1997–98 Atlanta Hawks season

The 1997–98 NBA season was the Hawks' 49th season in the National Basketball Association, and 30th season in Atlanta.^[1] Due to the demolition of The Omni during the off-season, the Hawks played their home games between the Georgia Dome, home of the NFL's Atlanta Falcons, and the Alexander Memorial Coliseum, home of the NCAA's Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets basketball team.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} The Alexander Memorial Coliseum (known as "Alexander Memorial Coliseum at McDonald's Center" at the time) was also the Hawks' original home from 1968 to 1972.^[7] In the off-season, the team signed free agent Chucky Brown,^[8][9][10] and re-signed Greg Anderson, who previously played for the Hawks during the 1994–95 season.^[11]

1997–98 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach	Lenny Wilkens
Arena	Georgia Dome, Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	50–32 (.610)
Place	Division: 4th (Central) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (lost to Hornets 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WATL Fox Sports South
Radio	WCNN
< 1996–97 1998–99 >

The Hawks got off to a fast start winning their first eleven games of the season.^[12][13][14] However, after a 19–5 start, they would struggle losing seven straight games between December and January, but then won six straight afterwards and held a 29–20 record at the All-Star break.^[15] The Hawks won eight of their final eleven games, finishing fourth in the Central Division with a solid 50–32 record.^[16]

Dikembe Mutombo averaged 13.4 points, 11.4 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game, and was named Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight year, and was also named to the All-NBA Third Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team,^[17][18][19] while Steve Smith led the Hawks in scoring averaging 20.1 points per game for the second straight season. Mutombo and Smith were both selected for the 1998 NBA All-Star Game.^{[20][21][22][23][24]} In addition, Alan Henderson averaged 14.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game, after replacing Christian Laettner as the team's starting power forward at midseason, and was named Most Improved Player of the Year,^{[25][26][27][28]} while Laettner provided the team with 13.8 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, and Mookie Blaylock contributed 13.2 points, 6.7 assists, led the league with 2.6 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Tyrone Corbin provided with 10.2 points and 1.3 steals per game, and Eldridge Recasner contributed 9.3 points per game off the bench.^[29] Blaylock also finished tied in fifth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.^[30]

However, in the playoffs, the Hawks lost in four games to the Charlotte Hornets in the Eastern Conference First Round,^{[31][32][33][34]} despite a 32-point margin in a Game 3 home win over the Hornets, 96–64.^[35][36][37] Following the season, Laettner was traded to the Detroit Pistons,^{[38][39][40][41]} while Recasner and Brown both signed as free agents with the Charlotte Hornets,^[42][43][44] and Anderson was released to free agency.

On March 27, 1998, the Hawks set a single game regular season attendance record of 62,046 fans at the Georgia Dome in a game against Michael Jordan, and the 2-time defending champion Chicago Bulls, who defeated the Hawks, 89–74.^{[45][46][47][48]} The Bulls would go on to defeat the Utah Jazz in six games in the NBA Finals for their third consecutive championship, and sixth overall in eight years.^{[49][50][51][52][53]}

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1997 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	22	Ed Gray	SG	United States	California
2	49	Alain Digbeu	SG/SF	France
2	50	Chris Crawford	PF/SF	United States	Marquette

Roster

1997–98 Atlanta Hawks roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 0 Anderson, Greg 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–06–22 Houston G 11 Barry, Drew 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1973–02–17 Georgia Tech G 10 Blaylock, Mookie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967–03–20 Oklahoma F 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1968–02–29 NC State F 33 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–12–31 DePaul F 4 Crawford, Chris 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1975–05–13 Marquette G 22 Gray, Ed  (S) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1975–09–27 California F 44 Henderson, Alan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–12–02 Indiana F/C 32 Laettner, Christian 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1969–08–17 Duke F 2 Miller, Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1971–10–22 Michigan State C 55 Mutombo, Dikembe 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1966–06–25 Georgetown G 3 Recasner, Eldridge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–12–14 Washington G 8 Smith, Steve 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–03–31 Michigan State

Head coach Lenny Wilkens Assistant coach(es) Stan Albeck Dick Helm Phil Hubbard Gary Wortman Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Roster Notes

• Rookie shooting guard Ed Gray was suspended indefinitely after playing 30 games for missing medical appointments; Gray was on the injured reserve list with a sprained right foot.^[54][55]

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–	37–4	25–16	21–7
x-Indiana Pacers	58	24	.707	4	32–9	26–15	19–9
x-Charlotte Hornets	51	31	.622	11	32–9	19–22	16–12
x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	12	29–12	21–20	19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	15	27–14	20–21	14–14
Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	25	25–16	12–29	12–16
Milwaukee Bucks	36	46	.439	26	21–20	15–26	9–19
Toronto Raptors	16	66	.195	46	9–32	7–34	2–26

