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1995–96 Utah Jazz season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

(lost to SuperSonics 3–4)

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The 1995–96 Utah Jazz season was the 22nd season for the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association, and their 17th season in Salt Lake City, Utah. During the off-season, the Jazz signed free agents Chris Morris, Greg Foster, and second-year guard Howard Eisley. The team also released James Donaldson, who was out with a strained hamstring, to free agency in December.

The Jazz got off to a fast start by winning ten of their first twelve games of the regular season, then later on holding a 32–16 record at the All-Star break. The team won seven straight games between February and March, and finished in second place in the Midwest Division with a 55–27 record, earning the third seed in the Western Conference; they also made their thirteenth consecutive trip to the NBA playoffs.

Karl Malone averaged 25.7 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while John Stockton averaged 14.7 points, 11.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team. In addition, Jeff Hornacek provided the team with 15.2 points and 1.3 steals per game, and led them with 104 three-point field goals, while Morris contributed 10.5 points per game, and David Benoit provided with 8.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. Off the bench, Antoine Carr contributed 7.3 points per game, while Adam Keefe provided with 6.1 points and 5.5 rebounds per game, and Felton Spencer averaged 5.6 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, Malone and Stockton were both selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team. Stockton had another record-breaking season, leading the NBA in assists for the ninth consecutive season, while breaking Maurice Cheeks career record in steals, and Malone moved into ninth place in all-time scoring. Malone also finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1996 NBA playoffs, the Jazz faced off against the 6th–seeded Portland Trail Blazers, a team that featured Clifford Robinson, Rod Strickland, and rookie center Arvydas Sabonis. The Jazz won the first two games over the Trail Blazers at home at the Delta Center, but then lost the next two games on the road, losing Game 4 at the Rose Garden Arena, 98–90 as the Trail Blazers evened the series. The Jazz then won Game 5 over the Trail Blazers by a 38-point margin, 102–64 at the Delta Center, thus winning in a full five-game series.

In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 2nd–seeded, and Midwest Division champion San Antonio Spurs, who were led by All-Star center David Robinson, All-Star forward Sean Elliott, and Avery Johnson. With the series tied at 1–1, the Jazz won the next two games over the Spurs at home, winning Game 4 at the Delta Center, 101–86. After losing Game 5 on the road, 98–87, the Jazz won Game 6 over the Spurs at home, 108–81 to win the series in six games.

In the Western Conference Finals for the third time in five years, the Jazz then faced off against the top–seeded, and Pacific Division champion Seattle SuperSonics, who were led by the All-Star trio of Shawn Kemp, Defensive Player of the Year, Gary Payton, and Detlef Schrempf. The SuperSonics took a 3–1 series lead, but the Jazz managed to win the next two games, including a Game 6 home win at the Delta Center, 118–83 to even the series. However, the Jazz then lost Game 7 to the SuperSonics on the road, 90–86 at the KeyArena at Seattle Center, thus losing in a hard-fought seven-game series. The SuperSonics would reach the 1996 NBA Finals, but would lose in six games to the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls.

The Jazz finished fifth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 813,073 at the Delta Center during the regular season. Following the season, Benoit signed as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets, and Spencer was traded to the Orlando Magic.

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
128Greg OstertagCUnited StatesKansas

Roster

  • Jerry Sloan
  • Gordon Chiesa
  • David Fredman
  • Phil Johnson

Roster Notes

  • Center James Donaldson was waived on December 4, 1995.

Regular season

Season standings

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | | Seattle | W 112–94 | | | | Delta Center | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | | Atlanta | W 105–96 | | | | Delta Center | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | | @ New York | L 110–120 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 13 | | Chicago | L 85–90 | | | | Delta Center | 10–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | | @ Houston | W 112–105 | | | | The Summit | 12–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 17 | | Houston | L 100–103 | | | | Delta Center | 12–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | | @ Orlando | L 99–111 | | | | Orlando Arena | 14–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | | @ Chicago | L 86–100 | | | | United Center | 17–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | | @ San Antonio | L 97–111 | | | | Alamodome | 21–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | | San Antonio | L 94–101 | | | | Delta Center | 22–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | | @ Houston | L 99–107 | | | | The Summit | 22–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | | Orlando | W 111–99 | | | | Delta Center | 23–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | | @ Seattle | L 93–94 | | | | KeyArena | 26–14 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | | @ San Antonio | W 114–111 (OT) | | | | Alamodome | 33–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 56 | | New York | W 99–88 | | | | Delta Center | 39–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | | Houston | W 109–89 | | | | Delta Center | 42–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | | @ Atlanta | L 89–115 | | | | The Omni | 43–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 71 | | @ Seattle | L 98–100 | | | | KeyArena | 50–21 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 72 | | Seattle | L 91–100 | | | | Delta Center | 50–22 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 76 | | San Antonio | L 91–92 | | | | Delta Center | 51–25

