1990–91 Utah Jazz season

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1990–91 Utah Jazz season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerTim Howells
Owner(s)Larry H. Miller
ArenaSalt Palace
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishConference Semifinals
(Lost to Trail Blazers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKALL
< 1989–90 1991–92 >

The 1990–91 NBA season was the Jazz's 17th season in the National Basketball Association, and 12th season in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] Early into the season, the Jazz traveled to Japan to play their first two games against the Phoenix Suns at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.[2] With the off-season acquisition of Jeff Malone from the Washington Bullets,[3] the Jazz continued to play sweet music in the regular season with a 26–12 start. They ended up falling one game short of the Midwest Division title with another stellar record of 54–28.[4] They made their eighth consecutive trip to the playoffs.[5]

Karl Malone averaged 29.0 points and 11.8 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[6] while John Stockton averaged 17.2 points, led the league with 14.2 assists, and contributed 2.9 steals per game, while being named to the All-NBA Third Team, and the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Jeff Malone finished second on the team in scoring with 18.6 points per game, while sixth man Thurl Bailey provided the team with 12.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, second-year guard Blue Edwards contributed 9.3 points per game, and Mark Eaton provided with 8.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.[7] Malone and Stockton were both selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game.[8]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the 4th-seeded Phoenix Suns in four games,[9] but lost in the Western Conference Semi-finals to the Portland Trail Blazers in five games.[10] This was also their final season playing at the Salt Palace. Following the season, Darrell Griffith retired.[11]

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1990 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 33 Walter Palmer C/F  United States Dartmouth

Roster[]

1990–91 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 41 Bailey, Thurl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1961–04–07 North Carolina State
C 40 Brown, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 1963–07–19 George Washington
G 21 Brown, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960–07–29 Arkansas
C 53 Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–01–24 UCLA
F 30 Edwards, Blue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965–10–31 East Carolina
G 35 Griffith, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1958–06–16 Louisville
G 24 Malone, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1961–06–28 Mississippi State
F 32 Malone, Karl (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech
C 33 Palmer, Walter 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–10–23 Dartmouth
G 11 Rudd, Delaney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1962–11–08 Wake Forest
G 12 Stockton, John (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga
F 5 Toolson, Andy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–01–19 BYU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 1, 1991

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 — 33–8 22–19 20–8
x-Utah Jazz 54 28 .659 1 36–5 18–23 21-7
x-Houston Rockets 52 30 .634 3 31-10 21–20 20-8
Orlando Magic 31 51 .378 24 24-17 7–34 13–15
Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 26 21-20 8-33 9-19
Dallas Mavericks 28 54 .341 27 20-21 8–33 7-21
Denver Nuggets 20 62 .244 35 17-24 3-38 8–20
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Portland Trail Blazers 63 19 .768 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 8
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 .707 5
4 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 8
5 x-Utah Jazz 54 28 .659 9
6 x-Houston Rockets 52 30 .634 11
7 x-Golden State Warriors 44 38 .537 19
8 x-Seattle SuperSonics 41 41 .500 22
9 Orlando Magic 31 51 .378 32
10 Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 .378 32
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 34
12 Dallas Mavericks 28 54 .341 35
13 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 38
14 Denver Nuggets 20 62 .244 43
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1990-91 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta — 3–1 1–4 1–4 3–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–3 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2
Boston 1–3 — 3–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 5–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–1
Charlotte 4–1 1–3 — 0–5 1–4 1–1 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2
Chicago 4–1 2–2 5–0 — 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 4–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 3–1
Cleveland 2–3 1–3 4–1 0–5 — 2–0 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3
Dallas 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 3–1 0–2 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 2–0 2–0 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–4 2–2 0–5 2–0
Denver 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–3 — 0–2 1–3 0–5 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–4 0–4 1–3 1–1
Detroit 5–0 2–2 4–1 2–3 3–2 2–0 2–0 — 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–3 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Golden State 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 — 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–3 2–3 2–3 2–2 3–1 1–3 0–2
Houston 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 5–0 0–2 2–2 — 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 5–0 2–0 2–0 3–2 2–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 2–3 2–2 2–2 1–1
Indiana 1–4 2–2 5–0 1–4 4–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 0–2 2–3 2–2 1–1 — 0–4 0–2 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–3 1–3 3–2 2–2 2–3 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–2 3–1 2–0 4–0 — 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 2–3 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0
Miami 0–4 1–4 2–2 0–4 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 — 0–4 0–2 3–3 1–4 1–1 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–2
Milwaukee 3–2 2–2 3–2 1–4 3–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 — 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Minnesota 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–1 2–3 0–2 1–3 0–5 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–4 0–4 3–1 0–4 2–2 1–4 1–1
New Jersey 1–3 1–4 2–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–3 2–2 1–1 — 0–5 1–1 2–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–3
New York 1–3 0–5 4–0 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 0–4 1–1 5–0 — 0–2 5–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2
Orlando 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–1 3–2 0–2 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 — 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–4 1–1
Philadelphia 4–0 3–2 2–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 0–2 3–2 1–5 2–0 — 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–2
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 4–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 — 3–2 3–1 1–3 3–2 2–2 2–0
Portland 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 3–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 2–3 — 3–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 2–0
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 3–2 1–3 0–2 2–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 — 1–3 1–4 1–3 2–0
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 4–1 2–0 2–2 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–1 — 3–1 2–3 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 1–3 2���2 1–1 3–2 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–3 0–4 4–1 1–3 — 1–3 2–0
Utah 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 3–2 3–1 — 2–0
Washington 2–2 1–5 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 2–3 1–3 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log[]

