1997-1998 Utah Jazz

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62-20 Lost Finals
Record Outcome

1997-98 Utah Jazz

What was the record of the 1997-98 Utah Jazz?

The Utah Jazz finished the regular season with a 62-20 record. They went 36-5 at home and 26-15 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Utah Jazz went 75-27. Their final game was a loss in the Finals to the Chicago Bulls.

What division did the 1997-98 Utah Jazz play in?

The 1997-98 Utah Jazz played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.

What was the 1997-98 Utah Jazz record by month?

Among qualifying months, the 1997-98 Utah Jazz had their best month in March, when they went 15-2 and had a 88.2% win percentage. Their worst month was November, when they went 9-5 and had a 64.3% win percentage.

Month Record Win Percentage % Point Differential
October '97 0-1 0% -17
November '97 9-5 64.3% +82
December '97 10-5 66.7% +46
January '98 10-3 76.9% +90
February '98 9-2 81.8% +105
March '98 15-2 88.2% +142
April '98 9-2 81.8% +88

Did the 1997-98 Utah Jazz Win The NBA Title?

No. While the 1997-98 Utah Jazz did play in the NBA Finals, they lost to the Chicago Bulls.

What was the point differential for the 1997-98 Utah Jazz?

The Utah Jazz finished the regular season with a point differential of +536. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Jazz could have been expected to have about 58.8 wins, or a 59-23 record in the regular season.

How did the 1997-98 Utah Jazz perform in one-possession games?

In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1997-98 Utah Jazz went 11-4.

How did the 1997-98 Utah Jazz perform in overtime games?

During the regular season, the 1997-98 Utah Jazz went 3-0 in overtime games.

How did the 1997-98 Utah Jazz perform in overtime games in the playoffs?

In the playoffs, the 1997-98 Utah Jazz went 2-0 in overtime games.

What was the longest win streak for the 1997-98 Utah Jazz?

The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1997-98 Utah Jazz was a 11 game winning streak.

What was the longest losing streak for the 1997-98 Utah Jazz?

The longest losing streak that the Utah Jazz had during the 1997-98 regular season was 2 games, which occured 2 separate times.

