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Tournament details | |
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Dates | April 23–June 14, 1998 |
Season | 1997–98 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Chicago Bulls (6th title) |
Runner-up | Utah Jazz |
Semifinalists |
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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 Celticsin1966. Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP for the sixth and final time.
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, even better than the 2000 team that won the Eastern Conference Title, primarily due to their record.
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.
The Heat–Knicks series was extremely notable for two reasons
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 Eastern Conference Finals series between the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers was extremely notable for several reasons
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
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 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | New Jersey | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Charlotte | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Charlotte | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Atlanta | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E3 | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Indiana | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Cleveland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Indiana | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | New York | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Miami* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | New York | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Utah* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Utah* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Houston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Utah* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | San Antonio | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Phoenix | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | San Antonio | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Utah* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | LA Lakers | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | LA Lakers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Portland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | LA Lakers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Seattle* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | Seattle* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Minnesota | 2 |
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.
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the West:
The Chicago Bulls clinched the best record in the East, and earned home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs.
The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East:
April 24 |
New Jersey Nets 93, Chicago Bulls 96 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–31, 21–21, 14–20, 27–17, Overtime: 4–7 | ||
Pts: Chris Gatling24 Rebs: Jayson Williams21 Asts: Sherman Douglas5 |
Pts: Michael Jordan39 Rebs: Dennis Rodman8 Asts: three players 5 each | |
Chicago leads series, 1–0 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
April 26 |
New Jersey Nets 91, Chicago Bulls 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 19–31, 29–24, 26–20 | ||
Pts: Kerry Kittles23 Rebs: Jayson Williams11 Asts: Sherman Douglas12 |
Pts: Michael Jordan32 Rebs: Dennis Rodman16 Asts: Rodman, Burrell 4 each | |
Chicago leads series, 2–0 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
April 29 |
Chicago Bulls 116, New Jersey Nets 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 35–28, 26–24, 32–24, 23–25 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan38 Rebs: Dennis Rodman17 Asts: Scottie Pippen10 |
Pts: Sherman Douglas19 Rebs: Jayson Williams10 Asts: Sherman Douglas8 | |
Chicago wins series, 3–0 |
Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey |
Chicago won 4–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Bulls and the Nets.[1]
April 24 |
New York Knicks 79, Miami Heat 94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 20–27, 26–16, 16–21 | ||
Pts: Larry Johnson21 Rebs: Charles Oakley12 Asts: Charles Oakley4 |
Pts: Tim Hardaway34 Rebs: P. J. Brown10 Asts: Eric Murdock5 | |
Miami leads series, 1–0 |
Miami Arena, Miami, Florida |
April 26 |
New York Knicks 96, Miami Heat86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–31, 29–19, 22–19, 24–17 | ||
Pts: John Starks25 Rebs: Terry Cummings14 Asts: Charlie Ward7 |
Pts: Alonzo Mourning30 Rebs: Alonzo Mourning13 Asts: Tim Hardaway7 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Miami Arena, Miami, Florida |
April 28 |
Miami Heat 91, New York Knicks85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 26–20, 18–23, 17–18 | ||
Pts: Voshon Lenard28 Rebs: Alonzo Mourning9 Asts: Tim Hardaway7 |
Pts: Allan Houston27 Rebs: Johnson, Oakley 7 each Asts: four players 3 each | |
Miami leads series, 2–1 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
April 30 |
Miami Heat 85, New York Knicks 90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 21–24, 17–24, 21–19 | ||
Pts: Tim Hardaway33 Rebs: P. J. Brown9 Asts: Tim Hardaway9 |
Pts: Houston, Johnson 18 each Rebs: Larry Johnson9 Asts: Charlie Ward7 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson fight.
May 3 |
New York Knicks 98, Miami Heat81 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 27–16, 23–30, 28–20 | ||
Pts: Allan Houston30 Rebs: Buck Williams14 Asts: Charlie Ward14 |
Pts: Tim Hardaway21 Rebs: P. J. Brown10 Asts: Tim Hardaway8 | |
New York wins series, 3–2 |
Miami Arena, Miami, Florida |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning the first meeting.
