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1997-98 NBA Finals

1997-98 season · playoff bracket · 1998-06-03 to 1998-06-14

◀ 1996-97 1998-99 ▶

Champion

Chicago Bulls 4
62–20 season, coach Phil Jackson

Runner-up

Utah Jazz 2
62–20 season, coach Jerry Sloan

Series

4–2

Finals MVP

pending

Games

G	Date	Away	Score	Home	Series
1	1998-06-03	Bulls	85–88	Jazz	CHI 0–1
2	1998-06-05	Bulls	93–88	Jazz	CHI 1–1
3	1998-06-07	Jazz	54–96	Bulls	CHI 2–1
4	1998-06-10	Jazz	82–86	Bulls	CHI 3–1
5	1998-06-12	Jazz	83–81	Bulls	CHI 3–2
6	1998-06-14	Bulls	87–86	Jazz	CHI 4–2

Finals leaders

Player	Team	G	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P	TS%
Michael Jordan	Bulls	6	41.6	201	33.5	4.0	2.3	1.8	0.7	.427	4-13	.510
Karl Malone	Jazz	6	40.4	150	25.0	10.5	3.8	1.0	1.2	.504	0-1	.547
Scottie Pippen	Bulls	6	39.6	94	15.7	6.8	4.8	1.7	0.8	.410	6-26	.498
Toni Kukoc	Bulls	6	36.9	91	15.2	4.7	2.7	1.2	0.7	.500	7-23	.554
Jeff Hornacek	Jazz	6	34.1	64	10.7	2.7	2.7	0.8	0.2	.411	3-9	.496
John Stockton	Jazz	6	32.2	58	9.7	2.5	8.7	2.0	0.0	.490	2-9	.535
Bryon Russell	Jazz	6	36.1	53	8.8	5.0	1.3	1.2	0.2	.409	6-21	.514
Shandon Anderson	Jazz	6	21.0	44	7.3	2.7	0.3	0.2	0.2	.500	1-3	.561
Ron Harper	Bulls	6	28.8	32	5.3	4.5	2.8	1.5	0.7	.364	1-6	.413
Luc Longley	Bulls	6	21.9	30	5.0	4.8	1.5	0.8	0.8	.444	0-0	.487
Howard Eisley	Jazz	6	17.7	28	4.7	2.0	3.8	0.3	0.2	.375	1-7	.419
Chris Morris	Jazz	6	17.5	26	4.3	2.5	0.5	0.3	0.2	.393	0-9	.421

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