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1997-98 Seattle SuperSonics Schedule and Results

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61-21, Finished 1st in NBA Pacific Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: George Karl (61-21)

PTS/G: 100.6 (4th of 29) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 93.4 (11th of 29)
SRS: 6.33 (3rd of 29) ▪ Pace: 89.8 (18th of 29)
Off Rtg: 111.6 (3rd of 29) ▪ Def Rtg: 103.6 (10th of 29)
Expected W-L: 61-21 (3rd of 29)

Arena: KeyArena at Seattle Center ▪ Attendance: 699,952 (15th of 29)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Los Angeles Lakers
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-2) versus Minnesota Timberwolves

Regular Season

G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
1 Fri, Oct 31, 1997 @ Portland Trail Blazers W 91 83 1 0 W 1
2 Sat, Nov 1, 1997 Dallas Mavericks L 81 89 1 1 L 1
3 Tue, Nov 4, 1997 Houston Rockets W 118 94 2 1 W 1
4 Thu, Nov 6, 1997 @ Toronto Raptors W 109 92 3 1 W 2
5 Fri, Nov 7, 1997 @ Indiana Pacers W 99 93 4 1 W 3
6 Sun, Nov 9, 1997 @ Philadelphia 76ers W 112 105 5 1 W 4
7 Tue, Nov 11, 1997 @ Atlanta Hawks L 87 89 5 2 L 1
8 Thu, Nov 13, 1997 Detroit Pistons W 95 89 6 2 W 1
9 Fri, Nov 14, 1997 @ Utah Jazz L 104 110 6 3 L 1
10 Sun, Nov 16, 1997 Milwaukee Bucks W 119 99 7 3 W 1
11 Wed, Nov 19, 1997 Vancouver Grizzlies W 107 87 8 3 W 2
12 Fri, Nov 21, 1997 San Antonio Spurs W 94 74 9 3 W 3
13 Sat, Nov 22, 1997 @ Denver Nuggets W 84 80 10 3 W 4
14 Tue, Nov 25, 1997 Chicago Bulls W 91 90 11 3 W 5
15 Fri, Nov 28, 1997 Sacramento Kings W 113 96 12 3 W 6
16 Sun, Nov 30, 1997 Orlando Magic W 103 81 13 3 W 7
17 Tue, Dec 2, 1997 @ Washington Wizards L 78 95 13 4 L 1
18 Wed, Dec 3, 1997 @ New Jersey Nets W 93 89 14 4 W 1
19 Fri, Dec 5, 1997 @ Detroit Pistons W 94 89 15 4 W 2
20 Sun, Dec 7, 1997 @ Milwaukee Bucks L 91 97 15 5 L 1
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
21 Tue, Dec 9, 1997 @ Minnesota Timberwolves W 108 99 16 5 W 1
22 Fri, Dec 12, 1997 Portland Trail Blazers W 111 98 17 5 W 2
23 Sun, Dec 14, 1997 Los Angeles Clippers W 107 101 18 5 W 3
24 Tue, Dec 16, 1997 @ Los Angeles Clippers W 109 94 19 5 W 4
25 Thu, Dec 18, 1997 Denver Nuggets W 119 106 20 5 W 5
26 Sat, Dec 20, 1997 Golden State Warriors W 108 89 21 5 W 6
27 Tue, Dec 23, 1997 Minnesota Timberwolves L 103 112 21 6 L 1
28 Fri, Dec 26, 1997 @ Sacramento Kings W 111 95 22 6 W 1
29 Sun, Dec 28, 1997 @ Phoenix Suns W 106 97 23 6 W 2
30 Tue, Dec 30, 1997 @ Golden State Warriors W 101 87 24 6 W 3
31 Fri, Jan 2, 1998 Philadelphia 76ers W 90 73 25 6 W 4
32 Sun, Jan 4, 1998 @ Vancouver Grizzlies W 120 108 26 6 W 5
33 Tue, Jan 6, 1998 Charlotte Hornets W 102 81 27 6 W 6
34 Thu, Jan 8, 1998 @ Cleveland Cavaliers W 109 84 28 6 W 7
35 Fri, Jan 9, 1998 @ Boston Celtics W 111 92 29 6 W 8
36 Sun, Jan 11, 1998 @ New York Knicks L 91 92 29 7 L 1
37 Tue, Jan 13, 1998 @ Chicago Bulls L 91 101 29 8 L 2
38 Thu, Jan 15, 1998 Miami Heat W 103 85 30 8 W 1
39 Sat, Jan 17, 1998 Cleveland Cavaliers W 99 91 31 8 W 2
40 Mon, Jan 19, 1998 @ Houston Rockets W 114 80 32 8 W 3
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
41 Tue, Jan 20, 1998 @ Dallas Mavericks L 98 107 32 9 L 1
