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1997-1998 Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Roster
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Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Born Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Greg Anthony G 6-0 176 Nov 15, 1967 30 UNLV 6 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 12, New York Knicks
Vin Baker F-C 6-11 240 Nov 23, 1971 26 Hartford 4 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 8, Milwaukee Bucks
James Cotton G 6-5 220 Dec 14, 1975 22 Long Beach State 0 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 4, Denver Nuggets
Dale Ellis G-F 6-7 205 Aug 6, 1960 37 Tennessee 14 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 9, Dallas Mavericks
Hersey Hawkins G 6-3 190 Sep 29, 1966 31 Bradley 9 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 6, Los Angeles Clippers
Stephen Howard PF 6-9 225 Jul 15, 1970 27 DePaul 3 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Jerome Kersey F 6-7 215 Jun 26, 1962 35 Longwood 13 1984 Rnd 2 Pick 22, Portland Trail Blazers
Jim McIlvaine C 7-1 240 Jul 30, 1972 25 Marquette 3 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 5, Washington Wizards
Nate McMillan G-F 6-5 195 Aug 3, 1964 33 North Carolina State 11 1986 Rnd 2 Pick 6, Seattle SuperSonics
Gary Payton G 6-4 180 Jul 23, 1968 29 Oregon State 7 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 2, Seattle SuperSonics
Sam Perkins F 6-9 235 Jun 14, 1961 36 North Carolina 13 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 4, Dallas Mavericks
Detlef Schrempf F 6-9 214 Jan 21, 1963 35 Washington 12 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 8, Dallas Mavericks
Aaron Williams F-C 6-9 220 Oct 2, 1971 26 Xavier 3 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted
David Wingate G 6-5 185 Dec 15, 1963 34 Georgetown 11 1986 Rnd 2 Pick 20, Philadelphia Sixers

Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 New Jersey Nets Chicago in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 New York Knicks New York in 5
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Cleveland Cavaliers Indiana in 4
First Round #4 Charlotte Hornets #5 Atlanta Hawks Charlotte in 4
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Charlotte Hornets Chicago in 5
Second Round #3 Indiana Pacers #7 New York Knicks Indiana in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Indiana Pacers Chicago in 7
Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Houston Rockets Utah in 5
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Minnesota Timberwolves Seattle in 5
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Portland Trail Blazers L.A. Lakers in 4
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 San Antonio Spurs San Antonio in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #5 San Antonio Spurs Utah in 5
Second Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Los Angeles Lakers L.A. Lakers in 5
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Los Angeles Lakers Utah in 4
NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Utah Jazz #1 Chicago Bulls Chicago in 6

Seattle Playoff Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Gary Payton 10 42.8 24.0 3.4 7.0 1.8 0.1 2.6
Aaron Williams 3 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3
Detlef Schrempf 10 37.5 16.1 7.7 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.2
Vin Baker 10 37.1 15.8 9.4 1.8 1.8 1.5 2.2
Greg Anthony 9 13.1 3.6 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.2
Jerome Kersey 10 21.3 7.8 4.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.3
Hersey Hawkins 10 33.7 13.4 5.7 3.6 1.8 0.1 0.9
Jim McIlvaine 6 9.8 2.2 1.7 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.2
Sam Perkins 10 21.0 5.4 3.2 1.4 0.3 0.5 1.1
Dale Ellis 10 17.0 5.6 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2
David Wingate 3 4.3 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3
Nate McMillan 7 14.1 2.3 2.3 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.3

Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type Record Seattle Leaders Minnesota Leaders
Apr 24, 1998
VS
Minnesota
 W, 108-83 KeyArena
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 25. Vin Baker
REB: 12. Vin Baker
AST: 7. Gary Payton 		PTS: 18. K. Garnett
REB: 18. K. Garnett
AST: 5. S. Marbury
Apr 26, 1998
VS
Minnesota
 L, 93-98 KeyArena
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 32. Gary Payton
REB: 10. D. Schrempf
AST: 6. N. McMillan 		PTS: 25. S. Marbury
REB: 14. A. Peeler
AST: 7. S. Marbury
Apr 28, 1998
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Minnesota
 L, 98-90 Target Center
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 26. Gary Payton
REB: 12. Vin Baker
AST: 5. D. Schrempf 		PTS: 20. A. Peeler
REB: 8. K. Garnett
AST: 11. S. Marbury
Apr 30, 1998
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Minnesota
 W, 88-92 Target Center
Opening Round 		2-2 PTS: 24. Gary Payton
REB: 12. Vin Baker
AST: 8. Gary Payton 		PTS: 20. K. Garnett
REB: 10. K. Garnett
AST: 7. S. Marbury
May 2, 1998
VS
Minnesota
 W, 97-84 KeyArena
Opening Round 		3-2 PTS: 29. Gary Payton
REB: 11. D. Schrempf
AST: 4. Gary Payton 		PTS: 28. A. Peeler
REB: 8. R. Jordan
AST: 8. S. Marbury

Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type Record Seattle Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
May 4, 1998
VS
L.A. Lakers
 W, 106-92 KeyArena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 25. Gary Payton
REB: 8. H. Hawkins
AST: 6. Gary Payton 		PTS: 27. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. S. O'Neal
AST: 10. Rick Fox
May 6, 1998
VS
L.A. Lakers
 L, 68-92 KeyArena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 13. Vin Baker
REB: 8. D. Schrempf
AST: 5. Gary Payton 		PTS: 26. S. O'Neal
REB: 10. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Derek Fisher
May 8, 1998
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L.A. Lakers
 L, 119-103 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 26. D. Schrempf
REB: 12. Vin Baker
AST: 13. Gary Payton 		PTS: 30. S. O'Neal
REB: 10. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Derek Fisher
May 10, 1998
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L.A. Lakers
 L, 112-100 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		1-3 PTS: 31. Gary Payton
REB: 8. Gary Payton
AST: 13. Gary Payton 		PTS: 39. S. O'Neal
REB: 8. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. S. O'Neal
May 12, 1998
VS
L.A. Lakers
 L, 95-110 KeyArena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-4 PTS: 28. Vin Baker
REB: 9. Vin Baker
AST: 6. H. Hawkins 		PTS: 31. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. Robert Horry
AST: 6. Derek Fisher