1998 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament August 2023 NBA playoffs 1998 1998NBAPlayoffsofficiallogo.png 1997–98 April 23–June 14, 1998 16 Chicago Bulls 6 Utah Jazz Indiana Pacers Los Angeles Lakers Scoring leader(s) Michael Jordan (Bulls) 32.4 PPG MVP Michael Jordan (Bulls) 1997 1999 The 1998 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1997–98 season. The tournament concluded with the two-time defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 in the NBA Finals. The Bulls achieved a second three peat, a goal unrivaled since the Boston Celtics in 1966. Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP for the sixth and final time. Overview The New Jersey Nets made the playoffs for the first time since 1994, but did not appear again until 2002. Their presence was a mere asterisk compared to what they accomplished in 2002, getting swept by the eventual champion Bulls. The Minnesota Timberwolves won their first playoff game in franchise history by winning Game 2 of their series against the Seattle SuperSonics. However, the SuperSonics prevailed in five games despite the Timberwolves taking a 2–1 series lead. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to Indiana in the first round 3–1 and did not appear again until 2006. It would also be the final playoff appearance for the Cavaliers without LeBron James on the roster. The Heat–Knicks series was extremely notable for two reasons Game 4: A fight broke out between Larry Johnson and Alonzo Mourning at the end of the game (in which the Knicks won 90–85). A lasting image of the fight was Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy clinging to Mourning's leg. Both players were suspended for two games. Johnson and Mourning had bad blood dating back to their stint as Charlotte Hornets teammates. Game 5: The New York Knicks became the fourth seventh seed to knock off a second seeded team in the first round of the playoffs. This would not occur again until 2010. Game 5 of the Jazz–Rockets series would be the final game of Clyde Drexler's career. The Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1991. They were ultimately swept by the Jazz. The Indiana Pacers entered the postseason with a franchise record 58 wins. Although they would lose to the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals, this team was later named by Pacers.com as the greatest in franchise history primarily due to their record, even better than the 2000 team that won the Eastern Conference Title. The Eastern Conference Finals series between the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers was extremely notable for several reasons: Game 4: Reggie Miller's game winning 3 pointer with 0.7 seconds, which has been marked one of the greatest postseason moments in NBA History. Michael Jordan attempted a game winning 3 pointer of his own, but it rimmed out, effectively tying the series at 2–2. Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals: With a win, the Pacers took the Bulls to the limit by becoming 1 of only 2 teams to force a Game 7 in the Bulls' title years (the Knicks achieved this in 1992). Game 7: This was the first (and as of 2025, only) Game 7 to take place at the United Center. Game 7: This was the last Game 7 the Bulls would play until 2009. For the first time since 1989 NBA Finals, there was a rematch of the same two teams: the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz. This would not happen again until 2014. Game 6 of the NBA Finals was extremely notable for several reasons: In the waning moments of the game Michael Jordan made the title winning shot over Bryon Russell. This moment was marked as one of the greatest moments in NBA playoff history. It was the highest rated and most watched game in NBA History, with 72 million viewers watching at least part of the game and an average of 35.9 million viewers in the U.S. It was the last Chicago Bulls postseason game until 2005 and the last involving the Michael Jordan-led Bulls. Michael Jordan's final NBA playoff game. Phil Jackson's final game as coach of the Chicago Bulls (he would go on to coach the Los Angeles Lakers two seasons later). As of 2026, this remains the most recent NBA Finals game for the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz. Bracket Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Teams with home court advantage are shown in Italics. First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Chicago* 3 E8 New Jersey 0 E4 Charlotte 3 E5 Atlanta 1 E3 Indiana 3 E6 Cleveland 1 E2 Miami* 2 E7 New York 3 W1 Utah* 3 W8 Houston 2 W4 Phoenix 1 W5 San Antonio 3 W3 LA Lakers 3 W6 Portland 1 W2 Seattle* 3 W7 Minnesota 2 E1 Chicago* 4 E4 Charlotte 1 E3 Indiana 4 E7 New York 1 W1 Utah* 4 W5 San Antonio 1 W3 LA Lakers 4 W2 Seattle* 1 E1 Chicago* 4 E3 Indiana 3 W1 Utah* 4 W3 LA Lakers 0 E1 Chicago* 4 W1 Utah* 2* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage Playoff qualifying Western Conference Home court advantage The Utah Jazz and Chicago Bulls tied for the best record in the NBA. However, Utah won the season series 2–0 and was awarded home court advantage throughout the playoffs. Clinched a playoff berth The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West: Utah Jazz (62–20, clinched Midwest division) Seattle SuperSonics (61–21, clinched Pacific division) Los Angeles Lakers (61–21) Phoenix Suns (56–26) San Antonio Spurs (56–26) Portland Trail Blazers (46–36) Minnesota Timberwolves (45–37) Houston Rockets (41–41) Eastern Conference Best record in conference The Chicago Bulls clinched the best record in the East, and earned home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. Clinched a playoff berth