Utah Jazz Playoff Rosters

1997-1998 Utah Jazz Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Shandon Anderson SG 6-6 208 Dec 31, 1973 24 Georgia 1 1996 2nd Rnd, #54, Utah Jazz
Antoine Carr PF 6-9 225 Jul 23, 1961 36 Wichita State 13 1983 1st Rnd, #8, Detroit Pistons
Howard Eisley PG 6-2 177 Dec 4, 1972 25 Boston College 3 1994 2nd Rnd, #30, Minnesota Timberwolves
Greg Foster C 6-11 240 Oct 3, 1968 29 UTEP 7 1990 2nd Rnd, #35, Washington Wizards
Jeff Hornacek PG 6-3 190 May 3, 1963 34 Iowa State 11 1986 2nd Rnd, #46, Phoenix Suns
Adam Keefe PF 6-9 230 Feb 22, 1970 28 Stanford 5 1992 1st Rnd, #10, Atlanta Hawks
Karl Malone PF 6-9 265 Jul 24, 1963 34 Louisiana Tech 12 1985 1st Rnd, #13, Utah Jazz
Chris Morris PF 6-8 210 Jan 20, 1966 32 Auburn 9 1988 1st Rnd, #4, New Jersey Nets
Greg Ostertag C 7-2 280 Mar 6, 1973 25 Kansas 2 1995 1st Rnd, #28, Utah Jazz
Bryon Russell G-F 6-7 225 Dec 31, 1970 27 Long Beach State 4 1993 2nd Rnd, #45, Utah Jazz
John Stockton PG 6-1 170 Mar 26, 1962 36 Gonzaga 13 1984 1st Rnd, #16, Utah Jazz
Jacque Vaughn PG 6-1 190 Feb 11, 1975 23 Kansas 0 1997 1st Rnd, #27, Utah Jazz

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 Utah Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Karl Malone 20 39.8 26.3 10.8 3.4 1.1 1.0 3.0
John Stockton 20 29.8 11.1 3.0 7.8 1.6 0.1 2.4
Bryon Russell 20 34.9 10.9 4.7 1.1 1.1 0.2 0.8
Jeff Hornacek 20 31.8 10.8 2.5 3.2 1.0 0.2 1.6
Shandon Anderson 20 18.9 6.7 3.1 0.9 0.2 0.1 1.5
Howard Eisley 20 18.3 5.6 2.0 4.0 0.6 0.2 1.6
Antoine Carr 20 14.6 4.4 2.0 0.6 0.1 0.6 0.5
Greg Foster 20 16.8 4.1 3.4 0.2 0.1 0.3 0.9
Chris Morris 17 14.1 4.5 2.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.5
Greg Ostertag 19 17.7 3.4 4.3 0.3 0.4 1.9 0.6
Adam Keefe 15 10.3 2.1 2.3 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.2
Jacque Vaughn 7 3.4 1.0 0.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.6

1997-1998 Utah Jazz Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders Houston Leaders
Apr 23, 1998
v.
Houston
L, 90-103 Delta Center
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 25. Karl Malone
REB: 11. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton
PTS: 22. C. Drexler
REB: 14. Kevin Willis
AST: 6. C. Drexler
Apr 25, 1998
v.
Houston
W, 105-90 Delta Center
Opening Round
1-1 PTS: 29. Karl Malone
REB: 11. G. Ostertag
AST: 10. J. Stockton
PTS: 16. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. Kevin Willis
AST: 6. Matt Maloney
Apr 29, 1998
@
Houston
L, 89-85 Compaq Center
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 19. B. Russell
REB: 14. Karl Malone
AST: 6. J. Stockton
PTS: 28. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. C. Drexler
May 1, 1998
@
Houston
W, 71-93 Compaq Center
Opening Round
2-2 PTS: 29. Karl Malone
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 7. J. Stockton
PTS: 27. H. Olajuwon
REB: 15. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. C. Drexler
May 3, 1998
v.
Houston
W, 84-70 Delta Center
Opening Round
3-2 PTS: 31. Karl Malone
REB: 15. Karl Malone
AST: 10. J. Stockton
PTS: 16. Kevin Willis
REB: 11. Kevin Willis
AST: 3. Mario Elie

