Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Rosters

1997-1998 Portland Trail Blazers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Stacey Augmon SF 6-6 205 Aug 1, 1968 29 UNLV 6 1991 1st Rnd, #9, Atlanta Hawks
Rick Brunson SG 6-4 190 Jun 14, 1972 25 Temple 1 1995 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Kelvin Cato C 6-11 255 Aug 26, 1974 23 Iowa State 0 1997 1st Rnd, #15, Dallas Mavericks
John Crotty PG 6-1 185 Jul 15, 1969 28 Virginia 6 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Brian Grant F-C 6-9 254 Mar 5, 1972 26 Xavier 3 1994 1st Rnd, #8, Sacramento Kings
Gary Grant PG 6-3 185 Apr 21, 1965 33 Michigan 9 1988 1st Rnd, #15, Seattle SuperSonics
Alton Lister FC 7-0 240 Oct 1, 1958 39 Arizona State 16 1981 1st Rnd, #21, Milwaukee Bucks
Jermaine O'Neal C/PF 6-11 235 Oct 13, 1978 19 Eau Claire High School (South Carolina) 1 1996 1st Rnd, #17, Portland Trail Blazers
J.R. Rider SG 6-5 215 Mar 12, 1971 27 UNLV 4 1993 1st Rnd, #5, Minnesota Timberwolves
Carlos Rogers C 6-11 220 Feb 6, 1971 27 Tennessee State 3 1994 1st Rnd, #11, Seattle SuperSonics
Arvydas Sabonis C 7-3 279 Dec 19, 1964 33 Zalgiris (Lithuania) 2 1985 4th Rnd, #77, Atlanta Hawks
Damon Stoudamire PG 5-10 171 Sep 3, 1973 24 Arizona 2 1995 1st Rnd, #7, Toronto Raptors
Rasheed Wallace PF/C 6-11 230 Sep 17, 1974 23 North Carolina 2 1995 1st Rnd, #4, Washington Wizards
Walt Williams F-G 6-8 219 Apr 16, 1970 28 Maryland 5 1992 1st Rnd, #7, Sacramento Kings

1997-1998 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 New Jersey Nets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 New York Knicks NYK in 5
First Round #3 Indiana Pacers #6 Cleveland Cavaliers IND in 4
First Round #4 Charlotte Hornets #5 Atlanta Hawks CHA in 4
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Charlotte Hornets CHI in 5
Second Round #3 Indiana Pacers #7 New York Knicks IND in 5
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #3 Indiana Pacers CHI in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Houston Rockets UTA in 5
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Minnesota Timberwolves SEA in 5
First Round #3 Los Angeles Lakers #6 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
First Round #4 Phoenix Suns #5 San Antonio Spurs SAS in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #5 San Antonio Spurs UTA in 5
Second Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #3 Los Angeles Lakers LAL in 5
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Utah Jazz #1 Chicago Bulls CHI in 6

1997-1998 Portland Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
J.R. Rider 4 41.5 19.2 5.0 4.2 1.2 0.0 4.0
Damon Stoudamire 4 41.5 17.8 4.2 9.5 1.2 0.2 4.0
Rasheed Wallace 4 39.2 14.5 4.8 2.8 0.5 0.5 1.2
Brian Grant 4 33.8 13.2 10.8 1.5 1.0 0.8 1.2
Walt Williams 4 25.5 13.2 3.5 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.2
Arvydas Sabonis 4 26.8 12.2 7.8 1.5 1.8 0.8 2.5
Kelvin Cato 4 14.5 6.5 3.0 0.2 0.2 1.8 1.0
Stacey Augmon 4 7.0 1.2 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.5
Gary Grant 4 6.8 1.2 1.2 1.8 0.2 0.2 0.5
Alton Lister 2 5.5 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0
Jermaine O'Neal 1 3.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0

1997-1998 Portland Trail Blazers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Portland Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
Apr 24, 1998
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L.A. Lakers
L, 104-102 The Forum
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 25. J.R. Rider
REB: 12. Brian Grant
AST: 10. D. Stoudamire
PTS: 30. S. O'Neal
REB: 7. S. O'Neal
AST: 5. Robert Horry
Apr 26, 1998
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L.A. Lakers
L, 108-99 The Forum
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 24. J.R. Rider
REB: 7. Brian Grant
AST: 14. D. Stoudamire
PTS: 24. Rick Fox
REB: 9. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Derek Fisher
Apr 28, 1998
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 99-94 Moda Center
Opening Round
1-2 PTS: 18. D. Stoudamire
REB: 12. Brian Grant
AST: 6. D. Stoudamire
PTS: 36. S. O'Neal
REB: 16. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Robert Horry
Apr 30, 1998
v.
L.A. Lakers
L, 99-110 Moda Center
Opening Round
1-3 PTS: 24. D. Stoudamire
REB: 12. Brian Grant
AST: 8. D. Stoudamire
PTS: 31. S. O'Neal
REB: 15. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. N. Van Exel