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1997-98 San Antonio Spurs Schedule and Results

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Record: 56-26, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Gregg Popovich (56-26)

Executive: Gregg Popovich

PTS/G: 92.5 (23rd of 29) Opp PTS/G: 88.5 (1st of 29)

SRS: 3.30 (9th of 29) Pace: 88.4 (23rd of 29)

Off Rtg: 103.8 (17th of 29) Def Rtg: 99.4 (2nd of 29) Net Rtg: +4.5 (8th of 29)

Expected W-L: 53-29 (8th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +800, Over-Under 53.5

Arena: Alamodome Attendance: 783,455 (8th of 29)

NBA 1998 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Phoenix Suns (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (1-4) versus Utah Jazz (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	@	Denver Nuggets	W		107	96	1	0	W 1	15,031
2	Sat, Nov 1, 1997	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		83	80	2	0	W 2	24,793
3	Mon, Nov 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L	2OT	83	87	2	1	L 1	23,868
4	Wed, Nov 5, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		87	79	3	1	W 1	14,523
5	Sat, Nov 8, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		87	80	4	1	W 2	19,100
6	Mon, Nov 10, 1997	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		100	98	5	1	W 3	18,174
7	Tue, Nov 11, 1997	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W		93	92	6	1	W 4	14,593
8	Thu, Nov 13, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	OT	100	109	6	2	L 1	20,557
9	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	L		94	105	6	3	L 2	17,410
10	Wed, Nov 19, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		108	87	7	3	W 1	15,326
11	Fri, Nov 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		74	94	7	4	L 1	17,072
12	Sat, Nov 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		74	103	7	5	L 2	19,911
13	Tue, Nov 25, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		102	91	8	5	W 1	11,557
14	Wed, Nov 26, 1997	Box Score		Washington Wizards	L		94	98	8	6	L 1	14,436
15	Sat, Nov 29, 1997	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		96	87	9	6	W 1	16,270
16	Sun, Nov 30, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		96	108	9	7	L 1	15,294
17	Tue, Dec 2, 1997	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		90	84	10	7	W 1	14,967
18	Thu, Dec 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L	OT	96	100	10	8	L 1	5,302
19	Fri, Dec 5, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		88	98	10	9	L 2	17,505
20	Tue, Dec 9, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		78	108	10	10	L 3	16,285
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Dec 10, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		102	87	11	10	W 1	14,982
22	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		107	78	12	10	W 2	17,859
23	Tue, Dec 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		99	85	13	10	W 3	10,916
24	Wed, Dec 17, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		98	87	14	10	W 4	13,576
25	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		100	87	15	10	W 5	31,282
26	Tue, Dec 23, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		91	79	16	10	W 6	15,690
27	Fri, Dec 26, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		101	86	17	10	W 7	20,189	2:07
28	Sun, Dec 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		79	82	17	11	L 1	21,538
29	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		124	115	18	11	W 1	15,872
30	Fri, Jan 2, 1998	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		85	69	19	11	W 2	19,105
31	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		84	77	20	11	W 3	15,200
32	Mon, Jan 5, 1998	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	W		74	69	21	11	W 4	17,248
33	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		96	89	22	11	W 5	15,200
34	Fri, Jan 9, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		79	100	22	12	L 1	19,023
35	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		109	67	23	12	W 1	17,720
36	Tue, Jan 13, 1998	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		97	88	24	12	W 2	18,624	2:10
37	Wed, Jan 14, 1998	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	W		89	79	25	12	W 3	20,674
38	Fri, Jan 16, 1998	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	W		76	71	26	12	W 4	24,042
39	Sun, Jan 18, 1998	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W	OT	98	92	27	12	W 5	17,045
40	Mon, Jan 19, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		84	95	27	13	L 1	16,565
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		90	76	28	13	W 1	15,853
42	Fri, Jan 23, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		81	75	29	13	W 2	15,465
43	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		87	112	29	14	L 1	16,285
44	Mon, Jan 26, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		115	90	30	14	W 1	21,604
45	Wed, Jan 28, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		109	86	31	14	W 2	14,643
46	Fri, Jan 30, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		97	87	32	14	W 3	15,683
47	Sun, Feb 1, 1998	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		103	97	33	14	W 4	17,053
48	Tue, Feb 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		105	96	34	14	W 5	9,892
49	Wed, Feb 11, 1998	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		105	106	34	15	L 1	17,405
50	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		81	94	34	16	L 2	20,557
51	Tue, Feb 17, 1998	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		95	94	35	16	W 1	14,474
52	Thu, Feb 19, 1998	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		87	81	36	16	W 2	12,378
53	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		77	79	36	17	L 1	26,572
54	Sun, Feb 22, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		79	97	36	18	L 2	19,023
55	Tue, Feb 24, 1998	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		105	99	37	18	W 1	14,422
56	Thu, Feb 26, 1998	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		97	86	38	18	W 2	13,978
57	Sat, Feb 28, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		100	88	39	18	W 3	29,748
58	Mon, Mar 2, 1998	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		116	95	40	18	W 4	14,108
59	Wed, Mar 4, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		83	90	40	19	L 1	10,812
60	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		84	91	40	20	L 2	17,505
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 8, 1998	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		82	78	41	20	W 1	21,116
62	Tue, Mar 10, 1998	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		79	78	42	20	W 2	15,204
63	Thu, Mar 12, 1998	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		97	86	43	20	W 3	14,679
64	Sat, Mar 14, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		86	96	43	21	L 1	37,492
65	Mon, Mar 16, 1998	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		96	85	44	21	W 1	19,543
66	Wed, Mar 18, 1998	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W		92	76	45	21	W 2	19,297
67	Fri, Mar 20, 1998	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		82	92	45	22	L 1	19,752
68	Sun, Mar 22, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		93	83	46	22	W 1	27,646
69	Tue, Mar 24, 1998	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		86	85	47	22	W 2	17,813
70	Wed, Mar 25, 1998	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		94	103	47	23	L 1	18,862
71	Fri, Mar 27, 1998	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		110	85	48	23	W 1	18,119
72	Sun, Mar 29, 1998	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	W		74	55	49	23	W 2	16,669
73	Tue, Mar 31, 1998	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W		95	78	50	23	W 3	19,763
74	Thu, Apr 2, 1998	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		103	89	51	23	W 4	14,833
75	Sat, Apr 4, 1998	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W	OT	88	80	52	23	W 5	18,887
76	Mon, Apr 6, 1998	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		75	79	52	24	L 1	15,079
77	Wed, Apr 8, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		88	98	52	25	L 2	19,911
78	Fri, Apr 10, 1998	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		99	84	53	25	W 1	26,939
79	Mon, Apr 13, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		75	99	53	26	L 1	26,783
80	Thu, Apr 16, 1998	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		110	97	54	26	W 1	17,485
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 17, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		89	87	55	26	W 2	17,072
82	Sun, Apr 19, 1998	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		96	82	56	26	W 3	18,912

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Apr 23, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		102	96	1	0	W 1	19,023
2	Sat, Apr 25, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		101	108	1	1	L 1	19,023
3	Mon, Apr 27, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		100	88	2	1	W 1	20,486
4	Wed, Apr 29, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		99	80	3	1	W 2	27,528
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
5	Tue, May 5, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		82	83	3	2	L 1	19,911
6	Thu, May 7, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L	OT	106	109	3	3	L 2	19,911
7	Sat, May 9, 1998	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		86	64	4	3	W 1	26,086
8	Sun, May 10, 1998	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		73	82	4	4	L 1	28,587
9	Tue, May 12, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		77	87	4	5	L 2	19,911

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