1997-98 Utah Jazz Schedule and Results

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Record: 62-20, Finished 1st in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Jerry Sloan (62-20)

Executive: Scott Layden

PTS/G: 101.0 (3rd of 29) Opp PTS/G: 94.4 (13th of 29)

SRS: 5.73 (5th of 29) Pace: 89.2 (21st of 29)

Off Rtg: 112.7 (1st of 29) Def Rtg: 105.4 (17th of 29) Net Rtg: +7.3 (4th of 29)

Expected W-L: 59-23 (4th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +600, Over-Under 50.5

Arena: Delta Center Attendance: 815,889 (4th of 29)

NBA 1998 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-2) versus Houston Rockets (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus San Antonio Spurs (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Finals (4-0) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Finals (2-4) versus Chicago Bulls (Series Stats)

Western Conference Champions
Midwest Div Champs

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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 Lakers	L		87	104	0	1	L 1	16,234
2	Sat, Nov 1, 1997	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		102	84	1	1	W 1	19,911
3	Mon, Nov 3, 1997	Box Score		Washington Wizards	L		86	90	1	2	L 1	19,911
4	Tue, Nov 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		84	106	1	3	L 2	19,023
5	Fri, Nov 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		91	89	2	3	W 1	10,317
6	Sat, Nov 8, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		80	87	2	4	L 1	19,100
7	Wed, Nov 12, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		98	80	3	4	W 1	19,851
8	Fri, Nov 14, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		110	104	4	4	W 2	19,830
9	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		85	77	5	4	W 3	14,323
10	Tue, Nov 18, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		92	97	5	5	L 1	19,911
11	Thu, Nov 20, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		95	97	5	6	L 2	14,648
12	Sat, Nov 22, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		103	74	6	6	W 1	19,911
13	Mon, Nov 24, 1997	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W	OT	133	124	7	6	W 2	19,911
14	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		111	82	8	6	W 3	19,911
15	Sat, Nov 29, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		94	91	9	6	W 4	14,956
16	Mon, Dec 1, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		100	95	10	6	W 5	19,911
17	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		115	98	11	6	W 6	19,590
18	Fri, Dec 5, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		77	94	11	7	L 1	19,545
19	Mon, Dec 8, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		106	97	12	7	W 1	19,911
20	Tue, Dec 9, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		101	113	12	8	L 1	13,624
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Fri, Dec 12, 1997	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		68	66	13	8	W 1	19,911
22	Mon, Dec 15, 1997	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		86	88	13	9	L 1	18,756
23	Tue, Dec 16, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		103	95	14	9	W 1	15,200
24	Thu, Dec 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	W		85	73	15	9	W 2	17,258
25	Sun, Dec 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		101	106	15	10	L 1	19,178
26	Mon, Dec 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		101	99	16	10	W 1	28,371
27	Thu, Dec 25, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		107	103	17	10	W 2	19,911
28	Sat, Dec 27, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		91	102	17	11	L 1	19,911
29	Sun, Dec 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		89	88	18	11	W 1	16,488
30	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		132	99	19	11	W 2	14,230
31	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		97	82	20	11	W 3	19,911
32	Tue, Jan 6, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W	OT	98	95	21	11	W 4	19,911
33	Thu, Jan 8, 1998	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		116	109	22	11	W 5	19,911
34	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		111	84	23	11	W 6	16,285
35	Mon, Jan 12, 1998	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		106	99	24	11	W 7	19,911
36	Fri, Jan 16, 1998	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		86	96	24	12	L 1	21,538
37	Sat, Jan 17, 1998	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		107	93	25	12	W 1	19,911
38	Mon, Jan 19, 1998	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W		98	89	26	12	W 2	19,911
39	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		98	85	27	12	W 3	19,911
40	Fri, Jan 23, 1998	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		102	106	27	13	L 1	16,670
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sun, Jan 25, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		101	94	28	13	W 1	24,361
42	Wed, Jan 28, 1998	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		93	101	28	14	L 1	19,911
43	Fri, Jan 30, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		104	94	29	14	W 1	19,911
44	Sun, Feb 1, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		115	88	30	14	W 2	11,269
45	Tue, Feb 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		102	111	30	15	L 1	13,553		at Anaheim, CA
46	Wed, Feb 4, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		101	93	31	15	W 1	19,911
47	Tue, Feb 10, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		106	98	32	15	W 2	19,911
48	Thu, Feb 12, 1998	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		118	100	33	15	W 3	19,911	2:20
49	Sat, Feb 14, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		111	91	34	15	W 4	17,072
50	Mon, Feb 16, 1998	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		96	90	35	15	W 5	19,911
51	Wed, Feb 18, 1998	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		94	78	36	15	W 6	19,911
52	Sat, Feb 21, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		79	77	37	15	W 7	26,572
53	Tue, Feb 24, 1998	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		102	104	37	16	L 1	19,911
54	Thu, Feb 26, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		108	97	38	16	W 1	19,911
55	Sun, Mar 1, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		106	100	39	16	W 2	16,285
56	Tue, Mar 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	W		108	93	40	16	W 3	16,448
57	Wed, Mar 4, 1998	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		110	94	41	16	W 4	18,624	2:28
58	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		122	115	42	16	W 5	20,049
59	Sat, Mar 7, 1998	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		110	92	43	16	W 6	18,717
60	Mon, Mar 9, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		100	93	44	16	W 7	19,911
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Wed, Mar 11, 1998	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		110	95	45	16	W 8	19,911
62	Fri, Mar 13, 1998	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		110	101	46	16	W 9	19,911
63	Sun, Mar 15, 1998	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		109	98	47	16	W 10	22,076
64	Mon, Mar 16, 1998	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	W		102	96	48	16	W 11	17,333
65	Wed, Mar 18, 1998	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		85	111	48	17	L 1	23,305
66	Fri, Mar 20, 1998	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		91	79	49	17	W 1	20,832
67	Sun, Mar 22, 1998	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	W	2OT	124	119	50	17	W 2	19,763
68	Tue, Mar 24, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		92	73	51	17	W 3	19,911
69	Fri, Mar 27, 1998	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		99	90	52	17	W 4	13,763
70	Sat, Mar 28, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		106	91	53	17	W 5	19,911
71	Tue, Mar 31, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		86	88	53	18	L 1	17,072
72	Wed, Apr 1, 1998	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		98	89	54	18	W 1	19,911
73	Fri, Apr 3, 1998	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		97	75	55	18	W 2	19,911
74	Sun, Apr 5, 1998	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		99	93	56	18	W 3	18,068
75	Tue, Apr 7, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		101	99	57	18	W 4	14,430
76	Wed, Apr 8, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		98	88	58	18	W 5	19,911
77	Fri, Apr 10, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		126	109	59	18	W 6	19,911
78	Sat, Apr 11, 1998	Box Score	@	Minnesota Timberwolves	L		103	110	59	19	L 1	20,051
79	Tue, Apr 14, 1998	Box Score		Minnesota Timberwolves	W		126	109	60	19	W 1	19,911
80	Thu, Apr 16, 1998	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		99	86	61	19	W 2	19,911
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 17, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		102	99	62	19	W 3	19,023
82	Sun, Apr 19, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		98	102	62	20	L 1	17,505

