The Los Angeles Lakers were defeated by the Utah Jazz, 109 to 98, in Game 3 of the 1998 Western Conference Finals on May 22, 1998.

1997-98 Los Angeles Lakers

Final

UTA

Jazz

3-0

109

LAL

Lakers

0-3

98

Team

1

21

20

2

28

23

3

25

28

4

35

27

Total

109

98

Team Stats

Player Stats

Jazz

Lakers

FG Made - Attempted

39-75

35-85

Field Goal %

52.0

41.2

3PT Made - Attempted

7-11

5-19

3PT %

63.6

26.3

FT Made - Attempted

24-29

23-38

Free Throw %

82.8

60.5

Rebounds

39

42

Offensive Rebounds

7

16

Defensive Rebounds

32

26

Assists

29

21

Steals

6

7

Blocks

10

4

Turnovers

15

13

Personal Fouls

33

29

Jazz

Lakers

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Karl Malone	39	26	10	6	1	0	9-22	0-0	8-8	2	3	+2	3	7	40.9		100.0
Jeff Hornacek	27	9	2	2	1	0	2-7	1-1	4-4	3	2	-6	0	2	28.6	100.0	100.0
Bryon Russell	25	17	3	0	0	1	6-6	3-3	2-4	1	4	+5	0	3	100.0	100.0	50.0
John Stockton	25	9	4	8	1	0	2-5	1-2	4-6	4	3	+3	0	4	40.0	50.0	66.7
Greg Foster	14	2	2	1	0	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	4	-2	1	1	33.3

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Greg Ostertag	27	6	4	1	1	3	2-2	0-0	2-2	1	4	+5	1	3	100.0		100.0
Chris Morris	24	15	7	4	1	0	5-10	2-3	3-3	1	5	+3	2	5	50.0	66.7	100.0
Howard Eisley	23	8	3	6	1	2	4-7	0-1	0-0	0	2	+8	0	3	57.1	0.0
Shandon Anderson	21	13	2	1	0	0	6-9	0-1	1-2	1	1	+17	0	2	66.7	0.0	50.0
Antoine Carr	15	4	2	0	0	2	2-4	0-0	0-0	1	5	+20	0	2	50.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Eddie Jones	45	16	5	3	5	2	6-19	2-5	2-2	1	4	-8	1	4	31.6	40.0	100.0
Shaquille O'Neal	41	39	15	2	0	1	17-30	0-0	5-13	5	6	-9	7	8	56.7		38.5
Rick Fox	36	9	3	1	1	0	3-7	2-4	1-2	1	6	-14	2	1	42.9	50.0	50.0
Robert Horry	34	8	5	2	0	0	2-4	0-1	4-6	3	3	-4	2	3	50.0	0.0	66.7
Derek Fisher	17	4	2	4	1	0	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	3	+4	0	2	50.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Nick Van Exel	30	10	6	7	0	0	2-13	1-8	5-6	1	3	-13	2	4	15.4	12.5	83.3
Kobe Bryant	15	9	0	1	0	0	2-4	0-1	5-7	2	4	-2	0	0	50.0	0.0	71.4
Corie Blount	13	0	2	1	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	-2	0	2	0.0
Elden Campbell	9	3	4	0	0	1	1-2	0-0	1-2	0	0	-7	2	2	50.0		50.0

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More Lakers Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

27.8

Davis

Anthony Davis

RPG

15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

APG

9.0

James

LeBron James

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.9

15th

DRTG

115.3

16th

NETRTG

0.6

19th

3P%

37.7

8th

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0
7	Lakers	47	35	.573	10.0
8	Pelicans	49	33	.598	8.0
9	Kings	46	36	.561	11.0

Last Game

DEN

4-1

108

Final

106

LAL

1-4

Mon 29 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.4

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

30.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

13.4

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

11.5

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

9.1

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

James

LeBron James

8.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.4

James

LeBron James

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

1.8

Booker

Devin Booker

Playoff BPG Leaders

2.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.8

Gafford

Daniel Gafford

Playoff 3PM Leaders

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.5

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

3.5

DiVincenzo

Donte DiVincenzo

Playoff TS% Leaders

66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

66.2

Booker

Devin Booker

66.2

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Celtics

120.1

Pacers

120.1

Knicks

118.7

Timberwolves

117.8

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

101.3

Thunder

105.4

Celtics

109.3

Timberwolves

111.4

Pelicans

111.7

Cavaliers

111.8

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Celtics

10.9

Thunder

6.7

Timberwolves

6.4

Magic

4.7

Mavericks

3.2

Pacers

1.1

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Clippers

2-4

Bucks

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

55-34

Mavericks

58-40

76ers

51-38

Thunder

52-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pacers

54-43-2

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Mon 5/27	MIN	@	DAL	105-100
Sun 5/26	BOS	@	IND	105-102
Sat 5/25	MIN	@	DAL	107-116
Fri 5/24	BOS	@	IND	114-111
Thu 5/23	DAL	@	MIN	109-108

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 5/30	DAL	@	MIN	8:30 PM
Sat 6/1	MIN	@	DAL	8:30 PM
Mon 6/3	DAL	@	MIN	8:30 PM