The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East: Chicago Bulls (62–20, clinched Central division) Miami Heat (55–27, clinched Atlantic division) Indiana Pacers (58–24) Charlotte Hornets (51–31) Atlanta Hawks (50–32) Cleveland Cavaliers (47–35) New York Knicks (43–39) New Jersey Nets (43–39) First round Eastern Conference first round (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) New Jersey Nets #eee April 24 8:00 PM Boxscore New Jersey Nets 93 Chicago Bulls 96 27–31 21–21 14–20 27–17 4–7 Chris Gatling 24 Jayson Williams 21 Sherman Douglas 5 Michael Jordan 39 Dennis Rodman 8 three players 5 each United Center, Chicago, Illinois 23,844 Joe Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Luis Grillo TNT Chicago leads series, 1–0 April 26 5:30 PM Boxscore New Jersey Nets 91 Chicago Bulls 96 17–21 19–31 29–24 26–20 Kerry Kittles 23 Jayson Williams 11 Sherman Douglas 12 Michael Jordan 32 Dennis Rodman 16 Rodman, Burrell 4 each United Center, Chicago, Illinois 23,844 Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Ron Garretson NBC Chicago leads series, 2–0 #eee April 29 7:00 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 116 New Jersey Nets 101 35–28 26–24 32–24 23–25 Michael Jordan 38 Dennis Rodman 17 Scottie Pippen 10 Sherman Douglas 19 Jayson Williams 10 Sherman Douglas 8 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey 19,889 Jim Clark, Nolan Fine, Steve Javie TNT Chicago wins series, 3–0 +Regular-season seriesChicago won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 8, 1997 1997 11080 CHI New Jersey Nets 86 Chicago Bulls 99 United Center, Chicago, Illinois December 20, 1997 1997 12200 NJN Chicago Bulls 100 New Jersey Nets 92 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey #fff January 23, 1998 1998 01230 NJN Chicago Bulls 100 New Jersey Nets 98 Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey #fff March 16, 1998 1998 03160 CHI New Jersey Nets 72 Chicago Bulls 88 United Center, Chicago, Illinois This was the first playoff meeting between the Bulls and the Nets.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=CHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Chicago Bulls (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015 (2) Miami Heat vs. (7) New York Knicks #eee April 24 7:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 79 Miami Heat 94 17–30 20–27 26–16 16–21 Larry Johnson 21 Charles Oakley 12 Charles Oakley 4 Tim Hardaway 34 P. J. Brown 10 Eric Murdock 5 Miami Arena, Miami, Florida 15,200 Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Ron Garretson TBS Miami leads series, 1–0 April 26 12:30 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 96 Miami Heat 86 21–31 29–19 22–19 24–17 John Starks 25 Terry Cummings 14 Charlie Ward 7 Alonzo Mourning 30 Alonzo Mourning 13 Tim Hardaway 7 Miami Arena, Miami, Florida 15,200 Joe Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Luis Grillo NBC Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 28 7:00 PM Boxscore Miami Heat 91 New York Knicks 85 30–24 26–20 18–23 17–18 Voshon Lenard 28 Alonzo Mourning 9 Tim Hardaway 7 Allan Houston 27 Johnson, Oakley 7 each four players 3 each Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 Dick Bavetta, Terry Durham, Tommy Nunez Sr. TBS Miami leads series, 2–1 April 30 8:00 PM Boxscore Miami Heat 85 New York Knicks 90 26–23 21–24 17–24 21–19 Tim Hardaway 33 P. J. Brown 9 Tim Hardaway 9 Houston, Johnson 18 each Larry Johnson 9 Charlie Ward 7 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 Hugh Evans, Joe Forte, Tom Washington TNT Series tied, 2–2 Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson fight. #eee May 3 12:30 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 98 Miami Heat 81 20–15 27–16 23–30 28–20 Allan Houston 30 Buck Williams 14 Charlie Ward 14 Tim Hardaway 21 P. J. Brown 10 Tim Hardaway 8 Miami Arena, Miami, Florida 15,200 Jim Clark, Hue Hollins, Steve Javie NBC New York wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff January 28, 1998 1998 01280 MIA New York Knicks 82 Miami Heat 86 Miami Arena, Miami February 1, 1998 1998 02010 NYK Miami Heat 83 New York Knicks 89 Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff April 8, 1998 1998 04080 NYK Miami Heat 80 New York Knicks 83 Madison Square Garden, New York City April 12, 1998 1998 04120 MIA New York Knicks 81 Miami Heat 82 Miami Arena, Miami This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIA&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Miami Heat versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015Miami leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1997 Miami Heat 4 New York Knicks 3 1997 Eastern Conference Semifinals (3) Indiana Pacers vs. (6) Cleveland Cavaliers #eee April 23 8:00 PM Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 77 Indiana Pacers 106 18–31 23–31 19–20 17–24 Shawn Kemp 25 Shawn Kemp 13 Brevin Knight 5 Chris Mullin 20 Chris Mullin 6 Mark Jackson 10 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,644 Nolan Fine, Bill Oakes, Eddie F. Rush TNT Indiana leads series, 1–0 April 25 1:00 PM Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 86 Indiana Pacers 92 29–19 22–21 16–29 19–23 Shawn Kemp 27 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10 Brevin Knight 7 Reggie Miller 18 Dale Davis 10 Mark Jackson 11 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,617 Mike Callahan, Bob Delaney, Jack Nies NBC Indiana leads series, 2–0 #eee April 27 7:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 77 Cleveland Cavaliers 86 27–22 15–22 19–21 16–21 Rik Smits 26 Dale Davis 9 Mark Jackson 17 Shawn Kemp 31 Kemp, Knight 7 each three players 5 each Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 