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Season archive

The 1997–98 season, one brief per game day

202 game days from Oct 31, 1997 to Jun 14, 1998. 1260 final scores and 25247 player box lines: regular season and playoffs.

PL Player-led · 50 PO Playoff game · 22 OT Overtime · 8 CB Comeback · 59 CL Close finish · 13 UP Upset · 2 BO Blowout · 4 ST Streak · 21 RT Routine · 23

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October 1997

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Antoine Walker drops 31 in 20-point comeback win over Chicago

November 1997

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Dallas storms back from 16 down to beat Seattle

Grant Hill scores 34 as Detroit wins in New York

Chicago needs two overtimes to survive San Antonio

Dallas climbs out of a 12-point hole against Vancouver

Atlanta makes it four straight

Philadelphia's skid reaches four

New Jersey climbs back to beat Miami

Glenn Robinson scores 31 in Milwaukee win over Boston

Sacramento fights back from 8 down against New York

Portland rallies from 12 down to beat Detroit

Vancouver climbs out of a 10-point hole against Clippers

Boston beats Denver, 96–86

Shaquille O'Neal scores 34, Lakers win in overtime

Toronto's skid reaches five

Lindsey Hunter scores 35, Detroit rallies past New Jersey

Kevin Johnson posts 30 and 10 as Phoenix beats Houston

Portland routs Dallas by 45

Lakers rally from 8 down to beat Utah

Orlando needs overtime to survive Cleveland

Phoenix handles Chicago by 4

Michael Jordan scores 49 as Chicago beats Clippers

Ike Austin scores 33 in Miami win over Toronto

Boston beats Detroit, 90–86

Portland takes over late to edge Toronto

Seattle wins a tight one over Chicago

Cleveland rallies from 8 down to beat Philadelphia

Indiana routs Vancouver by 21

Detroit climbs out of a 9-point hole against New York

Chicago storms back from 15 down to beat Washington

Vancouver holds off Detroit, 97–95

December 1997

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Utah makes it five straight

Phoenix fights back from 12 down against Milwaukee

Indiana rallies from 9 down to beat Minnesota

Clippers need overtime to survive San Antonio

Denver's skid reaches three

Orlando handles Clippers by 4

Milwaukee climbs out of a 9-point hole against Seattle

Portland beats Lakers, 105–99

Detroit gets past Denver

Walt Williams drops 39 in 15-point comeback win over Philadelphia

Detroit rallies from 9 down to beat New Jersey

Charlotte climbs back to beat Chicago

Glen Rice scores 32 as Charlotte wins in Cleveland

Atlanta handles Sacramento by 4

Washington climbs out of an 11-point hole against Utah

Sacramento upsets Portland

Tom Gugliotta scores 30 in Minnesota win over Philadelphia

Phoenix gets past Dallas

Houston rallies from 9 down to beat Sacramento

Sacramento climbs back to beat Dallas

Vancouver fights back from 11 down against Portland

Detroit storms back from 15 down to beat Philadelphia

Chicago climbs out of a 10-point hole against Clippers

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Chicago makes it six straight

Nick Van Exel scores 30, Lakers win in overtime

Clippers take over late to edge Denver

Portland rallies from 13 down to beat San Antonio

Keith Van Horn scores 32, New Jersey rallies past Washington

Detroit climbs out of a 14-point hole against Toronto

Washington routs Toronto by 27

January 1998

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Vancouver's skid reaches four

Glen Rice scores 42 as Charlotte beats Miami

Portland holds off Houston, 97–95

Vin Baker scores 30 as Seattle wins in Vancouver

San Antonio makes it four straight

Lakers rally from 9 down to beat Vancouver

New York needs overtime to survive New Jersey

New Jersey takes over late to edge Orlando

Portland's skid reaches three

Indiana erases 15-point lead, steals one from Dallas

Charlotte beats Lakers, 98–93

Mitch Richmond scores 35, Sacramento rallies past Phoenix

Kevin Willis posts 30 and 12 as Houston beats Dallas

San Antonio makes it three straight

Boston rallies from 14 down to beat Vancouver

Washington storms back from 15 down to beat Vancouver

Minnesota rallies from twelve down at the half, wins in overtime

David Robinson scores 30, San Antonio wins in overtime

Karl Malone scores 30, Utah rallies past Detroit

Atlanta climbs out of a 13-point hole against Milwaukee

Lakers climb back to beat Phoenix

Houston's skid reaches five

Indiana rallies from 10 down to beat Utah

Milwaukee erases 15-point lead, steals one from Sacramento

Karl Malone scores 35 as Utah wins in Chicago

Cleveland fights back from 13 down against Miami

Glen Rice scores 42 as Charlotte beats Phoenix

Boston climbs out of a 9-point hole against Washington

Chicago storms back from 15 down to beat Portland

Indiana overcomes 15-point deficit, beats Cleveland 89–83

Philadelphia's skid reaches five

February 1998

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Milwaukee rallies from 13 down to beat Minnesota

Phoenix climbs back to beat Philadelphia

Charlotte fights back from 12 down against Boston

Karl Malone drops 30 in 22-point comeback win over Chicago

Toronto climbs out of a 14-point hole against Dallas

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Houston rallies from 11 down to beat Seattle

