March 18, 1998
| | Scoring |
|---|
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|
| UTA | 21 | 16 | 25 | 23 | 85 |
| CHH | 22 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 111 |
| Pace | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA | ORtg |
|---|
| UTA | 93.9 | .371 | 13.6 | 35.8 | .213 | 90.5 |
| CHH | 93.9 | .627 | 13.1 | 15.2 | .227 | 118.2 |
| Player | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Karl Malone | 30:00 | .470 | .400 | 9.1 | 29.1 | 16.7 | 20.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.7 | 117 | 121 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 29:00 | .368 | .300 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 11.8 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.3 | 96 | 116 |
| Greg Foster | 26:00 | .371 | .333 | 7.0 | 16.8 | 10.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.8 | 21.1 | 60 | 122 |
| John Stockton | 26:00 | .291 | .167 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 41.5 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 36.8 | 17.1 | 61 | 119 |
| Adam Keefe | 20:00 | .521 | .500 | 4.5 | 21.8 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | 119 | 122 |
| Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Bryon Russell | 32:00 | .430 | .333 | 11.3 | 22.7 | 15.7 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.9 | 112 | 115 |
| Shandon Anderson | 24:00 | .425 | .400 | 7.5 | 12.1 | 9.3 | 16.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 20.3 | 25.2 | 80 | 119 |
| Chris Morris | 17:00 | .600 | .600 | 10.7 | 17.1 | 13.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 24.1 | 129 | 117 |
| Howard Eisley | 16:00 | .333 | .333 | 0.0 | 18.2 | 7.0 | 22.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 20.5 | 62 | 121 |
| Greg Ostertag | 10:00 | .143 | .143 | 45.3 | 14.5 | 33.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 32.7 | 56 | 114 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 7:00 | .798 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 41.6 | 15.9 | 26.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 51.5 | 22.7 | 74 | 121 |
| Antoine Carr | 3:00 | .500 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 27.3 | 106 | 71 |
| Team Totals | 240 | .419 | .371 | 35.8 | 84.8 | 54.7 | 54.5 | 6.4 | 5.0 | 13.6 | 100.0 | 90.5 | 118.2 |
Charlotte Hornets (42-24)
| Player | PTS | TRB | AST | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|
| Glen Rice | 26 | 4 | 4 | 36:00 | 11 | 15 | .733 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Bobby Phills | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35:00 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| David Wesley | 13 | 2 | 13 | 34:00 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 0 | 0 | | 5 | 5 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Anthony Mason | 8 | 8 | 2 | 33:00 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Matt Geiger | 12 | 7 | 1 | 23:00 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 0 | 0 | | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Reserves | PTS | TRB | AST | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|
| Vlade Divac | 3 | 7 | 7 | 25:00 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | 3 | 6 | .500 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| J.R. Reid | 12 | 2 | 0 | 15:00 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 0 | 0 | | 4 | 4 | 1.000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 14 | 2 | 1 | 14:00 | 6 | 9 | .667 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Dell Curry | 10 | 2 | 1 | 13:00 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12:00 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 111 | 39 | 37 | 240 | 45 | 75 | .600 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 17 | 25 | .680 | 5 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 24 |
| Player | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Glen Rice | 36:00 | .776 | .800 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 6.2 | 17.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 15.2 | 26.6 | 121 | 96 |
| Bobby Phills | 35:00 | .507 | .500 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 8.0 | 20.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 13.7 | 109 | 95 |
| David Wesley | 34:00 | .580 | .444 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 46.6 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 15.2 | 18.8 | 131 | 91 |
| Anthony Mason | 33:00 | .667 | .667 | 0.0 | 22.0 | 13.5 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 11.8 | 95 | 90 |
| Matt Geiger | 23:00 | .615 | .625 | 6.3 | 23.6 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 9.3 | 22.7 | 111 | 79 |
| Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Vlade Divac | 25:00 | .323 | .000 | 5.8 | 21.7 | 15.6 | 29.9 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 39.3 | 14.8 | 87 | 84 |
| J.R. Reid | 15:00 | .888 | .800 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 12.9 | 25.1 | 153 | 90 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 14:00 | .778 | .778 | 0.0 | 12.9 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 31.2 | 140 | 94 |
| Dell Curry | 13:00 | .455 | .455 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 13.9 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 41.0 | 95 | 91 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 12:00 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.6 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 203 | 93 |
| Team Totals | 240 | .645 | .627 | 15.2 | 64.2 | 45.3 | 82.2 | 9.6 | 9.1 | 13.1 | 100.0 | 118.2 | 90.5 |
Officials: Hue Hollins, Joe Borgia, Rashan Michel
Attendance: 23,305