1986–87 Utah Jazz season

1986–87 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Frank Layden
Arena	Salt Palace

Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest)
Playoff finish	Lost First Round
Utah Jazz seasons
< 1985–86	1987–88 >

The 1986-87 Utah Jazz season was the team's 13th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 42-40 output from the previous season. They bested it by two wins, finishing 44-38 and qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season.^[1]

Standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Dallas Mavericks	55	27	0.671	—
Utah Jazz	44	38	0.537	11
Houston Rockets	42	40	0.512	13
Denver Nuggets	37	45	0.451	18
Sacramento Kings	29	53	0.354	26
San Antonio Spurs	28	54	0.341	27

References

^ 1986-87 Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz

Formerly the New Orleans Jazz • Founded in 1974 • Based in Salt Lake City, Utah

The Franchise	Franchise • Expansion Draft • All-time Roster • Records • Head coaches • Seasons • Current season

Arenas	Loyola Field House • New Orleans Municipal Auditorium • Louisiana Superdome • Salt Palace • EnergySolutions Arena (formerly Delta Center)

Coaches	Robertson • Baylor • van Breda Kolff • Baylor • Nissalke • Layden • Sloan • Corbin

D-League Affiliate	Idaho Stampede

Administration	Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc. (the estate of Larry H. Miller, owner) • Kevin O'Connor (Sr. VP & General Manager) • Tyrone Corbin (Head Coach)

Retired Numbers	1 • 4 • 7 • 9 • 12 • 14 • 32 • 35 • 53 • "Hot" Rod Hundley (Microphone)

Hall of Famers	Pete Maravich • Adrian Dantley • John Stockton • Jerry Sloan • "Hot Rod" Hundley • Karl Malone

Conference Championships (2)	1997 • 1998 (Western)

Rivals	Chicago Bulls • Denver Nuggets • Houston Rockets • Los Angeles Lakers • Portland Trail Blazers

Culture and lore	The Mailman • Jazz Bear • Dan Roberts • "Hot Rod" Hundley • Larry H. Miller • The Last Shot • Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals

Media	TV: Root Sports Utah • Radio: KFNZ-AM • KBEE-FM • Announcers: Craig Bolerjack • Matt Harpring • David Locke • Ron Boone

New Orleans/Utah Jazz seasons

New Orleans Jazz	1974–75 • 1975–76 • 1976–77 • 1977–78 • 1978–79

Utah Jazz	1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11

1986–87 NBA season by team

1986 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington

Central	Atlanta • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas • Denver • Houston • Sacramento • San Antonio • Utah

Pacific	Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Portland • Seattle