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1987–88 Utah Jazz season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

FieldValue
teamUtah Jazz
end_year1988
wins47
losses35
divisionMidwest
division_place3rd
conf_place5
coachFrank Layden
gmDave Checketts
ownerLarry H. Miller
arenaSalt Palace
televisionKSTU
Jazz Cable Network
radioKSL
playoffs[Conference semifinals](1988-nba-playoffs-bracket)
(lost to [Lakers](1987-88-los-angeles-lakers-season) 3–4)
bbr_teamUTA

Jazz Cable Network (lost to Lakers 3–4) The 1987–88 Utah Jazz season was the 14th season for the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association, and their ninth season in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Jazz had the 15th overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft, and selected center Jose Ortiz out of Oregon State University; however, Ortiz went to play overseas in Spain, and would not play for the Jazz until the next season. During the off-season, the team acquired Melvin Turpin from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Jazz played around .500 in winning percentage in the first half of the regular season, holding a 22–22 record at the All-Star break, but then played above .500 for the remainder of the season, winning seven of their final eight games. The team finished in third place in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record, earned the fifth seed in the Western Conference, and qualified for the NBA playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.

Karl Malone averaged 27.7 points, 12.0 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, sixth man Thurl Bailey averaged 19.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game off the bench, while John Stockton showed improvement, replacing Rickey Green as the team's starting point guard this season, averaging 14.7 points, 13.8 assists and 3.0 steals per game, and also being named to the All-NBA Second Team, and Darrell Griffith contributed 11.3 points per game also off the bench, but only played 52 games due to injury. Meanwhile, Bob Hansen provided the team with 9.6 points per game, Kelly Tripucka contributed 7.5 points per game, but only appeared in just 49 games, and Mark Eaton averaged 7.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game, and was also named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Off the bench, Turpin provided with 5.9 points and 3.0 rebounds per game, while Green contributed 4.9 points and 3.7 assists per game, and starting small forward Marc Iavaroni averaged 4.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, Malone was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance. Malone scored 22 points along with 10 rebounds and 2 steals, despite the Western Conference losing to the Eastern Conference, 138–133.

Malone also finished in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Stockton finished in tenth place; Stockton also finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting, behind Kevin Duckworth of the Portland Trail Blazers, while Bailey finished in second place in Sixth Man of the Year voting, behind Roy Tarpley of the Dallas Mavericks, and Eaton finished in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, behind Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, and with Stockton and Hansen both finishing tied in eighth place.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1988 NBA playoffs, the Jazz defeated the 4th-seeded Trail Blazers in four games, then took a 2–1 series lead over the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Semi-finals, but lost in a hard-fought seven-game series. The Lakers would defeat the Detroit Pistons in seven games in the 1988 NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive NBA championship.

Following the season, Green was left unprotected in the 1988 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Charlotte Hornets expansion team, while Tripucka was traded to the Hornets, and Turpin left to play overseas in Spain.

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
115Jose OrtizCOregon State
361Clarence MartinWestern Kentucky
368Billy DonovanGProvidence
484Reuben HolmesAlabama State
5107Bart KofoedPGNebraska-Kearney
6130Art SabbBloomfield
7153Keith WebsterHarvard

