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1997-98 New Jersey Nets

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43-39, Finished 2nd in NBA Atlantic Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary

Scored 99.6 points per game, Allowed 98.1 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 46-36)
Coached by John Calipari (43-39)

SRS: 1.89 (14th of 29)
Pace Factor: 91.0 (11th of 29)
Offensive Rating: 108.3 (5th of 29), Defensive Rating: 106.6 (21st of 29)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-0) versus Chicago Bulls

1997-98 Statistics / Schedule / Game Log / Splits / Starting Lineups

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
Team 82 19880 3055 6928 .441 310 937 .331 1750 2351 .744 1344 2137 3481 1685 777 314 1180 1917 8170
Opponent 82 19880 3016 6406 .471 356 1030 .346 1653 2211 .748 1079 2316 3395 1771 616 515 1482 2023 8041

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Sam Cassell G 6-3 185 28 75 72 2606 510 1156 .441 15 80 .188 436 507 .860 73 155 228 603 121 20 269 262 1471
2 Kerry Kittles G 6-5 179 23 77 76 2814 508 1154 .440 110 263 .418 202 250 .808 132 230 362 176 132 37 106 152 1328
3 Keith Van Horn F 6-10 220 22 62 62 2325 446 1047 .426 69 224 .308 258 305 .846 142 266 408 106 64 25 164 216 1219
4 Kendall Gill G 6-5 195 29 81 81 2733 418 974 .429 26 101 .257 225 327 .688 112 279 391 200 156 64 124 268 1087
5 Jayson Williams F-C 6-9 240 29 65 65 2343 321 645 .498 0 4 .000 195 293 .666 443 440 883 67 45 49 95 236 837
6 Chris Gatling F-C 6-10 220 30 57 16 1359 248 545 .455 1 4 .250 159 265 .600 118 216 334 53 52 29 99 152 656
7 Sherman Douglas G 6-0 180 31 80 11 1699 255 515 .495 14 46 .304 115 172 .669 52 83 135 319 55 7 110 156 639
8 David Benoit F 6-8 220 29 53 0 799 102 269 .379 41 119 .345 37 44 .841 42 99 141 17 26 16 39 120 282
9 Lucious Harris G 6-5 190 27 50 0 671 69 177 .390 12 39 .308 41 55 .745 21 31 52 42 42 5 21 77 191
10 Brian Evans F 6-8 220 24 28 1 332 46 106 .434 17 42 .405 6 9 .667 18 34 52 24 7 5 14 44 115
11 Michael Cage F-C 6-9 224 36 79 17 1201 43 84 .512 0 1 .000 20 36 .556 115 193 308 32 45 44 23 105 106
12 Kevin Edwards G 6-3 190 32 27 5 352 37 106 .349 4 11 .364 13 15 .867 11 23 34 26 21 0 20 20 91
13 David Vaughn F 6-9 240 24 15 2 161 19 33 .576 0 0 6 9 .667 19 30 49 2 5 4 9 34 44
14 Rony Seikaly C 6-11 230 32 9 2 152 13 41 .317 0 0 16 27 .593 16 20 36 8 3 4 12 27 42
15 Xavier McDaniel F 6-7 205 34 20 0 180 10 30 .333 0 0 5 8 .625 12 19 31 9 3 2 8 23 25
16 Jack Haley C-F 6-10 240 34 16 0 51 5 18 .278 0 1 .000 12 21 .571 5 10 15 0 0 1 4 9 22
17 Yinka Dare C 7-0 265 25 10 0 60 4 18 .222 0 0 4 8 .500 10 7 17 1 0 2 2 9 12
18 Don MacLean F 6-10 235 28 9 0 42 1 10 .100 1 2 .500 0 0 3 2 5 0 0 0 2 7 3

