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1996–97 Utah Jazz season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

FieldValue
teamUtah Jazz
end_year1997
ConferenceWinyes
DivisionWinyes
wins64
losses18
divisionMidwest
division_place1
conf_place1
coachJerry Sloan
gmTim Howells
ownerLarry H. Miller
arenaDelta Center
playoffs[NBA Finals](1997-nba-finals)
(lost to [Bulls](1996-97-chicago-bulls-season) 2–4)
bbr_teamUTA
radioKFNZ

(lost to Bulls 2–4)

  • KJZZ-TV
  • Fox Sports Utah

The 1996–97 Utah Jazz season was the 23rd season for the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association, and their 18th season in Salt Lake City, Utah. Prior to the start of the season, the Jazz changed their primary logo that more closely reflects the state of Utah, featuring purple mountains and light blue in the script, plus adding new uniforms.

After a 2–2 start to the regular season, the Jazz posted a 15-game winning streak between November and December, and held a 33–14 record at the All-Star break. The team then posted a 31–4 record for the remainder of the season, where they posted another 15-game winning streak between March and April, and won 19 of their final 20 games. The Jazz finished in first place in the Midwest Division with a franchise-best 64–18 record, and earned the first seed in the Western Conference; they made their 14th consecutive trip to the NBA playoffs. The Jazz also had the second-best home record in the league with a 38–3 record at the Delta Center.

Karl Malone averaged 27.4 points, 9.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year, finishing in first place ahead of Michael Jordan in Most Valuable Player voting, while being named to the All-NBA First Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, Jeff Hornacek averaged 14.5 points, 4.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while John Stockton provided the team with 14.4 points, 10.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Meanwhile, Bryon Russell showed improvement becoming the team's starting small forward, averaging 10.8 points and 1.4 steals per game, and leading the Jazz with 108 three-point field goals, while second-year center Greg Ostertag averaged 7.3 points and rebounds per game each, and led the team with 2.0 blocks per game. Off the bench, Antoine Carr contributed 7.4 points per game, while second-round draft pick Shandon Anderson contributed 5.9 points per game, and Howard Eisley provided with 4.5 points and 2.4 assists per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Gund Arena in Cleveland, Ohio, Malone and Stockton were both selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team. However, Malone was booed by the fans at the Gund Arena throughout the entire All-Star Game. Prior to the game, Malone stated that he would rather be at his home in Salt Lake City than play in the All-Star Game in Cleveland; he later on stated that he did not mean to disrespect the city of Cleveland, and that his comments were taken out of context. In addition, Stockton also participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout for the second time. Stockton finished in 15th place in Most Valuable Player voting, while head coach Jerry Sloan finished in third place in Coach of the Year voting; despite showing a lot of improvement over the previous season, Russell did not receive any votes in Most Improved Player voting.

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1997 NBA playoffs, the Jazz faced off against the 8th–seeded Los Angeles Clippers, a team that featured Loy Vaught, Malik Sealy and Rodney Rogers. The Jazz won their first two home games at the Delta Center, then defeated the Clippers in Game 3 on the road, 104–92 at the Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, thus winning the series in a three-game sweep.

In the Western Conference Semi-finals, the team faced off against the 4th–seeded Los Angeles Lakers, who were led by the trio of All-Star center Shaquille O'Neal, All-Star guard Eddie Jones, and Nick Van Exel. The Jazz won the first two games at home before losing Game 3 to the Lakers on the road, 104–84 at the Great Western Forum. The Jazz managed to win Game 4 on the road, 110–95, then defeated the Lakers in Game 5 at the Delta Center, 98–93 to win the series in five games.

In the Western Conference Finals, the Jazz then faced off against the 3rd–seeded Houston Rockets, who were led by the All-Star trio of Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley and Clyde Drexler. The Jazz won the first two games at the Delta Center to take a 2–0 series lead. However, the Rockets managed to win the next two games to even the series, as Rockets forward Eddie Johnson hit a dramatic three-pointer at the buzzer to win Game 4, 95–92 at The Summit. After winning Game 5 at home, 96–91, Game 6 at The Summit appeared to be heading into overtime, until Stockton hit a game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer, as the Jazz defeated the Rockets, 103–100 to win the series in six games, and advance to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.

In the 1997 NBA Finals, the Jazz faced off against the top–seeded, and defending NBA champion Chicago Bulls, who were led by the trio of All-Star guard Michael Jordan, All-Star forward Scottie Pippen, and rebound-specialist Dennis Rodman. The Jazz lost the first two games to the Bulls on the road at the United Center, but then won their next two home games to even the series at 2–2. In Game 5 at the Delta Center, which was known as "The Flu Game", Jordan scored 38 points in 44 minutes, as the Bulls defeated the Jazz, 90–88 to take a 3–2 series lead. Then Jazz then lost Game 6 to the Bulls at the United Center, 90–86, thus losing the series in six games.

