1996–97 Utah Jazz season

1996–97 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	Delta Center

Results
Record	64–18 ()
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.

Draft picks

Main page: 1996 NBA Draft

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

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 2.0 SG 40 USA Anderson, Shandon 78 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Georgia 4.0 PF 55 USA Carr, Antoine 81 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wichita State University* 1.0 PG 10 USA Eisley, Howard 74 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Boston College 5.0 C 44 USA Foster, Greg 83 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UTEP 2.0 SG 14 USA Hornacek, Jeff 75 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Iowa State 3.0 SF 43 USA Howard, Stephen 81 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) DePaul 4.0 PF 31 USA Keefe, Adam 81 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Stanford 4.0 PF 32 USA Malone, Karl (C) 81 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Louisiana Tech 3.0 SF 34 USA Morris, Chris 80 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Auburn 5.0 C 00 USA Ostertag, Greg 86 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Kansas 3.0 SF 3 USA Russell, Bryon 79 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Long Beach State 1.0 PG 12 USA Stockton, John (C) 73 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gonzaga

Head coach Jerry Sloan (Evansville) Assistant coach(es) {{{asst_coach}}} Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent Injured Roster • Transactions

Season standings

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

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

1996-97 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

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

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.

(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
Anderson, Shandon Shandon Anderson
Carr, Antoine Antoine Carr
Eisley, Howard Howard Eisley
Foster, Greg Greg Foster
Hornacek, Jeff Jeff Hornacek
Howard, Stephen Stephen Howard
Keefe, Adam Adam Keefe
Malone, Karl Karl Malone
Morris, Chris Chris Morris
Nembhard, Ruben Ruben Nembhard
Ostertag, Greg Greg Ostertag
Russell, Byron Byron Russell
Stockton, John John Stockton
Thompson, Brooks Brooks Thompson
Watson, Jamie Jamie Watson

Awards

• Karl Malone, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
• Karl Malone, All-NBA First Team
• John Stockton, All-NBA Third Team
• Karl Malone, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• John Stockton, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team

Subtractions Player Left New team