Playoffs[]

1991 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 25 @ Phoenix W 129–90 Karl Malone (27) Karl Malone (10) John Stockton (15) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,487 		1–0
2 April 27 @ Phoenix L 92–102 Jeff Malone (23) Karl Malone (14) John Stockton (11) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,487 		1–1
3 April 30 Phoenix W 107–98 Karl Malone (32) Mike Brown (11) John Stockton (12) Salt Palace
12,616 		2–1
4 May 2 Phoenix W 101–93 Karl Malone (38) Karl Malone (13) John Stockton (13) Salt Palace
12,616 		3–1
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 7 @ Portland L 97–117 John Stockton (23) Karl Malone (16) John Stockton (16) Memorial Coliseum
12,884 		0–1
2 May 9 @ Portland L 116–118 Karl Malone (40) Karl Malone (16) John Stockton (12) Memorial Coliseum
12,884 		0–2
3 May 11 Portland W 107–101 Karl Malone (30) Karl Malone (21) John Stockton (15) Delta Center
12,616 		1–2
4 May 12 Portland L 101–104 Karl Malone (31) Karl Malone (12) John Stockton (16) Delta Center
12,616 		1–3
5 May 14 @ Portland L 96–103 Karl Malone (26) K. Malone, Eaton (8) John Stockton (14) Memorial Coliseum
12,884 		1–4
1991 schedule

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
Karl Malone 82 82 40.3 .527 .286 .770 11.8 3.3 1.1 1.0 29.0
Jeff Malone 69 69 35.7 .508 .167 .917 3.0 2.1 0.7 0.1 18.6
John Stockton 82 82 37.8 .507 .345 .836 2.9 14.2 2.9 0.2 17.2
Thurl Bailey 82 22 30.3 .458 .000 .808 5.0 1.5 0.6 1.1 12.4
Blue Edwards 62 56 26.0 .526 .250 .701 3.2 1.7 0.9 0.5 9.3
Darrell Griffith 75 2 13.4 .391 .348 .756 1.2 0.5 0.6 0.1 5.7
Mark Eaton 80 80 32.3 .579 .634 8.3 0.6 0.5 2.4 5.1
Mike Brown 82 2 17.0 .454 .742 4.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 4.8
Delaney Rudd 82 0 10.7 .435 .279 .831 0.8 2.6 0.4 0.0 4.0
Pat Cummings 4 0 6.5 .667 .700 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8
Tony Brown 23 0 11.6 .364 .182 .870 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 3.4
Andy Toolson 47 15 10.0 .403 .375 .758 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.0 2.9
Walter Palmer 28 0 3.0 .333 .000 .667 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.4
Chris Munk 11 0 2.6 .429 .583 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.2
Dan O'Sullivan 21 0 4.0 .438 .636 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Karl Malone 9 9 42.6 .455 .000 .846 13.3 3.2 1.0 1.2 29.7
Jeff Malone 9 9 39.0 .493 .000 .917 3.9 3.2 1.0 0.1 20.7
John Stockton 9 9 41.4 .537 .407 .841 4.7 13.8 2.2 0.2 18.2
Blue Edwards 9 9 26.8 .481 .500 .800 3.1 1.8 0.9 0.1 10.1
Mike Brown 9 0 24.8 .482 .842 7.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 9.6
Thurl Bailey 9 0 25.3 .359 .880 3.6 1.0 0.3 0.7 7.6
Mark Eaton 9 9 28.3 .516 .583 6.2 0.6 0.1 1.4 4.3
Darrell Griffith 3 0 3.0 .714 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3
Delaney Rudd 9 0 6.4 .429 .333 .500 0.2 1.9 0.3 0.0 2.7
Tony Brown 4 0 7.3 .500 .500 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.3
Walter Palmer 2 0 3.0 .250 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Andy Toolson 2 0 2.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[7]

Awards and records[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ 1990-91 Utah Jazz
  2. ^ "NBA 1990-91 : NBA Enters a New World as Suns, Jazz Open Season in Tokyo". Los Angeles Times. November 2, 1990. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  3. ^ "Bullets Get Pervis Ellison in Three-Way Trade : Pro basketball: Jeff Malone goes to Jazz, with Hansen and Leckner going to Sacramento. Nets deal for Theus, meaning they will probably pick Coleman". Los Angeles Times. June 26, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "1990–91 Utah Jazz Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "Utah Jazz". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "1990–91 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "1990–91 Utah Jazz Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "1991 NBA All-Star Game: East 116, West 114". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  9. ^ At crunch time, Jazz crunched Suns – and maybe critics, Deseret News, May 3, 1991
  10. ^ "BASKETBALL: THREE TEAMS ADVANCE TO CONFERENCE FINALS; Blazers Take 5 To Chase Jazz". New York Times. May 15, 1991. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  11. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Jazz Waives Griffith". New York Times. October 22, 1991. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

See also[]

  • 1990-91 NBA season
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