1997-98 Phoenix Suns Schedule and Results

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Record: 56-26, Finished 3rd in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Danny Ainge (56-26)

Executive: Bryan Colangelo

PTS/G: 99.6 (6th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 94.4 (12th of 29)

SRS: 4.44 (7th of 29) Pace: 91.4 (10th of 29)

Off Rtg: 107.4 (12th of 29) Def Rtg: 101.8 (6th of 29) Net Rtg: +5.6 (6th of 29)

Expected W-L: 56-26 (6th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +1800, Over-Under 46.5

Arena: America West Arena Attendance: 779,943 (9th of 29)

NBA 1998 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (1-3) versus San Antonio Spurs (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Oct 31, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		110	100	1	0	W 1	19,023
2	Tue, Nov 4, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		106	84	2	0	W 2	19,023
3	Thu, Nov 6, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	L		75	105	2	1	L 1	19,023
4	Sat, Nov 8, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		123	105	3	1	W 1	12,906		at Anaheim, CA
5	Wed, Nov 12, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		103	95	4	1	W 2	19,023
6	Fri, Nov 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W	4OT	140	139	5	1	W 3	21,057
7	Sun, Nov 16, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		96	94	6	1	W 4	19,023
8	Tue, Nov 18, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		90	108	6	2	L 1	19,023
9	Thu, Nov 20, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		89	85	7	2	W 1	19,023
10	Wed, Nov 26, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		111	99	8	2	W 2	19,023
11	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W	OT	112	108	9	2	W 3	18,624	2:22
12	Sat, Nov 29, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		80	102	9	3	L 1	19,763
13	Tue, Dec 2, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		90	86	10	3	W 1	13,131
14	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L	3OT	103	108	10	4	L 1	15,548
15	Fri, Dec 5, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		110	91	11	4	W 1	19,023
16	Sun, Dec 7, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L	OT	97	99	11	5	L 1	19,023
17	Tue, Dec 9, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		107	85	12	5	W 1	19,023
18	Thu, Dec 11, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		94	78	13	5	W 2	19,023
19	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		101	112	13	6	L 1	18,899
20	Mon, Dec 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		104	111	13	7	L 2	23,888
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Tue, Dec 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		90	103	13	8	L 3	13,511
22	Thu, Dec 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		89	75	14	8	W 1	11,427
23	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		102	81	15	8	W 2	12,120
24	Mon, Dec 22, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		91	76	16	8	W 3	19,023
25	Fri, Dec 26, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		118	100	17	8	W 4	17,023
26	Sun, Dec 28, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		97	106	17	9	L 1	19,023
27	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		100	90	18	9	W 1	19,023	2:04
28	Fri, Jan 2, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		92	85	19	9	W 2	19,023
29	Sun, Jan 4, 1998	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		99	109	19	10	L 1	20,674
30	Tue, Jan 6, 1998	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		81	80	20	10	W 1	15,321
31	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W		92	77	21	10	W 2	16,771
32	Fri, Jan 9, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		100	79	22	10	W 3	19,023
33	Mon, Jan 12, 1998	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		90	96	22	11	L 1	14,458
34	Tue, Jan 13, 1998	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		84	102	22	12	L 2	19,023
35	Fri, Jan 16, 1998	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		111	86	23	12	W 1	19,023
36	Sun, Jan 18, 1998	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		96	87	24	12	W 2	19,023
37	Tue, Jan 20, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		87	69	25	12	W 3	13,048
38	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		109	119	25	13	L 1	19,023
39	Fri, Jan 23, 1998	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		93	77	26	13	W 1	19,023
40	Mon, Jan 26, 1998	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		96	91	27	13	W 2	13,539
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 27, 1998	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L	2OT	113	120	27	14	L 1	22,760
42	Fri, Jan 30, 1998	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		74	71	28	14	W 1	15,200
43	Sat, Jan 31, 1998	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	W		96	94	29	14	W 2	17,248
44	Mon, Feb 2, 1998	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		106	97	30	14	W 3	12,787
45	Tue, Feb 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		110	105	31	14	W 4	14,344
46	Thu, Feb 5, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		94	106	31	15	L 1	17,085
47	Tue, Feb 10, 1998	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		88	86	32	15	W 1	19,023
48	Thu, Feb 12, 1998	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		110	115	32	16	L 1	19,023
49	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		94	81	33	16	W 1	20,557
50	Tue, Feb 17, 1998	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		95	77	34	16	W 2	11,471
51	Wed, Feb 18, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		110	103	35	16	W 3	19,023
52	Fri, Feb 20, 1998	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		115	99	36	16	W 4	19,023
53	Sun, Feb 22, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		97	79	37	16	W 5	19,023
54	Tue, Feb 24, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		84	85	37	17	L 1	19,023
55	Thu, Feb 26, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		97	108	37	18	L 2	19,911
56	Fri, Feb 27, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		104	99	38	18	W 1	9,759
57	Sun, Mar 1, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		87	89	38	19	L 1	17,072
58	Tue, Mar 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		93	98	38	20	L 2	21,538
59	Thu, Mar 5, 1998	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		102	93	39	20	W 1	19,023
60	Sat, Mar 7, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		89	108	39	21	L 1	19,023
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Mon, Mar 9, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		134	105	40	21	W 1	19,023
62	Tue, Mar 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		100	76	41	21	W 2	12,010
63	Fri, Mar 13, 1998	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		101	77	42	21	W 3	19,023
64	Sun, Mar 15, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		100	90	43	21	W 4	19,023
65	Tue, Mar 17, 1998	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		107	80	44	21	W 5	19,023
66	Wed, Mar 18, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		93	99	44	22	L 1	17,505
67	Sat, Mar 21, 1998	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		109	102	45	22	W 1	19,023
68	Sun, Mar 22, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		83	93	45	23	L 1	27,646
69	Tue, Mar 24, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		73	92	45	24	L 2	19,911
70	Wed, Mar 25, 1998	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		97	99	45	25	L 3	19,023
71	Fri, Mar 27, 1998	Box Score		Washington Wizards	W		89	85	46	25	W 1	19,023
72	Sun, Mar 29, 1998	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		106	98	47	25	W 2	19,023
73	Tue, Mar 31, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		97	86	48	25	W 3	16,285
74	Sat, Apr 4, 1998	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		90	83	49	25	W 4	19,023
75	Mon, Apr 6, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		102	92	50	25	W 5	17,072
76	Tue, Apr 7, 1998	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		103	97	51	25	W 6	13,950
77	Fri, Apr 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		114	105	52	25	W 7	17,505
78	Sun, Apr 12, 1998	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		129	106	53	25	W 8	16,266
79	Mon, Apr 13, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		105	97	54	25	W 9	12,247
80	Wed, Apr 15, 1998	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		96	89	55	25	W 10	19,023
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 17, 1998	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		99	102	55	26	L 1	19,023
82	Sun, Apr 19, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		123	93	56	26	W 1	16,285

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.
1	Thu, Apr 23, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L	96	102	0	1	L 1	19,023
2	Sat, Apr 25, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W	108	101	1	1	W 1	19,023
3	Mon, Apr 27, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	88	100	1	2	L 1	20,486
4	Wed, Apr 29, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L	80	99	1	3	L 2	27,528

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