1997-98 Sacramento Kings Game-by-Game Results
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 27-55
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Eddie Jordan (27-55)
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 605,434, Avg. 14,767 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Sacramento Kings StatisticsTeam Record: 27-55
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: Eddie Jordan (27-55)
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 605,434, Avg. 14,767 in 41 home dates
1997-98 Sacramento Kings Roster
The Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association ended the 1997-98 season with a record of 27 wins and 55 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.
The Kings racked up 7,637 points and yielded 8,095. Mitch Richmond tossed in a team-leading 1,623 points for Sacramento, while Corliss Williamson scored 15 or more per game as well. Billy Owens contributed 582 boards. Anthony Johnson dished out 329 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Billy Owens added 93 steals, and Michael Stewart swatted 195 opponent shot attempts.
Eddie Jordan coached the team.
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Regular Season Points For: 7637
Regular Season Points Against: 8095
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 96 at Vancouver Grizzlies 97 | L | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | ||
| November 2, 1997 | Houston Rockets 93 at Sacramento Kings 77 | L | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-2 | ||
| November 4, 1997 | Los Angeles Lakers 101 at Sacramento Kings 98 | L | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | ||
| November 7, 1997 | Los Angeles Clippers 98 at Sacramento Kings 85 | L | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-4 | ||
| November 9, 1997 | New York Knicks 78 at Sacramento Kings 86 | W | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-4 | ||
| November 11, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 82 at Miami Heat 101 | L | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-5 | ||
| November 12, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 115 at Orlando Magic 89 | W | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-5 | ||
| November 14, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 103 at Atlanta Hawks 104 | L | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-6 | ||
| November 15, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 87 at New York Knicks 114 | L | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2-7 | ||
| November 18, 1997 | Dallas Mavericks 95 at Sacramento Kings 102 | W | 2-3 | 1-4 | 3-7 | ||
| November 20, 1997 | Utah Jazz 95 at Sacramento Kings 97 | W | 3-3 | 1-4 | 4-7 | ||
| November 23, 1997 | Chicago Bulls 103 at Sacramento Kings 88 | L | 3-4 | 1-4 | 4-8 | ||
| November 25, 1997 | Denver Nuggets 93 at Sacramento Kings 97 | W | 4-4 | 1-4 | 5-8 | ||
| November 26, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 97 at Los Angeles Clippers 99 | L | 4-4 | 1-5 | 5-9 | ||
| November 28, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 96 at Seattle Supersonics 113 | L | 4-4 | 1-6 | 5-10 | ||
| November 30, 1997 | New Jersey Nets 87 at Sacramento Kings 73 | L | 4-5 | 1-6 | 5-11 | ||
| December 2, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 102 at Charlotte Hornets 121 | L | 4-5 | 1-7 | 5-12 | ||
| December 4, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 96 at Washington Wizards 118 | L | 4-5 | 1-8 | 5-13 | ||
| December 5, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 90 at Minnesota Timberwolves 101 | L | 4-5 | 1-9 | 5-14 | ||
| December 7, 1997 | Golden State Warriors 84 at Sacramento Kings 99 | W | 5-5 | 1-9 | 6-14 | ||
| December 9, 1997 | Utah Jazz 101 at Sacramento Kings 113 | W | 6-5 | 1-9 | 7-14 | ||
| December 13, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 91 at Golden State Warriors 95 | L | 6-5 | 1-10 | 7-15 | OT | |
| December 14, 1997 | Atlanta Hawks 93 at Sacramento Kings 89 | L | 6-6 | 1-10 | 7-16 | ||
| December 16, 1997 | Portland Trail Blazers 87 at Sacramento Kings 94 | W | 7-6 | 1-10 | 8-16 | ||
| December 19, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 98 at Houston Rockets 116 | L | 7-6 | 1-11 | 8-17 | ||
| December 20, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 89 at Dallas Mavericks 88 | W | 7-6 | 2-11 | 9-17 | ||
| December 22, 1997 | Minnesota Timberwolves 79 at Sacramento Kings 89 | W | 8-6 | 2-11 | 10-17 | ||
| December 23, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 82 at Portland Trail Blazers 93 | L | 8-6 | 2-12 | 10-18 | ||
| December 26, 1997 | Seattle Supersonics 111 at Sacramento Kings 95 | L | 8-7 | 2-12 | 10-19 | ||
| December 28, 1997 | Philadelphia 76ers 90 at Sacramento Kings 92 | W | 9-7 | 2-12 | 11-19 | ||
| December 30, 1997 | Sacramento Kings 80 at Los Angeles Lakers 93 | L | 9-7 | 2-13 | 11-20 | ||
| January 2, 1998 | Vancouver Grizzlies 80 at Sacramento Kings 94 | W | 10-7 | 2-13 | 12-20 | ||
| January 4, 1998 | Charlotte Hornets 90 at Sacramento Kings 106 | W | 11-7 | 2-13 | 13-20 | ||
| January 6, 1998 | Los Angeles Clippers 89 at Sacramento Kings 105 | W | 12-7 | 2-13 | 14-20 | ||
| January 8, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 103 at Dallas Mavericks 92 | W | 12-7 | 3-13 | 15-20 | ||
