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Los Angeles LakersVERSUSUtah Jazz

1997-98 · Western Conference Finals Game 1 · May 16, 1998

#3 Los Angeles Lakers vs #1 Utah Jazz

Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz met in Game 1, with the series stakes and the story leading into tipoff preserved below.

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Game lineups

Starting fives

Verified starters

Home starting five
Utah Jazz
StarterBRBryon Russell
StarterGFGreg Foster
StarterJHJeff Hornacek
StarterJSJohn Stockton

Before the game

Spoiler-free context

Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz met in Western Conference Finals. The result remains hidden here while the verified situation entering the game is preserved below.

  • The series was beginning with both teams four wins from advancing.

Game recap hidden

The matchup stays visible. Outcome details stay tucked away.

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Starter
KMKarl Malone
Away starting five
Los Angeles Lakers
StarterDFDerek Fisher
StarterEJEddie Jones
StarterRFRick Fox
StarterRHRobert Horry
StarterSOShaquille O'Neal

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.