1997-1998 Utah Jazz Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders San Antonio Leaders
May 5, 1998
v.
San Antonio
W, 83-82 Delta Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 25. Karl Malone
REB: 8. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton
PTS: 33. Tim Duncan
REB: 16. D. Robinson
AST: 8. A. Johnson
May 7, 1998
v.
San Antonio
W, 109-106 Delta Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-0 PTS: 22. Karl Malone
REB: 12. Karl Malone
AST: 12. J. Stockton
PTS: 26. Tim Duncan
REB: 14. D. Robinson
AST: 5. V. Del Negro
May 9, 1998
@
San Antonio
L, 86-64 Alamodome
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 18. Karl Malone
REB: 9. G. Ostertag
AST: 3. J. Vaughn
PTS: 21. D. Robinson
REB: 11. Will Perdue
AST: 5. A. Johnson
May 10, 1998
@
San Antonio
W, 73-82 Alamodome
Conference Semi Finals
3-1 PTS: 34. Karl Malone
REB: 12. Karl Malone
AST: 7. J. Stockton
PTS: 22. Tim Duncan
REB: 11. D. Robinson
AST: 7. A. Johnson
May 12, 1998
v.
San Antonio
W, 87-77 Delta Center
Conference Semi Finals
4-1 PTS: 24. Karl Malone
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 7. H. Eisley
PTS: 21. D. Robinson
REB: 13. D. Robinson
AST: 8. A. Johnson

1997-1998 Utah Jazz Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
May 16, 1998
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 112-77 Delta Center
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 29. Karl Malone
REB: 11. S. Anderson
AST: 9. H. Eisley
PTS: 19. S. O'Neal
REB: 9. Corie Blount
AST: 3. N. Van Exel
May 18, 1998
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 99-95 Delta Center
Conference Finals
2-0 PTS: 33. Karl Malone
REB: 7. Karl Malone
AST: 6. J. Stockton
PTS: 31. S. O'Neal
REB: 10. Corie Blount
AST: 7. Rick Fox
May 22, 1998
@
L.A. Lakers
W, 98-109 The Forum
Conference Finals
3-0 PTS: 26. Karl Malone
REB: 10. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton
PTS: 39. S. O'Neal
REB: 15. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. N. Van Exel
May 24, 1998
@
L.A. Lakers
W, 92-96 The Forum
Conference Finals
4-0 PTS: 32. Karl Malone
REB: 14. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton
PTS: 38. S. O'Neal
REB: 8. Robert Horry
AST: 6. Eddie Jones

1997-1998 Utah Jazz NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders Chicago Leaders
Jun 3, 1998
v.
Chicago
W, 88-85 Delta Center
NBA Finals
1-0 PTS: 24. J. Stockton
REB: 14. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton
PTS: 33. M. Jordan
REB: 10. D. Rodman
AST: 5. Steve Kerr
Jun 5, 1998
v.
Chicago
L, 88-93 Delta Center
NBA Finals
1-1 PTS: 20. J. Hornacek
REB: 12. Karl Malone
AST: 7. J. Stockton
PTS: 37. M. Jordan
REB: 9. D. Rodman
AST: 4. S. Pippen
Jun 7, 1998
@
Chicago
L, 96-54 United Center
NBA Finals
1-2 PTS: 22. Karl Malone
REB: 9. G. Ostertag
AST: 7. J. Stockton
PTS: 24. M. Jordan
REB: 10. Ron Harper
AST: 7. Ron Harper
Jun 10, 1998
@
Chicago
L, 86-82 United Center
NBA Finals
1-3 PTS: 21. Karl Malone
REB: 14. Karl Malone
AST: 13. J. Stockton
PTS: 34. M. Jordan
REB: 14. D. Rodman
AST: 5. S. Pippen
Jun 12, 1998
@
Chicago
W, 81-83 United Center
NBA Finals
2-3 PTS: 39. Karl Malone
REB: 9. Karl Malone
AST: 12. J. Stockton
PTS: 30. Toni Kukoc
REB: 11. S. Pippen
AST: 11. S. Pippen
Jun 14, 1998
v.
Chicago
L, 86-87 Delta Center
NBA Finals
2-4 PTS: 31. Karl Malone
REB: 11. Karl Malone
AST: 7. Karl Malone
PTS: 45. M. Jordan
REB: 8. D. Rodman
AST: 4. Toni Kukoc