1996–97 Utah Jazz season

1996–97 Utah Jazz season
1996–97 Utah Jazz season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	64–18 (.780)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest); Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals; (Lost to Bulls 2-4)
	Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Rocky Mountain, KJZZ
Radio	KSOP-AM and FM
< 1995–96	1997–98 >

The 1996–97 NBA season was the Jazz's 23rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 18th season in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	25	Martin Müürsepp	PF/SF	Estonia
2	54	Shandon Anderson	SF/SG	United States	Georgia

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)	From
SG	40	Anderson, Shandon	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Georgia
PF	55	Carr, Antoine	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Wichita State University*
PG	10	Eisley, Howard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Boston College
C	44	Foster, Greg	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	UTEP
SG	14	Hornacek, Jeff	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Iowa State
SF	43	Howard, Stephen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	DePaul
PF	31	Keefe, Adam	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Stanford
PF	32	Malone, Karl (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Louisiana Tech
SF	34	Morris, Chris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Auburn
C	00	Ostertag, Greg	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Kansas
SF	3	Russell, Bryon	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Long Beach State
PG	12	Stockton, John (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Gonzaga

Head coach

Jerry Sloan (Evansville)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

1996–97 NBA West standings
#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Utah Jazz	64	18	.780	–
2	y-Seattle SuperSonics	57	25	.695	7
3	x-Houston Rockets	57	25	.695	7
4	x-Los Angeles Lakers	56	26	.683	8
5	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	15
6	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	40	42	.488	24
7	x-Phoenix Suns	40	42	.488	24
8	x-Los Angeles Clippers	36	46	.439	28

9	Sacramento Kings	34	48	.415	30
10	Golden State Warriors	30	52	.366	34
11	Dallas Mavericks	24	58	.293	40
12	Denver Nuggets	21	61	.256	43
13	San Antonio Spurs	20	62	.244	44
14	Vancouver Grizzlies	14	68	.171	50

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

^[2]

Record vs. opponents

1996-97 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–1
Boston	1–3	—	0–4	0–4	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–4
Charlotte	3–1	4–0	—	0–4	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–2	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	3–1
Chicago	3–1	4–0	4–0	—	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	3–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–1
Cleveland	1–3	2–1	1–3	1–3	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	4–0	1–3	2–2	3–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–3
Dallas	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	3–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	—	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	0–4	3–1	1–1
Detroit	3–1	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	—	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–2	2–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Golden State	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	0–2	—	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	1–3	4–0	0–4	2–0	0–4	3–1	0–2
Houston	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	4–0	—	1–1	3–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0
Indiana	1–3	2–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–3
L.A. Clippers	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	—	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–0	1–3	4–0	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	2–0
Miami	2–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	—	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Milwaukee	0–4	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	—	0–2	2–1	1–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–4	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
New Jersey	1–3	4–0	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–3	0–2	2–0	1–3
New York	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–1	1–1	2–2	—	3–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–0	1–1	2–0	4–0
Orlando	1–3	4–0	2–1	0–3	2–2	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	—	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–3
Philadelphia	0–4	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–3	0–2	1–1	1–2	0–2	0–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–3	2–2	—	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	1–3
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	1–3	4–0	3–1	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1
Portland	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	—	2–2	4–0	1–3	0–2	2–2	4–0	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	2–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	1–1	0–4	4–0	0–2
San Antonio	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–3	—	0–4	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–2
Seattle	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	—	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Toronto	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	3–0	0–3	0–4	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	2–2
Utah	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–2	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	—	4–0	2–0
Vancouver	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	3–1	0–4	1–1	0–4	—	1–1
Washington	1–2	4–0	1–3	1–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	—

Game log

November: 11–2 (Home: 8–1; Road: 3–1)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
1	November 1	Seattle	W 99–91	Karl Malone (27)	Karl Malone (13)	Stockton & Hornacek (8)	Delta Center 19,911	1–0
2	November 2	@ L.A. Clippers	W 95–90	Karl Malone (21)	Karl Malone (12)	John Stockton (7)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 13,041	2–0
3	November 4	Houston	L 72–75	Karl Malone (16)	Karl Malone (14)	Jeff Hornacek (5)	Delta Center 19,911	2–1
4	November 9	@ Houston	L 85–91	Karl Malone (32)	Karl Malone (11)	John Stockton (6)	The Summit 16,285	2–2
5	November 13	Sacramento	W 105–74	Karl Malone (22)	Greg Ostertag (13)	John Stockton (10)	Delta Center 19,283	3–2
6	November 15	Vancouver	W 104–96	Karl Malone (21)	Greg Ostertag (20)	John Stockton (18)	Delta Center 19,046	4–2
7	November 16	@ Dallas	W 88–87	John Stockton (23)	Byron Russell (13)	John Stockton (8)	Reunion Arena 15,947	5–2
8	November 20	@ L.A. Lakers	W 113–97	Karl Malone (37)	Greg Ostertag (9)	John Stockton (13)	Great Western Fourm 16,122	6–2
9	November 21	Golden State	W 109–104 (OT)				Delta Center 18,889	7–2
10	November 23	Chicago	W105–100				Delta Center 19,911	8–2
11	November 25	New Jersey	W 108–92				Delta Center 19,132	9–2
12	November 27	Denver	W 107–103				Delta Center 19,324	10–2
13	November 29	L.A. Clippers	W 111–94				Delta Center 19,381	11–2

