********************* COMPUTER SPORTS WORLD ********************* NBA MATCHUP FOR Saturday May 16, 1998 -------------------------------------- LA LAKERS (68-23) AT UTAH (69-23) 3:00 PM EST The Western Conference finals begin in Utah as the Los Angeles Lakers travel to the Delta Center to face the top-seeded Jazz in the first game of this best-of-seven series. The Lakers won three of the four regular- season meetings with the Jazz while going 2-2 against the spread. The under went 2-0-1 in that time, as one game did not have an over/under total. The Jazz own a 41-6 record at the Delta Center this year while the Lakers have a 31-15 mark on the road. The Lakers are coming off their four straight victories and 4-1 series win over the Sonics. The Lakers went 4-1 ATS in that series, with four of the five games coming in over the total. Meanwhile, the Jazz took four of five from the Spurs to advance to their second consecutive Western Conference finals. Utah covered the spread in just two of the five games against the Spurs, while the under went 4-1 for the series. This will be the first trip to the conference finals in seven years for the Lakers. Last year, the Jazz eliminated the Lakers in five games in the playoff semifinals. KEY INJURIES: LA LAKERS: Probable: None Questionable: None Doubtful\Out: None UTAH: Probable: None Questionable: None Doubtful\Out: None W/L RECORD COMPARISON: LA LAKERS .....OVERALL..... ...VS. OPEN.... ...VS. CLOSE.... HOME AWAY TOTAL HOME AWAY TOTAL HOME AWAY TOTAL Year to Date: 37-8 31-15 68-23 24-17 22-21 46-38 25-18 22-21 47-39 Last 10 games: 5 -0 3 -2 8 -2 3 -1 3 -2 6 -3 3 -1 3 -2 6 -3 UTAH .....OVERALL..... ...VS. OPEN.... ...VS. CLOSE.... HOME AWAY TOTAL HOME AWAY TOTAL HOME AWAY TOTAL Year to Date: 41-6 28-17 69-23 22-21 22-20 44-41 22-21 21-20 43-41 Last 10 games: 5 -1 2 -2 7 -3 3 -2 2 -2 5 -4 3 -2 2 -2 5 -4 OVER/UNDER COMPARISON: OV/UN RECORDS: HOME AWAY TOTAL OV-UN OV-UN OV-UN LA LAKERS 26-12 18-20 44-32 UTAH 20-22 18-23 38-45 HOME/AWAY STATISTICAL AVERAGES: FG FGA FG% 3FG 3FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% OR DR TOT LAK (AW-OFF) 38 79 48.1 6 17 35.3 21 31 67.7 13 30 52 UTA (HM-DEF) 33 77 42.9 5 14 35.7 21 27 77.8 12 25 44 LAK (AW-DEF) 36 81 44.4 5 14 35.7 21 28 75.0 14 29 51 UTA (HM-OFF) 37 75 49.3 4 9 44.4 25 32 78.1 12 30 52 SCORING AVERAGE ANALYSIS: AVERAGE --------AWAY-------- --------HOME-------- --------TOTAL------- POINTS: Scored Allowed DIF Scored Allowed DIF Scored Allowed DIF LA LAKERS 102.1 97.1 5.0 108.8 98.2 10.6 105.4 97.7 7.7 UTAH 97.3 94.4 2.8 101.8 92.3 9.4 99.6 93.4 6.2 NBA AVERAGE 95.0 97.9 -2.9 97.9 95.0 2.9 96.4 96.4 0.0 PREVIOUS GAMES (LAST 10): LA LAKERS HOME DATE VISITOR SC HOME SC OT LINE W/L TOTAL O/U ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4/19/98 UTAH 98 LA LAKERS 102 -7.0 L 208.0 U 4/24/98 PORTLAND 102 LA LAKERS 104 -9.0 L 199.5 O 4/26/98 PORTLAND 99 LA LAKERS 108 -7.5 W 200.0 O 4/28/98 LA LAKERS 94 PORTLAND 99 -2.5 L 201.0 U 4/30/98 LA LAKERS 110 PORTLAND 99 +3.0 W 200.0 O 5/ 4/98 LA LAKERS 92 SEATTLE 106 -2.5 L 194.5 O 5/ 6/98 LA LAKERS 92 SEATTLE 68 -1.0 W 194.0 U 5/ 8/98 SEATTLE 103 LA LAKERS 119 -6.0 W 190.0 O 5/10/98 SEATTLE 100 LA LAKERS 112 -5.0 W 195.0 O 5/12/98 LA LAKERS 110 SEATTLE 95 -4.0 W 196.5 O 5/16/98 LA LAKERS UTAH No Future games in the Schedule UTAH HOME DATE VISITOR SC HOME SC OT LINE W/L TOTAL O/U ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4/23/98 HOUSTON 103 UTAH 90 -13.0 L 194.0 U 4/25/98 HOUSTON 90 UTAH 105 -12.0 W 196.0 U 4/29/98 UTAH 85 HOUSTON 89 +5.0 L 195.0 U 5/ 1/98 UTAH 93 HOUSTON 71 +5.5 W 190.0 U 5/ 3/98 HOUSTON 70 UTAH 84 -12.5 W 187.5 U 5/ 5/98 SAN ANTONIO 82 UTAH 83 -5.5 L 182.0 U 5/ 7/98 SAN ANTONIO 106 UTAH 109 * -5.0 L 179.0 O 5/ 9/98 UTAH 64 SAN ANTONIO 86 -6.0 L 181.0 U 5/10/98 UTAH 82 SAN ANTONIO 73 -5.5 W 179.0 U 5/12/98 SAN ANTONIO 77 UTAH 87 -5.0 W 177.5 U 5/16/98 LA LAKERS UTAH No Future games in the Schedule HEAD-TO-HEAD MEETINGS (LAST 5): LA LAKERS - UTAH: HOME DATE VISITOR SC HOME SC OT LINE W/L TOTAL O/U ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 5/12/97 LA LAKERS 93 UTAH 98 * -6.5 LAK 196.5 U 10/31/97 UTAH 87 LA LAKERS 104 -3.0 LAK NL 11/18/97 LA LAKERS 97 UTAH 92 +1.5 LAK 190.0 U 3/28/98 LA LAKERS 91 UTAH 106 -4.0 UTA 197.0 - 4/19/98 UTAH 98 LA LAKERS 102 -7.0 UTA 208.0 U VALUE INDEX ANALYSIS (team power ratings): 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 ----------------------------------------------------------- LA LAKERS |||||||||||||||||||||||||||> 58.0 UTAH ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||> 61.5 VALUE INDEX COMPARISON TO LAS VEGAS LINE: LV POINTSPREAD OPEN CURRENT VALUE INDEX VI LINE VI EDGE LA LAKERS 58.0 UTAH -2.5 -2.5 61.5 -3.5 1.0 LV OVER/UNDER OPEN CURRENT VALUE INDEX VI EDGE OVER/UNDER 196.0 196.0 194.5 1.5 UN *-------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright 1998 Data Broadcasting Corp.