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	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0761903.html (100 words)

	NBC 4 - Sports - The NHL Lockout: By The Numbers
		464 - games lost during NBA lockout during 1997-98 season, the last sports labor interruption.
		2- times NHL season has been previously interrupted because of labor conflict.
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	www.nbc4.tv /sports/3733317/detail.html (157 words)

	Landmarks for Schools: Raw Data
		This data can easily be used to identify trends, both seasonal and annual of certain weather patterns.
		Students might look at these animated maps and study patterns of ozone over a single day, or across the seasons.
		A wide range of NBA statistic s with links to MLB, NHL, Tennis, NCAA Football, and others.
	www.landmark-project.com /page.php?stamp=&pn=4&psn=&cat=22 (2442 words)

	InsideHoops.com - New Jersey Nets trade for 76ers' Marc Jackson, Nets cancel Shareef Abdur-Rahim trade
		Drafted by Golden State in the second round (38th overall pick) of the 1997 NBA Draft after his junior season at Temple University, Jackson played three seasons internationally - Tofas Bursa (Turkey) in 1997-98, Lobos Caja Cantabria (Spain) in 1998-99 and Cantabria Lobos (Spain) in 1999-00.
		In five NBA seasons, the 6-foot-10 forward has played with three different teams: Golden State (2000-02), Minnesota (2002-03) and Philadelphia (2003-05), averaging 9.0 points and 4.7 rebounds in 267 games (71 starts).
		He joined the Warriors for the 2000-01 season, when he earned a selection to the NBA All-Rookie Team and finished third in the balloting for NBA Rookie of the Year.
	www.insidehoops.com /jackson-shareef-nets-080905.shtml (396 words)

	CBS Sports CBS Sports Team - CBS SportsLine.com
		At ESPN, she covered a variety of major events, including the NBA Finals (1996-98), the Major League Baseball Playoffs (1995-97) and the NCAA Women's Basketball Championships (1997-98).
		After one season as a correspondent for THE NFL TODAY, she moved out to the NFL sidelines and in 2004, joined the lead announce crew with Jim Nantz and Phil Simms.
		Bonnie Bernstein is the lead sideline reporter for the NCAA Men's Basketball Championships and served as the lead sideline reporter for the NFL on CBS during the 2004 season.
	www.sportsline.com /cbssports/team/bbernstein (508 words)

	CNN/SI - NBA Draft - 1997-98 NBA All-Rookie Team - Thursday June 18, 1998 02:19 PM
		Posted: Thursday June 18, 1998 02:19 PM Here's a look at the 1997-98 NBA All-Rookie team with number of points received from ballots, where they were selected in the 1997 NBA Draft and how the rest of the 1997 class fared
		CNN/SI - NBA Draft - 1997-98 NBA All-Rookie Team - Thursday June 18, 1998 02:19 PM Teams
		Ilgauskas was selected by Cleveland with the 20th pick in the 1996 NBA* Draft.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /basketball/nba/1998/draft/news/1998/06/18/rookie_team_draft (131 words)

	CBS Sports Team - CBS SportsLine.com
		He joined Turner Sports in 1996 for the NBA Playoffs and has called regular-season and playoff games since 1997-98 for TNT and TBS.
		He also broadcast NFL preseason games for the Chicago Bears and WBBM-TV for five years.
		Harlan also has called NFL action for NBC Sports and college football and basketball for ESPN, as well as college football, basketball and championship boxing for the Mutual Broadcasting System.
	cbs.sportsline.com /cbssports/team/kharlan (425 words)

	NBA.com: Ahmad Rashad
		Since 1990, when NBC had first begun televising the NBA, Rashad had been a key contributor for the network as a courtside reporter including work throughout the regular-season, the All-Star Game, the playoffs and Finals.
		After working on the NFL on NBC from 1983 to 1988 as a pre-game host, Rashad was moved to the booth in 1989 to serve as an analyst.
		In addition to his current duties, Rashad had also worked with NBC Sports since 1983 where he joined the network as an NFL commentator and host for NBC’s Sports World.
	www.nba.com /inside_stuff/ahmad_bio.html (546 words)