Seattle fights back late to top San Antonio

Karl Malone scores 31, Utah rallies past Boston

Michael Finley scores 32, Dallas wins in double overtime

Sam Cassell scores 30 as New Jersey wins in Philadelphia

Minnesota outlasts Dallas in overtime

Orlando beats Atlanta, 85–81

San Antonio takes over late to edge Detroit

Seattle gets past Portland

Dallas's skid reaches three

Milwaukee rallies from 8 down to beat Toronto

Charlotte climbs out of a 12-point hole against Clippers

Miami climbs back to beat Golden State

Seattle fights back from 9 down against Clippers

Philadelphia erases 18-point lead, steals one from Phoenix

Clippers beat Philadelphia, 117–108

New Jersey takes over late to edge Sacramento

Detroit rallies from 11 down to beat Cleveland

Miami storms back from 15 down to beat New Jersey

March 1998

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Miami climbs back to beat New Jersey

Grant Hill goes for 35 in Detroit win over Dallas

Indiana fights back from 8 down against Vancouver

Golden State upsets San Antonio

Miami rolls past Houston, 117–93

Mitch Richmond scores 32, Sacramento rallies past Vancouver

Miami beats Dallas, 94–88

Glen Rice scores 31 as Charlotte wins in New Jersey

Utah rallies from 10 down to beat Houston

Toronto's skid reaches five

Allen Iverson scores 32, Philadelphia holds off Washington

Michael Finley scores 32, Dallas wins in overtime

Detroit handles Boston by 4

Houston wins a tight one over Sacramento

Toronto needs overtime to survive Golden State

San Antonio beats Milwaukee, 96–85

Denver rallies from 11 down to beat Washington

Miami holds off Vancouver, 94–91

Toronto flips a halftime deficit, wins in overtime

Utah handles Philadelphia by 12

Phoenix gets past Seattle

Shaquille O'Neal scores 33, Lakers rally past Sacramento

Dallas fights back late to top Minnesota

Portland's skid reaches three

Miami makes it four straight

Portland tops Vancouver in Portland

Boston rallies from 13 down to beat New Jersey

Karl Malone scores 31 in Utah win over Lakers

Derrick Coleman scores 34, Philadelphia rallies past Boston

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Houston's skid reaches three

April 1998

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Utah beats Portland, 98–89

Indiana holds off Minnesota, 111–108

Antoine Walker scores 31 as Boston wins in Detroit

Sam Cassell scores 30, New Jersey holds off New York

Shaquille O'Neal drops 35 in 16-point comeback win over Detroit

Portland gets past San Antonio

Karl Malone scores 56 as Utah beats Golden State

Detroit's skid reaches seven

Seattle takes over late to edge Dallas

Atlanta storms back from 15 down to beat Charlotte

Cleveland erases 15-point lead, steals one from Philadelphia

Atlanta rallies from 13 down to beat Washington

Phoenix extends win streak to 9

Houston climbs out of a 14-point hole against Denver

Indiana climbs back to beat Atlanta

Clippers' skid reaches ten

Utah takes over late to edge Phoenix

Clippers take care of Sacramento

San Antonio makes it three straight

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Tim Duncan scores 32, San Antonio rallies past Phoenix

Shaquille O'Neal scores 30, Lakers hold off Portland

Indiana beats Cleveland by 6, moves within two of advancing

New York evens the series with Miami at 1–1

Shawn Kemp scores 31 in Cleveland win over Indiana

Minnesota handles Seattle by 8

San Antonio beats Phoenix, 99–80

New York pulls level with Miami

May 1998

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Utah routs Houston in Game 4

Seattle beats Minnesota by 13, moves within one of advancing

Michael Jordan scores 35, Chicago rallies past Charlotte

Seattle draws first blood against Lakers

Indiana goes up 1–0 on New York

Charlotte evens the series with Chicago at 1–1

Utah takes Game 2 in overtime

Shaquille O'Neal posts 30 and 10 as Lakers beat Seattle

New York stays alive against Indiana

Michael Jordan scores 31 as Chicago wins in Charlotte

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Utah closes out San Antonio in five

Michael Jordan scores 33 in Chicago win over Charlotte

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Utah draws first blood against Lakers

Chicago takes Game 1, leads Indiana 1–0

Utah beats Lakers by 4, moves within two of advancing

Michael Jordan scores 41 as Chicago beats Indiana

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Utah goes up 3–0 on Lakers

Indiana stays alive against Chicago

Karl Malone scores 32 as Utah wins in Los Angeles

Indiana evens the series with Chicago at 2–2

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Chicago takes Game 5, leads Indiana 3–2

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Indiana pulls level with Chicago

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Chicago closes out Indiana in seven

June 1998

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Utah takes Game 1, leads Chicago 1–0

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Michael Jordan scores 37 as Chicago wins in Utah

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Michael Jordan scores 34 in Chicago win over Utah

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Karl Malone scores 39 as Utah wins in Chicago

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Michael Jordan scores 45 as Chicago beats Utah

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