 6, 2022 .
^
"Bird Draws Top Honor in His Rookie Season" . Los Angeles Times . Times Wire Services. May 13, 1998. Retrieved February 2, 2023 .
^
"NBA: PLAYOFFS; Utah Loses and Nears Elimination" . The New York Times . Associated Press. April 30, 1998. Retrieved January 18, 2022 .
^
"Jordan Finishes Off the Nets; Rockets Put Jazz on the Ropes" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. April 30, 1998. Retrieved October 5, 2022 .
^ Jorgensen, Loren (April 30, 1998).
"Dream Turns Into Jazz's Nightmare" . Deseret News . Retrieved February 24, 2023 .
^ Drape, Tom (May 4, 1998).
"THE N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Youthful Sprint Wears Out Houston" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 5, 2022 .
^ Heisler, Mark (May 4, 1998).
"Resurgent Ostertag Helps Jazz Play On" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 30, 2022 .
^ Jorgensen, Loren (May 4, 1998).
"Hous-Done!" . Deseret News . Retrieved November 25, 2022 .
^
"1998 NBA Western Conference First Round: Rockets vs. Jazz" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^
"THE N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; The Finals In the West: It's Jazz Vs. Lakers" . The New York Times . Associated Press. May 13, 1998. Retrieved May 5, 2022 .
^ Heisler, Mark (May 13, 1998).
"Worth Getting Jazzed About" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 30, 2022 .
^ Bucher, Ric (May 13, 1998).
"Malone, Jazz Put Spurs Out of Their Misery" . The Washington Post . Retrieved November 25, 2022 .
^
"1998 NBA Western Conference semifinals: Spurs vs. Jazz" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ Wise, Mike (May 25, 1998).
"THE N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Utah Plods Right Back to the Finals" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 5, 2022 .
^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (May 25, 1998).
"Bittersweep End" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 30, 2022 .
^ Jorgensen, Loren (May 25, 1998).
"Jazz Put Lakers to Sweep" . Deseret News . Retrieved November 18, 2022 .
^
"1998 NBA Western Conference finals: Lakers vs. Jazz" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^ Araton, Harvey (June 15, 1998).
"Sports of the Times; At the End, Jordan Lifts Bulls to Their Sixth N.B.A. Title" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 14, 2022 .
^ Howard-Cooper, Scott (June 15, 1998).
"A Rousing Six-cess" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved June 28, 2022 .
^ Armour, Terry (June 15, 1998).
"Michael Jordan Hits 'The Shot', and the Chicago Bulls Beat Utah Jazz for Their 6th NBA Championship" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved September 20, 2021 .
^ Robinson, Doug (June 15, 1998).
"M.J.'s Moment: A Finals Finale" . Deseret News . Retrieved December 12, 2022 .
^
"1998 NBA Finals: Bulls vs. Jazz" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved February 4, 2023 .
^
"Rockets Sign Antoine Carr" . Associated Press . January 23, 1999. Retrieved July 27, 2021 .
^ Wise, Mike (February 4, 1999).
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^
"NBA Draft 1997" . Archived from
the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2008 .
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