1998 western conference finals leading scorers

Shaquille O'Neal averaged the most points per game in the 1998 Western Conference Finals, with 31.8 per game.

	NAME	PPG	SEASON	SERIES	TM	GP	MPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Shaquille O'Neal S. O'Neal	31.8	1997-98	Conference Finals	LAL	4	39.3	9.3	1.0	0.5	1.0	12.8	22.8	56.0	0.0	0.0		6.3	13.8	45.5	55.1	4.3	5.0	3.5	157	127	37	4	2	4	14	18	-38
2	Karl Malone K. Malone	30.0	1997-98	Conference Finals	UTA	4	38.8	10.3	4.5	0.8	0.0	10.3	20.3	50.6	0.0	0.0		9.5	11.5	82.6	59.3	1.8	8.5	2.3	155	120	41	18	3	0	9	13	+29
3	Eddie Jones E. Jones	15.0	1997-98	Conference Finals	LAL	4	36.8	4.0	3.3	2.5	1.8	5.3	12.8	41.2	1.0	3.5	28.6	3.5	3.8	93.3	52.1	0.8	3.3	1.0	147	60	16	13	10	7	4	13	-29
4	John Stockton J. Stockton	12.0	1997-98	Conference Finals	UTA	4	26.3	3.0	7.8	1.0	0.3	3.8	6.5	57.7	0.5	0.8	66.7	4.0	5.3	76.2	68.1	0.5	2.5	3.0	105	48	12	31	4	1	12	11	+8
5	Bryon Russell B. Russell	11.3	1997-98	Conference Finals	UTA	4	30.5	3.8	1.3	0.0	0.8	3.5	6.8	51.9	0.8	1.0	75.0	3.5	4.8	73.7	63.6	0.3	3.5	0.3	122	45	15	5	0	3	1	14	+27
6	Kobe Bryant K. Bryant	10.0	1997-98	Conference Finals	LAL	4	21.8	1.8	1.0	0.3	0.5	2.8	7.5	36.7	0.0	1.8	0.0	4.5	6.5	69.2	48.3	0.8	1.0	1.8	87	40	7	4	1	2	7	10	-28
7	Rick Fox R. Fox	9.8	1997-98	Conference Finals	LAL	4	33.5	3.8	3.3	0.8	0.3	3.3	8.0	40.6	2.3	5.0	45.0	1.0	1.5	66.7	56.3	1.3	2.5	0.5	134	39	15	13	3	1	2	17	-29
8	Jeff Hornacek J. Hornacek	9.0	1997-98	Conference Finals	UTA	4	27.8	2.0	1.8	0.8	0.5	2.3	7.0	32.1	0.5	1.3	40.0	4.0	4.0	100.0	51.4	0.3	1.8	1.8	111	36	8	7	3	2	7	10	-1
9	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	9.0	1997-98	Conference Finals	LAL	4	28.0	2.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	2.5	10.5	23.8	1.0	5.3	19.0	3.0	4.0	75.0	36.7	0.8	1.3	1.3	112	36	8	16	4	0	5	12	-57
10	Chris Morris C. Morris	8.8	1997-98	Conference Finals	UTA	4	19.3	4.8	1.5	0.3	0.5	3.0	6.3	48.0	1.3	2.0	62.5	1.5	2.0	75.0	61.4	1.0	3.8	1.3	77	35	19	6	1	2	5	10	+32
11	Shandon Anderson S. Anderson	8.3	1997-98	Conference Finals	UTA	4	20.3	4.3	1.5	0.0	0.0	3.5	6.0	58.3	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.3	2.0	62.5	60.0	1.8	2.5	2.0	81	33	17	6	0	0	8	5	+55
12	Howard Eisley H. Eisley	7.8	1997-98	Conference Finals	UTA	4	20.8	2.5	6.0	1.3	0.8	3.3	6.0	54.2	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	63.4	0.3	2.3	1.8	83	31	10	24	5	3	7	11	+41
13	Derek Fisher D. Fisher	5.5	1997-98	Conference Finals	LAL	4	20.3	1.5	2.8	1.0	0.0	2.0	5.8	34.8	0.3	1.5	16.7	1.3	2.3	55.6	40.8	0.3	1.3	0.8	81	22	6	11	4	0	3	12	+2
14	Greg Foster G. Foster	5.5	1997-98	Conference Finals	UTA	4	14.5	3.3	0.3	0.0	0.8	2.8	4.3	64.7	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.3	0.0	63.1	0.8	2.5	1.0	58	22	13	1	0	3	4	14	-11
15	Greg Ostertag G. Ostertag	4.8	1997-98	Conference Finals	UTA	4	21.8	3.8	1.0	0.5	2.8	2.0	3.0	66.7	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.0	75.0	69.0	1.5	2.3	1.0	87	19	15	4	2	11	4	14	+38
16	Antoine Carr A. Carr	4.5	1997-98	Conference Finals	UTA	4	16.3	2.5	0.5	0.0	1.3	2.3	5.3	42.9	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		42.9	0.8	1.8	0.5	65	18	10	2	0	5	2	20	+42
17	Robert Horry R. Horry	4.5	1997-98	Conference Finals	LAL	4	24.5	5.8	1.8	0.3	0.5	1.0	2.8	36.4	0.3	0.5	50.0	2.3	3.0	75.0	55.3	2.3	3.5	1.8	98	18	23	7	1	2	7	14	-22
18	Adam Keefe A. Keefe	3.5	1997-98	Conference Finals	UTA	2	5.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	50.0	0.0	0.0		2.5	3.0	83.3	75.4	0.0	0.5	0.0	11	7	1	0	0	0	0	2	+5
19	Elden Campbell E. Campbell	2.8	1997-98	Conference Finals	LAL	4	10.5	3.3	0.3	0.3	1.0	0.8	3.5	21.4	0.0	0.0		1.3	2.0	62.5	31.4	1.5	1.8	1.0	42	11	13	1	1	4	4	5	-33
20	Corie Blount C. Blount	2.3	1997-98	Conference Finals	LAL	4	20.8	6.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.8	1.5	50.0	0.0	0.0		0.8	1.0	75.0	58.0	2.3	4.3	0.8	83	9	26	2	2	2	3	13	-14
21	Jacque Vaughn J. Vaughn	1.0	1997-98	Conference Finals	UTA	2	2.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0		100.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	+5

