1997-98
1997-98
Record 61-21 1st
Head Coach: George Karl
# G Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts Rpg Apg Ppg
42 Vin Baker 82 656 152 91 86 1,574 8.0 1.9 19.2
20 Gary Payton 82 376 679 185 18 1,571 4.6 8.3 19.2
11 Detlef Schrempf 78 554 341 60 19 1,232 7.1 4.4 15.8
9 Dale Ellis 79 184 89 60 5 934 2.3 1.1 11.8
33 Hersey Hawkins 82 334 221 148 17 862 4.1 2.7 10.5
14 Sam Perkins 81 255 113 62 29 580 3.1 1.4 7.2
7 Jerome Kersey 37 145 44 52 14 234 3.9 1.2 6.3
2 Greg Anthony 80 111 205 64 3 419 1.4 2.6 5.2
15 Aaron Williams 65 147 14 19 38 296 2.7 0.2 4.6
10 Nate McMillan 18 40 55 14 4 62 2.2 3.1 3.4
22 Jim McIlvaine 78 259 19 24 137 247 3.3 0.2 3.2
4 James Cotton 9 6 0 1 1 24 0.7 0.0 2.7
25 David Wingate 58 79 37 21 3 150 1.4 0.6 2.6
44 Stephen Howard 13 12 3 3 1 25 0.9 0.2 1.9
52 George Zidek 6 4 1 0 0 11 0.7 0.2 1.8
13 Eric Snow 17 4 12 0 1 25 0.2 0.7 1.5
Fgm Fga Pct Ftm Fta Pct 3pm 3pa Pct
Baker 631 1164 .542 311 526 .591 1 7 .143
Payton 579 1278 .453 279 375 .744 134 397 .338
Schrempf 437 898 .487 297 352 .844 61 147 .415
Ellis 348 700 .497 111 142 .782 127 274 .464
Hawkins 280 636 .440 177 204 .868 125 301 .415
Perkins 196 471 .416 101 128 .789 87 222 .392
Kersey 97 233 .416 39 65 .600 1 10 .100
Anthony 150 349 .430 53 80 .663 66 159 .415
Williams 115 220 .523 66 85 .776 0 1 .000
McMillan 23 67 .343 1 1 1.000 15 34 .441
McIlvaine 101 223 .453 45 81 .556 0 3 .000
Cotton 8 21 .381 8 9 .889 0 4 .000
Wingate 66 140 .471 15 29 .517 3 7 .429
Howard 8 21 .381 9 18 .500 0 0 .000
Zidek 3 14 .214 4 4 1.000 1 2 .000
Snow 10 23 .435 5 10 .500 0 1 .000
40+ Points Games
Player Opponent Date Points
Vin Baker Indiana 02-04-98 41
Triple Doubles
Player Opponent Date Pts Reb Ast
Gary Payton @Golden State 12-20-97 22 10 11
Record Vs. Opponents
W-L W-L
Atlanta Hawks 1-1 Milwaukee Bucks 1-1
Boston Celtics 1-1 Minnesota Timberwolves 3-1
Charlotte Hornets 1-1 New Jersey Nets 2-0
Chicago Bulls 1-1 New York Knicks 1-1
Cleveland Cavaliers 2-0 Orlando Magic 1-1
Dallas Mavericks 2-2 Philadelphia 76ers 2-0
Denver Nuggets 4-0 Phoenix Suns 2-2
Detroit Pistons 2-0 Portland Trail Blazers 4-0
Golden State Warriors 3-1 Sacramento Kings 3-1
Houston Rockets 3-1 San Antonio Spurs 2-2
Indiana Pacers 2-0 Toronto Raptors 2-0
Los Angeles Clippers 4-0 Utah Jazz 2-2
Los Angeles Lakers 3-1 Vancouver Grizzlies 4-0
Miami Heat 2-0 Washington Wizards 1-1
Honors
All Stars
Vin Baker
Gary Payton
All NBA First Team
Gary Payton
All NBA Second Team
Vin Baker
NBA All Defensive First Team
Gary Payton
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Playoffs
Western Conference First Round
Seattle 3 Minnesota 2
Minnesota 83
Seattle 108
Minnesota 98
Seattle 93
Seattle 90
Minnesota 98
Seattle 92
Minnesota 88
Mennesota 84
Seattle 97
Western Conference Semi-Finals
L.A. Lakers 4 Seattle 1
L.A. Lakers 92
Seattle 106
L.A. Lakers 92
Seattle 68
Seattle 103
L.A. Lakers 119
Seattle 100
L.A. Lakers 112
L.A. Lakers 110
Seattle 95
Playoff Statistics
G Reb Ast Stl Blk Pts Rpg Apg Ppg
Gary Payton 10 34 70 18 1 240 3.4 7.0 24.0
Detlef Schrempf 10 77 39 7 1 161 7.7 3.9 16.1
Vin Baker 10 94 18 18 15 158 9.4 1.8 15.8
Hersey Hawkins 10 57 36 18 1 134 5.7 3.6 13.4
Jerome Kersey 10 40 9 10 10 78 4.0 0.9 7.8
Dale Ellis 10 13 6 2 0 56 1.3 0.6 5.6
Sam Perkins 10 32 14 3 5 54 3.2 1.4 5.4
Greg Anthony 9 10 10 5 1 32 1.1 1.1 3.6
David Wingate 3 4 2 1 0 8 1.3 0.7 2.7
Nate McMillan 7 16 15 3 2 16 2.3 2.1 2.3
Jim McIlvaine 6 10 1 2 6 13 1.7 0.2 2.8
Aaron Williams 3 1 0 0 1 2 0.3 0.0 0.7
Fgm Fga Pct Ftm Fta Pct 3pm 3pa Pct
Payton 87 183 .475 47 50 .940 19 50 .380
Schrempf 64 125 .512 31 38 .816 2 14 .143
Baker 71 134 .530 16 38 .421 0 0 .000
Hawkins 41 88 .466 35 40 .875 17 43 .395
Kersey 31 72 .431 16 19 .842 0 3 .000
Ellis 20 53 .377 5 6 .833 11 26 .423
Perkins 16 32 .381 12 20 .600 10 24 .417
Anthony 12 40 .300 3 8 .375 5 19 .263
Wingate 2 5 .400 4 6 .667 0 0 .000
McMillan 6 18 .333 2 2 1.000 2 12 .167
McIlvaine 6 20 .300 1 2 .500 0 1 .000
Williams 0 3 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000
