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1997–98 Utah Jazz season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to Bulls 2–4)

  • KJZZ-TV
  • Fox Sports Utah

The 1997–98 Utah Jazz season was the 24th season for the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association, and their 19th season in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Jazz had been runner-ups in the 1997 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Chicago Bulls in six games. In the 1997–98 season, the Jazz again reached the Finals, and were again defeated by the Bulls in six games.

During the off-season, All-Star point guard John Stockton sustained a knee injury that caused him to miss the first 18 games of the regular season, as the Jazz got off to an 11–7 start after losing three of their first four games. The team also changed their starting lineup, replacing Bryon Russell at small forward with Adam Keefe, and replacing Greg Ostertag at center with Greg Foster. However, Stockton would eventually return as the Jazz held a 31–15 record at the All-Star break.

At mid-season, the team traded Foster and Chris Morris to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Rony Seikaly. However, after Seikaly failed to report within the mandated 48 hours required by NBA rules because of a foot injury, the trade was called off as the Jazz took Foster and Morris back; the Magic then traded Seikaly to the New Jersey Nets. The Jazz won 31 of their final 36 games after the All-Star break, including an 11-game winning streak between February and March. The team finished in first place in the Midwest Division with a 62–20 record, and earned the first seed in the Western Conference; their record was also tied with the Bulls as the league's best record. They also made their 15th consecutive trip to the NBA playoffs.

Three players averaged in double-digits in points, as top scorer Karl Malone averaged 27.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team, while Jeff Hornacek averaged 14.2 points, 4.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Stockton provided the team with 12.0 points, 8.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game. In addition, Russell played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 9.0 points per game, while second-year guard Shandon Anderson contributed 8.3 points per game, and Howard Eisley, who started at point guard for the first 18 games in Stockton's absence, provided with 7.7 points and 4.2 assists per game. On the defensive side, Keefe averaged 7.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, while Foster contributed 5.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, and Ostertag provided with 4.7 points, 5.9 rebounds and led the team with 2.1 blocks per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, Malone was selected for the 1998 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team. In addition, Malone also participated in the inaugural NBA 2Ball Competition, along with Tammi Reiss of the WNBA's Utah Starzz, and Hornacek won the NBA Three-Point Shootout. Malone finished in second place in Most Valuable Player voting behind Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, who won his fifth MVP award with 92 first-place votes, while Malone had 20 first-place votes, while Stockton finished tied in 13th place; Malone also finished tied in 13th place in Most Improved Player voting, and head coach Jerry Sloan finished in second place in Coach of the Year voting, behind Larry Bird of the Indiana Pacers.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1998 NBA playoffs, and for the second consecutive year, the Jazz faced off against the 8th-seeded Houston Rockets, a team that featured the All-Star trio of Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler and Charles Barkley. With the series tied at 1–1, the Jazz faced elimination after losing Game 3 to the Rockets on the road, 89–85 at The Summit, as the Rockets took a 2–1 series lead. However, the Jazz managed to win Game 4 on the road, 93–71 to even the series, then won Game 5 over the Rockets at home, 84–70 at the Delta Center, thus winning in a hard-fought five-game series.

In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 5th–seeded San Antonio Spurs, a team that featured All-Star center David Robinson, All-Star forward and Rookie of the Year, Tim Duncan, and Avery Johnson. The Jazz won their first two home games before losing Game 3 to the Spurs on the road, 86–64 at the Alamodome. However, the Jazz won Game 4 on the road, 82–73, then won Game 5 over the Spurs at the Delta Center, 87–77 to win the series in five games.

In the Western Conference Finals, and also for the second consecutive year, the Jazz faced off against the 3rd–seeded Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by the All-Star quartet of Shaquille O'Neal, Eddie Jones, second-year star and sixth man Kobe Bryant, and Nick Van Exel. The Jazz won their first two home games at the Delta Center, which included a Game 1 win over the Lakers by a 35-point margin, 112–77. The Jazz then won the next two games over the Lakers on the road, winning Game 4 at the Great Western Forum, 96–92 to win the series in a four-game sweep, and advance to the NBA Finals for the second consecutive year.