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Team Leaders

PPG

33.7

Dončić

RPG

8.3

Ayton

APG

8.2

Dončić

Team Rankings

ORTG

118.3

8th

DRTG

116.6

20th

NETRTG

1.7

14th

3P%

35.8

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	59	16	.787
2	Spurs	56	18	.757	2.5
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.5
4	Nuggets	48	28	.632	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	29	.608	13.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 3/30	WAS	@	LAL	10:00 PM
Tue 3/31	CLE	@	LAL	10:30 PM
Thu 4/2	LAL	@	OKC	9:30 PM
Sun 4/5	LAL	@	DAL	7:30 PM
Tue 4/7	OKC	@	LAL	10:30 PM

Last Game

Nets

17 - 57

Final

116

Lakers

48 - 26

Fri 27 Mar 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.4

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.9

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.7

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

9.2

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Thompson

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.8

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.7

Ayton

67.4

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.0

120.3

119.6

119.2

119.1

119.0

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.5

111.0

112.6

113.0

113.2

NetRtg Rankings

11.1

8.2

8.0

7.7

6.5

4.7

Tank Leaderboard

17-58

17-57

18-57

19-57

21-54

24-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,737.6

Jokić

3,597.7

Dončić

3,244.9

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,983.3

Jokić

3,807.5

Dončić

3,436.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

38.0

Dončić

36.0

Brown

33.9

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.4

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.78

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

45-28-1

46-29

43-31

43-32

43-31

43-33

Worst Record ATS

31-45

31-43

32-43

32-42

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	54	20	.730
2	Celtics - x	50	24	.676	4.0
3	Knicks	48	27	.640	6.5
4	Cavaliers	46	28	.622	8.0
5	Raptors	42	32	.568	12.0
6	Hawks	42	33	.560	12.5
7	76ers	41	33	.554	13.0
8	Magic	39	35	.527	15.0
9	Heat	39	36	.520	15.5
10	Hornets	39	36	.520	15.5
11	Bucks - e	29	45	.392	25.0
12	Bulls - e	29	45	.392	25.0
13	Nets - e	18	57	.240	36.5
14	Wizards - e	17	57	.230	37.0
15	Pacers - e	17	58	.227	37.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - y	59	16	.787
2	Spurs - y	56	18	.757	2.5
3	Lakers	48	26	.649	10.5
4	Nuggets	48	28	.632	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	29	.608	13.5
6	Rockets	45	29	.608	13.5
7	Suns	41	33	.554	17.5
8	Clippers	39	36	.520	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	38	38	.500	21.5
10	Warriors	36	39	.480	23.0
11	Grizzlies - e	25	49	.338	33.5
12	Pelicans - e	25	51	.329	34.5
13	Mavericks - e	24	50	.324	34.5
14	Jazz - e	21	54	.280	38.0
15	Kings - e	19	57	.250	40.5