Weird thing is, it was interesting.

Weird thing is that after all was said and done, it took a desperation three-point heave by Vlade Divac to drive a stake through the Jazz's heart. It took John Stockton's last-second shot in Game 1 to rim out, or maybe Scott Padgett's basket interference. It took Stockton fouling out in Game 3 and leaving Rusty LaRue to roll the dice.

It took shining moments by Padgett, Quincy Lewis, Donyell Marshall and even Greg Ostertag to make it turn out the way it did.