1987–88 Utah Jazz season

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]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	15	Jose Ortiz	C	Puerto Rico	Oregon State
3	61	Clarence Martin		United States	Western Kentucky
3	68	Billy Donovan	G	United States	Providence
4	84	Reuben Holmes		United States	Alabama State
5	107	Bart Kofoed	PG	United States	Nevada-Kearney
6	130	Art Sabb		United States	Bloomfield
7	153	Keith Webster		United States	Harvard

Regular season

Season standings

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Utah Jazz:Jazz win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 28): Portland 108, Utah 96
• Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 30): Utah 114, Portland 105
• Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 4): Utah 113, Portland 108
• Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 6): Utah 111, Portland 96

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Lakers win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 8): Los Angeles 110, Utah 91
• Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 10): Utah 101, Los Angeles 97
• Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 13): Utah 96, Los Angeles 89
• Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 15): Los Angeles 113, Utah 100
• Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 17): Los Angeles 111, Utah 109
• Game 6 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 19): Utah 108, Los Angeles 80
• Game 7 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 21): Los Angeles 109, Utah 98

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

Player statistics

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

• Karl Malone, All-NBA Second Team
• John Stockton, All-NBA Second Team
• Mark Eaton, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Karl Malone, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References