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Friday, May 22, 1998Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3 · Box score
Jazz109
Lakers98
Q1 Jazz +1; Q2 Jazz +6; Q3 Jazz +3; Q4 Jazz +11
On this day · 1996–97May 22, 1997: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Jordan (Bulls-Heat), 23 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Jazz-Lakers

Utah goes up 3–0 on Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 39 points

Game flow · Jazz margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+6+3+11Jazz AHEAD ↑Lakers AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz21282535109
Lakers2023282798
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 25, 22, 18, 34, 24, 29, 33, 26Jazz26 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 9, 16, 6, 12, 15, 10, 10, 17Jazz17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 27, 26, 30, 39, 31, 19, 31, 39Lakers39 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 9, 23, 29, 32, 17, 6, 19, 16Lakers16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 109Lakers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz21282535109
Lakers2023282798
The story
Karl Malone had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Utah beat Los Angeles 109-98

Eddie Jones led Los Angeles with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 9-22 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the fourth 35-27, their biggest quarter edge.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 +1+6+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.0Reg. season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 10.0 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 9 points in 27 minutes.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 39

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 27, 26, 30, 39, 31, 19, 31, 39Lakers-Jazz · L
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 25, 22, 18, 34, 24, 29, 33, 26Jazz-Lakers · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 10, 9, 16, 6, 12, 15, 10, 10, 17Jazz-Lakers · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 9, 23, 29, 32, 17, 6, 19, 16Lakers-Jazz · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 1, 1, 2, 3, 9, 0, 0, 10, 5, 15Jazz-Lakers · W
4.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Shandon AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 2, 6, 4, 6, 3, 2, 10, 8, 13Jazz-Lakers · W
6.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST