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1997–98 NBA season The 1997–98 NBA season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their third straight championship and sixth in the last eight years, beating the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 in the 19 ...

was the Jazz's 24th season in the

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, and 19th season in

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. The Jazz entered the season as runner-ups in the

1997 NBA Finals The 1997 NBA Finals was the concluding series of the 1997 NBA playoffs that determined the champion of the 1996–97 NBA season. The Western Conference champion Utah Jazz took on the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chic ...

, where they lost to the

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 1 ...

in six games. During the off-season, All-Star guard

John Stockton John Houston Stockton (born March 26, 1962) is an American former professional basketball player. Regarded as one of the greatest point guards, players and passers of all time, he spent his entire NBA career (1984–2003) with the Utah Jazz, ...

sustained a knee injury and missed the first 18 games of the season, as the Jazz slowly 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 Bryon Demetrise Russell (born December 31, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player. During a National Basketball Association (NBA) career that spanned from 1993 to 2006, he played for the Denver Nuggets, Washington Wizards and ...

at small forward with Adam Keefe, and replacing

Greg Ostertag Gregory Donovan Ostertag (born March 6, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent most of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at the University of Kan ...

at center with Greg Foster. However, Stockton would eventually return as the Jazz held a 31–15 record at the All-Star break. At midseason, the team traded Foster and Chris Morris to the

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in exchange for

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in an effort to bolster the team's depth. However, Seikaly refused to report within the mandated 48 hours required by NBA rules. From there, the trade was called off, and the Jazz took Foster and Morris back. Rumors had it that Seikaly was out with a serious foot injury; however, Seikaly insisted the Jazz torpedoed the deal and that he wanted to play for them; however, Seikaly's refusal to report effectively killed the deal. After the trade was off, Orlando pivoted and traded Seikaly to the

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, where he would play a total of 18 games over the next 1 1/2 seasons before retiring from the NBA. The Jazz won 31 of their final 36 games after the All-Star break, including an 11-game winning streak between February and March, finishing first place in the Midwest Division with a 62–20 record. They made their fifteenth consecutive trip to the playoffs. The Jazz's top scorer

Karl Malone Karl Anthony Malone (born July 24, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Mailman", he is considered one of the greatest power forwards in NBA history. Malone spen ...

, who averaged 27.0 points and 10.3 rebounds per game, was part of a Jazz offense that had two other players, Stockton and

Jeff Hornacek Jeffrey John Hornacek (; born May 3, 1963) is an American professional basketball coach and a former player who is a coaching consultant for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously was the head coach for both the ...

, averaging double-digits in points. Malone was the only member of the team to play in the

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, while being named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, and also finished in second place in

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voting behind

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. In addition, Hornacek averaged 14.2 points and 1.4 steals per game, while Stockton provided the team with 12.0 points, 8.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game in 64 games, and Russell played a sixth man role, averaging 9.0 points per game off the bench. Second-year guard

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contributed 8.3 points per game off the bench, while Keefe averaged 7.8 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and

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provided with 7.7 points and 4.2 assists per game. On the defensive side, Foster averaged 5.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game, and Ostertag contributed 5.9 rebounds, and led the team with 2.1 blocks per game. Hornacek also won the Three-Point Shootout during the All-Star Weekend in

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, and head coach

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finished in second place in

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voting. In the Western Conference First Round of the

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, the Jazz trailed 2–1 to the 8th-seeded

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, but managed to win the series in five games. In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they defeated the

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in five games. After that, the Jazz swept the

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in the Western Conference Finals in four straight games to advance to the

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for the second consecutive year, and once again, met the

in a rematch of last year's NBA Finals, in which they lost to the Bulls in six games, just like last year's NBA Finals. Following the season,

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signed as a free agent with the

, and Morris signed with the

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. This was the last season the Jazz earned the top seed in the league and in the conference until the 2020–21 season.

Offseason

NBA Draft

The Jazz used two picks; a first round pick on

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and a second round pick on Nate Erdmann. Vaughn would play with the team for four seasons before going to the

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and Erdmann was cut from the team right before regular season, therefore signing with

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in the CBA.

Roster

Roster Notes

* Rookie point guard

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was waived on December 28.

Salaries

Regular season

Season standings

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Record vs. opponents

Game log

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Playoffs

Awards and records

All-NBA First Team The All-NBA Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor bestowed on the best players in the league following every NBA season. The voting is conducted by a global panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. The team has been sele ...

NBA All-Defensive First Team The NBA All-Defensive Team is an annual National Basketball Association (NBA) honor given since the 1968–69 NBA season to the best defensive players during the regular season. The All-Defensive Team is generally composed of ten players in two ...

* Karl Malone, NBA Leader, Free Throw Attempts (825)

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

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Subtractions

References

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NBA Draft

Roster

Roster Notes

Salaries

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Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

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See also

References