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Miami Heat	55	27	.671	7
3	x-Indiana Pacers	58	24	.707	4
4	x-Charlotte Hornets	51	31	.622	11
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	12
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	15
7	x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	19
8	x-New Jersey Nets	43	39	.524	19
9	Washington Wizards	42	40	.512	20
10	Orlando Magic	41	41	.500	21
11	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	25
12	Boston Celtics	36	46	.439	26
12	Milwaukee Bucks	36	46	.439	26
14	Philadelphia 76ers	31	51	.378	31
15	Toronto Raptors	16	66	.195	46

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1997-98 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	–	2–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–3	3–1	0–2	1–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	4–0
Boston	1–2	–	1–2	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–0	0–2	2–0	3–2
Charlotte	0–4	2–1	–	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Chicago	3–1	3–1	3–1	–	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	3–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–1
Cleveland	0–4	3–1	2–2	2–2	–	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	1–2
Dallas	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	–	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–1	0–4	4–0	1–1
Denver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	–	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1
Detroit	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	2–0	–	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	0–2	0–2	2–2
Golden State	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	–	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	–	1–1	4–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–0	0–4	3–1	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	–	2–0	0–2	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–1	2–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	4–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	–	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	–	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	4–0	1–3	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Miami	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–2	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	–	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	–	1–1	0–4	3–1	2–1	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–2
Minnesota	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	–	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
New Jersey	2–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2	–	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3
New York	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–4	2–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	–	4–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3
Orlando	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–2	2–0	1–3	0–4	–	4–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Philadelphia	1–3	1–3	1–2	1–2	1–3	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–0	1–1	0–4	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	–	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	3–1
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	–	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	1–1
Portland	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	–	3–1	2–2	0–4	2–0	3–1	2–2	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–3	–	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	–	2–2	2–0	1–3	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	2–2	–	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Toronto	0–4	0–3	0–4	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	–	0–2	1–1	0–3
Utah	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–0	–	4–0	0–2
Vancouver	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	3–1	2–0	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	0–4	–	1–1
Washington	0–4	2–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–0	2–0	1–1	—