17,495 Ted Bernhardt, Dan Crawford, Derrick Stafford TNT Indiana leads series, 2–1 April 30 7:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 80 Cleveland Cavaliers 74 25–23 20–13 21–18 14–20 Reggie Miller 19 Antonio Davis 9 Mark Jackson 6 Shawn Kemp 21 Shawn Kemp 12 Brevin Knight 6 Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 18,188 Dick Bavetta, Terry Durham, Tommy Nunez Sr. TBS Indiana wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 4, 1997 1997 11040 CLE Indiana Pacers 77 Cleveland Cavaliers 80 Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio January 30, 1998 1998 01300 IND Cleveland Cavaliers 83 Indiana Pacers 89 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis #fff April 7, 1998 1998 04070 IND Cleveland Cavaliers 80 Indiana Pacers 82 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis April 18, 1998 1998 04180 CLE Indiana Pacers 92 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 Gund Arena, Cleveland This was the first playoff meeting between the Cavaliers and the Pacers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CLE&opp_id=IND&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Cleveland Cavaliers versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015 (4) Charlotte Hornets vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks #eee April 23 7:00 PM Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 87 Charlotte Hornets 97 29–23 25–31 15–21 18–22 Steve Smith 35 Dikembe Mutombo 15 Mookie Blaylock 9 Glen Rice 34 Divac, Mason 7 each David Wesley 12 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina 19,176 Bob Delaney, David Jones, Jack Nies TBS Charlotte leads series, 1–0 April 25 8:00 PM Boxscore Atlanta Hawks 85 Charlotte Hornets 92 27–19 21–24 14–19 23–30 Henderson, Smith 22 each Henderson, Mutombo 9 each Mookie Blaylock 13 Anthony Mason 25 Glen Rice 13 Divac, Wesley 6 each Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina 20,390 Ted Bernhardt, Bill Oakes, Eddie F. Rush TNT Charlotte leads series, 2–0 #eee April 28 8:00 PM Boxscore Charlotte Hornets 64 Atlanta Hawks 96 18–30 14–21 12–23 20–22 Anthony Mason 12 Vlade Divac 7 Divac, Wesley 5 each Mookie Blaylock 16 Dikembe Mutombo 11 Mookie Blaylock 7 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 19,745 Mike Callahan, Hugh Evans, Ron Garretson TNT Charlotte leads series, 2–1 May 1 7:00 PM Boxscore Charlotte Hornets 91 Atlanta Hawks 82 18–24 17–17 31–23 25–18 Anthony Mason 29 Anthony Mason 14 David Wesley 10 Steve Smith 27 Dikembe Mutombo 16 Mookie Blaylock 4 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 22,074 Jim Clark, Hue Hollins, Bill Spooner TNT Charlotte wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesAtlanta won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 29, 1997 1997 11290 ATL Charlotte Hornets 80 Atlanta Hawks 98 Georgia Dome, Atlanta January 31, 1998 1998 01310 CHH Atlanta Hawks 103 Charlotte Hornets 83 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina #fff April 10, 1998 1998 04100 CHH Atlanta Hawks 99 Charlotte Hornets 87 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina April 17, 1998 1998 04170 ATL Charlotte Hornets 104 Atlanta Hawks 121 Georgia Dome, Atlanta This was the first playoff meeting between the Hawks and the Hornets.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=CHA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Charlotte Hornets (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015 Western Conference first round (1) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Houston Rockets #eee April 23 9:30 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah TBS Houston Rockets 103 Utah Jazz 90 Boxscore 27–24 24–20 28–14 24–32 Clyde Drexler 22 Karl Malone 25 Kevin Willis 14 Karl Malone 11 Clyde Drexler 6 John Stockton 8 19,911 Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Ed Middleton Houston leads series, 1–0 April 25 10:30 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah TNT Houston Rockets 90 Utah Jazz 105 Boxscore 19–29 23–18 18–32 30–26 Hakeem Olajuwon 16 Karl Malone 29 Kevin Willis 12 Greg Ostertag 11 Matt Maloney 6 John Stockton 10 19,911 Hugh Evans, Ken Mauer, Ronnie Nunn Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 29 9:30 PM Compaq Center, Houston, Texas TBS Utah Jazz 85 Houston Rockets 89 Boxscore 19–26 24–21 26–26 16–16 Malone, Russell 19 each Hakeem Olajuwon 28 Karl Malone 14 Hakeem Olajuwon 12 Stockton, Eisley 6 each Drexler, Maloney 5 each 16,285 Hue Hollins, Bill Spooner, Derrick Stafford Houston leads series, 2–1 May 1 9:30 PM Compaq Center, Houston, Texas TNT Utah Jazz 93 Houston Rockets 71 Boxscore 10–21 26–21 29–19 28–10 Karl Malone 29 Hakeem Olajuwon 27 Karl Malone 13 Hakeem Olajuwon 15 John Stockton 7 Clyde Drexler 5 16,285 Ron Garretson, Steve Javie, Greg Willard Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 3 3:00 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah NBC Houston Rockets 70 Utah Jazz 84 Boxscore 14–21 19–18 21–22 16–23 Kevin Willis 16 Karl Malone 31 Kevin Willis 11 Karl Malone 15 three players 3 each John Stockton 10 19,911 Dan Crawford, Joe Crawford, Bob Delaney Utah wins series, 3–2 Game 5 is Clyde Drexler's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesUtah won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff December 25, 1997 1997 12250 UTA Houston Rockets 103 Utah Jazz 107 Delta Center, Salt Lake City January 10, 1998 1998 01100 HOU Utah Jazz 111 Houston Rockets 84 The Summit, Houston, Texas #fff March 1, 1998 1998 03010 HOU Utah Jazz 106 Houston Rockets 100 Compaq Center, Houston, Texas March 9, 1998 1998 03090 UTA Houston Rockets 93 Utah Jazz 100 Delta Center, Salt Lake City