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) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	West Semifinals (eliminated 3–4)

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

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

Record vs. opponents

1987-88 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	2–4	2–3	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–0	3–3	6–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3
Boston	4–2	—	3–3	2–3	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–1	5–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–1
Chicago	3–2	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	5–1	3–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Cleveland	1–5	3–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	5–1	2–4	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	6–0
Dallas	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	1–1	4–1	4–2	2–0	5–0	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	5–1	5–1	3–2	3–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	4–1	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–4	2–0
Detroit	4–2	3–3	4–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	4–2	5–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–4	0–2	—	0–5	0–2	3–3	0–6	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	3–2	1–5	1–4	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	3–2	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	2–4	0–5	3–3	2–4	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	6–0	2–3	2–4	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	1–1	3–3	2–3	1–1	—	1–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	0–6	3–2	0–5	1–5	1–4	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–3	2–0	6–0	4–1	1–1	5–1	—	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	3–3	4–1	5–0	4–2	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	1–5	4–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	1–5	1–5	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–3	—	3–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–6
New York	3–3	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3
Philadelphia	0–6	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	0–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	2–3	0–2	4–2	1–4	0–2	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	0–6	3–2	2–3	2–4	2–3	0–2
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	1–1	5–1	1–4	2–0	6–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	—	4–1	5–0	3–3	1–4	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–4	0–2	3–2	2–4	0–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	—	3–3	1–4	1–5	0–2
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–5	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	5–0	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–5	3–3	—	3–2	3–3	0–2
Seattle	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–1	2–3	—	1–4	2–0
Utah	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–2	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	4–1	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	4–1	5–1	3–3	4–1	—	2–0
Washington	3–3	1–5	3–3	0–6	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–4	6–0	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

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

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
Dawkins, Darryl !Darryl Dawkins
Eaton, Mark !Mark Eaton
Green, Rickey !Rickey Green
Griffith, Darrell !Darrell Griffith
Hansen, Bob !Bob Hansen
Hughes, Eddie !Eddie Hughes
Iavaroni, Marc !Marc Iavaroni
Kofoed, Bart !Bart Kofoed
Malone, Karl !Karl Malone
Roth, Scott !Scott Roth
Scurry, Carey !Carey Scurry
Stockton, John !John Stockton
Tripucka, Kelly !Kelly Tripucka
Turpin, Melvin !Melvin Turpin

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Bailey, Thurl !Thurl Bailey
Eaton, Mark !Mark Eaton
Green, Rickey !Rickey Green
Hansen, Bob !Bob Hansen
Hughes, Eddie !Eddie Hughes
Iavaroni, Marc !Marc Iavaroni
Kofoed, Bart !Bart Kofoed
Malone, Karl !Karl Malone
Roth, Scott !Scott Roth
Stockton, John !John Stockton
Tripucka, Kelly !Kelly Tripucka
Turpin, Melvin !Melvin Turpin

Awards and records

References

↑ 1987-88 Utah Jazz

1987–88 NBA season by team

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

Utah Jazz
Founded in 1974 Played in New Orleans (1974–79) 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
Personnel	Checketts Gardner Rigby
G League affiliate	Salt Lake City Stars
Administration	Owner: Jazz Basketball Investors, Inc. (represented by Gail Miller, widow of Larry H. Miller) President: Steve Starks Executive VP, Basketball Operations: Kevin O'Connor General Manager: Dennis Lindsey Head coach: Quin Snyder
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
Western Conference Championships (2)	1997 1998
Division titles (9)	1984 1989 1992 1997 1998 2000 2007 2008 2017
Rivals	Houston Rockets
Culture and lore	Jazz Bear Dan Roberts Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals Celtic Pride Tiffany Coyne "Kill Gil, Volumes I & II" (The Simpsons episode)
Media	TV AT&T SportsNet Utah (current) KJZZ-TV (former) Radio Radio Network KZNS-AM KZNS-FM Announcers Craig Bolerjack Matt Harpring David Locke Ron Boone

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