Per Game

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Keith Van Horn F 6-10 220 22 62 62 37.5 7.2 16.9 .426 1.1 3.6 .308 4.2 4.9 .846 2.3 4.3 6.6 1.7 1.0 0.4 2.6 3.5 19.7
2 Sam Cassell G 6-3 185 28 75 72 34.7 6.8 15.4 .441 0.2 1.1 .188 5.8 6.8 .860 1.0 2.1 3.0 8.0 1.6 0.3 3.6 3.5 19.6
3 Kerry Kittles G 6-5 179 23 77 76 36.5 6.6 15.0 .440 1.4 3.4 .418 2.6 3.2 .808 1.7 3.0 4.7 2.3 1.7 0.5 1.4 2.0 17.2
4 Kendall Gill G 6-5 195 29 81 81 33.7 5.2 12.0 .429 0.3 1.2 .257 2.8 4.0 .688 1.4 3.4 4.8 2.5 1.9 0.8 1.5 3.3 13.4
5 Jayson Williams F-C 6-9 240 29 65 65 36.0 4.9 9.9 .498 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.5 .666 6.8 6.8 13.6 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.5 3.6 12.9
6 Chris Gatling F-C 6-10 220 30 57 16 23.8 4.4 9.6 .455 0.0 0.1 .250 2.8 4.6 .600 2.1 3.8 5.9 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.7 2.7 11.5
7 Sherman Douglas G 6-0 180 31 80 11 21.2 3.2 6.4 .495 0.2 0.6 .304 1.4 2.2 .669 0.7 1.0 1.7 4.0 0.7 0.1 1.4 2.0 8.0
8 David Benoit F 6-8 220 29 53 0 15.1 1.9 5.1 .379 0.8 2.2 .345 0.7 0.8 .841 0.8 1.9 2.7 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.3 5.3
9 Rony Seikaly C 6-11 230 32 9 2 16.9 1.4 4.6 .317 0.0 0.0 1.8 3.0 .593 1.8 2.2 4.0 0.9 0.3 0.4 1.3 3.0 4.7
10 Brian Evans F 6-8 220 24 28 1 11.9 1.6 3.8 .434 0.6 1.5 .405 0.2 0.3 .667 0.6 1.2 1.9 0.9 0.3 0.2 0.5 1.6 4.1
11 Lucious Harris G 6-5 190 27 50 0 13.4 1.4 3.5 .390 0.2 0.8 .308 0.8 1.1 .745 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.4 1.5 3.8
12 Kevin Edwards G 6-3 190 32 27 5 13.0 1.4 3.9 .349 0.1 0.4 .364 0.5 0.6 .867 0.4 0.9 1.3 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.7 0.7 3.4
13 David Vaughn F 6-9 240 24 15 2 10.7 1.3 2.2 .576 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.6 .667 1.3 2.0 3.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.6 2.3 2.9
14 Jack Haley C-F 6-10 240 34 16 0 3.2 0.3 1.1 .278 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .571 0.3 0.6 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.6 1.4
15 Michael Cage F-C 6-9 224 36 79 17 15.2 0.5 1.1 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.5 .556 1.5 2.4 3.9 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.3 1.3 1.3
16 Xavier McDaniel F 6-7 205 34 20 0 9.0 0.5 1.5 .333 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 .625 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.4 1.2 1.3
17 Yinka Dare C 7-0 265 25 10 0 6.0 0.4 1.8 .222 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.8 .500 1.0 0.7 1.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.9 1.2
18 Don MacLean F 6-10 235 28 9 0 4.7 0.1 1.1 .100 0.1 0.2 .500 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.3