1997-98 Utah Jazz Schedule

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Date Opponent Score
Regular Season
Fri, Oct 31, 1997 @ Los Angeles Lakers Loss 87 - 104
Sat, Nov 1, 1997 vs Denver Nuggets Win 102 - 84
Mon, Nov 3, 1997 vs Washington Wizards Loss 86 - 90
Tue, Nov 4, 1997 @ Phoenix Suns Loss 84 - 106
Fri, Nov 7, 1997 @ Denver Nuggets Win 91 - 89
Sat, Nov 8, 1997 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 80 - 87
Wed, Nov 12, 1997 vs Vancouver Grizzlies Win 98 - 80
Fri, Nov 14, 1997 vs Seattle SuperSonics Win 110 - 104
Sat, Nov 15, 1997 @ Dallas Mavericks Win 85 - 77
Tue, Nov 18, 1997 vs Los Angeles Lakers Loss 92 - 97
Thu, Nov 20, 1997 @ Sacramento Kings Loss 95 - 97
Sat, Nov 22, 1997 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 103 - 74
Mon, Nov 24, 1997 vs Minnesota Timberwolves Win 133 - 124 OT
Fri, Nov 28, 1997 vs Golden State Warriors Win 111 - 82
Sat, Nov 29, 1997 @ Los Angeles Clippers Win 94 - 91
Mon, Dec 1, 1997 vs New Jersey Nets Win 100 - 95
Wed, Dec 3, 1997 vs Toronto Raptors Win 115 - 98
Fri, Dec 5, 1997 @ Portland Trail Blazers Loss 77 - 94
Mon, Dec 8, 1997 vs Indiana Pacers Win 106 - 97
Tue, Dec 9, 1997 @ Sacramento Kings Loss 101 - 113
Fri, Dec 12, 1997 vs Dallas Mavericks Win 68 - 66
Mon, Dec 15, 1997 @ Washington Wizards Loss 86 - 88
Tue, Dec 16, 1997 @ Miami Heat Win 103 - 95
Thu, Dec 18, 1997 @ Orlando Magic Win 85 - 73
Sun, Dec 21, 1997 @ Cleveland Cavaliers Loss 101 - 106
Mon, Dec 22, 1997 @ Atlanta Hawks Win 101 - 99
Thu, Dec 25, 1997 vs Houston Rockets Win 107 - 103
Sat, Dec 27, 1997 vs Portland Trail Blazers Loss 91 - 102
Sun, Dec 28, 1997 @ Vancouver Grizzlies Win 89 - 88
Tue, Dec 30, 1997 @ Denver Nuggets Win 132 - 99
Sat, Jan 3, 1998 vs Atlanta Hawks Win 97 - 82
Tue, Jan 6, 1998 vs Philadelphia 76ers Win 98 - 95 OT
Thu, Jan 8, 1998 vs Milwaukee Bucks Win 116 - 109
Sat, Jan 10, 1998 @ Houston Rockets Win 111 - 84
Mon, Jan 12, 1998 vs Cleveland Cavaliers Win 106 - 99
Fri, Jan 16, 1998 @ Portland Trail Blazers Loss 86 - 96
Sat, Jan 17, 1998 vs Orlando Magic Win 107 - 93
Mon, Jan 19, 1998 vs Detroit Pistons Win 98 - 89
Wed, Jan 21, 1998 vs Golden State Warriors Win 98 - 85
Fri, Jan 23, 1998 @ Indiana Pacers Loss 102 - 106
Sun, Jan 25, 1998 @ Chicago Bulls Win 101 - 94
Wed, Jan 28, 1998 vs Seattle SuperSonics Loss 93 - 101
Fri, Jan 30, 1998 vs Dallas Mavericks Win 104 - 94
Sun, Feb 1, 1998 @ Golden State Warriors Win 115 - 88
Tue, Feb 3, 1998 @ Los Angeles Clippers Loss 102 - 111
Wed, Feb 4, 1998 vs Chicago Bulls Win 101 - 93
Tue, Feb 10, 1998 vs Los Angeles Clippers Win 106 - 98
Thu, Feb 12, 1998 vs Boston Celtics Win 118 - 100
Sat, Feb 14, 1998 @ Seattle SuperSonics Win 111 - 91
Mon, Feb 16, 1998 vs Charlotte Hornets Win 96 - 90
Wed, Feb 18, 1998 vs New York Knicks Win 94 - 78
Sat, Feb 21, 1998 @ San Antonio Spurs Win 79 - 77
Tue, Feb 24, 1998 vs Miami Heat Loss 102 - 104
Thu, Feb 26, 1998 vs Phoenix Suns Win 108 - 97
Sun, Mar 1, 1998 @ Houston Rockets Win 106 - 100
Tue, Mar 3, 1998 @ Toronto Raptors Win 108 - 93
Wed, Mar 4, 1998 @ Boston Celtics Win 110 - 94
Fri, Mar 6, 1998 @ New Jersey Nets Win 122 - 115
Sat, Mar 7, 1998 @ Milwaukee Bucks Win 110 - 92
Mon, Mar 9, 1998 vs Houston Rockets Win 100 - 93
Wed, Mar 11, 1998 vs Sacramento Kings Win 110 - 95
Fri, Mar 13, 1998 vs Vancouver Grizzlies Win 110 - 101
Sun, Mar 15, 1998 @ Detroit Pistons Win 109 - 98
Mon, Mar 16, 1998 @ Minnesota Timberwolves Win 102 - 96
Wed, Mar 18, 1998 @ Charlotte Hornets Loss 85 - 111
Fri, Mar 20, 1998 @ Philadelphia 76ers Win 91 - 79
Sun, Mar 22, 1998 @ New York Knicks Win 124 - 119 OT2
Tue, Mar 24, 1998 vs Phoenix Suns Win 92 - 73
Fri, Mar 27, 1998 @ Dallas Mavericks Win 99 - 90
Sat, Mar 28, 1998 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 106 - 91
Tue, Mar 31, 1998 @ Seattle SuperSonics Loss 86 - 88
Wed, Apr 1, 1998 vs Portland Trail Blazers Win 98 - 89
Fri, Apr 3, 1998 vs Denver Nuggets Win 97 - 75
Sun, Apr 5, 1998 @ Vancouver Grizzlies Win 99 - 93
Tue, Apr 7, 1998 @ Golden State Warriors Win 101 - 99
Wed, Apr 8, 1998 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 98 - 88
Fri, Apr 10, 1998 vs Los Angeles Clippers Win 126 - 109
Sat, Apr 11, 1998 @ Minnesota Timberwolves Loss 103 - 110
Tue, Apr 14, 1998 vs Minnesota Timberwolves Win 126 - 109
Thu, Apr 16, 1998 vs Sacramento Kings Win 99 - 86
Fri, Apr 17, 1998 @ Phoenix Suns Win 102 - 99
Sun, Apr 19, 1998 @ Los Angeles Lakers Loss 98 - 102
Playoffs
Western Conference First Round (Won 3 - 2)
Thu, Apr 23, 1998 vs Houston Rockets Loss 90 - 103
Sat, Apr 25, 1998 vs Houston Rockets Win 105 - 90
Wed, Apr 29, 1998 @ Houston Rockets Loss 85 - 89
Fri, May 1, 1998 @ Houston Rockets Win 93 - 71
Sun, May 3, 1998 vs Houston Rockets Win 84 - 70
Western Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 1)
Tue, May 5, 1998 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 83 - 82
Thu, May 7, 1998 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 109 - 106 OT
Sat, May 9, 1998 @ San Antonio Spurs Loss 64 - 86
Sun, May 10, 1998 @ San Antonio Spurs Win 82 - 73
Tue, May 12, 1998 vs San Antonio Spurs Win 87 - 77
Western Conference Finals (Won 4 - 0)
Sat, May 16, 1998 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 112 - 77
Mon, May 18, 1998 vs Los Angeles Lakers Win 99 - 95
Fri, May 22, 1998 @ Los Angeles Lakers Win 109 - 98
Sun, May 24, 1998 @ Los Angeles Lakers Win 96 - 92
Finals (Lost 2 - 4)
Wed, Jun 3, 1998 vs Chicago Bulls Win 88 - 85 OT
Fri, Jun 5, 1998 vs Chicago Bulls Loss 88 - 93
Sun, Jun 7, 1998 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 54 - 96
Wed, Jun 10, 1998 @ Chicago Bulls Loss 82 - 86
Fri, Jun 12, 1998 @ Chicago Bulls Win 83 - 81
Sun, Jun 14, 1998 vs Chicago Bulls Loss 86 - 87

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