Miami leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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April 23 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 77, Indiana Pacers 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–31, 23–31, 19–20, 17–24 | ||
Pts: Shawn Kemp25 Rebs: Shawn Kemp13 Asts: Brevin Knight5 |
Pts: Chris Mullin20 Rebs: Chris Mullin6 Asts: Mark Jackson10 | |
Indiana leads series, 1–0 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
April 25 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 86, Indiana Pacers 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 22–21, 16–29, 19–23 | ||
Pts: Shawn Kemp27 Rebs: Zydrunas Ilgauskas10 Asts: Brevin Knight7 |
Pts: Reggie Miller18 Rebs: Dale Davis10 Asts: Mark Jackson11 | |
Indiana leads series, 2–0 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
April 27 |
Indiana Pacers 77, Cleveland Cavaliers 86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 15–22, 19–21, 16–21 | ||
Pts: Rik Smits26 Rebs: Dale Davis9 Asts: Mark Jackson17 |
Pts: Shawn Kemp31 Rebs: Kemp, Knight 7 each Asts: three players 5 each | |
Indiana leads series, 2–1 |
Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
April 30 |
Indiana Pacers 80, Cleveland Cavaliers74 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 20–13, 21–18, 14–20 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller19 Rebs: Antonio Davis9 Asts: Mark Jackson6 |
Pts: Shawn Kemp21 Rebs: Shawn Kemp12 Asts: Brevin Knight6 | |
Indiana wins series, 3–1 |
Gund Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Cavaliers and the Pacers.[3]
April 23 |
Atlanta Hawks 87, Charlotte Hornets 97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 25–31, 15–21, 18–22 | ||
Pts: Steve Smith35 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo15 Asts: Mookie Blaylock9 |
Pts: Glen Rice34 Rebs: Divac, Mason 7 each Asts: David Wesley12 | |
Charlotte leads series, 1–0 |
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
April 25 |
Atlanta Hawks 85, Charlotte Hornets 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 21–24, 14–19, 23–30 | ||
Pts: Henderson, Smith 22 each Rebs: Henderson, Mutombo 9 each Asts: Mookie Blaylock13 |
Pts: Anthony Mason25 Rebs: Glen Rice13 Asts: Divac, Wesley 6 each | |
Charlotte leads series, 2–0 |
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
April 28 |
Charlotte Hornets 64, Atlanta Hawks 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 14–21, 12–23, 20–22 | ||
Pts: Anthony Mason12 Rebs: Vlade Divac7 Asts: Divac, Wesley 5 each |
Pts: Mookie Blaylock16 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo11 Asts: Mookie Blaylock7 | |
Charlotte leads series, 2–1 |
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia |
May 1 |
Charlotte Hornets 91, Atlanta Hawks82 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–24, 17–17, 31–23, 25–18 | ||
Pts: Anthony Mason29 Rebs: Anthony Mason14 Asts: David Wesley10 |
Pts: Steve Smith27 Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo16 Asts: Mookie Blaylock4 | |
Charlotte wins series, 3–1 |
Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia |
Atlanta won 4–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Hawks and the Hornets.[4]
April 23 |
Houston Rockets 103, Utah Jazz90 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 24–20, 28–14, 24–32 | ||
Pts: Clyde Drexler22 Rebs: Kevin Willis14 Asts: Clyde Drexler6 |
Pts: Karl Malone25 Rebs: Karl Malone11 Asts: John Stockton8 | |
Houston leads series, 1–0 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
April 25 |
Houston Rockets 90, Utah Jazz 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–29, 23–18, 18–32, 30–26 | ||
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon16 Rebs: Kevin Willis12 Asts: Matt Maloney6 |
Pts: Karl Malone29 Rebs: Greg Ostertag11 Asts: John Stockton10 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
April 29 |
Utah Jazz 85, Houston Rockets 89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 24–21, 26–26, 16–16 | ||
Pts: Malone, Russell 19 each Rebs: Karl Malone14 Asts: Stockton, Eisley 6 each |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon28 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon12 Asts: Drexler, Maloney 5 each | |
Houston leads series, 2–1 |
Compaq Center, Houston, Texas |
May 1 |
Utah Jazz 93, Houston Rockets71 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 10–21, 26–21, 29–19, 28–10 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone29 Rebs: Karl Malone13 Asts: John Stockton7 |
Pts: Hakeem Olajuwon27 Rebs: Hakeem Olajuwon15 Asts: Clyde Drexler5 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Compaq Center, Houston, Texas |
May 3 |
Houston Rockets 70, Utah Jazz 84 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 19–18, 21–22, 16–23 | ||
Pts: Kevin Willis16 Rebs: Kevin Willis11 Asts: three players 3 each |
Pts: Karl Malone31 Rebs: Karl Malone15 Asts: John Stockton10 | |
Utah wins series, 3–2 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Game 5 is Clyde Drexler's final NBA game.