	NBA Playoffs 2003
		In 1998, he signed a four-year agreement to call NBA regular-season and playoff games.
		Joined Turner Sports for the 1996 NBA Playoffs and also called 1997 playoff games for TNT and TBS Superstation.
		Harlan was born in Milwaukee and is a 1982 graduate of the University of Kansas.
	www.tnt.tv /title/0,,440014-3099,00.html (250 words)

	deseretnews.com Sloan to stay with Jazz until '06
		Sloan also said he is prepared to focus more on playing youngsters than on winning and losing; the former has at times taken a back seat to the latter for a team that played in both the 1997 and '98 NBA Finals.
		Sloan, who earlier this month ended his 15th season as head coach of the Jazz saying he did not know if he would return for No. 16, has agreed not only to return but also to sign a two-year contract extension that will employ him through the 2005-06 NBA season.
		Sloan was a rather frustrated coach himself this past season, especially in late January, when the NBA suspended him for seven games for shoving referee Courtney Kirkland.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,500033330,00.html (955 words)

	NBA2003-04MediaStats.doc
		NBA arenas were filled to more than 89.2% capacity, the fourth highest percent capacity all-time and the highest total since the 1997-98 season.
		Attendance -- This year's average attendance of 17,050 fans per game is the highest since the 1997-98 season (17,135), the last season the NBA averaged more than 17,000 fans per game.
		NBA regular season games and programming were seen in more than 212 countries around the world with broadcasts in 42 different languages via a record 151 different television partners, reaching a global audience of 3.1 billion people.
	www.exsci.rutgers.edu /courses/311/NBA2003-04MediaStats.doc (982 words)

	Scott Layden
		During his tenure as Utah's primary architect, the Jazz recorded five straight 50+ win seasons (including three 60+ win campaigns), two Midwest Division titles (1996-97 and 1997-98) and back-to-back Western Conference Championships in 1997 and 1998.
		Layden was runnerup (to the Lakers' Jerry West) for The Sporting News NBA Executive of the Year award in 1994-95, a season in which the Jazz went 60-22.
		He is the son of Frank Layden, one of the game's most colorful figures whose eight-year career as Jazz coach was highlighted with the 1983-84 NBA Coach of the Year award.
	www.thegarden.com /inandaroundgarden_ScottLayden.html (471 words)

	InsideHoops.com - Steve Nash wins NBA MVP Award for 2004-05
		Their 33-game improvement this season (62-20,.756) ranks as the third greatest turnaround in NBA history behind the Spurs of 1989-90 and 1997-98.
		He is also the fourth player in NBA history to lead the league in assists and win the MVP award in the same season (Cousy, Robertson and then Johnson in 1986-87).
		Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns was named the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2004-05 season, the NBA announced today.
	www.insidehoops.com /nash-mvp-050805.shtml (471 words)

	SUNS: Mike D’Antoni Wins 2004-05 NBA Coach of the Year Award
		This is the second NBA head coaching stint for D’Antoni, who served as head coach of the Denver Nuggets in the lockout-shortened 1998-99 season (14-36) and was the club’s director of player personnel in 1997-98.
		D’Antoni, only the second Phoenix Suns coach to be honored as NBA Coach of the Year (Cotton Fitzsimmons, 1988-89), led the Suns’ explosive offense to a league-best 110.4 points per game, as they became the first team since the 1994-95 Orlando Magic to average over 110 points.
		Phoenix is only the second NBA team (1979-80 Boston Celtics) to win 60 games after a 50-loss season.
	www.nba.com /suns/news/dantoni_release_050510.html (514 words)

	Nba Highest Salary
		NBA and the National Basketball Players Association from $26.9 million in 1997-98 to the new level of $43.87 million, the highest amount since the salary...
		The NBA kicked off the season's first full night of games with some familiar faces in old places.
		The NBA is teaming with Southwest Airlines to create a league-themed airplane called the "Slam Dunk One." The specialty plane will be announced today at the airline's headquarters in Dallas, according to Southwest spokeswoman Brandy King.
	www.nba-playoffs.info /nba/nba-highest-salary.html (606 words)

	nba416.com - [Experience the Raptor Reality]
		He became the 25th player in NBA history to score 10,000 points and dish out 5,000 assists during the 1997-98 season.
		Vince Carter Made his NBA debut with 16 points and three rebounds in a 103-92 victory over the Boston Celtics on 2/5/99 as well as winning the NBA 98-99 Schick Rookie of the year honors and the 2000 NBA Slam Dunk contest.
		An early entry candidate, he was selected by Boston with the 11th pick of the 2000 NBA Draft.
	www.nba416.com /2003.shtml (616 words)