This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015Tied 2–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1985 Houston Rockets 2 Utah Jazz 3 1985 Western Conference First Round #fff 1994 Houston Rockets 4 Utah Jazz 1 1994 Western Conference Finals #fff 1995 Houston Rockets 3 Utah Jazz 2 1995 Western Conference First Round #fff 1997 Houston Rockets 2 Utah Jazz 4 1997 Western Conference Finals (2) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (7) Minnesota Timberwolves #eee April 24 9:30 PM KeyArena, Seattle, Washington TBS Minnesota Timberwolves 83 Seattle SuperSonics 108 Boxscore 21–34 11–19 26–29 25–26 Kevin Garnett 18 Vin Baker 25 Kevin Garnett 18 Vin Baker 12 Stephon Marbury 5 Gary Payton 7 17,072 Joe Forte, Hue Hollins, Greg Willard Seattle leads series, 1–0 April 26 9:00 PM KeyArena, Seattle, Washington TNT Minnesota Timberwolves 98 Seattle SuperSonics 93 Boxscore 28–20 22–25 27–26 21–22 Stephon Marbury 25 Gary Payton 32 Anthony Peeler 14 Detlef Schrempf 10 Stephon Marbury 7 Nate McMillan 6 17,072 Terry Durhame, Steve Javie, Ron Olesiak Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 28 9:30 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota TBS Seattle SuperSonics 90 Minnesota Timberwolves 98 Boxscore 28–24 18–26 26–17 18–31 Gary Payton 26 Anthony Peeler 20 Vin Baker 12 Kevin Garnett 8 three players 5 each Stephon Marbury 11 19,006 Joe Crawford, Ronnie Nunn, Tom Washington Minnesota leads series, 2–1 April 30 9:30 PM Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota TBS Seattle SuperSonics 92 Minnesota Timberwolves 88 Boxscore 28–21 18–22 21–20 25–25 Payton, Hawkins 24 each Kevin Garnett 20 Vin Baker 12 Kevin Garnett 10 Gary Payton 8 Stephon Marbury 7 19,006 Joe DeRosa, Bill Oakes, Eddie F. Rush Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 2 3:30 PM KeyArena, Seattle, Washington NBC Minnesota Timberwolves 84 Seattle SuperSonics 97 Boxscore 27–24 20–20 17–27 20–26 Anthony Peeler 28 Gary Payton 29 Reggie Jordan 8 Detlef Schrempf 11 Stephon Marbury 8 three players 4 each 17,072 Dick Bavetta, Bernie Fryer, Jack Nies Seattle wins series, 3–2 +Regular-season seriesSeattle won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 9, 1997 1997 12090 MIN Seattle SuperSonics 108 Minnesota Timberwolves 99 Target Center, Minneapolis December 23, 1997 1997 12230 SEA Minnesota Timberwolves 112 Seattle SuperSonics 103 KeyArena, Seattle #fff March 8, 1998 1998 03080 MIN Seattle SuperSonics 99 Minnesota Timberwolves 98 Target Center, Minneapolis March 14, 1998 1998 03140 SEA Minnesota Timberwolves 80 Seattle SuperSonics 114 KeyArena, Seattle This was the first playoff meeting between the Timberwolves and the SuperSonics.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIN&opp_id=OKC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Minnesota Timberwolves versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015 (3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers #eee April 24 10:30 PM Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 102 Los Angeles Lakers 104 30–25 23–22 21–27 28–30 Isaiah Rider 25 Brian Grant 12 Damon Stoudamire 10 Shaquille O'Neal 30 O'Neal, Jones 7 each Robert Horry 5 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Terry Durham, Steve Javie, Tommy Nunez Sr. TNT LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 April 26 3:00 PM Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 99 Los Angeles Lakers 108 21–29 31–25 23–35 24–19 Isaiah Rider 24 three players 7 each Damon Stoudamire 14 Rick Fox 24 Shaquille O'Neal 9 Derek Fisher 7 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Joe Forte, Hue Hollins, Greg Willard NBC LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee April 28 10:30 PM Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 94 Portland Trail Blazers 99 19–23 31–25 22–21 22–30 Shaquille O'Neal 36 Shaquille O'Neal 16 Robert Horry 7 Rider, Stoudamire 18 each Brian Grant 12 Damon Stoudamire 6 Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon 21,558 Ed Middleton, Jack Nies, Ron Olesiak TNT LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 April 30 10:30 PM Boxscore Los Angeles Lakers 110 Portland Trail Blazers 99 28–19 28–21 22–25 32–34 Shaquille O'Neal 31 Shaquille O'Neal 15 Nick Van Exel 7 Damon Stoudamire 24 Brian Grant 12 Damon Stoudamire 8 Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon 21,616 Joe Crawford, Ken Mauer, Ronnie Nunn TNT LA Lakers win series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 8, 1997 1997 12080 POR Los Angeles Lakers 99 Portland Trail Blazers 105 Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon February 4, 1998 1998 02040 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 115 Los Angeles Lakers 122 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California #fff February 10, 1998 1998 02100 POR Los Angeles Lakers 105 Portland Trail Blazers 117 Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon March 11, 1998 1998 03110 LAL Portland Trail Blazers 107 Los Angeles Lakers 121 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first seven meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015Los Angeles leads 5–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1977 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Portland Trail Blazers 4 1977 Western Conference Finals #fff 1983 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1983 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1985 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1985 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1989 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 0 1989 Western Conference First Round #fff 1991 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Portland