December: 11-5 (Home: 7-1; Road: 4-4)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
14	Dec 1	at Seattle SuperSonics	96-90 W				KeyArena at Seattle Center/17,072	12-2
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
15	Dec 2	vs Charlotte Hornets	107-97 W				Delta Center/19,410	13-2
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
16	Dec 4	vs Los Angeles Lakers	101-75 W				Delta Center/19,911	14-2
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
17	Dec 6	vs Minnesota Timberwolves	106-95 W				Delta Center/19,911	15-2
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
18	Dec 7	at Denver Nuggets	104-91 W				McNichols Sports Arena/12,837	16-2
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
19	Dec 10	vs Indiana Pacers	110-86 W				Delta Center/19,911	17-2
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
20	Dec 12	vs Phoenix Suns	87-95 L				Delta Center/19,911	17-3
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
21	Dec 14	vs Orlando Magic	101-68 W				Delta Center/19,911	18-3
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
22	Dec 17	at New York Knicks	94-99 L				Madison Square Garden/19,763	18-4
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
23	Dec 19	at Miami Heat	94-87 W OT				Miami Arena/14,919	19-4
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
24	Dec 20	at Orlando Magic	98-93 W				Orlando Arena/17,248	20-4
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
25	Dec 22	at Cleveland Cavaliers	94-100 L				Gund Arena/17,205	20-5
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
26	Dec 23	at Minnesota Timberwolves	98-107 L				Target Center/14,434	20-6
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
27	Dec 26	vs Portland Trail Blazers	99-94 W				Delta Center/19,911	21-6
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
28	Dec 28	vs Philadelphia 76ers	110-84 W				Delta Center/19,911	22-6
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
29	Dec 30	at Los Angeles Clippers	101-115 L				Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	22-7

January: 9-6 (Home: 5-0; Road: 4-6)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
30	Jan 2	at San Antonio Spurs	80-83 L				Alamodome/15,220	22-8
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
31	Jan 4	vs Miami Heat	83-80 W				Delta Center	23-8
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
32	Jan 6	at Chicago Bulls	89-102 L				United Center	23-9
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
33	Jan 8	at Milwaukee Bucks	112-119 L OT				Bradley Center	23-10
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
34	Jan 9	at Toronto Raptors	96-110 L				SkyDome	23-11
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
35	Jan 11	at Detroit Pistons	77-87 L				The Palace of Auburn Hills	23-12
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
36	Jan 13	at Philadelphia 76ers	97-96 W OT				CoreStates Center	24-12
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
37	Jan 16	vs Phoenix Suns	95-91 W				Delta Center	25-12
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
38	Jan 17	at Vancouver Grizzlies	106-68 W				General Motors Place	26-12
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
39	Jan 19	at Portland Trail Blazers	96-102 L				Rose Garden Arena	26-13
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
40	Jan 20	vs Cleveland Cavaliers	94-74 W				Delta Center	27-13
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
41	Jan 22	at Phoenix Suns	111-99 W				America West Arena	28-13
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
42	Jan 25	at Houston Rockets	105-100 W OT				The Summit	29-13
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
43	Jan 28	vs Denver Nuggets	114-99 W				Delta Center	30-13
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
44	Jan 30	vs Atlanta Hawks	102-96 W				Delta Center	31-13

February: 9-3 (Home: 7-1; Road: 2-2)
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
45	Feb 1	at Dallas Mavericks	97-100 L				Reunion Arena	31-14
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
46	Feb 3	vs Washington Bullets	111-89 W				Delta Center	32-14
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
47	Feb 5	at Seattle SuperSonics	99-95 W				KeyArena at Seattle Center	33-14
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
48	Feb 11	at Sacramento Kings	120-98 W				ARCO Arena	34-14
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
49	Feb 13	vs Portland Trail Blazers	110-86 W				Delta Center	35-14
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record
50	Feb 15	vs Dallas Mavericks	99-84 W				Delta Center	36-14

