# 1997–98 Charlotte Hornets season

The 1997–98 NBA season was the tenth season for the Charlotte Hornets in the National Basketball Association. During the off-season, the Hornets signed free agents David Wesley, and Bobby Phills, while re-signing former Hornets forward J.R. Reid. Early into the season, the team traded long-time Hornets guard Muggsy Bogues, along with second-year guard Tony Delk to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for B. J. Armstrong, who won three championships with the Chicago Bulls in the early 1990s.
At mid-season, the team signed free agent Vernon Maxwell, who was previously released by the Orlando Magic, as the Hornets held a 29–18 record at the All-Star break. Despite injuries to Phills, Vlade Divac and long-time original Hornet Dell Curry, the Hornets had another stellar season posting a ten-game winning streak between February and March, winning 15 of 16 games between February 21 and March 26, 1998. The Hornets finished in third place in the Central Division with a 51–31 record, and qualified for their fourth playoff appearance.
Glen Rice led the team in scoring with 22.3 points per game, led them with 130 three-point field goals, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and selected for the 1998 NBA All-Star Game in New York City, New York, while Wesley averaged 13.0 points, 6.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and Anthony Mason provided the team with 12.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. In addition, Phills contributed 10.4 points per game, while Divac averaged 10.4 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, Matt Geiger provided with 11.3 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, and Curry contributed 9.4 points per game off the bench in only 52 games.
Rice also finished in eleventh place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Mason finished tied in ninth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, and Geiger finished tied in thirteenth place in Most Improved Player voting.
In the playoffs, the Hornets defeated the Atlanta Hawks, 3–1 in the Eastern Conference First Round, but were eliminated 1–4 by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and the 2-time defending champion Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, despite winning Game 2 at the United Center, 78–76. The Bulls went on to reach the NBA Finals, where they defeated the Utah Jazz in six games to win their sixth championship in eight years.
The Hornets finished second in the NBA in home-game attendance behind the Bulls, with an attendance of 959,634 at the Charlotte Coliseum during the regular season. On November 25, 1997, the team's sellout streak would end at 364 consecutive games (371 including post-season contests); this was the second longest active sell-out streak at the time, behind the Bulls' 465.
Following the season, Divac and Maxwell both signed as free agents with the Sacramento Kings, while Curry signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, and Geiger signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. For the season, the Hornets added side panels and additional pinstripes to their uniforms, which remained in use until 2002.

## Offseason
### NBA draft

The Hornets had no draft picks in 1997.

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Central Divisionvte | 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 Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte | Eastern Conferencevte |
| # | 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 |

### 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
## Playoffs

1998 playoff game log Total: 4–5 (home: 2–2; road: 2–3) :
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 23
Atlanta
W 97–87
Glen Rice (34)
Divac, Mason (7)
David Wesley (12)
Charlotte Coliseum 19,176
1–0
2
April 25
Atlanta
W 92–85
Anthony Mason (25)
Glen Rice (13)
Divac, Wesley (6)
Charlotte Coliseum 20,390
2–0
3
April 28
@ Atlanta
L 64–96
Anthony Mason (12)
Vlade Divac (7)
Divac, Wesley (5)
Georgia Dome 19,745
2–1
4
May 1
@ Atlanta
W 91–82
Anthony Mason (29)
Anthony Mason (14)
David Wesley (10)
Georgia Dome 22,074
3–1 :
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 3
@ Chicago
L 70–83
Glen Rice (25)
Vlade Divac (14)
David Wesley (9)
United Center 23,844
0–1
2
May 6
@ Chicago
W 78–76
Mason, Curry (15)
Vlade Divac (19)
Mason, Rice (4)
United Center 23,844
1–1
3
May 8
Chicago
L 89–103
Glen Rice (31)
Vlade Divac (13)
David Wesley (8)
Charlotte Coliseum 23,799
1–2
4
May 10
Chicago
L 80–94
Vlade Divac (15)
Glen Rice (9)
Anthony Mason (5)
Charlotte Coliseum 23,799
1–3
5
May 13
@ Chicago
L 84–93
Glen Rice (30)
Vlade Divac (15)
three players tied (5)
United Center 23,844
1–4 :
1998 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Glen Rice | SF | 82 | 82 | 3,295 | 353 | 182 | 77 | 22 | 1,826 | 40.2 | 4.3 | 2.2 | .9 | .3 | 22.3 |
| David Wesley | PG | 81 | 81 | 2,845 | 213 | 529 | 140 | 30 | 1,054 | 35.1 | 2.6 | 6.5 | 1.7 | .4 | 13.0 |
| Anthony Mason | PF | 81 | 80 | 3,148 | 826 | 342 | 68 | 18 | 1,039 | 38.9 | 10.2 | 4.2 | .8 | .2 | 12.8 |
| J. R. Reid | PF | 79 | 1 | 1,109 | 210 | 51 | 35 | 19 | 384 | 14.0 | 2.7 | .6 | .4 | .2 | 4.9 |
| Matt Geiger | C | 78 | 42 | 1,839 | 521 | 78 | 68 | 87 | 885 | 23.6 | 6.7 | 1.0 | .9 | 1.1 | 11.3 |
| Vlade Divac | C | 64 | 41 | 1,805 | 518 | 172 | 83 | 94 | 667 | 28.2 | 8.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 10.4 |
| Bobby Phills | SG | 62 | 61 | 1,887 | 216 | 187 | 81 | 18 | 642 | 30.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 1.3 | .3 | 10.4 |
| B. J. Armstrong$^†$ | PG | 62 | 0 | 772 | 69 | 144 | 25 | 0 | 244 | 12.5 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .4 | .0 | 3.9 |
| Corey Beck | PG | 59 | 14 | 738 | 90 | 98 | 33 | 7 | 191 | 12.5 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .6 | .1 | 3.2 |
| Dell Curry | SG | 52 | 1 | 971 | 101 | 69 | 31 | 4 | 490 | 18.7 | 1.9 | 1.3 | .6 | .1 | 9.4 |
| Travis Williams | SF | 39 | 0 | 365 | 92 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 136 | 9.4 | 2.4 | .5 | .5 | .1 | 3.5 |
| Vernon Maxwell$^†$ | SG | 31 | 0 | 467 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 210 | 15.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | .5 | .1 | 6.8 |
| Donald Royal$^†$ | SF | 29 | 5 | 305 | 37 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 74 | 10.5 | 1.3 | .6 | .2 | .0 | 2.6 |
| Tony Farmer | C | 27 | 2 | 169 | 32 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 67 | 6.3 | 1.2 | .2 | .4 | .1 | 2.5 |
| Tony Delk$^†$ | PG | 3 | 0 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11.3 | .7 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Muggsy Bogues$^†$ | PG | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8.0 | .5 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 3.0 |
| Jeff Grayer$^†$ | SG | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Michael McDonald | C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Hornets only.