In the 1998 NBA Finals, and in a rematch of last year's Finals, the Jazz once again faced off against the top–seeded, and 2-time defending NBA champion Bulls, who were led by the trio of All-Star guard, and Most Valuable Player of the Year, Michael Jordan, All-Star forward Scottie Pippen, and rebound-specialist Dennis Rodman. Despite the Jazz having home-court advantage after winning the regular-season series over the Bulls in two games, the Bulls once again prevailed over the Jazz in six games, winning their third consecutive NBA championship, and sixth overall in eight years. Game 3 of the NBA Finals would especially be infamous for the Jazz by it being the lowest-scoring effort by a team not just in a playoff match, but in an NBA Finals match in general with only 54 total points scored by them in a blowout 96–54 defeat that night. Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals would also go down as one of the most notable moments of NBA history, for the last shot that Jordan would ever make while playing for the Bulls.

The Jazz finished fourth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 815,889 at the Delta Center during the regular season. Following the season, Morris signed as a free agent with the Phoenix Suns, and Antoine Carr signed with the Houston Rockets.

Offseason

NBA draft

Main article: 1997 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
127Jacque VaughnPGUnited StatesKansas
256Nate ErdmannSGUnited StatesOklahoma

The Jazz used two picks; a first-round pick on point guard Jacque Vaughn and a second round pick on Nate Erdmann. Vaughn would play with the team for four seasons before going to the Atlanta Hawks and Erdmann was cut from the team right before regular season, therefore signing with Idaho Stampede in the CBA.

Roster

  • Jerry Sloan
  • Gordon Chiesa
  • David Fredman
  • Phil Johnson
  • Mark McKown
  • Kenny Natt

Roster Notes

  • Rookie point guard Troy Hudson was waived on December 28, 1997.

Salaries

PlayerSalary
Karl Malone$5,118,578
John Stockton$5,000,000
Jeff Hornacek$4,195,000
Chris Morris$3,000,000
Bryon Russell$2,857,144
Adam Keefe$2,300,000
Antoine Carr$1,600,000
Howard Eisley$1,240,000
Shandon Anderson$1,200,000
Greg Ostertag$647,400
Jacque Vaughn$601,320
Greg Foster$504,000
Troy Hudson$242,000
**Total****$28,505,442**

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 || October 31 || @ L.A. Lakers || L 87–104 || Shandon Anderson (21) || Karl Malone (14) || Howard Eisley (6) || Great Western Forum 16,234 || 0–1 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 || November 1 || Denver || W 102–84 || Karl Malone (24) || Greg Ostertag (11) || Eisley, Hornacek (6) || Delta Center 19,911 || 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 || November 3 || Washington || L 86–90 || Karl Malone (21) || Karl Malone (16) || Hornacek, Vaughn (6) || Delta Center 19,911 || 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 || November 4 || @ Phoenix || L 84–106 || Karl Malone (22) || Malone, Ostertag (11) || Jeff Hornacek (4) || America West Arena 19,023 || 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 || November 7 || @ Denver || W 91–89 || Karl Malone (20) || Karl Malone (11) || Howard Eisley (6) || McNichols Sports Arena 10,317 || 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 || November 8 || @ San Antonio || L 80–87 || Karl Malone (26) || Hornacek, Malone (7) || Howard Eisley (6) || Alamodome 19,100 || 2–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 || November 12 || Vancouver || W 98–90 || Karl Malone (26) || Keefe, Ostertag (9) || Howard Eisley (10) || Delta Center 19,851 || 3–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 || November 14 || Seattle || W 110–104 || Hornacek, Malone (23) || Karl Malone (12) || Howard Eisley (6) || Delta Center 19,830 || 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 || November 15 || @ Dallas || W 85–77 || Karl Malone (26) || Karl Malone (10) || Jeff Hornacek (10) || Reunion Arena 14,323 || 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 || November 18 || L.A. Lakers || L 92–97 || Karl Malone (26) || Karl Malone (9) || Howard Eisley (7) || Delta Center 19,911 || 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 || November 20 || @ Sacramento || L 95–97 || Karl Malone (32) || Karl Malone (9) || Howard Eisley (8) || ARCO Arena 14,648 || 5–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 || November 22 || San Antonio || W 103–74 || Karl Malone (20) || Karl Malone (11) || Hornacek, Malone (7) || Delta Center 19,911 || 6–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 || November 24 || Minnesota || W 133–124 (OT) || Karl Malone (33) || Foster, Malone (9) || Howard Eisley (10) || Delta Center 19,911 || 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 || November 28 || Golden State || W 111–82 || Karl Malone (21) || Greg Ostertag (10) || Jacque Vaughn (8) || Delta Center 19,911 || 8–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 || November 29 || @ L.A. Clippers || W 94–91 || Karl Malone (42) || Karl Malone (18) || Jeff Hornacek (7) || Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 14,956 || 9–6 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 || December 1 || New Jersey || W 100–95 || Karl Malone (19) || Karl Malone (14) || Howard Eisley (7) || Delta Center 19,911 || 10–6 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 || December 3 || Toronto || W 115–98 || Karl Malone (23) || Karl Malone (15) || Eisley, Hornacek (8) || Delta Center 19,590 || 11–6 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 || December 5 || @ Portland || L 77–94 || Karl Malone (24) || Karl Malone (12) || Jeff Hornacek (8) || Rose Garden Arena 19,545 || 11–7 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 || December 8 || Indiana || W 106–97 || Karl Malone (31) || Greg Ostertag (9) || John Stockton (7) || Delta Center 19,911 || 12–7 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 || December 9 || @ Sacramento || L 101–113 || Karl Malone (34) || Karl Malone (10) || John Stockton (5) || ARCO Arena 13,624 || 12–8 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 || December 12 || Dallas || W 68–66 || Karl Malone (23) || Adam Keefe (11) || Malone, Stockton (4) || Delta Center 19,911 || 13–8 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 || December 15 || @ Washington || L 86–88 || Karl Malone (26) || Karl Malone (13) || Eisley, Malone (6) || MCI Center 18,756 || 13–9 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 || December 16 || @ Miami || W 103–95 || Karl Malone (29) || Antoine Carr (7) || Howard Eisley (6) || Miami Arena 15,200 || 14–9 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 || December 18 || @ Orlando || W 85–73 || Karl Malone (30) || Greg Ostertag (10) || Malone, Stockton (5) || Orlando Arena 17,258 || 15–9 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 || December 21 || @ Cleveland || L 101–106 || Karl Malone (24) || Karl Malone (13) || Hornacek, Stockton (6) || Gund Arena 19,178 || 15–10 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 26 || December 22 || @ Atlanta || W 101–99 || Karl Malone (27) || Adam Keefe (10) || John Stockton (8) || Georgia Dome 28,371 || 16–10 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 || December 25 || Houston || W 107–103 || John Stockton (24) || Karl Malone (10) || Jeff Hornacek (9) || Delta Center 19,911 || 17–10 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 28 || December 27 || Portland || L 91–102 || Karl Malone (24) || Karl Malone (11) || John Stockton (9) || Delta Center 19,911 || 17–11 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 29 || December 28 || @ Vancouver || W 89–88 || Karl Malone (26) || Karl Malone (13) || John Stockton (7) || General Motors Place 16,488 || 18–11 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 30 || December 30 || @ Denver || W 132–99 || Greg Ostertag (21) || Karl Malone (10) || John Stockton (9) || McNichols Sports Arena 14,230 || 19–11 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 || January 3 || Atlanta || W 97–82 || Karl Malone (20) || Greg Ostertag (10) || John Stockton (12) || Delta Center 19,911 || 20–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 || January 6 || Philadelphia || W 98–95 (OT) || Hornacek, Malone (21) || Greg Ostertag (9) || John Stockton (14) || Delta Center 19,911 || 21–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 || January 8 || Milwaukee || W 116–109 || Karl Malone (39) || Greg Ostertag (10) || John Stockton (13) || Delta Center 19,911 || 22–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 || January 10 || @ Houston || W 111–84 || Karl Malone (24) || Karl Malone (9) || Anderson, Eisley (7) || The Summit 16,285 || 23–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 35 || January 12 || Cleveland || W 106–99 || Jeff Hornacek (23) || Karl Malone (11) || John Stockton (12) || Delta Center 19,911 || 24–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 || January 16 || @ Portland || L 86–96 || Karl Malone (23) || Karl Malone (15) || John Stockton (6) || Rose Garden Arena 21,538 || 24–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 || January 17 || Orlando || W 107–93 || Karl Malone (32) || Keefe, Malone (9) || John Stockton (10) || Delta Center 19,911 || 25–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 || January 19 || Detroit || W 98–89 || Karl Malone (30) || Karl Malone (15) || John Stockton (13) || Delta Center 19,911 || 26–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 || January 21 || Golden State || W 98–85 || Karl Malone (27) || Adam Keefe (8) || John Stockton (13) || Delta Center 19,911 || 27–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 || January 23 || @ Indiana || L 102–106 || Karl Malone (26) || Greg Ostertag (11) || John Stockton (11) || Market Square Arena 16,670 || 27–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 || January 25 || @ Chicago || W 101–94 || Karl Malone (35) || Karl Malone (11) || John Stockton (10) || United Center 24,361 || 28–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 42 || January 28 || Seattle || L 93–101 || Karl Malone (27) || Karl Malone (15) || John Stockton (14) || Delta Center 19,911 || 28–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 || January 30 || Dallas || W 104–94 || Karl Malone (29) || Greg Ostertag (12) || Eisley, Stockton (10) || Delta Center 19,911 || 29–14 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 || February 1 || @ Golden State || W 115–88 || Karl Malone (20) || Karl Malone (8) || Karl Malone (9) || The Arena In Oakland 11,269 || 30–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 || February 3 || @ L.A. Clippers || L 102–111 || Karl Malone (23) || Karl Malone (7) || John Stockton (10) || Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 13,553 || 30–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 || February 4 || Chicago || W 101–93 || Karl Malone (30) || Karl Malone (8) || John Stockton (18) || Delta Center 19,911 || 31–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 || February 10 || L.A. Clippers || W 106–98 || Karl Malone (29) || Karl Malone (14) || John Stockton (10) || Delta Center 19,911 || 32–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 || February 12 || Boston || W 118–100 || Karl Malone (31) || Karl Malone (12) || Howard Eisley (10) || Delta Center 19,911 || 33–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 || February 14 || @ Seattle || W 111–91 || Karl Malone (34) || Karl Malone (8) || John Stockton (12) || KeyArena 17,072 || 34–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 || February 16 || Charlotte || W 96–90 || Karl Malone (23) || Adam Keefe (12) || John Stockton (9) || Delta Center 19,911 || 35–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 || February 18 || New York || W 94–78 || Karl Malone (25) || Adam Keefe (12) || Jeff Hornacek (6) || Delta Center 19,911 || 36–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 || February 21 || @ San Antonio || W 79–77 || Karl Malone (24) || Karl Malone (13) || John Stockton (6) || Alamodome 26,572 || 37–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 || February 24 || Miami || L 102–104 || Karl Malone (26) || Karl Malone (11) || John Stockton (10) || Delta Center 19,911 || 37–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 || February 26 || Phoenix || W 108–97 || Karl Malone (28) || Karl Malone (17) || Howard Eisley (10) || Delta Center 19,911 || 38–16 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 || March 1 || @ Houston || W 106–100 || Karl Malone (21) || Karl Malone (9) || John Stockton (14) || The Summit 16,285 || 39–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 || March 3 || @ Toronto || W 108–93 || Shandon Anderson (26) || Karl Malone (10) || John Stockton (11) || SkyDome 16,448 || 40–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 || March 4 || @ Boston || W 110–94 || Karl Malone (32) || Karl Malone (15) || John Stockton (9) || FleetCenter 18,624 || 41–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 || March 6 || @ New Jersey || W 122–115 || Karl Malone (32) || Karl Malone (12) || John Stockton (9) || Continental Airlines Arena 20,049 || 42–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 || March 7 || @ Milwaukee || W 110–92 || Karl Malone (40) || Karl Malone (8) || John Stockton (7) || Bradley Center 18,717 || 43–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 || March 9 || Houston || W 100–93 || Karl Malone (29) || Karl Malone (21) || Karl Malone (6) || Delta Center 19,911 || 44–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 || March 11 || Sacramento || W 110–95 || Karl Malone (25) || Karl Malone (9) || Karl Malone (9) || Delta Center 19,911 || 45–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 || March 13 || Vancouver || W 110–101 || Karl Malone (30) || Adam Keefe (11) || John Stockton (11) || Delta Center 19,911 || 46–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 || March 15 || @ Detroit || W 109–98 || Karl Malone (28) || Karl Malone (9) || Eisley, Stockton (7) || The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 || 47–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 || March 16 || @ Minnesota || W 102–96 || Karl Malone (29) || Greg Foster (10) || three players tied (8) || Target Center 17,333 || 48–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 || March 18 || @ Charlotte || L 85–111 || Karl Malone (17) || Malone, Russell (9) || John Stockton (7) || Charlotte Coliseum 23,305 || 48–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 || March 20 || @ Philadelphia || W 91–79 || Karl Malone (23) || Karl Malone (16) || Howard Eisley (7) || CoreStates Center 20,832 || 49–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 || March 22 || @ New York || W 124–119 (2OT) || Karl Malone (30) || Karl Malone (14) || John Stockton (14) || Madison Square Garden 19,763 || 50–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 || March 24 || Phoenix || W 92–73 || Karl Malone (19) || Greg Foster (15) || John Stockton (11) || Delta Center 19,911 || 51–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 || March 27 || @ Dallas || W 99–90 || Karl Malone (33) || Karl Malone (14) || Jeff Hornacek (8) || Reunion Arena 13,763 || 52–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 || March 28 || L.A. Lakers || W 106–91 || Karl Malone (31) || Keefe, Malone (8) || John Stockton (9) || Delta Center 19,911 || 53–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 || March 31 || @ Seattle || L 86–88 || Karl Malone (20) || Karl Malone (10) || Jeff Hornacek (7) || KeyArena 17,072 || 53–18 |- |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 || April 1 || Portland || W 98–89 || Jeff Hornacek (31) || Greg Ostertag (9) || John Stockton (9) || Delta Center 19,911 || 54–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 || April 3 || Denver || W 97–75 || Karl Malone (22) || Greg Ostertag (8) || Howard Eisley (9) || Delta Center 19,911 || 55–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 || April 5 || @ Vancouver || W 99–93 || Karl Malone (25) || Greg Ostertag (9) || John Stockton (8) || General Motors Place 18,068 || 56–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 || April 7 || @ Golden State || W 101–99 || Karl Malone (56) || Foster, Malone (9) || John Stockton (14) || The Arena In Oakland 14,430 || 57–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 || April 8 || San Antonio || W 98–88 || Karl Malone (32) || Karl Malone (10) || John Stockton (9) || Delta Center 19,911 || 58–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 || April 10 || L.A. Clippers || W 126–109 || Jeff Hornacek (23) || Greg Foster (10) || Jeff Hornacek (6) || Delta Center 19,911 || 59–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 || April 11 || @ Minnesota || L 103–110 || Karl Malone (37) || Karl Malone (12) || Jeff Hornacek (8) || Target Center 20,051 || 59–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 || April 14 || Minnesota || W 126–109 || Karl Malone (44) || Karl Malone (14) || Malone, Stockton (6) || Delta Center 19,911 || 60–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 || April 16 || Sacramento || W 99–86 || Karl Malone (21) || Karl Malone (8) || Jeff Hornacek (11) || Delta Center 19,911 || 61–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 || April 17 || @ Phoenix || W 102–99 || Karl Malone (29) || Karl Malone (9) || Howard Eisley (10) || America West Arena 19,023 || 62–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 82 || April 19 || @ L.A. Lakers || L 98–102 || Karl Malone (27) || Karl Malone (9) || Howard Eisley (4) || Great Western Forum 17,505 || 62–20 |-

