San Antonio Spurs Playoff Rosters

1997-1998 San Antonio Spurs Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Willie Burton SG 6-6 210 May 26, 1968 29 Minnesota 6 1990 1st Rnd, #9, Miami Heat
Vinny Del Negro SG 6-4 185 Aug 9, 1966 31 NC State 7 1988 2nd Rnd, #29, Sacramento Kings
Tim Duncan PF/C 6-11 250 Apr 25, 1976 21 Wake Forest 0 1997 1st Rnd, #1, San Antonio Spurs
Sean Elliott PF 6-8 205 Feb 2, 1968 30 Arizona 8 1989 1st Rnd, #3, San Antonio Spurs
Reggie Geary SG 6-2 187 Aug 31, 1973 24 Arizona 1 1996 2nd Rnd, #56, Cleveland Cavaliers
Carl Herrera PF 6-9 215 Dec 14, 1966 31 Houston 6 1990 2nd Rnd, #30, Miami Heat
Jaren Jackson SG 6-4 190 Oct 27, 1967 30 Georgetown 6 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Avery Johnson PG 5-10 175 Mar 25, 1965 33 Southern 9 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Brad Lohaus FC 6-11 230 Sep 29, 1964 33 Iowa 10 1987 2nd Rnd, #45, Boston Celtics
Will Perdue C 7-0 240 Aug 29, 1965 32 Vanderbilt 9 1988 1st Rnd, #11, Chicago Bulls
Chuck Person PF 6-8 220 Jun 27, 1964 33 Auburn 11 1986 1st Rnd, #4, Indiana Pacers
David Robinson C 7-1 250 Aug 6, 1965 32 Navy 8 1987 1st Rnd, #1, San Antonio Spurs
Malik Rose SF 6-7 250 Nov 23, 1974 23 Drexel 1 1996 2nd Rnd, #44, Charlotte Hornets (1988)
Monty Williams F-G 6-8 225 Oct 8, 1971 26 Notre Dame 3 1994 1st Rnd, #24, New York Knicks

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 San Antonio Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tim Duncan 9 41.6 20.7 9.0 1.9 0.6 2.6 2.8
David Robinson 9 39.2 19.4 14.1 2.6 1.2 3.3 2.8
Avery Johnson 9 38.0 17.3 1.4 6.1 1.0 0.0 2.3
Vinny Del Negro 9 31.4 10.7 2.7 3.2 0.9 0.0 1.4
Jaren Jackson 9 35.4 10.2 4.3 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.3
Chuck Person 9 21.8 5.8 3.0 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.7
Will Perdue 9 21.2 4.0 6.7 0.1 0.7 1.0 1.2
Monty Williams 5 5.6 2.4 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8
Malik Rose 5 3.6 2.0 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.8
Reggie Geary 7 6.6 1.3 0.3 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.3
Carl Herrera 5 5.0 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
Brad Lohaus 4 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0

1997-1998 San Antonio Spurs Opening Round Schedule

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

1997-1998 San Antonio Spurs Conference Semi Finals Schedule

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