Utah won 4–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece.
Tied 2–2 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 24 |
Minnesota Timberwolves 83, Seattle SuperSonics 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–34, 11–19, 26–29, 25–26 | ||
Pts: Kevin Garnett18 Rebs: Kevin Garnett18 Asts: Stephon Marbury5 |
Pts: Vin Baker25 Rebs: Vin Baker12 Asts: Gary Payton7 | |
Seattle leads series, 1–0 |
KeyArena, Seattle, Washington |
April 26 |
Minnesota Timberwolves 98, Seattle SuperSonics93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–20, 22–25, 27–26, 21–22 | ||
Pts: Stephon Marbury25 Rebs: Anthony Peeler14 Asts: Stephon Marbury7 |
Pts: Gary Payton32 Rebs: Detlef Schrempf10 Asts: Nate McMillan6 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
KeyArena, Seattle, Washington |
April 28 |
Seattle SuperSonics 90, Minnesota Timberwolves 98 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 18–26, 26–17, 18–31 | ||
Pts: Gary Payton26 Rebs: Vin Baker12 Asts: three players 5 each |
Pts: Anthony Peeler20 Rebs: Kevin Garnett8 Asts: Stephon Marbury11 | |
Minnesota leads series, 2–1 |
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
April 30 |
Seattle SuperSonics 92, Minnesota Timberwolves88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 18–22, 21–20, 25–25 | ||
Pts: Payton, Hawkins 24 each Rebs: Vin Baker12 Asts: Gary Payton8 |
Pts: Kevin Garnett20 Rebs: Kevin Garnett10 Asts: Stephon Marbury7 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |
May 2 |
Minnesota Timberwolves 84, Seattle SuperSonics 97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 20–20, 17–27, 20–26 | ||
Pts: Anthony Peeler28 Rebs: Reggie Jordan8 Asts: Stephon Marbury8 |
Pts: Gary Payton29 Rebs: Detlef Schrempf11 Asts: three players 4 each | |
Seattle wins series, 3–2 |
KeyArena, Seattle, Washington |
Seattle won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Timberwolves and the SuperSonics.[6]
April 24 |
Portland Trail Blazers 102, Los Angeles Lakers 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 23–22, 21–27, 28–30 | ||
Pts: Isaiah Rider25 Rebs: Brian Grant12 Asts: Damon Stoudamire10 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal30 Rebs: O'Neal, Jones 7 each Asts: Robert Horry5 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California |
April 26 |
Portland Trail Blazers 99, Los Angeles Lakers 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 31–25, 23–35, 24–19 | ||
Pts: Isaiah Rider24 Rebs: three players 7 each Asts: Damon Stoudamire14 |
Pts: Rick Fox24 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal9 Asts: Derek Fisher7 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California |
April 28 |
Los Angeles Lakers 94, Portland Trail Blazers 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 31–25, 22–21, 22–30 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal36 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal16 Asts: Robert Horry7 |
Pts: Rider, Stoudamire 18 each Rebs: Brian Grant12 Asts: Damon Stoudamire6 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 |
Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon |
April 30 |
Los Angeles Lakers 110, Portland Trail Blazers99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–19, 28–21, 22–25, 32–34 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal31 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal15 Asts: Nick Van Exel7 |
Pts: Damon Stoudamire24 Rebs: Brian Grant12 Asts: Damon Stoudamire8 | |
LA Lakers win series, 3–1 |
Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first seven meetings.
