1998–99 Utah Jazz season

1998–99 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	Delta Center

Results
Record	37–13 (.740)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest)
Playoff finish	West Semifinals (eliminated 1-4)
Utah Jazz seasons
< 1997–98	1999–00 >

The 1998-99 Utah Jazz season was the team's 25th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 62-20 output from the previous season. Without a complete season to work with, they finished 37-13 and qualified for the playoffs for the sixteenth straight season.^[1]

Standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	37	13	.740	–	21–4	16–9	17–4
x-Utah Jazz	37	13	.740	–	22–3	15–10	15–3
x-Houston Rockets	31	19	.620	6	19–6	12–13	12–9
x-Minnesota Timberwolves	25	25	.500	12	18–7	7–18	11–9
Dallas Mavericks	19	31	.380	18	15–10	4–21	8–12
Denver Nuggets	14	36	.280	23	12–13	2–23	5–16
Vancouver Grizzlies	8	42	.160	29	7–18	1–24	3–18

References

^ 1998-99 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

1998–99 NBA season by team

1998 NBA Draft • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions

Eastern

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

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

Western

Midwest	Dallas • Denver • Houston • Minnesota • San Antonio • Utah • Vancouver

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