Top Performers
Points
24
Malone
UTA
Rebounds
13
Malone
UTA
Assists
7
Knight
CLE
Threes
1
Hornacek
UTA
39-79 (49.4%)
FG%
32-73 (43.8%)
3-9 (33.3%)
3PM
3-14 (21.4%)
20-29 (69.0%)
FTM
39-47 (83.0%)
42
Rebounds
35
13
Offensive Rebounds
9
29
Defensive Rebounds
26
28
Assists
21
7
Steals
13
3
Blocks
10
17
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
30
Fouls
23
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1997-98 Western Standings
UTACLE
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz - z | 62 | 20 | .756 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics - y | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers - x | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
| 4 |  Suns - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
| 5 |  Spurs - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
| 6 |  Trail Blazers - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16.0 |
| 7 |  Timberwolves - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 |
| 8 |  Rockets - x | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
| 9 |  Kings - e | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35.0 |
| 10 |  Mavericks - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42.0 |
| 11 |  Grizzlies - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
| 12 |  Warriors - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Clippers - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45.0 |
| 14 |  Nuggets - e | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulls - z | 62 | 20 | .756 | |
| 2 |  Heat - y | 55 | 27 | .671 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Pacers - x | 58 | 24 | .707 | 4.0 |
| 4 |  Hornets - x | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11.0 |
| 5 |  Hawks - x | 50 | 32 | .610 | 12.0 |
| 6 |  Cavaliers - x | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Knicks - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
| 8 |  Nets - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 19.0 |
| 9 |  Wizards - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20.0 |
| 10 |  Magic - e | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
| 11 |  Pistons - e | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25.0 |
| 12 |  Celtics - e | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
| 13 |  Bucks - e | 36 | 46 | .439 | 26.0 |
| 14 |  76ers - e | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31.0 |
| 15 |  Raptors - e | 16 | 66 | .195 | 46.0 |
Game Summary
The Cleveland Cavaliers squeaked out a win over the Utah Jazz, 106 to 101, on December 21, 1997.
Game Info
December 20, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Keefe #31 | 37 | 16 | 9 (5) | 4 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 50.8 |
A. Carr #33 | 20 | 10 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 0 | 6 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
K. Malone #32 | 36 | 24 | 13 (2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 5 | 4 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 56.1 |
J. Hornacek #14 | 33 | 9 | 5 (1) | 6 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 2 | 3 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 40.9 |
J. Stockton #12 | 26 | 11 | 1 (0) | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 56.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H. Eisley #10 | 23 | 5 | 3 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 51.2 |
B. Russell #3 | 22 | 13 | 4 (3) | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 59.7 |
S. Anderson #40 | 21 | 9 | 3 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -17 | 1 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 86.5 |
G. Foster #44 | 12 | 2 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
G. Ostertag #00 | 10 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 0 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 53.2 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | UTA | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Henderson #45 | 23 | 4 | 3 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 28.6 |
S. Kemp #40 | 39 | 24 | 11 (0) | 2 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 5 | 4 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 10-14 | 62.6 |
Z. Ilgauskas #11 | 26 | 16 | 10 (3) | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 68.7 |
W. Person #1 | 44 | 11 | 0 (0) | 2 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 5-15 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 36.7 |
B. Knight #22 | 37 | 15 | 1 (1) | 7 | 4 | 0 | +9 | 1 | 4 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 57.9 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Anderson #1 | 31 | 23 | 5 (2) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 4 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 16-16 | 88.2 |
D. Ferry #35 | 22 | 7 | 3 (2) | 2 | 3 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 39.4 |
V. Potapenko #52 | 11 | 6 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 3 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 60.0 |
S. Brooks #1 | 6 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
S. Scott #36 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CLE | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
A. Carr makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Keefe makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
W. Person makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Malone makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Malone makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Malone makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Keefe makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Carr makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
W. Person makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Hornacek makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Eisley makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
V. Potapenko makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Eisley makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Anderson makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Ferry makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Foster makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Ferry makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Henderson makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Russell makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Anderson makes 20' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Ostertag makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Anderson makes 21' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Kemp makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Anderson makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Kemp makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Stockton makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
W. Person makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
B. Russell makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
S. Kemp makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Kemp makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Carr makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Carr makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Malone makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Carr makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
W. Person makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Stockton makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Knight makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Hornacek makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Keefe makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Malone makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Russell makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Russell makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Henderson makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Keefe makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Keefe makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Hornacek makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Anderson makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Keefe makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
W. Person makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Keefe makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
V. Potapenko makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Russell makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Kemp makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Knight makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Malone makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
V. Potapenko makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Knight makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Malone makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
Z. Ilgauskas makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Kemp makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Malone makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Knight makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Hornacek makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Stockton makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Stockton makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
39-79 (49.4%)
FG%
32-73 (43.8%)
3-9 (33.3%)
3PM
3-14 (21.4%)
20-29 (69.0%)
FTM
39-47 (83.0%)
42
Rebounds
35
13
Offensive Rebounds
9
29
Defensive Rebounds
26
28
Assists
21
7
Steals
13
3
Blocks
10
17
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
30
Fouls
23
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0