Los Angeles leads 5–2 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 23 |
San Antonio Spurs 102, Phoenix Suns96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 22–29, 22–25, 35–21 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan32 Rebs: David Robinson15 Asts: Vinny Del Negro6 |
Pts: Kevin Johnson18 Rebs: George McCloud9 Asts: Jason Kidd11 | |
San Antonio leads series, 1–0 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
April 25 |
San Antonio Spurs 101, Phoenix Suns 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 25–27, 24–32, 30–25 | ||
Pts: David Robinson23 Rebs: David Robinson16 Asts: Avery Johnson8 |
Pts: George McCloud22 Rebs: Antonio McDyess11 Asts: Jason Kidd10 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona |
April 27 |
Phoenix Suns 88, San Antonio Spurs 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 27–24, 15–27, 29–29 | ||
Pts: Antonio McDyess26 Rebs: Antonio McDyess17 Asts: Kidd, Johnson 6 each |
Pts: Tim Duncan22 Rebs: Tim Duncan14 Asts: Avery Johnson5 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2–1 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
April 29 |
Phoenix Suns 80, San Antonio Spurs 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 18–21, 14–21, 25–37 | ||
Pts: Kevin Johnson18 Rebs: Antonio McDyess19 Asts: Steve Nash5 |
Pts: Avery Johnson30 Rebs: David Robinson21 Asts: Avery Johnson7 | |
San Antonio wins series, 3–1 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
Phoenix won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning two of the first three meetings.
Phoenix leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||
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May 3 |
Charlotte Hornets 70, Chicago Bulls 83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 15–22, 10–21, 22–25 | ||
Pts: Glen Rice25 Rebs: Vlade Divac14 Asts: David Wesley9 |
Pts: Michael Jordan35 Rebs: Dennis Rodman14 Asts: Jordan, Pippen 4 each | |
Chicago leads series, 1–0 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
May 6 |
Charlotte Hornets 78, Chicago Bulls76 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 17–19, 19–21, 29–19 | ||
Pts: Anthony Mason15 Rebs: Vlade Divac19 Asts: Mason, Rice 4 each |
Pts: Michael Jordan22 Rebs: Dennis Rodman18 Asts: Michael Jordan6 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
May 8 |
Chicago Bulls 103, Charlotte Hornets89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 28–18, 25–21, 25–26 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan27 Rebs: Dennis Rodman17 Asts: Michael Jordan6 |
Pts: Glen Rice31 Rebs: Vlade Divac13 Asts: David Wesley8 | |
Chicago leads series, 2–1 |
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
May 10 |
Chicago Bulls 94, Charlotte Hornets80 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 26–20, 28–19, 22–21 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan31 Rebs: Dennis Rodman18 Asts: Scottie Pippen8 |
Pts: Vlade Divac15 Rebs: Glen Rice9 Asts: Anthony Mason5 | |
Chicago leads series, 3–1 |
Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina |
May 13 |
Charlotte Hornets 84, Chicago Bulls 93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–26, 16–23, 25–24, 14–20 | ||
Pts: Glen Rice30 Rebs: Vlade Divac15 Asts: three players5 |
Pts: Michael Jordan33 Rebs: Dennis Rodman21 Asts: Pippen, Longley 5 each | |
Chicago wins series, 4–1 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
Chicago won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first meeting.
