1996–97 Utah Jazz season

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1996–97 Utah Jazz season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerTim Howells
Owner(s)Larry H. Miller
ArenaDelta Center
Results
Record64–18 (.780)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Bulls 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKFNZ
< 1995–96 1997–98 >

The 1996–97 NBA season was the Jazz's 23rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 18th season in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] 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,[2][3][4] plus adding new uniforms.[5][6] The new colors seemed to agree with the Jazz as they went on a 15-game winning streak between November and December after a 2–2 start to the season. With a 33–14 record at midseason, the Jazz then posted a 31–4 record after the All-Star break, where they posted another 15-game winning streak between March and April, winning 19 of their final 20 games, and finishing first place in the Western Conference with a franchise best record of 64–18.[7] They made their fourteenth consecutive trip to the playoffs.[8] The team 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 as he took home MVP honors, finishing in first place ahead of Michael Jordan in Most Valuable Player voting,[9][10] while being named to the All-NBA First Team and NBA All-Defensive First Team. In addition, John Stockton averaged 14.4 points, led the league with 10.5 assists, and contributed 2.0 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, and NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Both Malone and Stockton were selected for the 1997 NBA All-Star Game.[11] Jeff Hornacek provided the team with 14.5 points and 1.5 steals per game, while Bryon Russell showed improvement stepping into the lineup, averaging 10.8 points and 1.4 steals per game, and second-year center Greg Ostertag averaged 7.3 points and rebounds per game each, and led the team with 2.0 blocks per game.[12]

In the playoffs, the Jazz got off to a flying start in the Western Conference First Round sweeping the Los Angeles Clippers in three straight games.[13] In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they continued to roll easily knocking the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one.[14] In the Western Conference Finals, they took a 2–0 series lead over the Houston Rockets, who were led by Hakeem Olajuwon, Charles Barkley and Clyde Drexler.[15] However, the Rockets would even the series at two games a piece as Rockets forward Eddie Johnson hit a dramatic buzzer beater to win Game 4.[16] After the Jazz took Game 5 at home,[17] Game 6 would be another battle and appeared to be heading for overtime, until Stockton nailed a three-point buzzer beater that launched the Jazz to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.[18] In their first trip to the finals, the Jazz lost in six games to Jordan, Scottie Pippen and the defending champion Chicago Bulls.[19][20]

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

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1996 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 25 Martin Müürsepp PF/SF  Estonia
2 54 Shandon Anderson SF/SG  United States Georgia

Roster[]

1996–97 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 40 Anderson, Shandon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1973–12–31 Georgia
F 55 Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1961–07–23 Wichita State University
G 10 Eisley, Howard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1972–12–04 Boston College
C 44 Foster, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–10–03 UTEP
G 14 Hornacek, Jeff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–05–03 Iowa State
F 43 Howard, Stephen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970–05–15 DePaul
F 31 Keefe, Adam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1970–02–22 Stanford
F 32 Malone, Karl (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech
F 34 Morris, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–01–20 Auburn
C 00 Ostertag, Greg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1973–03–06 Kansas
F 3 Russell, Bryon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1970–12–31 Long Beach State
G 12 Stockton, John (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 5, 1997

Roster Notes[]

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 64 18 .780 – 38–3 26–15 19–5
x-Houston Rockets 57 25 .695 7 30–11 27–14 19–5
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 40 42 .488 24 25–16 15–26 16–8
Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 40 14–27 10–31 9–15
Denver Nuggets 21 61 .256 43 12–29 9–32 7–17
San Antonio Spurs 20 62 .244 44 12–29 8–33 8–16
Vancouver Grizzlies 14 68 .171 50 8–33 6–35 6–18
1996–97 NBA West standings
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Utah Jazz 64 18 .780 –
2 y-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 7
3 x-Houston Rockets 57 25 .695 7
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 8
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 15
6 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 40 42 .488 24
7 x-Phoenix Suns 40 42 .488 24
8 x-Los Angeles Clippers 36 46 .439 28
9 Sacramento Kings 34 48 .415 30
10 Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 34
11 Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 40
12 Denver Nuggets 21 61 .256 43
13 San Antonio Spurs 20 62 .244 44
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 14 68 .171 50
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

