In 1997, the No. 4 seed in the NBA playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers, faced off against the No. 1 seeded Utah Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals. While the Lakers managed to win their first home game, the Jazz took the other, putting them in prime position to wrap up the series at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
Behind a 23-point and 13-rebound performance from Shaquille O’Neal, the Lakers were able to keep the Jazz on their heels, but O’Neal fouled out of the game in the fourth quarter, when there was little separating the two teams.