The Jazz finished fourth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 811,439 at the Delta Center during the regular season. One notable highlight of the season occurred on November 27, 1996, where the Jazz trailed 70–36 at halftime to the Denver Nuggets at the Delta Center, but came back from a 34-point deficit, outscoring the Nuggets 71–33 in the second half to win the game, 107–103.

The team's new primary logo and uniforms would both remain in use until 2004.

Draft picks

Main article: 1996 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
125Martin MüürseppPF/SF
254Shandon AndersonSF/SGUnited StatesGeorgia

Roster

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

Roster Notes

  • Small forward Jamie Watson was waived on March 5, 1997.

Regular season

Season standings

:z – clinched division title :y – clinched division title :x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | 7:00p.m. MST | Seattle | W 99–91 | Malone (27) | Malone (13) | Hornacek, Stockton (8) | Delta Center 19,911 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | | @ L.A. Clippers | W 95–90 | Malone (21) | Malone (12) | Stockton (7) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 13,041 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | 7:00p.m. MST | Houston | L 72–75 | Malone (16) | Malone (14) | Hornacek (5) | Delta Center 19,911 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | 6:30p.m. MST | @ Houston | L 85–91 | Malone (32) | Malone (11) | Stockton (6) | The Summit 16,285 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | | Sacramento | W 105–74 | Malone (22) | Ostertag (13) | Stockton (10) | Delta Center 19,283 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | | Vancouver | W 104–96 | Malone (21) | Ostertag (20) | Stockton (18) | Delta Center 19,046 | 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 7 | | @ Dallas | W 88–87 | Stockton (23) | Russell (13) | Stockton (8) | Reunion Arena 15,947 | 5–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 8 | 7:30p.m. MST | @ L.A. Lakers | W 113–97 | Malone (37) | Ostertag (9) | Stockton (13) | Great Western Forum 16,122 | 6–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 9 | | Golden State | W 109–104 (OT) | | | | Delta Center 18,889 | 7–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 10 | 7:00p.m. MST | Chicago | W 105–100 | Malone (36) | Malone (15) | Stockton (13) | Delta Center 19,911 | 8–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 11 | | New Jersey | W 108–92 | | | | Delta Center 19,132 | 9–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | | Denver | W 107–103 | | | | Delta Center 19,324 | 10–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 13 | | L.A. Clippers | W 111–94 | | | | Delta Center 19,381 | 11–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 14 | 6:00p.m. MST | @ Seattle | W 96–90 | | | | KeyArena 17,072 | 12–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 15 | | Charlotte | W 107–97 | | | | Delta Center 19,410 | 13–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 16 | 6:00p.m. MST | L.A. Lakers | W 101–75 | | | | Delta Center 19,911 | 14–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 17 | | Minnesota | W 106–95 | | | | Delta Center 19,911 | 15–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 18 | | @ Denver | W 104–91 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena 12,837 | 16–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | | Indiana | W 110–86 | | | | Delta Center 19,911 | 17–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 20 | | Phoenix | L 87–95 | | | | Delta Center 19,911 | 17–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 21 | | Orlando | W 101–68 | | | | Delta Center 19,911 | 18–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 22 | 5:30p.m. MST | @ New York | L 94–99 | Malone (29) | Malone (14) | Stockton (5) | Madison Square Garden 19,763 | 18–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 23 | 5:30p.m. MST | @ Miami | W 94–87 (OT) | Malone (35) | Malone (16) | Stockton (10) | Miami Arena 14,919 | 19–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 24 | | @ Orlando | W 98–93 | | | | Orlando Arena 17,248 | 20–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 25 | | @ Cleveland | L 94–100 | | | | Gund Arena 17,205 | 20–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 26 | | @ Minnesota | L 98–107 | | | | Target Center 14,434 | 20–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 27 | | Portland | W 99–94 | | | | Delta Center 19,911 | 21–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 28 | | Philadelphia | W 110–84 | | | | Delta Center 19,911 | 22–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | | @ L.A. Clippers | L 101–115 | | | | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 22–7 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 30 | | @ San Antonio | L 80–83 | | | | Alamodome 15,220 | 22–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 31 | 7:00p.m. MST | Miami | W 83–80 | Malone (28) | Malone (12) | Stockton (11) | Delta Center 19,911 | 23–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 32 | 6:30p.m. MST | @ Chicago | L 89–102 | Malone (27) | Malone (11) | Stockton (11) | United Center 23,882 | 23–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 33 | | @ Milwaukee | L 112–119 (OT) | | | | Bradley Center | 23–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 34 | | @ Toronto | L 96–110 | | | | SkyDome | 23–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | | @ Detroit | L 77–87 | | | | The Palace of Auburn Hills | 23–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 36 | | @ Philadelphia | W 97–96 (OT) | | | | CoreStates Center | 24–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | | Phoenix | W 95–91 | | | | Delta Center | 25–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 38 | | @ Vancouver | W 106–68 | | | | General Motors Place | 26–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 39 | | @ Portland | L 96–102 | | | | Rose Garden | 26–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 40 | | Cleveland | W 94–74 | | | | Delta Center | 27–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | | @ Phoenix | W 111–99 | | | | America West Arena | 28–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 42 | 6:30p.m. MST | @ Houston | W 105–100 (OT) | Malone (27) | Malone (17) | Stockton (11) | The Summit 16,285 | 29–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 43 | | Denver | W 114–99 | | | | Delta Center | 30–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 44 | 7:00p.m. MST | Atlanta | W 102–96 | | | | Delta Center | 31–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 45 | | @ Dallas | L 97–100 | | | | Reunion Arena | 31–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 46 | | Washington | W 111–89 | | | | Delta Center | 32–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | 6:00p.m. MST | @ Seattle | W 99–95 | | | | KeyArena | 33–14 |- align="center" |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 48 | | @ Sacramento | W 120–98 | | | | ARCO Arena | 34–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 49 | | Portland | W 110–86 | | | | Delta Center | 35–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 50 | | Dallas | W 99–84 | | | | Delta Center | 36–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 51 | | San Antonio | W 113–105 | | | | Delta Center | 37–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 52 | | Boston | W 122–105 | | | | Delta Center | 38–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 53 | 1:30p.m. MST | Seattle | L 87–89 (OT) | | | | Delta Center | 38–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 54 | 7:00p.m. MST | New York | W 110–99 | Malone (33) | Ostertag (13) | Stockton (12) | Delta Center 19,911 | 39–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 55 | | Toronto | W 118–114 | | | | Delta Center | 40–15 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 56 | | @ Portland | L 105–115 | | | | Rose Garden | 40–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 57 | | @ Vancouver | W 93–86 | | | | General Motors Place | 41–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 58 | | @ Golden State | W 111–104 | | | | San Jose Arena | 42–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 59 | | Dallas | W 96–65 | | | | Delta Center | 43–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 60 | | Detroit | W 95–88 | | | | Delta Center | 44–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 61 | | @ Minnesota | W 115–106 | | | | Target Center | 45–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 62 | 5:30p.m. MST | @ Atlanta | L 99–106 | | | | The Omni | 45–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 63 | | @ New Jersey | W 117–102 | | | | Continental Airlines Arena | 46–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 64 | | @ Indiana | W 105–96 | | | | Market Square Arena | 47–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 65 | | @ Washington | W 100–93 | | | | US Airways Arena | 48–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 66 | | @ Charlotte | W 114–93 | | | | Charlotte Coliseum | 49–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 67 | | @ Boston | W 113–100 | | | | Fleet Center | 50–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | | L.A. Clippers | W 107–94 | | | | Delta Center | 51–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | | @ Denver | W 120–103 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 52–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 70 | | Milwaukee | W 101–96 | | | | Delta Center | 53–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | | @ San Antonio | W 115–102 | | | | Alamodome | 54–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 72 | | Sacramento | W 118–87 | | | | Delta Center | 55–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 73 | | Vancouver | W 106–79 | | | | Delta Center | 56–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 74 | | @ Golden State | W 114–100 | | | | San Jose Arena | 57–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 75 | | San Antonio | W 116–93 | | | | Delta Center | 58–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 76 | 6:00p.m. MDT | L.A. Lakers | W 101–89 | | | | Delta Center | 59–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 77 | 7:00p.m. MDT | Houston | W 104–83 | Malone (28) | Malone (13) | Stockton (8) | Delta Center 19,911 | 60–17 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 78 | 1:30p.m. MDT | @ L.A. Lakers | L 98–100 | | | | Great Western Forum | 60–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | | @ Phoenix | W 127–122 | | | | America West Arena | 61–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 80 | | Golden State | W 106–93 | | | | Delta Center | 62–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 81 | | Minnesota | W 101–89 | | | | Delta Center | 63–18 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 82 | | @ Sacramento | W 113–109 | | | | ARCO Arena | 64–18

Playoffs

|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 1 | | L.A. Clippers | W 106–86 | Malone (27) | Malone (10) | Stockton (17) | Delta Center 19,911 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | | L.A. Clippers | W 105–99 | Malone (39) | Malone (11) | Hornacek, Stockton (4) | Delta Center 19,911 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | | @ L.A. Clippers | W 104–92 | Malone (26) | Malone (13) | Stockton (13) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 11,747

