Jun
7
6-7-1998: Bulls Rout Jazz by 42 Points
Filed Under On This Day . . ., NBA, Chicago Bulls, Loose Balls | Leave a Comment
Things started out well for Karl Malone and the Utah Jazz in Game Three of the 1998 NBA Finals 11 years ago today. Malone began the game 6-for-6 from the field, and the Jazz were in the game with the Chicago Bulls for most of the first half. And that’s when things, um, got a bit messy for the Jazz. Chicago closed out the half with a huge run that resulted in an 18-point Utah deficit. In the second half, the Jazz would score only 23 minutes (not even a point per minute). By the end of this improbable debacle, the Bulls were 94-52 victors and the embarrassed Jazz were record holders in several dubious categories: the most lopsided loss in NBA Finals history and the fewest points in a game since the advent of the 24-second shot. Continue on to examine Chicago’s thorough dominance of the Jazz back in Game Three of the 1998 NBA Finals.









