Trail Blazers 2 1991 Western Conference Finals #fff 1992 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Portland Trail Blazers 3 1992 Western Conference First Round #fff 1997 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1997 Western Conference First Round (4) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs #eee April 23 10:30 PM Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 102 Phoenix Suns 96 23–21 22–29 22–25 35–21 Tim Duncan 32 David Robinson 15 Vinny Del Negro 6 Kevin Johnson 18 George McCloud 9 Jason Kidd 11 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona 19,023 Hugh Evans, Ken Mauer, Ronnie Munn TNT San Antonio leads series, 1–0 April 25 3:30 PM Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 101 Phoenix Suns 108 22–24 25–27 24–32 30–25 David Robinson 23 David Robinson 16 Avery Johnson 8 George McCloud 22 Antonio McDyess 11 Jason Kidd 10 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona 19,023 Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Bill Spooner NBC Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 27 9:30 PM Boxscore Phoenix Suns 88 San Antonio Spurs 100 17–20 27–24 15–27 29–29 Antonio McDyess 26 Antonio McDyess 17 Kidd, Johnson 6 each Tim Duncan 22 Tim Duncan 14 Avery Johnson 5 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas 20,486 Bob Delaney, Bill Oakes, Mark Wunderlich TNT San Antonio leads series, 2–1 April 29 8:00 PM Boxscore Phoenix Suns 80 San Antonio Spurs 99 23–20 18–21 14–21 25–37 Kevin Johnson 18 Antonio McDyess 19 Steve Nash 5 Avery Johnson 30 David Robinson 21 Avery Johnson 7 Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas 27,528 Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, David Jones TBS San Antonio wins series, 3–1 +Regular-season seriesPhoenix won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff January 9, 1998 1998 01090 PHO San Antonio Spurs 79 Phoenix Suns 100 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona February 14, 1998 1998 02140 SAS Phoenix Suns 94 San Antonio Spurs 81 Alamodome, San Antonio #fff February 22, 1998 1998 02220 PHO San Antonio Spurs 79 Phoenix Suns 97 America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona March 22, 1998 1998 03220 SAS Phoenix Suns 83 San Antonio Spurs 93 Alamodome, San Antonio This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=PHO&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Phoenix Suns versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015 Phoenix leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1992 Phoenix Suns 3 San Antonio Spurs 0 1992 Western Conference First Round #fff 1993 Phoenix Suns 4 San Antonio Spurs 2 1993 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1996 Phoenix Suns 1 San Antonio Spurs 3 1996 Western Conference First Round Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (4) Charlotte Hornets #eee May 3 5:30 PM Boxscore Charlotte Hornets 70 Chicago Bulls 83 23–15 15–22 10–21 22–25 Glen Rice 25 Vlade Divac 14 David Wesley 9 Michael Jordan 35 Dennis Rodman 14 Jordan, Pippen 4 each United Center, Chicago, Illinois 23,844 Ronnie Nunn, Bill Oakes, Greg Willard NBC Chicago leads series, 1–0 May 6 8:00 PM Boxscore Charlotte Hornets 78 Chicago Bulls 76 13–17 17–19 19–21 29–19 Anthony Mason 15 Vlade Divac 19 Mason, Rice 4 each Michael Jordan 22 Dennis Rodman 18 Michael Jordan 6 United Center, Chicago, Illinois 23,844 Ted Bernhardt, Joe Crawford, Eddie F. Rush TNT Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 8 8:00 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 103 Charlotte Hornets 89 25–24 28–18 25–21 25–26 Michael Jordan 27 Dennis Rodman 17 Michael Jordan 6 Glen Rice 31 Vlade Divac 13 David Wesley 8 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina 23,799 Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Ron Olesiak TNT Chicago leads series, 2–1 May 10 5:30 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 94 Charlotte Hornets 80 18–20 26–20 28–19 22–21 Michael Jordan 31 Dennis Rodman 18 Scottie Pippen 8 Vlade Divac 15 Glen Rice 9 Anthony Mason 5 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina 23,799 Bob Delaney, Steve Javie, Jack Nies NBC Chicago leads series, 3–1 #eee May 13 9:30 PM Boxscore Charlotte Hornets 84 Chicago Bulls 93 29–26 16–23 25–24 14–20 Glen Rice 30 Vlade Divac 15 three players 5 Michael Jordan 33 Dennis Rodman 21 Pippen, Longley 5 each United Center, Chicago, Illinois 23,844 Dan Crawford, Ron Garretson, Luis Grillo TNT Chicago wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesChicago won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 14, 1997 1997 11140 CHI Charlotte Hornets 92 Chicago Bulls 105 United Center, Chicago, Illinois December 12, 1997 1997 12120 CHH Chicago Bulls 77 Charlotte Hornets 79 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina #fff January 21, 1998 1998 01210 CHI Charlotte Hornets 79 Chicago Bulls 110 United Center, Chicago, Illinois February 11, 1998 1998 02110 CHH Chicago Bulls 92 Charlotte Hornets 90 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHA&opp_id=CHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Charlotte Hornets versus Chicago Bulls (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015Chicago leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1995 Charlotte Hornets 1 Chicago Bulls 3 1995 Eastern Conference First Round (3) Indiana Pacers vs. (7) New York Knicks #eee May 5 8:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 83 Indiana Pacers 93 31–13 14–34 19–26 19–20 John Starks 17 Charles Oakley 11 Charlie Ward 6 Reggie Miller 17 Dale Davis 11 Mark Jackson 6 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,630 Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Ron Garretson TNT Indiana leads series, 1–0 May 7 8:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 77 Indiana Pacers 85 18–23 21–23 22–18 16–21 John Starks 20 Charles Oakley 9 Charlie Ward 10 Rik Smits 22 Dale Davis 9 Mark Jackson 5 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,765 Hugh Evans, Joe Forte, Ken Mauer TNT Indiana leads series, 2–0 #eee May 9 1:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 76 New York Knicks 83 26–15 17–33 23–14 10–21 Reggie Miller 23 Dale Davis 9 Mark Jackson 9 Patrick Ewing 19 Chris Mills 8 Chris Childs 5 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 Hue Hollins, Tommy Nunez Sr., Bill Oakes NBC Indiana leads series, 2–1 May 10 12:30 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 118 New York Knicks 107 29–27 25–28 26–22 22–25 16–5 Reggie Miller 38 Antonio Davis 9 Mark Jackson 15 Houston, Starks 19 each Charles Oakley 10 Chris Childs 6 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,763 Dick Bavetta, Jim Clark, Terry Durham NBC Indiana leads series, 3–1 Reggie Miller hits the game-tying 3 with 5.1 seconds left to force OT. #eee May 13 7:00 PM Boxscore New York Knicks 88 Indiana Pacers 99 25–29 18–18 18–21 27–31 Allan Houston 33 Patrick Ewing 7 Patrick Ewing 11 Reggie Miller 24 Mark Jackson 14 Mark Jackson 13 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,767 Bob Delaney, Bernie Fryer, Steve Javie TNT Indiana wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesIndiana won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 17, 1997 1997 12170 IND New York Knicks 80 Indiana Pacers 87 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis January 21, 1998 1998 01210 NYK Indiana Pacers 89 New York Knicks 97 Madison Square Garden, New York City #fff March 15, 1998 1998 03150 NYK Indiana Pacers 91 New York Knicks 86 Madison Square Garden, New York City This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=IND&opp_id=NYK&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Indiana Pacers versus New York Knicks (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015New York leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1993 Indiana Pacers 1 New York Knicks 3 1993 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1994 Indiana Pacers 3 New York Knicks 4 1994 Eastern Conference Finals #fff 1995 Indiana Pacers 4 New York Knicks 3 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals Western Conference semifinals (1) Utah Jazz vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs #eee May 5 10:30 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah TNT San Antonio Spurs 82 Utah Jazz 83 Boxscore 16–26 30–26 14–16 22–15 Tim Duncan 33 Karl Malone 25 David Robinson 16 Karl Malone 8 Avery Johnson 8 John Stockton 8 19,911 Dick Bavetta, Jack Nies, Tommy Nunez Sr. Utah leads series, 1–0 May 7 10:30 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah TNT San Antonio Spurs 106 Utah Jazz 109 Boxscore 22–20 30–31 23–28 23–19 8–11 Tim Duncan 26 Karl Malone 22 David Robinson 14 Karl Malone 12 Vinny Del Negro 5 John Stockton 12 19,911 Terry Durham, Hue Hollins, Bill Oakes Utah leads series, 2–0 #eee May 9 3:30 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas NBC Utah Jazz 64 San Antonio Spurs 86 Boxscore 14–25 21–28 9–18 20–15 Karl Malone 18 David Robinson 21 Greg Ostertag 9 Will Perdue 11 Hornacek, Vaughn 3 each Avery Johnson 5 26,086 Hugh Evans, Ron Garretson, Derrick Stafford Utah leads series, 2–1 May 10 9:00 PM Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas TNT Utah Jazz 82 San Antonio Spurs 73 Boxscore 25–22 18–17 21–13 18–21 Karl Malone 34 Tim Duncan 22 Karl Malone 12 David Robinson 11 John Stockton 7 Avery Johnson 7 28,587 Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Ronnie Nunn Utah leads series, 3–1 #eee May 12 8:00 PM Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah TNT San Antonio Spurs 77 Utah Jazz 87 Boxscore 14–19 19–24 18–18 26–26 David Robinson 21 Karl Malone 24 David Robinson 13 Karl Malone 13 Avery Johnson 8 Howard Eisley 7 19,911 Joe Crawford, Joe Forte, Eddie F. Rush Utah wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesUtah won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 8, 1997 1997 11080 SAS Utah Jazz 80 San Antonio Spurs 87 Alamodome, San Antonio November 22, 1997 1997 11220 UTA San Antonio Spurs 74 Utah Jazz 103 Delta Center, Salt Lake City #fff February 21, 1998 1998 02210 SAS Utah Jazz 79 San Antonio Spurs 77 Alamodome, San Antonio April 8, 1998 1998 04080 UTA San Antonio Spurs 88 Utah Jazz 98 Delta Center, Salt Lake City This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=SAS&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — San Antonio Spurs versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015Utah leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1994 San Antonio Spurs 1 Utah Jazz 3 1994 Western Conference First Round #fff 1996 San Antonio Spurs 2 Utah Jazz 4 1996 Western Conference Semifinals (2) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers #eee May 4 9:00 PM Los Angeles Lakers 92 Seattle SuperSonics 106 Boxscore 32–29 18–33 29–16 13–28 Shaquille O'Neal 27 Shaquille O'Neal 11 Rick Fox 10 Gary Payton 25 Hawkins, Baker 8 each Gary Payton 6 KeyArena, Seattle, Washington 17,072 Hugh Evans, Joe Forte, Derrick Stafford TNT Seattle leads series, 1–0 May 6 10:30 PM Los Angeles Lakers 92 Seattle SuperSonics 68 Boxscore 19–26 25–11 20–12 28–19 Shaquille O'Neal 26 O'Neal, Horry 10 each Derek Fisher 7 Vin Baker 13 Detlef Schrempf 8 Gary Payton 5 KeyArena, Seattle, Washington 17,072 Bob Delaney, Luis Grillo, Steve Javie TNT Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 8 10:30 