Chicago leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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May 5 |
New York Knicks 83, Indiana Pacers 93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–13, 14–34, 19–26, 19–20 | ||
Pts: John Starks17 Rebs: Charles Oakley11 Asts: Charlie Ward6 |
Pts: Reggie Miller17 Rebs: Dale Davis11 Asts: Mark Jackson6 | |
Indiana leads series, 1–0 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 7 |
New York Knicks 77, Indiana Pacers 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 21–23, 22–18, 16–21 | ||
Pts: John Starks20 Rebs: Charles Oakley9 Asts: Charlie Ward10 |
Pts: Rik Smits22 Rebs: Dale Davis9 Asts: Mark Jackson5 | |
Indiana leads series, 2–0 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 9 |
Indiana Pacers 76, New York Knicks 83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–15, 17–33, 23–14, 10–21 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller23 Rebs: Dale Davis9 Asts: Mark Jackson9 |
Pts: Patrick Ewing19 Rebs: Chris Mills8 Asts: Chris Childs5 | |
Indiana leads series, 2–1 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
May 10 |
Indiana Pacers 118, New York Knicks 107 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 25–28, 26–22, 22–25, Overtime: 16–5 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller38 Rebs: Antonio Davis9 Asts: Mark Jackson15 |
Pts: Houston, Starks 19 each Rebs: Charles Oakley10 Asts: Chris Childs6 | |
Indiana leads series, 3–1 |
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York |
Reggie Miller hits the game-tying 3 with 5.1 seconds left to force OT.
May 13 |
New York Knicks 88, Indiana Pacers 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 18–18, 18–21, 27–31 | ||
Pts: Allan Houston33 Rebs: Patrick Ewing7 Asts: Patrick Ewing11 |
Pts: Reggie Miller24 Rebs: Mark Jackson14 Asts: Mark Jackson13 | |
Indiana wins series, 4–1 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
Indiana won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning two of the first three meetings.
New York leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||
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May 5 |
San Antonio Spurs 82, Utah Jazz 83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 30–26, 14–16, 22–15 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan33 Rebs: David Robinson16 Asts: Avery Johnson8 |
Pts: Karl Malone25 Rebs: Karl Malone8 Asts: John Stockton8 | |
Utah leads series, 1–0 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
May 7 |
San Antonio Spurs 106, Utah Jazz 109 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 30–31, 23–28, 23–19, Overtime: 8–11 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan26 Rebs: David Robinson14 Asts: Vinny Del Negro5 |
Pts: Karl Malone22 Rebs: Karl Malone12 Asts: John Stockton12 | |
Utah leads series, 2–0 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
May 9 |
Utah Jazz 64, San Antonio Spurs 86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 21–28, 9–18, 20–15 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone18 Rebs: Greg Ostertag9 Asts: Hornacek, Vaughn 3 each |
Pts: David Robinson21 Rebs: Will Perdue11 Asts: Avery Johnson5 | |
Utah leads series, 2–1 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 10 |
Utah Jazz 82, San Antonio Spurs73 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 18–17, 21–13, 18–21 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone34 Rebs: Karl Malone12 Asts: John Stockton7 |
Pts: Tim Duncan22 Rebs: David Robinson11 Asts: Avery Johnson7 | |
Utah leads series, 3–1 |
Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas |
May 12 |
San Antonio Spurs 77, Utah Jazz 87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14–19, 19–24, 18–18, 26–26 | ||
Pts: David Robinson21 Rebs: David Robinson13 Asts: Avery Johnson8 |
Pts: Karl Malone24 Rebs: Karl Malone13 Asts: Howard Eisley7 | |
Utah wins series, 4–1 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Utah won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first two meetings.