Roster

  • Frank Layden
  • Scott Layden
  • Jerry Sloan

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | 6:30p.m. MST | @ Dallas | L 93–95 | Malone (25) | Eaton (12) | Stockton (8) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | November 7 | Sacramento | W 121–100 | | | | Salt Palace | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | November 10 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 88–100 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | 7:30p.m. MST | Dallas | W 121–92 | Malone (32) | Malone (10) | Stockton (14) | Salt Palace 12,212 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | November 13 | Phoenix | W 109–92 | | | | Salt Palace | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | November 14 | @ Houston | L 93–101 | | | | The Summit | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | 7:30p.m. MST | Denver | W 120–110 | Malone (25) | Eaton (25) | Stockton (15) | Salt Palace 11,461 | 4–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 8 | November 18 | @ Phoenix | L 80–90 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 4–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | November 20 | Indiana | W 112–81 | | | | Salt Palace | 5–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 21 | @ San Antonio | L 119–120 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 5–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | 7:30p.m. MST | Washington | W 100–83 | Malone (22) | Bailey, Eaton (14) | Green (8) | Salt Palace 12,212 | 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 27 | Houston | W 118–96 | | | | Salt Palace | 7–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | November 30 | Philadelphia | L 100–106 | | | | Salt Palace | 7–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 14 | 7:30p.m. MST | Chicago | L 101–105 | Malone (33) | Malone (14) | Stockton (11) | Salt Palace 12,212 | 7–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | December 4 | New York | W 104–92 | | | | Salt Palace | 8–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | December 5 | @ Sacramento | W 126–117 | | | | ARCO Arena | 9–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | December 8 | @ San Antonio | L 100–105 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 9–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 18 | December 10 | @ Houston | L 93–98 | | | | The Summit | 9–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 12 | Golden State | W 127–93 | | | | Salt Palace | 10–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 20 | December 14 | Seattle | W 116–95 | | | | Salt Palace | 11–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | 5:30p.m. MST | @ Boston | L 111–121 | Malone (31) | Malone (12) | Stockton (11) | Boston Garden 14,890 | 11–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | December 18 | @ Indiana | L 97–121 | | | | Market Square Arena | 11–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 23 | 5:30p.m. MST | @ Atlanta | L 124–130 (OT) | Griffith (32) | Malone (17) | Stockton (15) | The Omni 12,515 | 11–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 24 | December 21 | @ New Jersey | L 95–106 | | | | Brendan Byrne Arena | 11–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 25 | 5:30p.m. MST | @ Cleveland | W 91–83 | Malone (26) | Eaton (16) | Green (6) | Richfield Coliseum 9,202 | 12–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | 2:00p.m. MST | L.A. Lakers | L 109–117 | Malone (26) | Malone (14) | Stockton (15) | Salt Palace 12,212 | 12–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | 7:30p.m. MST | @ Denver | W 98–97 | Malone (37) | Malone (13) | Stockton (8) | McNichols Sports Arena 10,621 | 13–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | December 30 | Golden State | W 104–103 | | | | Salt Palace | 14–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | January 2 | @ Sacramento | L 105–107 | | | | ARCO Arena | 14–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | 7:30p.m. MST | Boston | L 99–107 | Malone (25) | Malone (17) | Stockton (11) | Salt Palace 12,212 | 14–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | January 6 | @ Philadelphia | L 93–116 | | | | The Spectrum | 14–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 32 | 7:00p.m. MST | @ Milwaukee | W 111–107 | Malone (29) | Malone (11) | Stockton (18) | MECCA Arena 11,052 | 15–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | 6:30p.m. MST | @ Chicago | L 91–113 | Malone (25) | Malone (8) | Stockton (9) | Chicago Stadium 17,877 | 15–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 34 | January 13 | Portland | W 116–104 | | | | Salt Palace | 16–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 15 | @ Seattle | L 105–124 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum | 16–19 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 36 | 7:30p.m. MST | Detroit | L 117–120 | Malone (39) | Malone (13) | Stockton (11) | Salt Palace 12,212 | 16–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 22 | San Antonio | W 119–106 | | | | Salt Palace | 17–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | 7:30p.m. MST | Cleveland | W 119–96 | Malone (36) | Malone (12) | Stockton (13) | Salt Palace 12,212 | 18–20 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | 8:30p.m. MST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 100–111 | Malone, Stockton (18) | Bailey, Eaton, Malone (9) | Stockton (11) | The Forum 17,505 | 18–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 29 | @ Golden State | L 100–102 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 18–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | 7:30p.m. MST | Atlanta | W 115–109 | Bailey (33) | Eaton (14) | Stockton (19) | Salt Palace 12,212 | 19–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | February 1 | Seattle | W 105–100 | | | | Salt Palace | 