[21]

Record vs. opponents[]

1996-97 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHX POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta — 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–1
Boston 1–3 — 0–4 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–4
Charlotte 3–1 4–0 — 0–4 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 3–1
Chicago 3–1 4–0 4–0 — 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Cleveland 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–3 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3
Dallas 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 3–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 — 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–1
Detroit 3–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 — 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 1–3 4–0 0–4 2–0 0–4 3–1 0–2
Houston 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 — 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0
Indiana 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 — 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 4–0 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–0
Miami 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Milwaukee 0–4 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 — 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 4–0 0–2 3–1 0–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
New Jersey 1–3 4–0 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
New York 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 — 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 4–0
Orlando 1–3 4–0 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–3
Philadelphia 0–4 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–3 4–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 — 2–2 4–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 4–0 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 — 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–4 4–0 0–2
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 — 0–4 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2
Seattle 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 — 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Toronto 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–4 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–2
Utah 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 — 4–0 2–0
Vancouver 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–4 — 1–1
Washington 1–2 4–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 —

Game log[]

1996-97 Game Log
November: 11–2 (Home: 8–1; Road: 3–1)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1 November 1 Seattle W 99–91 Karl Malone (27) Karl Malone (13) Stockton & Hornacek (8) Delta Center
19,911		 1–0
2 November 2 @ L.A. Clippers W 95–90 Karl Malone (21) Karl Malone (12) John Stockton (7) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
13,041		 2–0
3 November 4 Houston L 72–75 Karl Malone (16) Karl Malone (14) Jeff Hornacek (5) Delta Center
19,911		 2–1
4 November 9 @ Houston L 85–91 Karl Malone (32) Karl Malone (11) John Stockton (6) The Summit
16,285		 2–2
5 November 13 Sacramento W 105–74 Karl Malone (22) Greg Ostertag (13) John Stockton (10) Delta Center
19,283		 3–2
6 November 15 Vancouver W 104–96 Karl Malone (21) Greg Ostertag (20) John Stockton (18) Delta Center
19,046		 4–2
7 November 16 @ Dallas W 88–87 John Stockton (23) Bryon Russell (13) John Stockton (8) Reunion Arena
15,947		 5–2
8 November 20 @ L.A. Lakers W 113–97 Karl Malone (37) Greg Ostertag (9) John Stockton (13) Great Western Fourm
16,122		 6–2
9 November 21 Golden State W 109–104 (OT) Delta Center
18,889		 7–2
10 November 23 Chicago W105–100 Delta Center
19,911		 8–2
11 November 25 New Jersey W 108–92 Delta Center
19,132		 9–2
12 November 27 Denver W 107–103 Delta Center
19,324		 10–2
13 November 29 L.A. Clippers W 111–94 Delta Center
19,381		 11–2
December: 11-5 (Home: 7-1; Road: 4-4)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
14 Dec 1 at Seattle SuperSonics 96-90 W KeyArena at Seattle Center/17,072 12-2
15 Dec 2 vs Charlotte Hornets 107-97 W Delta Center/19,410 13-2
16 Dec 4 vs Los Angeles Lakers 101-75 W Delta Center/19,911 14-2
17 Dec 6 vs Minnesota Timberwolves 106-95 W Delta Center/19,911 15-2
18 Dec 7 at Denver Nuggets 104-91 W McNichols Sports Arena/12,837 16-2
19 Dec 10 vs Indiana Pacers 110-86 W Delta Center/19,911 17-2
20 Dec 12 vs Phoenix Suns 87-95 L Delta Center/19,911 17-3
21 Dec 14 vs Orlando Magic 101-68 W Delta Center/19,911 18-3
22 Dec 17 at New York Knicks 94-99 L Madison Square Garden/19,763 18-4
23 Dec 19 at Miami Heat 94-87 W OT Miami Arena/14,919 19-4
24 Dec 20 at Orlando Magic 98-93 W Orlando Arena/17,248 20-4
25 Dec 22 at Cleveland Cavaliers 94-100 L Gund Arena/17,205 20-5
26 Dec 23 at Minnesota Timberwolves 98-107 L Target Center/14,434 20-6
27 Dec 26 vs Portland Trail Blazers 99-94 W Delta Center/19,911 21-6
28 Dec 28 vs Philadelphia 76ers 110-84 W Delta Center/19,911 22-6
29 Dec 30 at Los Angeles Clippers 101-115 L Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 22-7
January: 9-6 (Home: 5-0; Road: 4-6)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
30 Jan 2 at San Antonio Spurs 80-83 L Alamodome/15,220 22-8
31 Jan 4 vs Miami Heat 83-80 W Delta Center 23-8
32 Jan 6 at Chicago Bulls 89-102 L United Center 23-9
33 Jan 8 at Milwaukee Bucks 112-119 L OT Bradley Center 23-10
34 Jan 9 at Toronto Raptors 96-110 L SkyDome 23-11
35 Jan 11 at Detroit Pistons 77-87 L The Palace of Auburn Hills 23-12
36 Jan 13 at Philadelphia 76ers 97-96 W OT CoreStates Center 24-12
37 Jan 16 vs Phoenix Suns 95-91 W Delta Center 25-12
38 Jan 17 at Vancouver Grizzlies 106-68 W General Motors Place 26-12
39 Jan 19 at Portland Trail Blazers 96-102 L Rose Garden Arena 26-13
40 Jan 20 vs Cleveland Cavaliers 94-74 W Delta Center 27-13
41 Jan 22 at Phoenix Suns 111-99 W America West Arena 28-13
42 Jan 25 at Houston Rockets 105-100 W OT The Summit 29-13
43 Jan 28 vs Denver Nuggets 114-99 W Delta Center 30-13
44 Jan 30 vs Atlanta Hawks 102-96 W Delta Center 31-13
February: 9-3 (Home: 7-1; Road: 2-2)
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
45 Feb 1 at Dallas Mavericks 97-100 L Reunion Arena 31-14
46 Feb 3 vs Washington Bullets 111-89 W Delta Center 32-14
47 Feb 5 at Seattle SuperSonics 99-95 W KeyArena at Seattle Center 33-14
48 Feb 11 at Sacramento Kings 120-98 W ARCO Arena 34-14
49 Feb 13 vs Portland Trail Blazers 110-86 W Delta Center 35-14
50 Feb 15 vs Dallas Mavericks 99-84 W Delta Center 36-14
March
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
April
Game Date Opponent Score High points High rebounds High assists Location/Attendance Record
1996-97 Schedule