Utah leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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May 4 |
Los Angeles Lakers 92, Seattle SuperSonics 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32–29, 18–33, 29–16, 13–28 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal27 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal11 Asts: Rick Fox10 |
Pts: Gary Payton25 Rebs: Hawkins, Baker 8 each Asts: Gary Payton6 | |
Seattle leads series, 1–0 |
KeyArena, Seattle, Washington |
May 6 |
Los Angeles Lakers 92, Seattle SuperSonics68 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 25–11, 20–12, 28–19 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal26 Rebs: O'Neal, Horry 10 each Asts: Derek Fisher7 |
Pts: Vin Baker13 Rebs: Detlef Schrempf8 Asts: Gary Payton5 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
KeyArena, Seattle, Washington |
May 8 |
Seattle SuperSonics 103, Los Angeles Lakers 119 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 23–29, 23–31, 29–32 | ||
Pts: Detlef Schrempf26 Rebs: Vin Baker12 Asts: Gary Payton13 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal30 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal10 Asts: Derek Fisher7 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California |
May 10 |
Seattle SuperSonics 100, Los Angeles Lakers 112 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 27–27, 25–33, 20–22 | ||
Pts: Gary Payton31 Rebs: Gary Payton8 Asts: Gary Payton13 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal39 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal8 Asts: O'Neal, Van Exel 7 each | |
LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California |
May 12 |
Los Angeles Lakers 110, Seattle SuperSonics95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 39–22, 23–28, 24–26, 24–19 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal31 Rebs: Robert Horry11 Asts: Derek Fisher6 |
Pts: Vin Baker28 Rebs: Vin Baker9 Asts: Hersey Hawkins6 | |
LA Lakers win series, 4–1 |
KeyArena, Seattle, Washington |
Seattle won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first six meetings.
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May 17 |
Indiana Pacers 79, Chicago Bulls 85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 18–21, 17–27, 22–21 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller16 Rebs: Antonio Davis11 Asts: Mark Jackson6 |
Pts: Michael Jordan31 Rebs: Dennis Rodman10 Asts: Scottie Pippen7 | |
Chicago leads series, 1–0 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
May 19 |
Indiana Pacers 98, Chicago Bulls 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 24–19, 22–33, 24–26 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller19 Rebs: Dale Davis9 Asts: Mark Jackson8 |
Pts: Michael Jordan41 Rebs: Ron Harper9 Asts: Jordan, Pippen 5 each | |
Chicago leads series, 2–0 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
May 23 |
Chicago Bulls 105, Indiana Pacers 107 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–26, 32–26, 21–25, 28–30 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan30 Rebs: Dennis Rodman12 Asts: Michael Jordan7 |
Pts: Reggie Miller28 Rebs: Antonio Davis12 Asts: Rose, Jackson 6 each | |
Chicago leads series, 2–1 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 25 |
Chicago Bulls 94, Indiana Pacers 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 27–24, 23–21, 17–27 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan28 Rebs: Dennis Rodman16 Asts: Scottie Pippen10 |
Pts: Rik Smits26 Rebs: Chris Mullin9 Asts: Mark Jackson7 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
Reggie Miller hits the game-winning 3 with 7 tenths left.
May 27 |
Indiana Pacers 87, Chicago Bulls 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 16–28, 24–30, 31–19 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller14 Rebs: Smits, Davis 7 each Asts: Mark Jackson5 |
Pts: Michael Jordan29 Rebs: Scottie Pippen8 Asts: Kukoč, Pippen 7 each | |
Chicago leads series, 3–2 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
May 29 |
Chicago Bulls 89, Indiana Pacers 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 22–25, 23–21, 20–22 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan35 Rebs: Dennis Rodman12 Asts: three players 2 each |
Pts: Rik Smits25 Rebs: Dale Davis8 Asts: three players 3 each | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
Market Square Arena, Indianapolis, Indiana |
May 31 |
Indiana Pacers 83, Chicago Bulls 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–19, 18–29, 20–21, 18–19 | ||
Pts: Reggie Miller22 Rebs: Antonio Davis10 Asts: Mark Jackson6 |
Pts: Michael Jordan28 Rebs: Scottie Pippen12 Asts: Michael Jordan8 | |
Chicago wins series, 4–3 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Bulls and the Pacers.[13]
May 16 |
