Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Rosters

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1997-1998 Seattle SuperSonics Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Greg Anthony PG 6-0 176 Nov 15, 1967 30 UNLV 6 1991 1st Rnd, #12, New York Knicks
Vin Baker F-C 6-11 240 Nov 23, 1971 26 Hartford 4 1993 1st Rnd, #8, Milwaukee Bucks
James Cotton SG 6-5 220 Dec 14, 1975 22 Long Beach State 0 1997 2nd Rnd, #32, Denver Nuggets
Dale Ellis G-F 6-7 205 Aug 6, 1960 37 Tennessee 14 1983 1st Rnd, #9, Dallas Mavericks
Hersey Hawkins PG 6-3 190 Sep 29, 1966 31 Bradley 9 1988 1st Rnd, #6, Los Angeles Clippers
Stephen Howard PF 6-9 225 Jul 15, 1970 27 DePaul 3 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Jerome Kersey SF 6-7 215 Jun 26, 1962 35 Longwood 13 1984 2nd Rnd, #46, Portland Trail Blazers
Jim McIlvaine C 7-1 240 Jul 30, 1972 25 Marquette 3 1994 2nd Rnd, #32, Washington Wizards
Nate McMillan G-F 6-5 195 Aug 3, 1964 33 NC State 11 1986 2nd Rnd, #30, Seattle SuperSonics
Gary Payton SG 6-4 180 Jul 23, 1968 29 Oregon State 7 1990 1st Rnd, #2, Seattle SuperSonics
Sam Perkins PF 6-9 235 Jun 14, 1961 36 North Carolina 13 1984 1st Rnd, #4, Dallas Mavericks
Detlef Schrempf PF 6-9 214 Jan 21, 1963 35 Washington 12 1985 1st Rnd, #8, Dallas Mavericks
Aaron Williams F-C 6-9 220 Oct 2, 1971 26 Xavier 3 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted
David Wingate SG 6-5 185 Dec 15, 1963 34 Georgetown 11 1986 2nd Rnd, #44, Philadelphia Sixers

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 Seattle Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Gary Payton 10 42.8 24.0 3.4 7.0 1.8 0.1 2.6
Detlef Schrempf 10 37.5 16.1 7.7 3.9 0.7 0.1 2.2
Vin Baker 10 37.1 15.8 9.4 1.8 1.8 1.5 2.2
Hersey Hawkins 10 33.7 13.4 5.7 3.6 1.8 0.1 0.9
Jerome Kersey 10 21.3 7.8 4.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.3
Dale Ellis 10 17.0 5.6 1.3 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.2
Sam Perkins 10 21.0 5.4 3.2 1.4 0.3 0.5 1.1
Greg Anthony 9 13.1 3.6 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.2
Nate McMillan 7 14.1 2.3 2.3 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.3
Jim McIlvaine 6 9.8 2.2 1.7 0.2 0.3 1.0 0.2
David Wingate 3 4.3 2.7 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.3
Aaron Williams 3 2.3 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3

1997-1998 Seattle SuperSonics Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Seattle Leaders Minnesota Leaders
Apr 24, 1998
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Minnesota		 W, 108-83 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 25. Vin Baker
REB: 12. Vin Baker
AST: 7. Gary Payton 		PTS: 18. K. Garnett
REB: 18. K. Garnett
AST: 5. S. Marbury
Apr 26, 1998
v.
Minnesota		 L, 93-98 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round 		1-1 PTS: 32. Gary Payton
REB: 10. D. Schrempf
AST: 6. N. McMillan 		PTS: 25. S. Marbury
REB: 14. A. Peeler
AST: 7. S. Marbury
Apr 28, 1998
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Minnesota		 L, 98-90 Target Center
Opening Round 		1-2 PTS: 26. Gary Payton
REB: 12. Vin Baker
AST: 5. D. Schrempf 		PTS: 20. A. Peeler
REB: 8. K. Garnett
AST: 11. S. Marbury
Apr 30, 1998
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Minnesota		 W, 88-92 Target Center
Opening Round 		2-2 PTS: 24. Gary Payton
REB: 12. Vin Baker
AST: 8. Gary Payton 		PTS: 20. K. Garnett
REB: 10. K. Garnett
AST: 7. S. Marbury
May 2, 1998
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Minnesota		 W, 97-84 Climate Pledge Arena
Opening Round 		3-2 PTS: 29. Gary Payton
REB: 11. D. Schrempf
AST: 4. Gary Payton 		PTS: 28. A. Peeler
REB: 8. R. Jordan
AST: 8. S. Marbury

1997-1998 Seattle SuperSonics Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Seattle Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
May 4, 1998
v.
L.A. Lakers		 W, 106-92 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-0 PTS: 25. Gary Payton
REB: 8. H. Hawkins
AST: 6. Gary Payton 		PTS: 27. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. S. O'Neal
AST: 10. Rick Fox
May 6, 1998
v.
L.A. Lakers		 L, 68-92 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-1 PTS: 13. Vin Baker
REB: 8. D. Schrempf
AST: 5. Gary Payton 		PTS: 26. S. O'Neal
REB: 10. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Derek Fisher
May 8, 1998
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L.A. Lakers		 L, 119-103 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		1-2 PTS: 26. D. Schrempf
REB: 12. Vin Baker
AST: 13. Gary Payton 		PTS: 30. S. O'Neal
REB: 10. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. Derek Fisher
May 10, 1998
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L.A. Lakers		 L, 112-100 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals 		1-3 PTS: 31. Gary Payton
REB: 8. Gary Payton
AST: 13. Gary Payton 		PTS: 39. S. O'Neal
REB: 8. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. S. O'Neal
May 12, 1998
v.
L.A. Lakers		 L, 95-110 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals 		1-4 PTS: 28. Vin Baker
REB: 9. Vin Baker
AST: 6. H. Hawkins 		PTS: 31. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. Robert Horry
AST: 6. Derek Fisher