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | April 25 | Portland | W 110–102 | Karl Malone (33) | Karl Malone (9) | John Stockton (23) | Delta Center 19,614 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | April 27 | Portland | W 105–90 | Karl Malone (30) | Karl Malone (14) | John Stockton (16) | Delta Center 19,911 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 29 | @ Portland | L 91–94 (OT) | Karl Malone (35) | David Benoit (11) | John Stockton (11) | Rose Garden 21,401 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | May 1 | @ Portland | L 90–98 | Jeff Hornacek (30) | Malone, Morris (6) | John Stockton (11) | Rose Garden 21,401 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | May 5 | Portland | W 102–64 | Karl Malone (25) | Karl Malone (10) | John Stockton (11) | Delta Center 19,682

3–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
1

| | @ San Antonio | W 95–75 | Karl Malone (23) | Karl Malone (7) | John Stockton (19) | Alamodome 15,112 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | | @ San Antonio | L 77–88 | Karl Malone (24) | Malone, Ostertag (8) | John Stockton (13) | Alamodome 18,635 | 1–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | | San Antonio | W 105–75 | Karl Malone (32) | Karl Malone (11) | John Stockton (7) | Delta Center 19,911 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | | San Antonio | W 101–86 | Chris Morris (25) | Adam Keefe (7) | John Stockton (10) | Delta Center 19,911 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | | @ San Antonio | L 87–98 | Karl Malone (24) | Karl Malone (12) | John Stockton (8) | Alamodome 34,215 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | | San Antonio | W 108–81 | Karl Malone (25) | Karl Malone (13) | John Stockton (13) | Delta Center 19,911

4–2
- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
1

| | @ Seattle | L 72–102 | Karl Malone (21) | Karl Malone (8) | John Stockton (7) | KeyArena 17,072 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | | @ Seattle | L 87–91 | Karl Malone (32) | Karl Malone (13) | John Stockton (7) | KeyArena 17,072 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | | Seattle | W 96–76 | Malone, Hornacek (28) | Karl Malone (18) | Jeff Hornacek (8) | Delta Center 19,911 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | | Seattle | L 86–88 | Karl Malone (25) | Karl Malone (12) | Malone, Stockton (8) | Delta Center 19,911 | 1–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | | @ Seattle | W 98–95 (OT) | Karl Malone (29) | Karl Malone (15) | John Stockton (6) | KeyArena 17,072 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | | Seattle | W 118–83 | Karl Malone (32) | Karl Malone (10) | John Stockton (12) | Delta Center 19,911 | 3–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 7 | | @ Seattle | L 86–90 | Malone, Stockton (22) | John Stockton (8) | Malone, Stockton (7) | KeyArena 17,072

3–4

Player statistics

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
816324.2.439.333.7774.71.00.50.68.2
80019.2.457.000.7922.50.90.40.87.3
65014.8.430.226.8441.22.20.40.04.4
73211.0.439.125.8472.40.30.10.33.8
825931.6.502.466.8932.54.11.30.215.2
82020.8.520.000.6925.50.80.60.56.1
828238.0.519.400.7239.84.21.70.725.7
663321.6.437.320.7723.51.21.00.310.5
571011.6.473.6673.10.10.11.13.6
5999.8.394.350.7161.50.50.50.12.9
717017.8.520.6894.30.20.30.85.6
828235.5.538.422.8302.811.21.70.214.7
1304.1.364.250.7500.50.10.00.01.7
16013.6.419.429.6921.71.50.50.13.0

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
14518.5.471.500.7782.60.50.10.26.2
18018.8.474.6801.91.20.20.86.1
18011.2.381.333.8181.22.40.20.12.9
1206.3.500.6001.00.20.10.22.3
181835.8.502.586.8903.63.31.10.217.5
17010.5.676.500.6471.90.10.20.13.4
181840.3.469.000.57410.34.41.90.626.5
181317.8.425.270.7503.91.10.70.46.2
15014.1.444.6193.30.10.11.43.5
18025.5.468.472.8164.21.21.30.59.6
181815.3.434.000.5563.00.10.31.22.8
181837.7.446.289.8143.210.81.60.411.1

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

  • Karl Malone, All-NBA First Team
  • John Stockton, All-NBA Second Team

Transactions

Free agents

SubtractionsPlayerDate signedNew team
Blue EdwardsExpansion Draft June 24, 1995Vancouver Grizzlies

References

References

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