Game log

1997–98 game log Total: 50–32 (home: 29–12; road: 21–20)
October: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 1 October 31 @ Orlando Magic W 105–99 Orlando Arena 1–0
November: 13–2 (home: 9–1; road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 Toronto Raptors W 90–85 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 2–0 3 November 4 Detroit Pistons W 82–71 Georgia Dome 3–0 4 November 5 @ Philadelphia 76ers W 93–88 CoreStates Center 4–0 5 November 7 Chicago Bulls W 80–78 Georgia Dome 5–0 6 November 8 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 99–97 (OT) Gund Arena 6–0 7 November 11 Seattle SuperSonics W 89–87 Georgia Dome 7–0 8 November 12 @ Indiana Pacers W 89–86 Market Square Arena 8–0 9 November 14 Sacramento Kings W 104–103 Georgia Dome 9–0 10 November 16 Los Angeles Clippers W 89–83 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 10–0 11 November 18 Washington Wizards W 98–89 (OT) Georgia Dome 11–0 12 November 20 New York Knicks L 79–100 Georgia Dome 11–1 13 November 22 @ Detroit Pistons L 85–87 The Palace of Auburn Hills 11–2 14 November 26 @ Toronto Raptors W 109–104 (2OT) SkyDome 12–2 15 November 29 Charlotte Hornets W 98–80 Georgia Dome 13–2 16 November 30 San Antonio Spurs W 108–96 Georgia Dome 14–2
December: 5–8 (home: 1–3; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 17 December 2 @ Dallas Mavericks W 112–79 Reunion Arena 15–2 18 December 4 @ Houston Rockets L 87–94 The Summit 15–3 19 December 9 Miami Heat L 81–97 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 15–4 20 December 11 @ Phoenix Suns L 78–94 America West Arena 15–5 21 December 12 @ Los Angeles Clippers W 83–74 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 16–5 22 December 14 @ Sacramento Kings W 93–89 ARCO Arena 17–5 23 December 15 @ Portland Trail Blazers W 99–90 Rose Garden 18–5 24 December 17 Cleveland Cavaliers W 94–83 Georgia Dome 19–5 25 December 19 Los Angeles Lakers L 96–98 Georgia Dome 19–6 26 December 20 @ Miami Heat L 92–99 Miami Arena 19–7 27 December 22 Utah Jazz L 99–101 Georgia Dome 19–8 28 December 26 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 94–99 (OT) Bradley Center 19–9 29 December 27 @ Chicago Bulls L 90–97 United Center 19–10
January: 9–8 (home: 5–3; road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 30 January 2 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 106–116 Great Western Forum 19–11 31 January 3 @ Utah Jazz L 82–97 Delta Center 19–12 32 January 7 @ Golden State Warriors W 106–86 Oakland Arena 20–12 33 January 9 Washington Wizards W 82–77 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 21–12 34 January 11 @ Washington Wizards W 107–102 (OT) MCI Center 22–12 35 January 13 @ New York Knicks W 91–89 Madison Square Garden 23–12 36 January 14 Dallas Mavericks W 108–82 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 24–12 37 January 16 Golden State Warriors W 102–89 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 25–12 38 January 17 @ New Jersey Nets L 81–97 Continental Airlines Arena 25–13 39 January 20 Milwaukee Bucks W 103–89 Georgia Dome 26–13 40 January 21 @ San Antonio Spurs L 76–90 Alamodome 26–14 41 January 23 Boston Celtics L 85–89 Georgia Dome 26–15 42 January 24 Portland Trail Blazers L 77–92 Georgia Dome 26–16 43 January 26 Phoenix Suns L 91–96 Georgia Dome 26–17 44 January 27 @ Minnesota Timberwolves L 96–113 Target Center 26–18 45 January 29 Philadelphia 76ers W 109–99 (OT) Alexander Memorial Coliseum 27–18 46 January 31 @ Charlotte Hornets W 103–83 Charlotte Coliseum 28–18
February: 5–6 (home: 2–2; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 47 February 2 @ Miami Heat L 83–90 Miami Arena 28–19 48 February 3 @ Orlando Magic L 90–91 Orlando Arena 28–20 49 February 5 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 108–94 Gund Arena 29–20 50 February 10 @ Milwaukee Bucks W 108–100 Bradley Center 30–20 51 February 13 @ Chicago Bulls L 110–112 United Center 30–21 52 February 14 Indiana Pacers L 92–96 Georgia Dome 30–22 53 February 16 Orlando Magic L 81–85 Georgia Dome 30–23 54 February 18 New Jersey Nets W 114–104 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 31–23 55 February 20 Vancouver Grizzlies W 115–92 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 32–23 56 February 25 @ Denver Nuggets W 112–88 McNichols Arena 33–23 57 February 27 @ Seattle SuperSonics L 88–90 KeyArena at Seattle Center 33–24
March: 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 58 March 1 @ Vancouver Grizzlies W 101–76 General Motors Place 34–24 59 March 6 Denver Nuggets W 115–94 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 35–24 60 March 8 Cleveland Cavaliers W 101–96 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 36–24 61 March 11 @ Boston Celtics W 110–105 FleetCenter 37–24 62 March 13 @ Philadelphia 76ers L 86–107 CoreStates Center 37–25 63 March 15 Boston Celtics W 93–77 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 38–25 64 March 17 @ Toronto Raptors W 117–105 SkyDome 39–25 65 March 19 Milwaukee Bucks W 84–81 Alexander Memorial Coliseum 40–25 66 March 20 @ New York Knicks L 108–109 Madison Square Garden 40–26 67 March 22 @ Detroit Pistons L 98–105 The Palace of Auburn Hills 40–27 68 March 24 Orlando Magic W 85–73 Georgia Dome 41–27 69 March 27 Chicago Bulls L 74–89 Georgia Dome 41–28 70 March 29 Detroit Pistons W 118–95 Georgia Dome 42–28 71 March 31 @ New Jersey Nets W 90–105 Continental Airlines Arena 42–29
April: 8–3 (home: 6–2; road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score Location Attendance Record 72 April 1 Toronto Raptors W 105–91 Georgia Dome 43–29 73 April 3 Houston Rockets W 107–87 Georgia Dome 44–29 74 April 5 Minnesota Timberwolves L 96–97 Georgia Dome 44–30 75 April 7 New York Knicks W 92–79 Georgia Dome 45–30 76 April 9 Indiana Pacers L 102–105 (OT) Georgia Dome 45–31 77 April 10 @ Charlotte Hornets W 99–87 Charlotte Coliseum 46–31 78 April 12 @ Washington Wizards W 91–81 MCI Center 47–31 79 April 14 Philadelphia 76ers W 95–94 Georgia Dome 48–31 80 April 15 @ Indiana Pacers L 70–82 Market Square Arena 48–32 81 April 17 Charlotte Hornets W 121–104 Georgia Dome 49–32 82 April 19 Miami Heat W 101–89 Georgia Dome 50–32
1997–98 schedule

Playoffs

1998 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 23 @ Charlotte L 87–97 Steve Smith (35) Dikembe Mutombo (15) Mookie Blaylock (9) Charlotte Coliseum 19,176 0–1 2 April 25 @ Charlotte L 85–92 Henderson, Smith (22) Henderson, Mutombo (9) Mookie Blaylock (13) Charlotte Coliseum 20,390 0–2 3 April 28 Charlotte W 96–64 Mookie Blaylock (16) Dikembe Mutombo (11) Mookie Blaylock (7) Georgia Dome 19,745 1–2 4 May 1 Charlotte L 82–91 Steve Smith (27) Dikembe Mutombo (16) Mookie Blaylock (4) Georgia Dome 22,074 1–3
1998 schedule

