New Jersey Nets Playoff Rosters

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1997-1998 New Jersey Nets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Michael Cage F-C 6-9 224 Jan 28, 1962 36 San Diego State 13 1984 1st Rnd, #14, San Diego Clippers
Sam Cassell PG 6-3 185 Nov 18, 1969 28 Florida State 4 1993 1st Rnd, #24, Houston Rockets
Sherman Douglas PG 6-0 180 Sep 15, 1966 31 Syracuse 8 1989 2nd Rnd, #28, Miami Heat
Brian Evans PF 6-8 220 Sep 13, 1973 24 Indiana 1 1996 1st Rnd, #27, Orlando Magic
Chris Gatling F-C 6-10 220 Sep 3, 1967 30 Old Dominion 6 1991 1st Rnd, #16, Golden State Warriors
Kendall Gill SG 6-5 195 May 25, 1968 29 Illinois 7 1990 1st Rnd, #5, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Jack Haley FC 6-10 240 Jan 27, 1964 34 UCLA 10 1987 4th Rnd, #79, Chicago Bulls
Lucious Harris SG 6-5 190 Dec 18, 1970 27 Long Beach State 4 1993 2nd Rnd, #28, Dallas Mavericks
Kerry Kittles SG 6-5 179 Jun 12, 1974 23 Villanova 1 1996 1st Rnd, #8, New Jersey Nets
Don MacLean PF 6-10 235 Jan 16, 1970 28 UCLA 5 1992 1st Rnd, #19, Detroit Pistons
Rony Seikaly C 6-11 230 May 10, 1965 32 Syracuse 9 1988 1st Rnd, #9, Miami Heat
Keith Van Horn PF 6-10 220 Oct 23, 1975 22 Utah 0 1997 1st Rnd, #2, Philadelphia Sixers
David Vaughn PF 6-9 240 Mar 23, 1973 25 Memphis 2 1995 1st Rnd, #25, Orlando Magic
Jayson Williams F-C 6-10 245 Feb 22, 1968 30 St. John's 7 1990 1st Rnd, #21, Phoenix Suns

1997-1998 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 New Jersey Nets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 New York Knicks NYK in 5
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Cleveland Cavaliers IND in 4
First Round #4 Charlotte Hornets #5 Atlanta Hawks CHA in 4
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Charlotte Hornets CHI in 5
Second Round #3 Indiana Pacers #7 New York Knicks IND in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Indiana Pacers CHI in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Houston Rockets UTA in 5
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Minnesota Timberwolves SEA in 5
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 San Antonio Spurs SAS in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #5 San Antonio Spurs UTA in 5
Second Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Utah Jazz #1 Chicago Bulls CHI in 6

1997-1998 New Jersey Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Sherman Douglas 3 41.7 18.3 2.7 8.3 2.0 0.0 4.3
Kerry Kittles 3 42.0 16.3 5.0 2.7 1.3 0.7 2.3
Chris Gatling 3 27.0 15.3 3.3 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.0
Kendall Gill 3 33.3 14.3 4.3 1.0 1.3 0.3 1.3
Keith Van Horn 3 25.7 12.7 3.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.7
Jayson Williams 3 38.7 7.0 14.0 1.7 0.7 1.0 0.7
Rony Seikaly 3 12.3 6.0 3.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.3
Lucious Harris 3 17.3 3.0 2.7 0.3 0.7 0.0 0.7
Sam Cassell 3 8.7 2.0 1.0 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.7
David Vaughn 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0
Brian Evans 3 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1997-1998 New Jersey Nets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record New Jersey Leaders Chicago Leaders
Apr 24, 1998
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Chicago		 L, 96-93 United Center
Opening Round 		0-1 PTS: 24. C. Gatling
REB: 21. J. Williams
AST: 5. S. Douglas 		PTS: 39. M. Jordan
REB: 8. D. Rodman
AST: 5. S. Pippen
Apr 26, 1998
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Chicago		 L, 96-91 United Center
Opening Round 		0-2 PTS: 23. K. Kittles
REB: 11. J. Williams
AST: 12. S. Douglas 		PTS: 32. M. Jordan
REB: 16. D. Rodman
AST: 4. D. Rodman
Apr 29, 1998
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Chicago		 L, 101-116 Izod Center
Opening Round 		0-3 PTS: 19. S. Douglas
REB: 10. J. Williams
AST: 8. S. Douglas 		PTS: 38. M. Jordan
REB: 17. D. Rodman
AST: 10. S. Pippen