Phoenix Suns Playoff Rosters

1997-1998 Phoenix Suns Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Mike Brown PF 6-9 257 Jul 19, 1963 34 Georgetown 11 1985 3rd Rnd, #69, Chicago Bulls
Mark Bryant PF 6-9 245 Apr 25, 1965 32 Seton Hall 9 1988 1st Rnd, #21, Portland Trail Blazers
Rex Chapman SG 6-4 185 Oct 5, 1967 30 Kentucky 9 1988 1st Rnd, #8, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Horacio Llamas C 6-11 285 Jul 17, 1973 24 Grand Canyon 1 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Kevin Johnson PG 6-1 180 Mar 4, 1966 32 California 10 1987 1st Rnd, #7, Cleveland Cavaliers
Jason Kidd PG 6-4 210 Mar 23, 1973 25 California 3 1994 1st Rnd, #2, Dallas Mavericks
Danny Manning F-C 6-10 230 May 17, 1966 31 Kansas 9 1988 1st Rnd, #1, Los Angeles Clippers
George McCloud G-F 6-6 205 May 27, 1967 30 Florida State 7 1989 1st Rnd, #7, Indiana Pacers
Antonio McDyess PF 6-9 245 Sep 7, 1974 23 Alabama 2 1995 1st Rnd, #2, Los Angeles Clippers
Loren Meyer F-C 6-10 257 Dec 30, 1972 25 Iowa State 2 1995 1st Rnd, #24, Dallas Mavericks
Marko Milic SF 6-6 235 May 7, 1977 20 Union Olimpija (Slovenia) 0 1997 2nd Rnd, #33, Philadelphia Sixers
Steve Nash PG 6-3 178 Feb 7, 1974 24 Santa Clara 1 1996 1st Rnd, #15, Phoenix Suns
Cliff Robinson F-C 6-10 225 Dec 16, 1966 31 UConn 8 1989 2nd Rnd, #36, Portland Trail Blazers
Dennis Scott PF 6-8 229 Sep 5, 1968 29 Georgia Tech 7 1990 1st Rnd, #4, Orlando Magic
Hot Rod Williams F-C 6-11 215 Aug 9, 1962 35 Tulane 11 1985 2nd Rnd, #45, Cleveland Cavaliers

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 Phoenix Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Antonio McDyess 4 36.8 17.8 13.2 1.0 0.5 1.5 1.2
Jason Kidd 4 42.8 14.2 5.8 7.8 4.0 0.5 3.0
George McCloud 4 31.5 14.2 4.8 2.0 0.2 0.2 1.5
Kevin Johnson 4 30.5 13.8 2.2 4.8 0.5 0.2 1.5
Mark Bryant 4 23.2 10.0 5.8 0.2 1.0 0.5 0.8
Cliff Robinson 4 23.0 6.2 3.0 0.8 0.8 0.5 1.2
Steve Nash 4 12.8 5.5 2.5 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.8
Rex Chapman 2 29.0 9.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
Dennis Scott 4 15.5 4.2 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.5
Hot Rod Williams 3 11.0 2.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.7 0.0
Marko Milic 2 2.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0
Mike Brown 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1997-1998 Phoenix Suns Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Phoenix Leaders San Antonio Leaders
Apr 23, 1998
v.
San Antonio
L, 96-102 Footprint Center
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 18. K. Johnson
REB: 9. G. McCloud
AST: 11. Jason Kidd
PTS: 32. Tim Duncan
REB: 15. D. Robinson
AST: 6. V. Del Negro
Apr 25, 1998
v.
San Antonio
W, 108-101 Footprint Center
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 22. G. McCloud
REB: 11. A. McDyess
AST: 10. Jason Kidd
PTS: 23. D. Robinson
REB: 16. D. Robinson
AST: 8. A. Johnson
Apr 27, 1998
@
San Antonio
L, 100-88 Alamodome
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 26. A. McDyess
REB: 17. A. McDyess
AST: 6. Jason Kidd
PTS: 22. Tim Duncan
REB: 14. Tim Duncan
AST: 5. A. Johnson
Apr 29, 1998
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San Antonio
L, 99-80 Alamodome
Opening Round
1-3 PTS: 18. K. Johnson
REB: 19. A. McDyess
AST: 5. Steve Nash
PTS: 30. A. Johnson
REB: 21. D. Robinson
AST: 7. A. Johnson