1997-98 New Jersey Nets Game-by-Game Results

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 43-39
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Chicago Bulls 3-0
Coach: John Calipari (43-39)
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 718,523, Avg. 17,525 in 41 home dates

1997-98 New Jersey Nets Statistics
1997-98 New Jersey Nets Roster

The New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 43 wins and 39 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.

New Jersey scored 8,170 points and allowed 8,041. Sam Cassell tossed in a team-leading 1,471 points for the Nets, while Kerry Kittles and Keith Van Horn netted 16 or more per game, too. Jayson Williams racked up 883 boards. Sam Cassell dished out 603 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Kendall Gill added 156 steals.

John Calipari coached the team. The 1997-98 New Jersey Nets lost in the conference first round.

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Regular Season Points For: 8170
Regular Season Points Against: 8041

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 31, 1997	Indiana Pacers 95 at New Jersey Nets 97	W	1-0	0-0	1-0
November 1, 1997	New Jersey Nets 113 at Milwaukee Bucks 109	W	1-0	1-0	2-0	OT
November 5, 1997	Golden State Warriors 96 at New Jersey Nets 112	W	2-0	1-0	3-0
November 7, 1997	Miami Heat 87 at New Jersey Nets 99	W	3-0	1-0	4-0
November 8, 1997	New Jersey Nets 86 at Chicago Bulls 99	L	3-0	1-1	4-1
November 13, 1997	Cleveland Cavaliers 85 at New Jersey Nets 74	L	3-1	1-1	4-2
November 15, 1997	New Jersey Nets 88 at Detroit Pistons 96	L	3-1	1-2	4-3	OT
November 16, 1997	New Jersey Nets 77 at Cleveland Cavaliers 72	W	3-1	2-2	5-3
November 19, 1997	Boston Celtics 100 at New Jersey Nets 108	W	4-1	2-2	6-3
November 21, 1997	New Jersey Nets 93 at Boston Celtics 101	L	4-1	2-3	6-4
November 22, 1997	Portland Trail Blazers 87 at New Jersey Nets 93	W	5-1	2-3	7-4
November 25, 1997	New Jersey Nets 101 at Golden State Warriors 87	W	5-1	3-3	8-4
November 26, 1997	New Jersey Nets 99 at Phoenix Suns 111	L	5-1	3-4	8-5
November 28, 1997	New Jersey Nets 104 at Los Angeles Clippers 92	W	5-1	4-4	9-5		at Anaheim, CA
November 30, 1997	New Jersey Nets 87 at Sacramento Kings 73	W	5-1	5-4	10-5
December 1, 1997	New Jersey Nets 95 at Utah Jazz 100	L	5-1	5-5	10-6
December 3, 1997	Seattle Supersonics 93 at New Jersey Nets 89	L	5-2	5-5	10-7
December 5, 1997	Philadelphia 76ers 88 at New Jersey Nets 107	W	6-2	5-5	11-7
December 8, 1997	New Jersey Nets 97 at Miami Heat 105	L	6-2	5-6	11-8
December 9, 1997	New Jersey Nets 99 at Washington Wizards 120	L	6-2	5-7	11-9
December 11, 1997	New Jersey Nets 99 at Detroit Pistons 103	L	6-2	5-8	11-10
December 13, 1997	Denver Nuggets 95 at New Jersey Nets 133	W	7-2	5-8	12-10
December 17, 1997	Detroit Pistons 101 at New Jersey Nets 105	W	8-2	5-8	13-10
December 20, 1997	Chicago Bulls 100 at New Jersey Nets 92	L	8-3	5-8	13-11
December 22, 1997	New Jersey Nets 99 at Orlando Magic 88	W	8-3	6-8	14-11
December 26, 1997	New Jersey Nets 96 at Minnesota Timberwolves 116	L	8-3	6-9	14-12
December 27, 1997	Milwaukee Bucks 104 at New Jersey Nets 112	W	9-3	6-9	15-12	2OT
December 29, 1997	Washington Wizards 91 at New Jersey Nets 99	W	10-3	6-9	16-12
December 30, 1997	New Jersey Nets 91 at Indiana Pacers 109	L	10-3	6-10	16-13
January 2, 1998	New York Knicks 98 at New Jersey Nets 103	W	11-3	6-10	17-13
January 3, 1998	New Jersey Nets 81 at Cleveland Cavaliers 95	L	11-3	6-11	17-14
January 7, 1998	New Jersey Nets 88 at New York Knicks 89	L	11-3	6-12	17-15	OT
January 8, 1998	Orlando Magic 87 at New Jersey Nets 89	W	12-3	6-12	18-15
January 10, 1998	Minnesota Timberwolves 108 at New Jersey Nets 101	L	12-4	6-12	18-16
January 12, 1998	New Jersey Nets 108 at Toronto Raptors 100	W	12-4	7-12	19-16
January 13, 1998	New Jersey Nets 81 at Charlotte Hornets 68	W	12-4	8-12	20-16