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 23 | Houston | L 90–103 | Karl Malone (25) | Karl Malone (11) | John Stockton (8) | Delta Center 19,911 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 25 | Houston | W 105–90 | Karl Malone (29) | Greg Ostertag (11) | John Stockton (10) | Delta Center 19,911 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 29 | @ Houston | L 85–89 | Malone, Russell (19) | Karl Malone (14) | Stockton, Eisley (6) | Compaq Center 16,285 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 1 | @ Houston | W 93–71 | Karl Malone (29) | Karl Malone (13) | John Stockton (7) | Compaq Center 16,285 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 3 | Houston | W 84–70 | Karl Malone (31) | Karl Malone (15) | John Stockton (10) | Delta Center 19,911

3–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
1
May 5
San Antonio
W 83–82
Karl Malone (25)
Karl Malone (8)
John Stockton (8)
Delta Center
19,911
1–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
2
May 7
San Antonio
W 109–106
Karl Malone (22)
Karl Malone (12)
John Stockton (12)
Delta Center
19,911
2–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
3
May 9
@ San Antonio
L 64–86
Karl Malone (18)
Greg Ostertag (9)
Hornacek, Vaughn (3)
Alamodome
26,086
2–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
4
May 10
@ San Antonio
W 82–73
Karl Malone (34)
Karl Malone (12)
John Stockton (7)
Alamodome
28,587
3–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
5
May 12
San Antonio
W 87–77
Karl Malone (24)
Karl Malone (13)
Howard Eisley (7)
Delta Center
19,911
4–1
-
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
1
May 16
L.A. Lakers
W 112–77
Karl Malone (29)
Shandon Anderson (11)
Stockton, Eisley (9)
Delta Center
19,911
1–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
2
May 18
L.A. Lakers
W 99–95
Karl Malone (33)
Malone, Russell (7)
John Stockton (6)
Delta Center
19,911
2–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
3
May 22
@ L.A. Lakers
W 109–98
Karl Malone (26)
Karl Malone (10)
John Stockton (8)
Great Western Forum
17,505
3–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
4
May 24
@ L.A. Lakers
W 96–92
Karl Malone (32)
Karl Malone (14)
John Stockton (8)
Great Western Forum
17,505
4–0
-
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
1
June 3
Chicago
W 88–85 (OT)
John Stockton (24)
Karl Malone (14)
John Stockton (8)
Delta Center
19,911
1–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
2
June 5
Chicago
L 88–93
Jeff Hornacek (20)
Karl Malone (12)
Eisley, Stockton (7)
Delta Center
19,911
1–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
3
June 7
@ Chicago
L 54–96
Karl Malone (22)
Greg Ostertag (9)
John Stockton (7)
United Center
23,844
1–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
4
June 10
@ Chicago
L 82–86
Karl Malone (21)
Karl Malone (14)
John Stockton (13)
United Center
23,844
1–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
5
June 12
@ Chicago
W 83–81
Karl Malone (39)
Karl Malone (9)
John Stockton (12)
United Center
23,844
2–3
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
6
June 14
Chicago
L 86–87
Karl Malone (31)
Karl Malone (11)
Karl Malone (7)
Delta Center
19,911
2–4
-