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Apr 23, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		90	103	0	1	L 1	19,911
2	Sat, Apr 25, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		105	90	1	1	W 1	19,911
3	Wed, Apr 29, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		85	89	1	2	L 1	16,285
4	Fri, May 1, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W		93	71	2	2	W 1	16,285
5	Sun, May 3, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		84	70	3	2	W 2	19,911
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
6	Tue, May 5, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		83	82	4	2	W 3	19,911
7	Thu, May 7, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W	OT	109	106	5	2	W 4	19,911
8	Sat, May 9, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		64	86	5	3	L 1	26,086
9	Sun, May 10, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		82	73	6	3	W 1	28,587
10	Tue, May 12, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		87	77	7	3	W 2	19,911
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
11	Sat, May 16, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		112	77	8	3	W 3	19,911
12	Mon, May 18, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		99	95	9	3	W 4	19,911
13	Fri, May 22, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		109	98	10	3	W 5	17,505
14	Sun, May 24, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W		96	92	11	3	W 6	17,505
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
15	Wed, Jun 3, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W	OT	88	85	12	3	W 7	19,911
16	Fri, Jun 5, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		88	93	12	4	L 1	19,911
17	Sun, Jun 7, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		54	96	12	5	L 2	23,844
18	Wed, Jun 10, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		82	86	12	6	L 3	23,844
19	Fri, Jun 12, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	W		83	81	13	6	W 1	23,844
20	Sun, Jun 14, 1998	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		86	87	13	7	L 1	19,911

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