### Playoffs

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Glen Rice | SF | 9 | 9 | 369 | 51 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 205 | 41.0 | 5.7 | 1.4 | .6 | .3 | 22.8 |
| Anthony Mason | PF | 9 | 9 | 367 | 71 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 139 | 40.8 | 7.9 | 3.4 | .9 | .0 | 15.4 |
| Vlade Divac | C | 9 | 9 | 345 | 98 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 104 | 38.3 | 10.9 | 3.4 | .8 | 1.6 | 11.6 |
| David Wesley | PG | 9 | 9 | 285 | 18 | 60 | 7 | 0 | 90 | 31.7 | 2.0 | 6.7 | .8 | .0 | 10.0 |
| Bobby Phills | SG | 9 | 9 | 269 | 23 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 57 | 29.9 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.1 | .2 | 6.3 |
| Dell Curry | SG | 9 | 0 | 171 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 19.0 | 2.1 | 1.1 | .8 | .3 | 5.8 |
| B. J. Armstrong | PG | 9 | 0 | 146 | 10 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 16.2 | 1.1 | 2.0 | .7 | .0 | 4.1 |
| J. R. Reid | PF | 9 | 0 | 114 | 20 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 12.7 | 2.2 | .2 | .3 | .2 | 3.3 |
| Corey Beck | PG | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 4.3 | .2 | .0 | .7 | .0 | 2.5 |
| Donald Royal | SF | 4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7.0 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | .0 | 2.3 |
| Matt Geiger | C | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.5 | 1.3 | .3 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| Travis Williams | SF | 4 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.5 | 1.3 | .0 | .3 | .3 | 1.3 |

## Awards and records

* Glen Rice, All-NBA Third Team

## Transactions

* July 1, 1997
Released Rafael Addison.
Signed David Wesley as a free agent.
* July 16, 1997
Signed J.R. Reid as a free agent.
* August 19, 1997
Signed Bobby Phills as a free agent.
Released Malik Rose.
Waived Ricky Pierce.
* September 10, 1997
Signed Tony Farmer as a free agent.
Signed Travis Williams as a free agent.
* October 2, 1997
Signed Corey Beck as a free agent.
* November 7, 1997
Traded Muggsy Bogues and Tony Delk to the Golden State Warriors for B. J. Armstrong.
* January 16, 1998
Signed Donald Royal to the first of two 10-day contracts.
* January 22, 1998
Signed Michael McDonald as a free agent.
* February 2, 1998
Signed Jeff Grayer to a 10-day contract.
Signed Vernon Maxwell to a 10-day contract.
* February 4, 1998
Signed Donald Royal to a contract for the rest of the season.
* February 13, 1998
Signed Vernon Maxwell to a contract for the rest of the season.
* March 24, 1998
Waived Tony Farmer.
Player Transactions Citation: