The 1998 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1997–98 season.

The Bulls achieved a second three peat, a goal unrivaled since the Boston Celtics in 1966.

Although they would lose to the Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference Finals, this team was later named by Pacers.com as the greatest in franchise history, even better than the 2000 team that won the Eastern Conference Title, primarily due to their record.

Their presence was a mere asterisk compared to what they accomplished in 2002, getting swept by the eventual champion Bulls.

The Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1991.

The Eastern Conference Finals series between the Chicago Bulls and Indiana Pacers was extremely notable for several reasons For the first time since 1989 NBA Finals, there was a rematch of the same two teams: the Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz.

Game 6 of the NBA Finals was extremely notable for several reasons Teams in bold advanced to the next round.

However, Utah won the season series 2–0 and was awarded home court advantage throughout the playoffs.

Luc Longley hits the game-tying shot with 14.3 seconds left to force OT.