1987–88 Utah Jazz season

1987–88 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Frank Layden
Arena	Salt Palace

Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 3rd (Midwest)
Playoff finish	Lost Conference Semifinals
Utah Jazz seasons
< 1986–87	1988–89 >

The 1987-88 Utah Jazz season was the team's 14th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 44-38 output from the previous season. They bested it by three wins, finishing 47-35 and qualified for the playoffs for the fifth straight season.^[1]

Standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Denver Nuggets	54	28	0.659	—
Dallas Mavericks	53	29	0.645	1
Utah Jazz	47	35	0.573	7
Houston Rockets	46	36	0.561	8
San Antonio Spurs	31	51	0.378	23
Sacramento Kings	24	58	0.293	30

References

^ 1987-88 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

1987–88 NBA season by team

1987 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