1988–89 Utah Jazz season

1988–89 Utah Jazz season
Midwest Division Champions
Head coach	Frank Layden, Jerry Sloan
Arena	Salt Palace
Results
Record	51–31 (.622)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West First Round (eliminated 0–3)

The 1988-89 Utah Jazz season was the team's 15th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 47-35 output from the previous season. They bested it by four wins, finishing 51-31 and qualified for the playoffs for the sixth straight season.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1988 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	17	Eric Leckner	C/PF	United States	Wyoming
2	42	Jeff Moe		United States	Iowa
3	67	Ricky Grace	PG	Australia United States	Oklahoma

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Utah Jazz	51	31	0.622	—
Houston Rockets	45	37	0.549	6
Denver Nuggets	44	38	0.537	7
Dallas Mavericks	38	44	0.463	13
San Antonio Spurs	21	61	0.256	30
Miami Heat	15	67	0.183	36

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 3-0

Game 1 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 27): Golden State 123, Utah 119
Game 2 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 29): Golden State 99, Utah 91
Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 2): Golden State 120, Utah 106

Last Playoff Meeting: 1987 Western Conference First Round (Golden State won 3-2)

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bailey, Thurl !Thurl Bailey
Brown, Mike !Mike Brown
Eaton, Mark !Mark Eaton
Farmer, Jim !Jim Farmer
Griffith, Darrell !Darrell Griffith
Hansen, Bob !Bob Hansen
Iavaroni, Marc !Marc Iavaroni
Kofoed, Bart !Bart Kofoed
Leckner, Eric !Eric Leckner
Les, Jim !Jim Les
Malone, Karl !Karl Malone
Ortiz, Jose !Jose Ortiz
Roth, Scott !Scott Roth
Stockton, John !John Stockton
White, Eric !Eric White

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bailey, Thurl !Thurl Bailey
Brown, Mike !Mike Brown
Eaton, Mark !Mark Eaton
Farmer, Jim !Jim Farmer
Griffith, Darrell !Darrell Griffith
Hansen, Bob !Bob Hansen
Iavaroni, Marc !Marc Iavaroni
Leckner, Eric !Eric Leckner
Les, Jim !Jim Les
Malone, Karl !Karl Malone
Stockton, John !John Stockton

Awards and records

References

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Utah Jazz

Formerly the New Orleans Jazz (1974–1979) Founded in 1974 Based in Salt Lake City, Utah

Franchise	Franchise Summer League 1974 Expansion Draft All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Loyola Field House New Orleans Municipal Auditorium Louisiana Superdome Salt Palace Vivint Smart Home Arena

D-League affiliate	Idaho Stampede

Administration	Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc. (the estate of Larry H. Miller, owner) Randy Rigby (President) Kevin O'Connor (Executive VP, Basketball Operations) Dennis Lindsey (General Manager) Quin Snyder (Head coach)

Retired Numbers	1 4 7 9 12 14 32 35 53 1223 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

Rivals	Houston Rockets

Culture and lore	Jazz Bear Dan Roberts Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals Celtic Pride

Media	TV Root Sports Utah Radio KZNS-AM KZNS-FM Radio Network Announcers Craig Bolerjack Matt Harpring David Locke Ron Boone

New Orleans/Utah Jazz seasons

1970s

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2000s

2010s

1988–89 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Charlotte New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Miami San Antonio Utah

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

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