	SIXERS: Coach’s Clipboard Archives - January 2005
		The Oakland, Calif., native was a scout for the Miami Heat during the 1997-98 season and served as an assistant coach for the Magic Johnson All-Stars for the previous six years.
		Selected by the Golden State Warriors in the first round (14th pick overall) of the 1982 NBA Draft, Conner averaged 6.3 points, 3.9 assists, 2.7 rebounds, and 1.6 steals during his 13-year NBA career.
		Coming up to the half-way point of the season, we’d like to be a little better than where we are right now.
	www.xn--icka1i2a3qb.com /sixers/features/clipboard_january.html (616 words)

	Bird, Larry Joe on Encyclopedia.com
		From 1997 to 2000 he was the coach of the Indiana Pacers, winning the NBA Coach of the Year award in his first season; he became the Pacers' president of basketball operations in 2003.
		(Indiana Pacers' coach Larry Bird; includes feature on all the coaches who are starting with new teams in 1997-98)(NBA Special)
		Joining the Boston Celtics, he was named the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Rookie of the Year in 1980, led the team to championships in 1981, 1984, and 1986, and was the league's most valuable player three times (1984-86).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/B/Bird-L1ar.asp (404 words)

	Luc Longley - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch
		Lucien James "Luc" Longley (born January 19 1969 in Melbourne, Australia) is arguably Australia's greatest-ever basketball player, winning three NBA championship rings as a member of the Chicago Bulls starting five from 1995-96 through 1997-98.
		Longley also played three seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves (who drafted him seventh overall in the 1991 NBA Draft), two with the Phoenix Suns and one with the New York Knicks.
		He retired after the 2000-01 season with NBA career averages of 7.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per game.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /luc_longley.htm (166 words)

	Encyclopedia: Clyde Drexler
		He retired from the NBA after the 1997-'98 season in order to become head coach at his alma mater, the University of Houston, where he first gained fame playing with his future Rocket teammate Hakeem Olajuwon.
		He attended the University of Houston and was drafted 14th overall in the 1983 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers.
		Clyde "The Glide" Drexler (born June 2, 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was an all-star NBA guard.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Clyde-Drexler (166 words)

	NBA Playoffs 2003
		Joined Turner Sports at the end of the 1997-98 regular season and playoffs, primarily as a studio analyst.
		Named a member of the NBA All Rookie Team in 1988 after averaging 13.8 points and 7.1 assists per game with the Kings.
		Played nine seasons in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons, Houston Rockets, Sacramento Kings, and Atlanta Hawks.
	www.tnt.tv /Title/View4/0,5878,44001446403092~Sports~~,00.html (185 words)

	NBA Playoff Series Results
		Playoff Fact: Of the three teams winning 55 games for six consecutive seasons (with the Boston Celtics from 1979-80 to 1987-88 and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1984-85 to 1990-91 being the others), the SuperSonics (1992-93 to 1997-98) are the only one not to win a championship.
		Playoff Fact: The 1958 Hawks were the only team to defeat a Bill Russell-led Celtics team in the NBA Championship Series, as Boston won in 11 of their 12 appearances during his career (between 1957 and 1969).
		defeated Kansas City-Omaha, 4-2, NBA Western Conference Semifinals
	members.aol.com /bradleyrd/playoffs.html (185 words)

	NBA Playoff Series Results
		Playoff Fact: Of the three teams winning 55 games for six consecutive seasons (with the Boston Celtics from 1979-80 to 1987-88 and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1984-85 to 1990-91 being the others), the SuperSonics (1992-93 to 1997-98) are the only one not to win a championship.
		Playoff Fact: The 1958 Hawks were the only team to defeat a Bill Russell-led Celtics team in the NBA Championship Series, as Boston won in 11 of their 12 appearances during his career (between 1957 and 1969).
		Playoff Fact: Not only are the Bullets one of only three teams to win the championship in their first season in the league (Philadelphia Warriors 1947, Baltimore Bullets 1948, Minneapolis Lakers 1949), their 1953 team holds the distinction of being the worst team (16-54,.229) ever to qualify for the playoffs.
	members.aol.com /bradleyrd/playoffs.html (185 words)