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%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Greg Anderson	50	0	8.0	.444	.000	.390	2.4	.3	.4	.2	1.8
Drew Barry	27	0	9.5	.474	.429	.846	1.3	1.8	.4	.0	2.1
Mookie Blaylock	70	69	38.6	.392	.269	.709	4.9	6.7	2.6	.3	13.2
Chucky Brown	77	8	15.6	.433	.250	.724	2.4	.7	.3	.2	5.0
Tyrone Corbin	79	79	34.2	.439	.348	.789	4.6	2.2	1.3	.1	10.2
Chris Crawford	40	0	6.4	.418	.333	.838	1.0	.2	.3	.2	3.8
Ed Gray	30	3	15.7	.381	.391	.846	1.5	1.1	.5	.4	7.6
Alan Henderson	69	33	29.0	.485	.500	.652	6.4	1.1	.6	.5	14.3
Christian Laettner	74	49	30.8	.485	.222	.864	6.6	2.6	1.0	1.0	13.8
Randy Livingston	12	0	6.8	.250	.	.800	.5	.4	.6	.2	.8
Anthony Miller	37	0	6.2	.558	.	.538	1.9	.1	.4	.1	2.1
Dikembe Mutombo	82	82	35.6	.537	.	.670	11.4	1.0	.4	3.4	13.4
Brian Oliver	5	0	12.2	.368	.	.250	1.8	.4	.2	.0	3.0
Eldridge Recasner	59	14	24.6	.456	.419	.937	2.4	2.0	.7	.0	9.3
Steve Smith	73	73	39.1	.444	.351	.855	4.2	4.0	1.0	0.4	20.1
Donald Whiteside	3	0	5.3	.500	.	.	.3	.3	.0	.0	.7

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Greg Anderson	1	0	4.0	.	.	.000	2.0	.	.	1.0	.
Drew Barry	2	0	2.5	.000	.000	.	.5	.	.	.	.
Mookie Blaylock	4	4	38.3	.415	.296	.583	5.0	8.3	2.3	.3	14.8
Chucky Brown	4	0	12.5	.467	.500	.500	1.5	1.0	.	.	4.0
Tyrone Corbin	4	4	28.3	.280	.167	.	3.8	1.0	1.5	.3	3.8
Chris Crawford	1	0	4.0	.	.	1.000	2.0	.	.	1.0	2.0
Alan Henderson	4	4	31.5	.526	.000	.611	5.5	1.0	.8	.3	12.8
Christian Laettner	4	0	21.8	.343	.000	.882	4.3	1.0	1.5	.3	9.8
Anthony Miller	4	0	8.3	.375	.	1.000	2.3	.3	.5	.3	2.0
Dikembe Mutombo	4	4	34.0	.458	.	.625	12.8	.3	.3	2.3	8.0
Eldridge Recasner	4	0	22.3	.400	.583	1.000	1.0	2.0	.5	.	7.3
Steve Smith	4	4	40.0	.574	.500	.688	2.8	2.3	.5	.8	24.8

Awards and records

• Dikembe Mutombo, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
• Alan Henderson, NBA Most Improved Player Award
• Dikembe Mutombo, All-NBA Third Team
• Dikembe Mutombo, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Mookie Blaylock, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

Trades

September 29, 1997

• Traded Priest Lauderdale to the Denver Nuggets for Efthimios Rentzias and a 2000 second round draft pick.

Free agents

September 26, 1997

• Signed Anthony Miller as a free agent.
• Signed Donald Whiteside as a free agent.
• Signed Drew Barry as a free agent.

October 2, 1997

• Signed Chucky Brown as a free agent.
• Signed Chris King as a free agent.

October 8, 1997

• Waived Chris King.

October 10, 1997

• Signed Greg Anderson as a free agent.

October 19, 1997

• Waived Drew Barry

November 7, 1997

• Signed Randy Livingston as a free agent.
• Waived Donald Whiteside.

November 20, 1997

• Waived Randy Livingston.

December 9, 1997

• Signed Randy Livingston as a free agent.

January 10, 1998

• Waived Randy Livingston.

January 20, 1998

• Signed Drew Barry to a 10-day contract.

February 11, 1998

• Signed Drew Barry to a contract for the rest of the season.

February 13, 1998

• Signed Lloyd Daniels to a 10-day contract.

February 15, 1998

• Released Lloyd Daniels.

February 17, 1998

• Signed Brian Oliver to the first of two 10-day contracts.

Player Transactions Citation:^[56]

See also

• 1997–98 NBA season

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