Player statistics

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
82219.5.538.219.7352.81.1.8.28.3
66816.5.465..7762.0.7.2.85.7
626.3.444..1.3.2.3.01.3
821821.0.441.407.8522.04.2.7.27.7
784918.5.445.222.7703.5.7.2.45.7
****808030.8.482.441.8853.44.41.4.214.2
802.9.429.000..3.5.3.01.5
****807525.6.540..8105.51.1.7.37.8
****818137.4.530.333.76110.33.91.2.927.0
54110.0.411.306.7212.1.4.5.34.3
****632320.4.481..4795.9.4.42.14.7
****82727.1.430.341.7664.01.21.1.49.0
****646429.0.528.429.8272.68.51.4.212.0
4509.3.361.375.706.81.9.2.03.1

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
20018.9.515.273.6763.21.0.3.16.7
20014.6.456..7502.1.6.1.64.4
20018.3.368.296.9232.04.1.6.35.6
****201616.8.453.500.6003.4.3.1.34.1
****202031.8.416.467.8462.53.21.0.210.9
151010.3.345..6472.3.1.3.12.1
****202039.8.471.000.78810.93.41.11.026.3
17014.1.406.304.7002.8.6.3.24.5
19117.7.565..4804.3.3.41.93.4
****201334.9.469.365.7164.71.11.1.311.0
****202029.8.494.346.7183.07.81.6.211.1
703.4.200.5001.000.4.6..1.0

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

  • Karl Malone, All-NBA First Team
  • Karl Malone, NBA All-Defensive First Team
  • Karl Malone, NBA Leader, Free Throw Attempts (825)

References

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