20–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | February 3 | Sacramento | W 123–91 | | | | Salt Palace | 21–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | February 4 | @ Portland | W 126–123 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 22–22 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | 6:00p.m. MST | @ Dallas | L 93–124 | Malone (18) | Bailey (9) | Stockton (14) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 22–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | 7:30p.m. MST | Dallas | W 93–80 | Bailey (24) | Malone (13) | Stockton (16) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 23–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 47 | 7:30p.m. MST | @ Denver | L 93–107 | Malone (31) | Eaton (12) | Stockton (12) | McNichols Sports Arena 9,971 | 23–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | February 15 | Portland | W 112–94 | | | | Salt Palace | 24–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | February 17 | Phoenix | W 108–103 | | | | Salt Palace | 25–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | February 19 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 98–88 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 26–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | February 20 | L.A. Clippers | W 120–103 | | | | Salt Palace | 26–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 52 | 7:30p.m. MST | Denver | L 120–123 | Malone (38) | Malone (17) | Stockton (16) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 27–25 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | 8:30p.m. MST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 105–112 | Malone (28) | Malone (16) | Stockton (15) | The Forum 17,505 | 27–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | February 29 | @ Sacramento | W 115–110 | | | | ARCO Arena | 28–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | March 1 | Houston | W 113–112 | | | | Salt Palace | 29–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | March 4 | @ Seattle | W 125–110 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum | 30–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | March 5 | San Antonio | W 125–106 | | | | Salt Palace | 31–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | March 7 | New Jersey | W 105–81 | | | | Salt Palace | 32–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 59 | 5:30p.m. MST | @ Detroit | L 98–103 | Malone (26) | Malone (18) | Stockton (11) | Pontiac Silverdome 20,623 | 32–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | 6:00p.m. MST | @ Washington | W 109–107 | Malone (34) | Malone, Turpin (8) | Stockton (16) | Capital Centre 10,775 | 33–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 12 | @ New York | L 105–108 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 33–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 62 | 7:30p.m. MST | @ Denver | W 116–115 | Bailey (31) | Eaton (12) | Stockton (20) | McNichols Sports Arena 10,172 | 34–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | 7:30p.m. MST | Dallas | W 120–105 | Malone (29) | Malone (17) | Stockton (17) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 35–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | 7:30p.m. MST | Denver | W 118–111 | Malone (30) | Eaton, Malone (10) | Stockton (15) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 36–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 19 | @ San Antonio | L 110–113 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 36–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | March 22 | Phoenix | W 103–96 | | | | Salt Palace | 37–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | March 24 | Sacramento | W 117–97 | | | | Salt Palace | 38–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 68 | 7:30p.m. MST | Milwaukee | L 105–107 | Malone (33) | Malone (14) | Stockton (18) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 38–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 69 | 8:30p.m. MST | @ L.A. Lakers | L 111–122 | Malone (25) | Malone (12) | Stockton (18) | The Forum 17,505 | 38–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | March 31 | Golden State | W 115–92 | | | | Salt Palace | 39–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | 7:30p.m. MST | L.A. Lakers | W 106–92 | Bailey (31) | Malone (15) | Stockton (16) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 40–31 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | April 5 | @ Phoenix | L 106–111 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 40–32 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 73 | April 7 | @ Houston | L 107–113 | | | | The Summit | 40–33 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | 6:30p.m. MDT | @ Dallas | L 95–118 | Stockton (15) | Iavaroni (6) | Stockton (9) | Reunion Arena 17,007 | 40–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | April 11 | @ Golden State | W 113–102 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 41–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | April 12 | L.A. Clippers | W 100–93 | | | | Salt Palace | 42–34 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 77 | April 14 | Portland | L 123–128 | | | | Salt Palace | 42–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 78 | April 16 | San Antonio | W 107–82 | | | | Salt Palace | 43–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 79 | April 19 | @ Portland | W 129–122 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 44–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | April 20 | @ L.A. Clippers | W 112–106 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 45–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | April 22 | @ Seattle | W 110–109 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum | 46–35 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | April 23 | Houston | W 125–107 | | | | Salt Palace | 47–35