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Sam Cassell G 6-3 185 28 75 72 2606 7.0 16.0 .441 0.2 1.1 .188 6.0 7.0 .860 1.0 2.1 3.1 8.3 1.7 0.3 3.7 3.6 20.3
2 Keith Van Horn F 6-10 220 22 62 62 2325 6.9 16.2 .426 1.1 3.5 .308 4.0 4.7 .846 2.2 4.1 6.3 1.6 1.0 0.4 2.5 3.3 18.9
3 Chris Gatling F-C 6-10 220 30 57 16 1359 6.6 14.4 .455 0.0 0.1 .250 4.2 7.0 .600 3.1 5.7 8.8 1.4 1.4 0.8 2.6 4.0 17.4
4 Kerry Kittles G 6-5 179 23 77 76 2814 6.5 14.8 .440 1.4 3.4 .418 2.6 3.2 .808 1.7 2.9 4.6 2.3 1.7 0.5 1.4 1.9 17.0
5 Jack Haley C-F 6-10 240 34 16 0 51 3.5 12.7 .278 0.0 0.7 .000 8.5 14.8 .571 3.5 7.1 10.6 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.8 6.4 15.5
6 Kendall Gill G 6-5 195 29 81 81 2733 5.5 12.8 .429 0.3 1.3 .257 3.0 4.3 .688 1.5 3.7 5.2 2.6 2.1 0.8 1.6 3.5 14.3
7 Sherman Douglas G 6-0 180 31 80 11 1699 5.4 10.9 .495 0.3 1.0 .304 2.4 3.6 .669 1.1 1.8 2.9 6.8 1.2 0.1 2.3 3.3 13.5
8 Jayson Williams F-C 6-9 240 29 65 65 2343 4.9 9.9 .498 0.0 0.1 .000 3.0 4.5 .666 6.8 6.8 13.6 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.5 3.6 12.9
9 David Benoit F 6-8 220 29 53 0 799 4.6 12.1 .379 1.8 5.4 .345 1.7 2.0 .841 1.9 4.5 6.4 0.8 1.2 0.7 1.8 5.4 12.7
10 Brian Evans F 6-8 220 24 28 1 332 5.0 11.5 .434 1.8 4.6 .405 0.7 1.0 .667 2.0 3.7 5.6 2.6 0.8 0.5 1.5 4.8 12.5
11 Lucious Harris G 6-5 190 27 50 0 671 3.7 9.5 .390 0.6 2.1 .308 2.2 3.0 .745 1.1 1.7 2.8 2.3 2.3 0.3 1.1 4.1 10.2
12 Rony Seikaly C 6-11 230 32 9 2 152 3.1 9.7 .317 0.0 0.0 3.8 6.4 .593 3.8 4.7 8.5 1.9 0.7 0.9 2.8 6.4 9.9
13 David Vaughn F 6-9 240 24 15 2 161 4.2 7.4 .576 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.0 .667 4.2 6.7 11.0 0.4 1.1 0.9 2.0 7.6 9.8
14 Kevin Edwards G 6-3 190 32 27 5 352 3.8 10.8 .349 0.4 1.1 .364 1.3 1.5 .867 1.1 2.4 3.5 2.7 2.1 0.0 2.0 2.0 9.3
15 Yinka Dare C 7-0 265 25 10 0 60 2.4 10.8 .222 0.0 0.0 2.4 4.8 .500 6.0 4.2 10.2 0.6 0.0 1.2 1.2 5.4 7.2
16 Xavier McDaniel F 6-7 205 34 20 0 180 2.0 6.0 .333 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.6 .625 2.4 3.8 6.2 1.8 0.6 0.4 1.6 4.6 5.0
17 Michael Cage F-C 6-9 224 36 79 17 1201 1.3 2.5 .512 0.0 0.0 .000 0.6 1.1 .556 3.4 5.8 9.2 1.0 1.3 1.3 0.7 3.1 3.2
18 Don MacLean F 6-10 235 28 9 0 42 0.9 8.6 .100 0.9 1.7 .500 0.0 0.0 2.6 1.7 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7 6.0 2.6

