The New Jersey Nets were 43-39 in 1997-98. They finished 3rd in the Atlantic Division and 8th in the Eastern Conference. They lost in the Eastern Conference First Round against the Chicago Bulls, 3 games to 0.
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Egor Demin scores 22 in his return as the Nets rout the Pelicans 145-111
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Cooper Flagg has 25 points, career-best 12 assists as Mavericks beat Nets 130-93
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Jalen Johnson makes strong return with 30 points for Hawks in win over Nets after missing 3 games
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Jalen Johnson scores 30 points in his return as Hawks make 4th-quarter charge to beat Nets 124-121
1997-98 Stats
See stats| GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | |
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Team | 82 | 242.4 | 99.6 | 42.5 | 20.5 | 9.5 | 3.8 | 37.3 | 84.5 | 44.1 | 3.8 | 11.4 | 33.1 | 21.3 | 28.7 | 74.4 | 51.3 | 16.4 | 26.1 | 14.4 | 23.4 |
Team Rank | 7th | 5th | 8th | 23rd | 4th | 26th | 6th | 2nd | 22nd | 18th | 17th | 22nd | 3rd | 4th | 13th | 22nd | 1st | 28th | 6th | 23rd | |
Opponent | 82 | 242.4 | 98.1 | 41.4 | 21.6 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 36.8 | 78.1 | 47.1 | 4.3 | 12.6 | 34.6 | 20.2 | 27.0 | 74.8 | 54.5 | 13.2 | 28.2 | 18.1 | 24.7 |
Opponent Rank | 7th | 21st | 16th | 13th | 3rd | 27th | 22nd | 9th | 24th | 15th | 14th | 16th | 21st | 16th | 25th | 25th | 15th | 13th | 2nd | 3rd | |
Net | +1.6 | +1.0 | -1.0 | +2.0 | -2.5 | +0.5 | +6.4 | -3.0 | -0.6 | -1.1 | -1.5 | +1.2 | +1.7 | -0.3 | -3.2 | +3.2 | -2.2 | -3.7 | -1.3 | ||
Net Rank | 13th | 12th | 18th | 3rd | 29th | 15th | 2nd | 23rd | 19th | 17th | 20th | 9th | 9th | 20th | 25th | 1st | 23rd | 2nd | 7th |
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| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 2 | .833 | ||
| 2 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 0.5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | |
| 4 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 3.5 | |
| 5 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 | |
| 7 | 6 | 7 | .462 | 4.5 | |
| 8 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 | |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | .385 | 5.5 | |
| 11 | 4 | 8 | .333 | 6.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 6.5 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.5 | |
| 14 | 2 | 9 | .182 | 7.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 9.5 |
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Bucks| Western | W | L | PCT | GB | |
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| 1 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 2 | 11 | 2 | .846 | ||
| 3 | 10 | 3 | .769 | 1.0 | |
| 4 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 5 | 9 | 3 | .750 | 1.5 | |
| 6 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 2.5 | |
| 7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 3.5 | |
| 10 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 5.0 | |
| 12 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 7.0 | |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 7.0 | |
| 14 | 1 | 11 | .083 | 9.5 | |
| 15 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 10.0 |
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