January 15, 1998	Los Angeles Clippers 119 at New Jersey Nets 116	L	12-5	8-12	20-17
January 17, 1998	Atlanta Hawks 81 at New Jersey Nets 97	W	13-5	8-12	21-17
January 19, 1998	San Antonio Spurs 84 at New Jersey Nets 95	W	14-5	8-12	22-17
January 21, 1998	Houston Rockets 112 at New Jersey Nets 117	W	15-5	8-12	23-17	OT
January 23, 1998	Chicago Bulls 100 at New Jersey Nets 98	L	15-6	8-12	23-18	OT
January 24, 1998	New Jersey Nets 87 at Washington Wizards 104	L	15-6	8-13	23-19
January 27, 1998	New Jersey Nets 120 at Denver Nuggets 87	W	15-6	9-13	24-19
January 28, 1998	New Jersey Nets 106 at Los Angeles Lakers 95	W	15-6	10-13	25-19
January 31, 1998	New Jersey Nets 116 at Vancouver Grizzlies 106	W	15-6	11-13	26-19
February 1, 1998	New Jersey Nets 87 at Seattle Supersonics 97	L	15-6	11-14	26-20
February 3, 1998	New Jersey Nets 97 at Portland Trail Blazers 98	L	15-6	11-15	26-21
February 5, 1998	Phoenix Suns 94 at New Jersey Nets 106	W	16-6	11-15	27-21
February 10, 1998	Dallas Mavericks 81 at New Jersey Nets 90	W	17-6	11-15	28-21
February 13, 1998	Toronto Raptors 115 at New Jersey Nets 130	W	18-6	11-15	29-21
February 14, 1998	New Jersey Nets 105 at Philadelphia 76ers 98	W	18-6	12-15	30-21
February 16, 1998	Milwaukee Bucks 92 at New Jersey Nets 103	W	19-6	12-15	31-21
February 18, 1998	New Jersey Nets 104 at Atlanta Hawks 114	L	19-6	12-16	31-22		at Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
February 20, 1998	Cleveland Cavaliers 109 at New Jersey Nets 95	L	19-7	12-16	31-23
February 21, 1998	Philadelphia 76ers 98 at New Jersey Nets 89	L	19-8	12-16	31-24
February 24, 1998	Vancouver Grizzlies 101 at New Jersey Nets 110	W	20-8	12-16	32-24
February 26, 1998	Sacramento Kings 99 at New Jersey Nets 102	W	21-8	12-16	33-24
February 28, 1998	Miami Heat 95 at New Jersey Nets 93	L	21-9	12-16	33-25
March 1, 1998	New Jersey Nets 84 at Miami Heat 85	L	21-9	12-17	33-26
March 3, 1998	New Jersey Nets 91 at New York Knicks 94	L	21-9	12-18	33-27
March 6, 1998	Utah Jazz 122 at New Jersey Nets 115	L	21-10	12-18	33-28
March 8, 1998	Charlotte Hornets 109 at New Jersey Nets 100	L	21-11	12-18	33-29
March 10, 1998	New Jersey Nets 78 at San Antonio Spurs 79	L	21-11	12-19	33-30
March 12, 1998	New Jersey Nets 104 at Houston Rockets 115	L	21-11	12-20	33-31
March 14, 1998	New Jersey Nets 108 at Dallas Mavericks 93	W	21-11	13-20	34-31
March 16, 1998	New Jersey Nets 72 at Chicago Bulls 88	L	21-11	13-21	34-32
March 19, 1998	Orlando Magic 87 at New Jersey Nets 93	W	22-11	13-21	35-32
March 20, 1998	New Jersey Nets 92 at Indiana Pacers 99	L	22-11	13-22	35-33
March 22, 1998	Washington Wizards 102 at New Jersey Nets 100	L	22-12	13-22	35-34	OT
March 25, 1998	New Jersey Nets 91 at Philadelphia 76ers 86	W	22-12	14-22	36-34
March 27, 1998	Boston Celtics 82 at New Jersey Nets 76	L	22-13	14-22	36-35
March 31, 1998	Atlanta Hawks 90 at New Jersey Nets 105	W	23-13	14-22	37-35
April 2, 1998	Los Angeles Lakers 117 at New Jersey Nets 106	L	23-14	14-22	37-36
April 4, 1998	New York Knicks 94 at New Jersey Nets 97	W	24-14	14-22	38-36
April 6, 1998	Charlotte Hornets 115 at New Jersey Nets 125	W	25-14	14-22	39-36
April 8, 1998	New Jersey Nets 117 at Boston Celtics 104	W	25-14	15-22	40-36
April 11, 1998	New Jersey Nets 124 at Milwaukee Bucks 117	W	25-14	16-22	41-36
April 12, 1998	New Jersey Nets 116 at Toronto Raptors 109	W	25-14	17-22	42-36
April 14, 1998	Toronto Raptors 96 at New Jersey Nets 92	L	25-15	17-22	42-37
April 15, 1998	New Jersey Nets 103 at Charlotte Hornets 109	L	25-15	17-23	42-38
April 17, 1998	New Jersey Nets 109 at Orlando Magic 121	L	25-15	17-24	42-39
April 19, 1998	Detroit Pistons 101 at New Jersey Nets 114	W	26-15	17-24	43-39
April 24, 1998	New Jersey Nets 93 at Chicago Bulls 96	L	0-0	0-1	0-1	OT
April 26, 1998	New Jersey Nets 91 at Chicago Bulls 96	L	0-0	0-2	0-2
April 29, 1998	Chicago Bulls 116 at New Jersey Nets 101	L	0-1	0-2	0-3