42 Sat, Jan 24, 1998 Los Angeles Lakers W 101 95 33 9 W 1
43 Mon, Jan 26, 1998 @ Sacramento Kings L 92 111 33 10 L 1
44 Wed, Jan 28, 1998 @ Utah Jazz W 101 93 34 10 W 1
45 Thu, Jan 29, 1998 Golden State Warriors W 109 97 35 10 W 2
46 Sun, Feb 1, 1998 New Jersey Nets W 97 87 36 10 W 3
47 Wed, Feb 4, 1998 Indiana Pacers W 104 97 37 10 W 4
48 Tue, Feb 10, 1998 @ Houston Rockets L 83 97 37 11 L 1
49 Wed, Feb 11, 1998 @ San Antonio Spurs W 106 105 38 11 W 1
50 Fri, Feb 13, 1998 @ Los Angeles Lakers W OT 113 108 39 11 W 2
51 Sat, Feb 14, 1998 Utah Jazz L 91 111 39 12 L 1
52 Wed, Feb 18, 1998 Portland Trail Blazers W 101 95 40 12 W 1
53 Fri, Feb 20, 1998 Boston Celtics L 96 106 40 13 L 1
54 Sun, Feb 22, 1998 Denver Nuggets W 88 68 41 13 W 1
55 Mon, Feb 23, 1998 @ Los Angeles Clippers W 101 100 42 13 W 2
56 Fri, Feb 27, 1998 Atlanta Hawks W 90 88 43 13 W 3
57 Sun, Mar 1, 1998 Phoenix Suns W 89 87 44 13 W 4
58 Tue, Mar 3, 1998 @ Miami Heat W OT 97 91 45 13 W 5
59 Wed, Mar 4, 1998 @ Orlando Magic L 83 96 45 14 L 1
60 Fri, Mar 6, 1998 @ Charlotte Hornets L 98 104 45 15 L 2
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
61 Sun, Mar 8, 1998 @ Minnesota Timberwolves W OT 99 98 46 15 W 1
62 Tue, Mar 10, 1998 Toronto Raptors W 111 93 47 15 W 2
63 Sat, Mar 14, 1998 Minnesota Timberwolves W 114 80 48 15 W 3
64 Mon, Mar 16, 1998 Los Angeles Lakers W 101 89 49 15 W 4
65 Wed, Mar 18, 1998 Los Angeles Clippers W 99 80 50 15 W 5
66 Fri, Mar 20, 1998 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 80 93 50 16 L 1
67 Sat, Mar 21, 1998 @ Phoenix Suns L 102 109 50 17 L 2
68 Mon, Mar 23, 1998 Sacramento Kings W 109 83 51 17 W 1
69 Wed, Mar 25, 1998 Washington Wizards W 133 109 52 17 W 2
70 Thu, Mar 26, 1998 @ Golden State Warriors L 91 98 52 18 L 1
71 Sat, Mar 28, 1998 New York Knicks W 104 78 53 18 W 1
72 Tue, Mar 31, 1998 Utah Jazz W 88 86 54 18 W 2
73 Thu, Apr 2, 1998 Dallas Mavericks W 107 86 55 18 W 3
74 Fri, Apr 3, 1998 @ Vancouver Grizzlies W 138 98 56 18 W 4
75 Sun, Apr 5, 1998 @ Denver Nuggets W 87 83 57 18 W 5
76 Mon, Apr 6, 1998 Phoenix Suns L 92 102 57 19 L 1
77 Thu, Apr 9, 1998 @ Dallas Mavericks W 103 101 58 19 W 1
78 Fri, Apr 10, 1998 @ San Antonio Spurs L 84 99 58 20 L 1
79 Sun, Apr 12, 1998 Houston Rockets W 103 95 59 20 W 1
80 Tue, Apr 14, 1998 Vancouver Grizzlies W 110 98 60 20 W 2
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
81 Fri, Apr 17, 1998 San Antonio Spurs L 87 89 60 21 L 1
82 Sun, Apr 19, 1998 @ Portland Trail Blazers W 90 82 61 21 W 1

Playoffs

G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
1 Fri, Apr 24, 1998 Minnesota Timberwolves W 108 83 1 0 W 1
2 Sun, Apr 26, 1998 Minnesota Timberwolves L 93 98 1 1 L 1
3 Tue, Apr 28, 1998 @ Minnesota Timberwolves L 90 98 1 2 L 2
4 Thu, Apr 30, 1998 @ Minnesota Timberwolves W 92 88 2 2 W 1
5 Sat, May 2, 1998 Minnesota Timberwolves W 97 84 3 2 W 2
G Date Opponent Tm Opp W L Streak Notes
6 Mon, May 4, 1998 Los Angeles Lakers W 106 92 4 2 W 3
7 Wed, May 6, 1998 Los Angeles Lakers L 68 92 4 3 L 1
8 Fri, May 8, 1998 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 103 119 4 4 L 2
9 Sun, May 10, 1998 @ Los Angeles Lakers L 100 112 4 5 L 3
10 Tue, May 12, 1998 Los Angeles Lakers L 95 110 4 6 L 4