Advanced

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Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% Usg% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS LS WSAA
1 Jayson Williams F-C 6-9 240 29 65 2343 18.7 .541 .498 20.5 23.2 21.8 4.5 1.0 1.5 10.9 16.1 121 105 15.5 6.7 22 8 7.0
2 Sam Cassell G 6-3 185 28 75 2606 21.0 .533 .448 3.0 7.4 5.1 40.4 2.4 0.6 16.3 27.5 111 108 16.7 4.9 22 15 3.5
3 Kerry Kittles G 6-5 179 23 77 2814 17.5 .525 .488 5.1 10.1 7.4 10.6 2.5 1.0 7.7 21.2 115 107 15.8 6.4 22 12 5.0
4 Kendall Gill G 6-5 195 29 81 2733 14.9 .486 .443 4.5 12.6 8.3 11.9 3.0 1.7 10.0 19.8 106 105 7.4 8.6 16 16 0.0
5 Keith Van Horn F 6-10 220 22 62 2325 15.7 .516 .459 6.6 14.1 10.1 7.9 1.5 0.8 12.2 25.2 106 108 8.1 4.6 13 18 -2.5
6 Sherman Douglas G 6-0 180 31 80 1699 15.6 .541 .509 3.3 6.0 4.6 30.4 1.7 0.3 15.7 17.9 113 110 8.4 1.9 10 9 0.5
7 Michael Cage F-C 6-9 224 36 79 1201 10.1 .531 .512 10.4 19.9 14.8 3.6 2.0 2.7 18.7 4.4 122 104 2.7 4.1 7 3 2.0
8 Chris Gatling F-C 6-10 220 30 57 1359 16.0 .496 .456 9.4 19.7 14.2 6.7 2.0 1.6 13.0 24.3 101 104 2.2 4.4 7 12 -2.5
9 Lucious Harris G 6-5 190 27 50 671 10.4 .475 .424 3.4 5.7 4.5 9.4 3.3 0.6 9.5 14.4 107 107 1.4 1.6 3 4 -0.5
10 David Benoit F 6-8 220 29 53 799 10.0 .489 .455 5.7 15.3 10.2 3.3 1.7 1.5 11.9 17.8 102 106 1.1 2.0 3 6 -1.5
11 Brian Evans F 6-8 220 24 28 332 12.0 .523 .514 5.9 12.7 9.1 11.5 1.1 1.1 11.3 16.2 112 109 1.2 0.6 2 2 0.0
12 Kevin Edwards G 6-3 190 32 27 352 8.1 .404 .368 3.4 8.1 5.6 11.1 3.1 0.0 15.1 16.4 88 107 0.0 0.8 1 4 -1.5
13 David Vaughn F 6-9 240 24 15 161 12.1 .595 .576 12.8 23.0 17.6 1.9 1.6 1.8 19.6 12.4 111 104 0.5 0.6 1 1 0.0
14 Don MacLean F 6-10 235 28 9 42 -6.5 .150 .150 7.8 5.9 6.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 16.7 12.4 46 114 0.0 0.0 0 1 -0.5
15 Xavier McDaniel F 6-7 205 34 20 180 4.3 .373 .333 7.2 13.1 10.0 7.0 0.9 0.8 19.3 10.0 87 109 0.0 0.3 0 2 -1.0
16 Rony Seikaly C 6-11 230 32 9 152 6.8 .397 .317 11.4 16.3 13.7 7.7 1.0 1.9 18.5 18.6 87 107 0.0 0.3 0 2 -1.0
17 Yinka Dare C 7-0 265 25 10 60 4.5 .279 .222 18.1 14.4 16.4 2.4 0.0 2.5 8.5 17.0 82 110 0.0 0.1 0 1 -0.5
18 Jack Haley C-F 6-10 240 34 16 51 7.2 .404 .278 10.7 24.2 17.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 12.8 26.6 87 107 0.0 0.1 0 1 -0.5

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Pos Ht Wt Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Sherman Douglas G 6-0 180 31 3 125 23 44 2 5 7 10 1 8 25 6 0 13 5 55 .523 .400 .700 41.7 18.3 2.7 8.3
2 Kerry Kittles G 6-5 179 23 3 126 17 40 5 13 10 11 0 15 8 4 2 7 12 49 .425 .385 .909 42.0 16.3 5.0 2.7
3 Chris Gatling F-C 6-10 220 30 3 81 19 38 0 0 8 12 6 10 2 2 2 3 9 46 .500 .667 27.0 15.3 3.3 0.7
4 Kendall Gill G 6-5 195 29 3 100 18 40 0 0 7 8 3 13 3 4 1 4 15 43 .450 .875 33.3 14.3 4.3 1.0
5 Keith Van Horn F 6-10 220 22 3 77 13 29 0 2 12 15 2 9 1 0 0 2 7 38 .448 .000 .800 25.7 12.7 3.0 0.3
6 Jayson Williams F-C 6-9 240 29 3 116 9 21 0 0 3 6 20 42 5 2 3 2 8 21 .429 .500 38.7 7.0 14.0 1.7
7 Rony Seikaly C 6-11 230 32 3 37 7 9 0 0 4 6 3 9 0 1 0 4 4 18 .778 .667 12.3 6.0 3.0 0.0
8 Lucious Harris G 6-5 190 27 3 52 2 6 0 2 5 6 1 8 1 2 0 2 11 9 .333 .000 .833 17.3 3.0 2.7 0.3
9 Sam Cassell G 6-3 185 28 3 26 3 9 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0 1 2 7 6 .333 8.7 2.0 1.0 1.7
10 Brian Evans F 6-8 220 24 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.0
11 David Vaughn F 6-9 240 24 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Kendall Gill $4,400,000
2 Sherman Douglas $4,297,250
3 Rony Seikaly $4,002,000
4 Chris Gatling $3,656,400
5 Keith Van Horn $2,655,360
6 Kevin Edwards $2,640,000
7 Jayson Williams $2,500,000
8 Sam Cassell $2,500,000
9 Don MacLean $2,120,000
10 Michael Cage $2,055,421
11 Kerry Kittles $1,559,040
12 Yinka Dare $1,552,500
13 Lucious Harris $1,440,000
14 David Vaughn $693,840
15 David Benoit $609,096
16 Brian Evans $607,545
17 Xavier McDaniel *$272,500
18 Jack Haley $272,250
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)