1997–98 Utah Jazz season | |
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Conference champions | |
Division champions | |
Head coach | Jerry Sloan |
General manager | Tim Howells |
Owner(s) | Larry H. Miller |
Arena | Delta Center |
Results | |
Record | 62–20 (.756) |
Place | Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | NBA Finals (lost to Bulls 2–4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | |
Radio | KFNZ |
The 1997–98 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 11–7 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 31–15 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 62–20 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 2–1 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 2020–21 season.
Offseason
[edit]NBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 27 | Jacque Vaughn[62] | PG | ![]() |
Kansas |
2 | 56 | Nate Erdmann | ![]() |
Oklahoma |
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
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Roster Notes
[edit]- Rookie point guard Troy Hudson was waived on December 28.
Salaries
[edit]Player | Salary |
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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
[edit]Season standings
[edit]W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | |
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z-Utah Jazz | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 36–5 | 26–15 | 22–2 |
x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6 | 31–10 | 25–16 | 18–6 |
x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 14–10 |
x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 | 24–17 | 17–24 | 14–10 |
Dallas Mavericks | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42 | 13–28 | 7–34 | 9–15 |
Vancouver Grizzlies | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 | 14–27 | 5–36 | 4–20 |
Denver Nuggets | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51 | 9–32 | 2–39 | 3–21 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Utah Jazz | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
2 | y-Seattle SuperSonics | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1 |
3 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1 |
4 | x-Phoenix Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6 |
5 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6 |
6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16 |
7 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
8 | x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
9 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35 |
10 | Dallas Mavericks | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42 |
11 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 |
11 | Golden State Warriors | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 |
13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45 |
14 | Denver Nuggets | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51 |
Record vs. opponents
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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 | — | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
Boston | 1–2 | — | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
Charlotte | 0–4 | 2–1 | — | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Chicago | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Cleveland | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Dallas | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Denver | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Detroit | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Golden State | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
Indiana | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Miami | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
Milwaukee | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Minnesota | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 |
New Jersey | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
New York | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Orlando | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–4 | — | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Philadelphia | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Phoenix | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Portland | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | — | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 4–0 | — | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Toronto | 0–4 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
Utah | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 4–0 | 0–2 |
Vancouver | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 |
Washington | 0–4 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
[edit]Playoffs
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First Round: 3–2 (home: 2–1; road: 1–1)
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Conference semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
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Conference finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
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NBA Finals: 2–4 (home: 1–2; road: 1–2)
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Player statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Shandon Anderson | 82 | 2 | 19.5 | .538 | .219 | .735 | 2.8 | 1.1 | .8 | .2 | 8.3 |
Antoine Carr | 66 | 8 | 16.5 | .465 | . | .776 | 2.0 | .7 | .2 | .8 | 5.7 |
William Cunningham | 6 | 2 | 6.3 | .444 | . | . | 1.3 | .2 | .3 | .0 | 1.3 |
Howard Eisley | 82 | 18 | 21.0 | .441 | .407 | .852 | 2.0 | 4.2 | .7 | .2 | 7.7 |
Greg Foster | 78 | 49 | 18.5 | .445 | .222 | .770 | 3.5 | .7 | .2 | .4 | 5.7 |
Jeff Hornacek | 80 | 80 | 30.8 | .482 | .441 | .885 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 1.4 | .2 | 14.2 |
Troy Hudson | 8 | 0 | 2.9 | .429 | .000 | . | .3 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 1.5 |
Adam Keefe | 80 | 75 | 25.6 | .540 | . | .810 | 5.5 | 1.1 | .7 | .3 | 7.8 |
Karl Malone | 81 | 81 | 37.4 | .530 | .333 | .761 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 1.2 | .9 | 27.0 |
Chris Morris | 54 | 1 | 10.0 | .411 | .306 | .721 | 2.1 | .4 | .5 | .3 | 4.3 |
Greg Ostertag | 63 | 23 | 20.4 | .481 | . | .479 | 5.9 | .4 | .4 | 2.1 | 4.7 |
Bryon Russell | 82 | 7 | 27.1 | .430 | .341 | .766 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .4 | 9.0 |
John Stockton | 64 | 64 | 29.0 | .528 | .429 | .827 | 2.6 | 8.5 | 1.4 | .2 | 12.0 |
Jacque Vaughn | 45 | 0 | 9.3 | .361 | .375 | .706 | .8 | 1.9 | .2 | .0 | 3.1 |
Playoffs
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Shandon Anderson | 20 | 0 | 18.9 | .515 | .273 | .676 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 6.7 |
Antoine Carr | 20 | 0 | 14.6 | .456 | . | .750 | 2.1 | .6 | .1 | .6 | 4.4 |
Howard Eisley | 20 | 0 | 18.3 | .368 | .296 | .923 | 2.0 | 4.1 | .6 | .3 | 5.6 |
Greg Foster | 20 | 16 | 16.8 | .453 | .500 | .600 | 3.4 | .3 | .1 | .3 | 4.1 |
Jeff Hornacek | 20 | 20 | 31.8 | .416 | .467 | .846 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .2 | 10.9 |
Adam Keefe | 15 | 10 | 10.3 | .345 | . | .647 | 2.3 | .1 | .3 | .1 | 2.1 |
Karl Malone | 20 | 20 | 39.8 | .471 | .000 | .788 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 26.3 |
Chris Morris | 17 | 0 | 14.1 | .406 | .304 | .700 | 2.8 | .6 | .3 | .2 | 4.5 |
Greg Ostertag | 19 | 1 | 17.7 | .565 | . | .480 | 4.3 | .3 | .4 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
Bryon Russell | 20 | 13 | 34.9 | .469 | .365 | .716 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | .3 | 11.0 |
John Stockton | 20 | 20 | 29.8 | .494 | .346 | .718 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 1.6 | .2 | 11.1 |
Jacque Vaughn | 7 | 0 | 3.4 | .200 | .500 | 1.000 | .4 | .6 | . | . | 1.0 |
Awards and records
[edit]- Karl Malone, All-NBA First Team
- Karl Malone, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- Karl Malone, NBA Leader, Free Throw Attempts (825) [63]
Transactions
[edit]Trades
[edit]Free agents
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 1997-98 Utah Jazz
- ^ Hamilton, Linda (October 14, 1997). "Knee Surgery Puts Stockton on Sidelines". Deseret News. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
- ^ "BASKETBALL: ROUNDUP -- UTAH; Stockton Will Miss 8-12 Weeks". The New York Times. Associated Press. October 15, 1997. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ "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.
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