PM Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 103 Los Angeles Lakers 119 28–27 23–29 23–31 29–32 Detlef Schrempf 26 Vin Baker 12 Gary Payton 13 Shaquille O'Neal 30 Shaquille O'Neal 10 Derek Fisher 7 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Dan Crawford, Bernie Fryer, Ronnie Nunn TNT LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 May 10 3:00 PM Boxscore Seattle SuperSonics 100 Los Angeles Lakers 112 28–30 27–27 25–33 20–22 Gary Payton 31 Gary Payton 8 Gary Payton 13 Shaquille O'Neal 39 Shaquille O'Neal 8 O'Neal, Van Exel 7 each Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Joe Crawford, Eddie F. Rush, Greg Willard NBC LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 #eee May 12 10:30 PM Los Angeles Lakers 110 Seattle SuperSonics 95 Boxscore 39–22 23–28 24–26 24–19 Shaquille O'Neal 31 Robert Horry 11 Derek Fisher 6 Vin Baker 28 Vin Baker 9 Hersey Hawkins 6 KeyArena, Seattle, Washington 17,072 Dick Bavetta, Ken Mauer, Bill Oakes TNT LA Lakers win series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesSeattle won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff January 24, 1998 1998 01240 SEA Los Angeles Lakers 95 Seattle SuperSonics 101 KeyArena, Seattle February 13, 1998 1998 02130 LAL Seattle SuperSonics 113 Los Angeles Lakers 108 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California #fff March 16, 1998 1998 03160 SEA Los Angeles Lakers 89 Seattle SuperSonics 101 KeyArena, Seattle March 20, 1998 1998 03200 LAL Seattle SuperSonics 80 Los Angeles Lakers 93 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first six meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=OKC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015Los Angeles leads 4–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1978 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Seattle SuperSonics 2 1978 Western Conference First Round #fff 1979 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Seattle SuperSonics 4 1979 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1980 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Seattle SuperSonics 1 1980 Western Conference Finals #fff 1987 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Seattle SuperSonics 0 1987 Western Conference Finals #fff 1989 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Seattle SuperSonics 0 1989 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1995 Los Angeles Lakers 3 Seattle SuperSonics 1 1995 Western Conference First Round Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (3) Indiana Pacers #eee May 17 3:30 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 79 Chicago Bulls 85 22–16 18–21 17–27 22–21 Reggie Miller 16 Antonio Davis 11 Mark Jackson 6 Michael Jordan 31 Dennis Rodman 10 Scottie Pippen 7 United Center, Chicago, Illinois 23,844 Joe Crawford, Jack Nies, Tommy Nunez Sr. NBC Chicago leads series, 1–0 May 19 8:30 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 98 Chicago Bulls 104 28–26 24–19 22–33 24–26 Reggie Miller 19 Dale Davis 9 Mark Jackson 8 Michael Jordan 41 Ron Harper 9 Jordan, Pippen 5 each United Center, Chicago, Illinois 23,844 Jim Clark, Joe Forte, Hue Hollins TNT Chicago leads series, 2–0 #eee May 23 3:30 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 105 Indiana Pacers 107 24–26 32–26 21–25 28–30 Michael Jordan 30 Dennis Rodman 12 Michael Jordan 7 Reggie Miller 28 Antonio Davis 12 Rose, Jackson 6 each Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,576 Dick Bavetta, Bernie Fryer, Ron Garretson NBC Chicago leads series, 2–1 May 25 3:30 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 94 Indiana Pacers 96 27–24 27–24 23–21 17–27 Michael Jordan 28 Dennis Rodman 16 Scottie Pippen 10 Rik Smits 26 Chris Mullin 9 Mark Jackson 7 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,560 Hugh Evans, Ronnie Nunn, Bill Oakes NBC Series tied, 2–2 Reggie Miller hits the game-winning 3 with 0.7 seconds left. #eee May 27 9:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 87 Chicago Bulls 106 16–29 16–28 24–30 31–19 Reggie Miller 14 Smits, Davis 7 each Mark Jackson 5 Michael Jordan 29 Scottie Pippen 8 Kukoč, Pippen 7 each United Center, Chicago, Illinois 23,844 Bob Delaney, Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore NBC Chicago leads series, 3–2 May 29 9:00 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 89 Indiana Pacers 92 24–24 22–25 23–21 20–22 Michael Jordan 35 Dennis Rodman 12 three players 2 each Rik Smits 25 Dale Davis 8 three players 3 each Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana 16,566 Dan Crawford, Joe Crawford, Hue Hollins NBC Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 31 7:00 PM Boxscore Indiana Pacers 83 Chicago Bulls 88 27–19 18–29 20–21 18–19 Reggie Miller 22 Antonio Davis 10 Mark Jackson 6 Michael Jordan 28 Scottie Pippen 12 Michael Jordan 8 United Center, Chicago, Illinois 23,844 Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Jack Nies NBC Chicago wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 28, 1997 1997 11280 IND Chicago Bulls 83 Indiana Pacers 94 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis February 17, 1998 1998 02170 CHI Indiana Pacers 97 Chicago Bulls 105 United Center, Chicago, Illinois #fff March 17, 1998 1998 03170 IND Chicago Bulls 90 Indiana Pacers 84 Market Square Arena, Indianapolis April 13, 1998 1998 04130 CHI Indiana Pacers 114 Chicago Bulls 105 United Center, Chicago, Illinois This was the first playoff meeting between the Bulls and the Pacers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=IND&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015 Western Conference finals (1) Utah Jazz vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers #eee May 16 3:00 PM Los Angeles Lakers 77 Utah Jazz 112 Boxscore 13–24 22–37 30–30 12–21 Shaquille O'Neal 19 Corie Blount 9 Nick Van Exel 3 Karl Malone 29 Shandon Anderson 11 Stockton, Eisley 9 each Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 Hugh Evans, Bernie Fryer, Ronnie Nunn NBC Utah leads series, 1–0 May 18 8:30 PM Los Angeles Lakers 95 Utah Jazz 99 Boxscore 29–24 21–25 21–21 24–29 Shaquille O'Neal 31 Corie Blount 10 Rick Fox 7 Karl Malone 33 Malone, Russell 7 each John Stockton 6 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 Terry Durham, Steve Javie, Bill Oakes TNT Utah leads series, 2–0 #eee May 22 10:30 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 109 Los Angeles Lakers 98 21–20 28–23 25–28 35–27 Karl Malone 26 Karl Malone 10 John Stockton 8 Shaquille O'Neal 39 Shaquille O'Neal 15 Nick Van Exel 7 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Dan Crawford, Bob Delaney, Tommy Nunez Sr. TNT Utah leads series, 3–0 May 24 3:30 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 96 Los Angeles Lakers 92 20–18 27–20 20–19 29–35 Karl Malone 32 Karl Malone 14 John Stockton 8 Shaquille O'Neal 38 Robert Horry 8 Eddie Jones 6 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California 17,505 Joe Crawford, Jack Nies, Bennett Salvatore NBC Utah wins series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff October 31, 1997 1997 10310 LAL Utah Jazz 87 Los Angeles Lakers 104 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California November 18, 1997 1997 11180 UTA Los Angeles Lakers 97 Utah Jazz 92 Delta Center, Salt Lake City #fff March 28, 1998 1998 03280 UTA Los Angeles Lakers 91 Utah Jazz 106 Delta Center, Salt Lake City April 19, 1998 1998 04190 LAL Utah Jazz 98 Los Angeles Lakers 102 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Utah Jazz 3 1988 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1997 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Utah Jazz 4 1997 Western Conference Semifinals NBA Finals: (E1) Chicago Bulls vs. (W1) Utah Jazz 1998 NBA Finals #eee June 3 9:00 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 85 Utah Jazz 88 17–17 23–28 19–22 20–12 6–9 Michael Jordan 33 Dennis Rodman 10 Steve Kerr 5 John Stockton 24 Karl Malone 14 John Stockton 8 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 Ron Garretson, Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore NBC Utah leads series, 1–0 Luc Longley hits the game-tying shot with 14.3 seconds left to force OT. June 5 9:00 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 93 Utah Jazz 88 23–20 27–26 20–27 23–15 Michael Jordan 37 Kukoč, Rodman 9 each Scottie Pippen 4 Jeff Hornacek 20 Karl Malone 12 Eisley, Stockton 7 each Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 Dan Crawford, Joe Crawford, Bill Oakes NBC Series tied, 1–1 #eee June 7 8:30 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 54 Chicago Bulls 96 14–17 17–32 14–23 9–24 Karl Malone 22 Greg Ostertag 9 John Stockton 7 Michael Jordan 24 Ron Harper 10 Ron Harper 7 United Center, Chicago, Illinois 23,844 Dick Bavetta, Hue Hollins, Ronnie Nunn NBC Chicago leads series, 2–1 Utah scores the fewest points in any playoff game in NBA history (54) and loses by the biggest margin in NBA Finals history (42). June 10 8:30 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 82 Chicago Bulls 86 19–21 18–18 20–22 25–25 Karl Malone 21 Karl Malone 14 John Stockton 13 Michael Jordan 34 Dennis Rodman 14 Scottie Pippen 5 United Center, Chicago, Illinois 23,844 Hugh Evans, Steve Javie, Jack Nies NBC Chicago leads series, 3–1 #eee June 12 8:30 PM Boxscore Utah Jazz 83 Chicago Bulls 81 16–18 14–18 29–19 24–26 Karl Malone 39 Karl Malone 9 John Stockton 12 Toni Kukoč 30 Scottie Pippen 11 Scottie Pippen 11 United Center, Chicago, Illinois 23,844 Joe Crawford, Bill Oakes, Bennett Salvatore NBC Chicago leads series, 3–2 Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals June 14 9:00 PM Boxscore Chicago Bulls 87 Utah Jazz 86 22–25 23–24 16–17 26–20 Michael Jordan 45 Dennis Rodman 8 Kukoč, Pippen 4 each Karl Malone 31 Karl Malone 11 Karl Malone 7 Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah 19,911 Dick Bavetta, Dan Crawford, Hue Hollins NBC Chicago wins series, 4–2 Michael Jordan hits the game-winning shot with 5.2 seconds left; this was Jordan's final NBA game with the Bulls. +Regular-season seriesUtah won 2–0 in the regular-season series#fff January 25, 1998 1998 01250 CHI Utah Jazz 101 Chicago Bulls 94 United Center, Chicago, Illinois February 4, 1998 1998 02040 UTA Chicago Bulls 93 Utah Jazz 101 Delta Center, Salt Lake City This was the second NBA Finals meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com June 4, 2015Chicago leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1997 Chicago Bulls 4 Utah Jazz 2 1997 NBA Finals Statistical leaders Category Game high Average Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP Games played Points Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 45 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls 32.4 21 Rebounds Dennis RodmanDavid RobinsonJayson Williams Chicago BullsSan Antonio SpursNew Jersey Nets 21 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs 14.1 9 Assists Mark Jackson Indiana Pacers 17 Damon Stoudamire Portland Trail Blazers 9.5 4 Steals Charlie WardJason Kidd New York KnicksPhoenix Suns 6 Jason Kidd Phoenix Suns 4.0 4 Blocks Shaquille O'Neal Los Angeles Lakers 8 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs 3.3 9 References External links Basketball – Reference.com's 1998 Playoffs section Category:NBA playoffs Playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon fi:NBA-kausi 1997–1998#Pudotuspelit