	NBA Playoff Series Results
		Playoff Fact: Of the three teams winning 55 games for six consecutive seasons (with the Boston Celtics from 1979-80 to 1987-88 and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1984-85 to 1990-91 being the others), the SuperSonics (1992-93 to 1997-98) are the only one not to win a championship.
		Playoff Fact: The Lakers have qualified for the playoffs 46 of their 50 seasons in the NBA (92%), the best ratio of any current NBA franchise, including 21 of the last 22 years.
		Playoff Fact: The 1958 Hawks were the only team to defeat a Bill Russell-led Celtics team in the NBA Championship Series, as Boston won in 11 of their 12 appearances during his career (between 1957 and 1969).
	members.aol.com /apbrhoops/playoffs.html (185 words)

	nba416.com - [Experience the Raptor Reality]
		bio: Tracy Mcgrady was selected by Toronto in the first round (ninth overall) of the 1997 NBA Draft.
		He was then traded by the Raptors to the New York Knicks for Charles Oakley, the draft rights to No. 44 Sean Marks and cash on 6/25/98.
		Later, in the 2000-2001 season, Mcgrady was then traded by Toronto to Orlando in exchange for a future first round draft pick in a sign-and-trade deal (Aug. 3, 2000).
	www.nba416.com /1997.shtml (185 words)

	NBA.com: Karl Malone Bio
		Holds the NBA record for most seasons leading the league in free-throws made (seven, 1988-89 to 1992-93, 1996-97, 1997-98) and most consecutive seasons leading the league in free-throws made (1988-89 to 1992-93)
		Selected after junior season by the Utah Jazz in the first round (13th pick overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft....Signed by the Jazz on 8/8/85....Re-signed by the Jazz on 11/7/88....Re-signed by the Jazz on 9/25/90....Re-signed by the Jazz on 1/13/96....Re-signed by the Jazz on 8/1/99.
		Fourteen-time NBA All-Star selection who played in 12 games (missed 1990 game due to injury and the 2002 game due to family illness), including 10 consecutive contests from 1991 to 2001
	www1.nba.com /playerfile/karl_malone/career_statistics.html?nav=TextNavBar (185 words)

	Kobe Bryant Basketball Card Auction
		- The Stature of Kobe Bryant in the NBA continued to grow during the 1997-98 season for the young phenom.
		Bryant was runner-up in the balloting for the NBA Sixth Man of the year award.
		He became the youngest player ever to compete in an NBA ALLSTAR game at the age of 19 in a starting role foe the west unit.
	members.aol.com /coffeed/BSK/kobe1.htm (117 words)

	NBA.com: Duncan Honored with MVP Award
		Duncan won the Podoloff Trophy after finishing four previous times in the top five of the MVP voting — finishing second last season, third in 1998-99 and fifth in 1997-98 and 1999-2000.
		Along with the 2001-02 MVP Award, Duncan has also collected the 1997-98 Rookie of the Year, the 1999 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, the co-MVP of the 2000 NBA All-Star Game and the 2001-02 NBA IBM Award during his NBA career.
		After averaging 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.48 blocks in 82 games this season, Duncan was selected to the All-NBA First Team for the fifth consecutive season, becoming just the sixth player in NBA history to be named First Team in each of his first five seasons.
	www.monarchs.net /news/duncan_020509.html (612 words)

	NBA.com: Duncan Honored with MVP Award
		Along with the 2001-02 MVP Award, Duncan has also collected the 1997-98 Rookie of the Year, the 1999 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, the co-MVP of the 2000 NBA All-Star Game and the 2001-02 NBA IBM Award during his NBA career.
		NEW YORK, May 9 -- In one of the closest votes in NBA history, the San Antonio Spurs’ Tim Duncan was named Thursday as the winner of the Maurice Podoloff Trophy as the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the 2001-02 season.
		After averaging 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.48 blocks in 82 games this season, Duncan was selected to the All-NBA First Team for the fifth consecutive season, becoming just the sixth player in NBA history to be named First Team in each of his first five seasons.
	www.nba.com /news/duncan_020509.html (612 words)

	NBA.com: Duncan Honored with MVP Award
		Along with the 2001-02 MVP Award, Duncan has also collected the 1997-98 Rookie of the Year, the 1999 NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, the co-MVP of the 2000 NBA All-Star Game and the 2001-02 NBA IBM Award during his NBA career.
		A six-time recipient of the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Week Award and three-time winner of the NBA’s Western Conference Player of the Month Award this season, Duncan scored 30 or more points 20 times and 20 or more 72 times during the 2001-02 season.
		After averaging 25.5 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 2.48 blocks in 82 games this season, Duncan was selected to the All-NBA First Team for the fifth consecutive season, becoming just the sixth player in NBA history to be named First Team in each of his first five seasons.
	www.nba.com /news/duncan_020509.html (612 words)

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