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 28 | @ Portland | L 96–108 | Thurl Bailey (31) | Karl Malone (13) | John Stockton (9) | Memorial Coliseum 12,666 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 30 | @ Portland | W 114–105 | Karl Malone (37) | Karl Malone (16) | John Stockton (13) | Memorial Coliseum 12,666 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | May 4 | Portland | W 113–108 | Karl Malone (35) | Karl Malone (9) | John Stockton (16) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | May 6 | Portland | W 111–96 | Karl Malone (38) | Mark Eaton (11) | John Stockton (10) | Salt Palace 12,444

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| 1:30p.m. MDT | @ L.A. Lakers | L 91–110 | Malone (29) | Bailey (8) | Stockton (16) | The Forum 17,505 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | 9:00p.m. MDT | @ L.A. Lakers | W 101–97 | Malone (29) | Eaton (12) | Stockton (13) | The Forum 17,505 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | 9:00p.m. MDT | L.A. Lakers | W 96–89 | Malone (29) | Eaton (14) | Stockton (12) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | 1:30p.m. MDT | L.A. Lakers | L 100–113 | Malone (29) | Malone (11) | Stockton (13) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | 8:30p.m. MDT | @ L.A. Lakers | L 109–111 | Bailey (28) | Malone (16) | Stockton (24) | The Forum 17,505 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | 8:30p.m. MDT | L.A. Lakers | W 108–80 | Malone (27) | Malone (11) | Stockton (17) | Salt Palace 12,444 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | 1:30p.m. MDT | @ L.A. Lakers | L 98–109 | Malone (31) | Malone (15) | Stockton (20) | The Forum 17,505

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Player statistics

Season

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Playoffs

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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

References

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  2. Edes, Gordon. (June 23, 1987). "Only Surprise in the NBA Draft Is the Big Demand for Guards". Los Angeles Times.
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  4. Goldaper, Sam. (October 9, 1987). "Dawkins Joins Jazz in Trade". The New York Times.
  5. (October 9, 1987). "Utah Gets Dawkins and Turpin in a Three-Team Trade". Los Angeles Times.
  6. "NBA Games Played on February 4, 1988". Basketball-Reference.
  7. "1987–88 Utah Jazz Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
  8. Greene, Bob. (January 26, 1988). "Green Answer to Another Trivia Question". The Daily Union.
  9. "1987–88 Utah Jazz Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.
  10. Barnard, Bill. (February 7, 1988). "Today's NBA All-Star Game Will Be Homecoming of Sorts for 3 Players". Los Angeles Times.
  11. (September 13, 2021). "1988 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com.
  12. "1988 NBA All-Star Game: East 138, West 133". Basketball-Reference.
  13. "1987–88 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference.
  14. (May 13, 1988). "Blazer Wins Improved Award". The Register-Guard.
  15. (May 18, 1988). "Tarpley Is Sixth Man Winner". The Washington Post.
  16. (May 14, 1988). "Michael Jordan Named Top Defender; Mark Eaton Is 2nd". Deseret News.
  17. "1988 NBA Western Conference First Round: Jazz vs. Trail Blazers". Basketball-Reference.
  18. "1988 NBA Western Conference Semifinals: Jazz vs. Lakers". Basketball-Reference.
  19. Goldaper, Sam. (June 22, 1988). "N.B.A. PLAYOFFS; Lakers Hold Off Pesky Pistons to Regain Their Title". The New York Times.
  20. (June 22, 1988). "Lakers Repeat as Champions in Tight Game". Los Angeles Times.
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  22. Goldaper, Sam. (June 24, 1988). "Miami Chooses "Who?" First". The New York Times.
  23. Edes, Gordon. (June 24, 1988). "Billy Thompson Goes to Miami; Valentine Winds Up in Cleveland". Los Angeles Times.
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