3–0
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
1

| 3:30p.m. MDT | L.A. Lakers | W 93–77 | Malone (23) | Malone (13) | Hornacek (7) | Delta Center 19,911 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | 8:30p.m. MDT | L.A. Lakers | W 103–101 | Malone (31) | Malone (11) | Hornacek, Stockton (7) | Delta Center 19,911 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | 8:30p.m. MDT | @ L.A. Lakers | L 84–104 | Hornacek (26) | Malone (10) | Stockton (8) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | 1:30p.m. MDT | @ L.A. Lakers | W 110–95 | Russell (29) | Russell (10) | Stockton (11) | Great Western Forum 17,505 | 3–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | 8:30p.m. MDT | L.A. Lakers | W 98–93 (OT) | Malone (32) | Malone (20) | Stockton (10) | Delta Center 19,911

4–1
- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
1

| 6:30p.m. MDT | Houston | W 101–86 | Malone (21) | Malone (13) | Stockton (13) | Delta Center 19,911 | 1–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 2 | 6:30p.m. MDT | Houston | W 104–92 | Stockton (26) | Malone (15) | Stockton (12) | Delta Center 19,911 | 2–0 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | 6:30p.m. MDT | @ Houston | L 100–118 | Malone (21) | Ostertag (9) | Stockton (10) | The Summit 16,285 | 2–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 4 | 1:30p.m. MDT | @ Houston | L 92–95 | Malone, Stockton (22) | Malone (10) | Stockton (8) | The Summit 16,285 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 5 | 7:00p.m. MDT | Houston | W 96–91 | Malone (29) | Malone (14) | Stockton (6) | Delta Center 19,911 | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | 7:00p.m. MDT | @ Houston | W 103–100 | Stockton (25) | Ostertag (14) | Stockton (13) | The Summit 16,285

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

| 5:30p.m. MDT | @ Chicago | L 82–84 | Malone (23) | Malone (15) | Stockton (12) | United Center 24,544 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | 7:00p.m. MDT | @ Chicago | L 85–97 | Malone (20) | Malone (13) | Stockton (7) | United Center 24,544 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 3 | 7:00p.m. MDT | Chicago | W 104–93 | Malone (37) | Malone (10) | Stockton (12) | Delta Center 19,911 | 1–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 4 | 5:30p.m. MDT | Chicago | W 78–73 | Malone (23) | Malone (10) | Stockton (12) | Delta Center 19,911 | 2–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 5 | 7:00p.m. MDT | Chicago | L 88–90 | Malone (19) | Ostertag (15) | Malone (6) | Delta Center 19,911 | 2–3 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 6 | 7:00p.m. MDT | @ Chicago | L 86–90 | Malone (21) | Ostertag (8) | Stockton (5) | United Center 24,544

2–4

NBA Finals

In the Finals, the Jazz faced the Chicago Bulls losing the first two games on the road. However, the Jazz upon arriving at the Delta Center continued their home court advantage by taking Game 3, and Game 4 to even the series. With a chance to take a series lead in Game 5, the Jazz were beaten by a heroic performance by Michael Jordan playing with the flu like ailment 90–88. Back in Chicago for Game 6, the Jazz battled the Bulls tightly before falling by four points as the Bulls won their fifth title in seven years.

Player statistics

Season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
65016.4.462.511.6872.8.8.4.15.9
82017.8.483.000.7802.4.9.3.87.4
82013.2.451.278.7871.02.4.5.14.5
791211.6.453.667.8312.4.4.1.33.5
828231.6.482.369.8992.94.41.5.314.5
†4208.3.573.5971.8.2.3.23.6
62014.8.513.000.6893.5.5.5.23.8
828236.6.550.000.7559.94.51.4.627.4
73113.4.408.274.7222.2.6.4.34.3
†8011.8.414.000.8001.01.5.8.04.0
777023.6.515.000.6787.3.4.32.07.3
818131.2.479.409.7014.11.51.6.310.8
828235.3.548.422.8462.810.52.0.214.4
†204.0.000.0.5.0.0.0
†1309.9.440.333.8331.4.8.8.22.5

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
18016.4.439.417.7142.7.7.6.14.6
20014.0.482.7502.0.5.3.54.9
20010.9.500.474.964.92.0.2.05.6
20015.5.389.250.8672.8.6.2.44.2
202035.2.433.358.8764.53.71.1.214.6
502.6.500.750.2.0.2.01.8
807.4.333.6672.0.3.3.11.0
202040.8.435.500.72011.42.91.4.826.0
2008.8.400.320.6001.6.3.4.22.9
202023.0.410.7436.9.3.52.44.7
202037.9.461.356.7214.61.41.1.312.3
202037.0.521.380.8563.99.61.7.316.1

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

Awards

  • Karl Malone, NBA Most Valuable Player Award
  • Karl Malone, All-NBA First Team
  • John Stockton, All-NBA Third Team
  • Karl Malone, NBA All-Defensive First Team
  • John Stockton, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions

Subtractions

References

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