1986–87 Utah Jazz season

1986–87 Utah Jazz season
Head coach Frank Layden
Arena Salt Palace
Results
Record 44–38 (.537)
Place Division: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 2-3)

The 1986–87 Utah Jazz season was the team's 13th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 42–40 output from the previous season. They bested it by two wins, finishing 44–38 and qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
115Dell CurrySG/SF United StatesVirginia Polytech
361John ShaskyC United StatesMinnesota
363Bill Breeding United StatesRocky Mountain
484Marty Embry United StatesDePaul
5107Kerry BoagniPF United StatesCalifornia State-Fullerton
6130Chuck Everson United StatesVillanova
7153Mark Mitchell United StatesHartford

Roster

Utah Jazz roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 41 United States Bailey, Thurl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) North Carolina State
C 54 United States Benson, Kent 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Indiana
G 30 United States Curry, Dell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Virginia Tech
C 53 United States Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) UCLA
G 14 United States Green, Rickey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Michigan
G 35 United States Griffith, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Louisville
G 20 United States Hansen, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Iowa
F 43 United States Iavaroni, Marc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia
F 32 United States Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Louisiana Tech
F 22 United States Scurry, Carey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 188 lb (85 kg) LIU
G 12 United States Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gonzaga
F 4 United States Tripucka, Kelly 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Notre Dame
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division W L PCT GB
Dallas Mavericks 55 27 0.671 —
Utah Jazz 44 38 0.537 11
Houston Rockets 42 40 0.512 13
Denver Nuggets 37 45 0.451 18
Sacramento Kings 29 53 0.354 26
San Antonio Spurs 28 54 0.341 27

Record vs. opponents

1986-87 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 —3–34–24–22–02–03–31–11–13–32–01–13–35–05–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–05–0
Boston 3–3—6–03–22–02–03–22–02–05–12–00–23–34–24–23–32–02–02–02–02–01–14–2
Chicago 2–40–6—5–11–11–13–30–20–23–22–00–24–23–24–23–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–3
Cleveland 2–42–31–5—0–21–11–51–10–23–32–00–21–54–24–12–41–11–11–11–11–10–22–4
Dallas 0–20–21–12–0—4–21–15–03–30–25–03–22–02–02–02–03–22–35–14–25–03–31–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–12–4—0–24–13–31–12–30–51–12–02–00–23–23–22–45–12–32–41–1
Detroit 3–32–33–35–11–12–0—1–11–13–32–01–13–35–16–05–01–10–21–11–12–01–13–3
Golden State 1–10–22–01–10–51–41–1—4–10–26–02–40–22–02–01–11–54–24–14–14–22–30–2
Houston 1–10–22–02–03–33–31–11–4—2–04–11–40–21–11–10–23–22–35–15–11–43–31–1
Indiana 3–31–52–33–32–01–13–32–00–2—2–00–22–45–13–22–41–10–21–12–01–11–14–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–20–20–53–20–20–61–40–2—0–60–21–10–20–21–50–61–41–42–42–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–12–02–02–02–35–01–14–24–12–06–0—1–12–02–02–05–15–15–04–14–23–21–1
Milwaukee 3–33–32–45–10–21–13–32–02–04–22–01–1—4–24–22–32–00–22–01–12–01–14–1
New Jersey 0–52–42–32–40–20–21–50–21–11–51–10–22–4—5–13–31–10–20–20–20–21–12–4
New York 1–52–42–41–40–20–20–60–21–12–32–00–22–41–5—3–31–10–22–01–10–21–12–4
Philadelphia 3–33–33–34–20–22–00–51–12–04–22–00–23–23–33–3—1–12–02–01–12–01–13–3
Phoenix 1–10–21–11–12–32–31–15–12–31–15–11–50–21–11–11–1—2–42–32–31–54–10–2
Portland 1–10–21–11–13–22–32–02–43–22–06–01–52–02–02–00–24–2—3–24–14–23–21–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–11–11–54–21–11–41–51–14–10–50–22–00–20–23–22–3—3–32–31–51–1
San Antonio 0–20–21–11–12–41–51–11–41–50–24–11–41–12–01–11–13–21–43–3—1–42–40–2
Seattle 0–20–20–21–10–53–20–22–44–11–14–22–40–22–02–00–25–12–43–24–1—3–21–1
Utah 0–21–12–02–03–34–21–13–23–31–13–22–31–11–11–11–11–42–35–14–22–3—1–1
Washington 0–52–43–34–21–11–13–32–01–12–42–01–11–44–24–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–1—

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Golden State Warriors: Warriors win series 3-2

  • Game 1 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 23): Utah 98, Golden State 85
  • Game 2 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (April 25): Utah 103, Golden State 100
  • Game 3 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (April 29): Golden State 110, Utah 95
  • Game 4 @ Oakland Coliseum, Oakland (May 1): Golden State 98, Utah 94
  • Game 5 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 3): Golden State 118, Utah 113

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
Thurl Bailey
Kent Benson
Dell Curry
Mark Eaton
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Marc Iavaroni
Karl Malone
Carey Scurry
John Stockton
Kelly Tripucka

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Thurl Bailey
Kent Benson
Dell Curry
Mark Eaton
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Marc Iavaroni
Karl Malone
Carey Scurry
John Stockton
Kelly Tripucka

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1986-87 Utah Jazz
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