1988–89 Utah Jazz season
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1988–89 Utah Jazz season | |
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Division Champions
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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]
Contents
Draft picks
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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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 |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB |
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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 |
Game log
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 | |||||
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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 |
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Thurl Bailey | |||||||||||
Mike Brown | |||||||||||
Mark Eaton | |||||||||||
Jim Farmer | |||||||||||
Darrell Griffith | |||||||||||
Bob Hansen | |||||||||||
Marc Iavaroni | |||||||||||
Bart Kofoed | |||||||||||
Eric Leckner | |||||||||||
Jim Les | |||||||||||
Karl Malone | |||||||||||
Jose Ortiz | |||||||||||
Scott Roth | |||||||||||
John Stockton | |||||||||||
Eric White |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Thurl Bailey | |||||||||||
Mike Brown | |||||||||||
Mark Eaton | |||||||||||
Jim Farmer | |||||||||||
Darrell Griffith | |||||||||||
Bob Hansen | |||||||||||
Marc Iavaroni | |||||||||||
Eric Leckner | |||||||||||
Jim Les | |||||||||||
Karl Malone | |||||||||||
John Stockton |
Awards and records
- Mark Eaton, NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award
- Karl Malone, All-NBA First Team
- John Stockton, All-NBA Second Team
- Mark Eaton, NBA All-Defensive First Team
- John Stockton, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
Transactions
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