Los Angeles Lakers 77, Utah Jazz 112 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13–24, 22–37, 30–30, 12–21 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal19 Rebs: Corie Blount9 Asts: Nick Van Exel3 |
Pts: Karl Malone29 Rebs: Shandon Anderson11 Asts: Stockton, Eisley 9 each | |
Utah leads series, 1–0 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
May 18 |
Los Angeles Lakers 95, Utah Jazz 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–24, 21–25, 21–21, 24–29 | ||
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal31 Rebs: Corie Blount10 Asts: Rick Fox7 |
Pts: Karl Malone33 Rebs: Malone, Russell 7 each Asts: John Stockton6 | |
Utah leads series, 2–0 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
May 22 |
Utah Jazz 109, Los Angeles Lakers98 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 28–23, 25–28, 35–27 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone26 Rebs: Karl Malone10 Asts: John Stockton8 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal39 Rebs: Shaquille O'Neal15 Asts: Nick Van Exel7 | |
Utah leads series, 3–0 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California |
May 24 |
Utah Jazz 96, Los Angeles Lakers92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–18, 27–20, 20–19, 29–35 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone32 Rebs: Karl Malone14 Asts: John Stockton8 |
Pts: Shaquille O'Neal38 Rebs: Robert Horry8 Asts: Eddie Jones6 | |
Utah wins series, 4–0 |
Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California |
Los Angeles won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece.
Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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June 3 |
Chicago Bulls 85, Utah Jazz 88 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 23–28, 19–22, 20–12, Overtime: 6–9 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan33 Rebs: Dennis Rodman10 Asts: Steve Kerr5 |
Pts: John Stockton24 Rebs: Karl Malone14 Asts: John Stockton8 | |
Utah leads series, 1–0 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Luc Longley hits the game-tying shot with 14.3 seconds left to force OT.
June 5 |
Chicago Bulls 93, Utah Jazz88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 27–26, 20–27, 23–15 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan37 Rebs: Kukoč, Rodman 9 each Asts: Scottie Pippen4 |
Pts: Jeff Hornacek20 Rebs: Karl Malone12 Asts: Eisley, Stockton 7 each | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
June 7 |
Utah Jazz 54, Chicago Bulls 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 17–32, 14–23, 9–24 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone22 Rebs: Greg Ostertag9 Asts: John Stockton7 |
Pts: Michael Jordan24 Rebs: Ron Harper10 Asts: Ron Harper7 | |
Chicago leads series, 2–1 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
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 |
Utah Jazz 82, Chicago Bulls 86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 18–18, 20–22, 25–25 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone21 Rebs: Karl Malone14 Asts: John Stockton13 |
Pts: Michael Jordan34 Rebs: Dennis Rodman14 Asts: Scottie Pippen5 | |
Chicago leads series, 3–1 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
June 12 |
Utah Jazz 83, Chicago Bulls81 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–18, 14–18, 29–19, 24–26 | ||
Pts: Karl Malone39 Rebs: Karl Malone9 Asts: John Stockton12 |
Pts: Toni Kukoč30 Rebs: Scottie Pippen11 Asts: Scottie Pippen11 | |
Chicago leads series, 3–2 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
June 14 |
Chicago Bulls 87, Utah Jazz86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 23–24, 16–17, 26–20 | ||
Pts: Michael Jordan45 Rebs: Dennis Rodman8 Asts: Kukoč, Pippen 4 each |
Pts: Karl Malone31 Rebs: Karl Malone11 Asts: Karl Malone7 | |
Chicago wins series, 4–2 |
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Michael Jordan hits the game-winning shot with 5.2 seconds left; this was Jordan's final NBA game with the Bulls.
Utah won 2–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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This was the second NBA Finals meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first meeting.
Chicago leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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Category | Game High | Average | |||||
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Player | Team | High | Player | Team | Avg. | GP | |
Points | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 45 | Michael Jordan | Chicago Bulls | 32.4 | 21 |
Rebounds | Dennis Rodman David Robinson Jayson Williams |
Chicago Bulls San Antonio Spurs New 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 Ward Jason Kidd |
New York Knicks Phoenix 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 |