March
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record

April
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location/Attendance	Record

1996-97 Schedule Archived 2019-06-02 at the Wayback Machine

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Los Angeles Clippers Last Playoff Meeting: 1992 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3–2)

Game	Date	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Record (UTAH-LAC)	Venue	Recap
1	April 24	Utah	106	L.A. Clippers	86	1-0	Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah	1 Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine
2	April 26	Utah	105	L.A. Clippers	99	2-0	Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah	2 Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
3	April 28	L.A. Clippers	92	Utah	104	3-0	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles	3 Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
Utah wins series 3–0

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Utah Jazz vs. (4) Los Angeles Lakers Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4-3)

Game	Date	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Record (UTAH-LAL)	Venue	Recap	Television
1	May 4	Utah	93	Los Angeles	77	1-0	Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah	1 Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine	NBC
2	May 6	Utah	103	Los Angeles	101	2-0	Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah	2 Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine	TNT
3	May 8	Los Angeles	104	Utah	84	2-1	Great Western Forum, Los Angeles	3 Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine	TNT
4	May 10	Los Angeles	95	Utah	110	3-1	Great Western Forum, Los Angeles, California	4 Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine	NBC
5	May 12	Utah	98	Los Angeles	93	4-1	Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah	5 Archived 2007-12-26 at the Wayback Machine	TNT
Utah wins series 4–1

West Conference Finals

(1) Utah Jazz vs. (3) Houston Rockets Last Playoff Meeting: 1995 Western Conference First Round (Houston won 3-2)

Game	Date	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Record (UTAH-HOU)	Venue	Recap	Television
1	May 19	Utah	101	Houston	86	1-0	Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah	1 Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine	NBC
2	May 21	Utah	104	Houston	92	2-0	Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah	2 Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine	NBC
3	May 23	Houston	118	Utah	100	2-1	The Summit, Houston, Texas	3 Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine	NBC
4	May 25	Houston	95	Utah	92	2-2	The Summit, Houston, Texas	4 Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine	NBC
5	May 27	Utah	96	Houston	91	3-2	Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah	5 Archived 2007-09-30 at the Wayback Machine	NBC
6	May 29	Houston	100	Utah	103	4-2	The Summit, Houston, Texas	6 Archived 2007-10-01 at the Wayback Machine	NBC
Utah wins series 4–2

NBA Finals

In the finals, the Jazz faced the Chicago Bulls losing the first two games on the road. However, the Jazz upon arriving at the Delta Center continued their home court advantage by taking Game 3, and Game 4 to even the series. With a chance to take a series lead in Game 5, the Jazz were beaten by a heroic performance by Michael Jordan playing with the flu like ailment 90-88. Back in Chicago for Game 6, the Jazz battled the Bulls tightly before falling by four points as the Bulls won their fifth title in seven years.^[3]

(E1) Chicago Bulls vs. (W1) Utah Jazz

Game	Date	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Record (CHI-UTAH)	Venue	Recap	Television
1	June 1	Chicago	84	Utah	82	1-0	United Center, Chicago	1 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 1999)	NBC
2	June 4	Chicago	97	Utah	85	2-0	United Center, Chicago, Illinois	2 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 1999)	NBC
3	June 6	Utah	104	Chicago	93	2-1	Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah	3 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 1999)	NBC
4	June 8	Utah	78	Chicago	73	2-2	Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah	4 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 1999)	NBC
5	June 11	Utah	88	Chicago	90	3-2	Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah	5 at the Wayback Machine (archived 1999-02-24)	NBC
6	June 13	Chicago	90	Utah	86	4-2	United Center, Chicago, Illinois	6 at the Wayback Machine (archived February 24, 1999)	NBC
Chicago wins NBA Finals series 4–2

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Shandon Anderson
Antoine Carr
Howard Eisley
Greg Foster
Jeff Hornacek
Stephen Howard
Adam Keefe
Karl Malone
Chris Morris
Ruben Nembhard
Greg Ostertag
Byron Russell
John Stockton
Brooks Thompson
Jamie Watson

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Shandon Anderson
Antoine Carr
Howard Eisley
Greg Foster
Jeff Hornacek
Stephen Howard
Adam Keefe
Karl Malone
Chris Morris
Greg Ostertag
Byron Russell
John Stockton

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team

Subtractions

Player	Left	New team

References

↑ "1996-97 Utah Jazz Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
↑ "1996–97 NBA season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
↑ "Utah Jazz (1979-Present)". Sportsecyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.

[1] "1996-97 Utah Jazz Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-13.

[2] "1996–97 NBA season Summary - Basketball-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-04. Retrieved 2019-05-13.

[3] "Utah Jazz (1979-Present)". Sportsecyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2015-12-17.

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