| January 10, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 67 at San Antonio Spurs 109 | L | 12-7 | 3-14 | 15-21 | ||
| January 12, 1998 | Phoenix Suns 90 at Sacramento Kings 96 | W | 13-7 | 3-14 | 16-21 | ||
| January 14, 1998 | Orlando Magic 96 at Sacramento Kings 108 | W | 14-7 | 3-14 | 17-21 | ||
| January 16, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 92 at Indiana Pacers 117 | L | 14-7 | 3-15 | 17-22 | ||
| January 19, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 85 at Philadelphia 76ers 98 | L | 14-7 | 3-16 | 17-23 | ||
| January 21, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 98 at Toronto Raptors 99 | L | 14-7 | 3-17 | 17-24 | ||
| January 22, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 96 at Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | L | 14-7 | 3-18 | 17-25 | ||
| January 24, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 97 at Milwaukee Bucks 101 | L | 14-7 | 3-19 | 17-26 | ||
| January 26, 1998 | Seattle Supersonics 92 at Sacramento Kings 111 | W | 15-7 | 3-19 | 18-26 | ||
| January 30, 1998 | Toronto Raptors 97 at Sacramento Kings 123 | W | 16-7 | 3-19 | 19-26 | ||
| February 1, 1998 | San Antonio Spurs 103 at Sacramento Kings 97 | L | 16-8 | 3-19 | 19-27 | ||
| February 3, 1998 | Indiana Pacers 115 at Sacramento Kings 93 | L | 16-9 | 3-19 | 19-28 | ||
| February 4, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 101 at Denver Nuggets 99 | W | 16-9 | 4-19 | 20-28 | ||
| February 10, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 86 at Phoenix Suns 88 | L | 16-9 | 4-20 | 20-29 | ||
| February 12, 1998 | Denver Nuggets 84 at Sacramento Kings 87 | W | 17-9 | 4-20 | 21-29 | ||
| February 13, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 109 at Golden State Warriors 92 | W | 17-9 | 5-20 | 22-29 | ||
| February 15, 1998 | Washington Wizards 86 at Sacramento Kings 88 | W | 18-9 | 5-20 | 23-29 | ||
| February 17, 1998 | Boston Celtics 99 at Sacramento Kings 102 | W | 19-9 | 5-20 | 24-29 | ||
| February 20, 1998 | Miami Heat 91 at Sacramento Kings 77 | L | 19-10 | 5-20 | 24-30 | ||
| February 22, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 95 at Minnesota Timberwolves 113 | L | 19-10 | 5-21 | 24-31 | ||
| February 23, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 85 at Detroit Pistons 111 | L | 19-10 | 5-22 | 24-32 | ||
| February 25, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 94 at Boston Celtics 111 | L | 19-10 | 5-23 | 24-33 | ||
| February 26, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 99 at New Jersey Nets 102 | L | 19-10 | 5-24 | 24-34 | ||
| February 28, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 94 at Chicago Bulls 109 | L | 19-10 | 5-25 | 24-35 | ||
| March 2, 1998 | San Antonio Spurs 116 at Sacramento Kings 95 | L | 19-11 | 5-25 | 24-36 | ||
| March 4, 1998 | Detroit Pistons 89 at Sacramento Kings 109 | W | 20-11 | 5-25 | 25-36 | ||
| March 6, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 98 at Vancouver Grizzlies 96 | W | 20-11 | 6-25 | 26-36 | ||
| March 9, 1998 | Golden State Warriors 93 at Sacramento Kings 88 | L | 20-12 | 6-25 | 26-37 | ||
| March 11, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 95 at Utah Jazz 110 | L | 20-12 | 6-26 | 26-38 | ||
| March 12, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 86 at San Antonio Spurs 97 | L | 20-12 | 6-27 | 26-39 | ||
| March 14, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 86 at Houston Rockets 89 | L | 20-12 | 6-28 | 26-40 | ||
| March 17, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 80 at Phoenix Suns 107 | L | 20-12 | 6-29 | 26-41 | ||
| March 19, 1998 | Cleveland Cavaliers 90 at Sacramento Kings 85 | L | 20-13 | 6-29 | 26-42 | ||
| March 22, 1998 | Los Angeles Lakers 96 at Sacramento Kings 93 | L | 20-14 | 6-29 | 26-43 | ||
| March 23, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 83 at Seattle Supersonics 109 | L | 20-14 | 6-30 | 26-44 | ||
| March 25, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 91 at Los Angeles Lakers 114 | L | 20-14 | 6-31 | 26-45 | ||
| March 27, 1998 | Portland Trail Blazers 90 at Sacramento Kings 73 | L | 20-15 | 6-31 | 26-46 | ||
| March 29, 1998 | Minnesota Timberwolves 104 at Sacramento Kings 96 | L | 20-16 | 6-31 | 26-47 | ||
| April 3, 1998 | Milwaukee Bucks 87 at Sacramento Kings 86 | L | 20-17 | 6-31 | 26-48 | ||
| April 5, 1998 | Dallas Mavericks 99 at Sacramento Kings 105 | W | 21-17 | 6-31 | 27-48 | ||
| April 7, 1998 | Phoenix Suns 103 at Sacramento Kings 97 | L | 21-18 | 6-31 | 27-49 | ||
| April 9, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 103 at Denver Nuggets 128 | L | 21-18 | 6-32 | 27-50 | ||
| April 10, 1998 | Houston Rockets 97 at Sacramento Kings 85 | L | 21-19 | 6-32 | 27-51 | ||
| April 14, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 66 at Portland Trail Blazers 92 | L | 21-19 | 6-33 | 27-52 | ||
| April 16, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 86 at Utah Jazz 99 | L | 21-19 | 6-34 | 27-53 | ||
| April 18, 1998 | Sacramento Kings 77 at Los Angeles Clippers 83 | L | 21-19 | 6-35 | 27-54 | at Anaheim, CA | |
| April 19, 1998 | Vancouver Grizzlies 112 at Sacramento Kings 108 | L | 21-20 | 6-35 | 27-55 | OT |