Playoffs[]

1997 playoff game log
First Round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 L.A. Clippers W 106–86 Karl Malone (27) Karl Malone (10) John Stockton (17) Delta Center
19,911 		1–0
2 April 26 L.A. Clippers W 105–99 Karl Malone (39) Karl Malone (11) Stockton, Hornacek (4) Delta Center
19,911 		2–0
3 April 28 @ L.A. Clippers W 104–92 Karl Malone (26) Karl Malone (13) John Stockton (13) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
11,747 		3–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 4 L.A. Lakers W 93–77 Karl Malone (23) Karl Malone (13) Jeff Hornacek (7) Delta Center
19,911 		1–0
2 May 6 L.A. Lakers W 103–101 Karl Malone (31) Karl Malone (11) Hornacek, Stockton (7) Delta Center
19,911 		2–0
3 May 8 @ L.A. Lakers L 84–104 Jeff Hornacek (26) Karl Malone (10) John Stockton (8) Great Western Forum
17,505 		2–1
4 May 10 @ L.A. Lakers W 110–95 Bryon Russell (29) Bryon Russell (10) John Stockton (11) Great Western Forum
17,505 		3–1
5 May 12 L.A. Lakers W 98–93 (OT) Karl Malone (32) Karl Malone (20) John Stockton (10) Delta Center
19,911 		4–1
Conference Finals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 19 Houston W 101–86 Karl Malone (21) Karl Malone (13) John Stockton (13) Delta Center
19,911 		1–0
2 May 21 Houston W 104–92 John Stockton (26) Karl Malone (15) John Stockton (12) Delta Center
19,911 		2–0
3 May 23 @ Houston L 100–118 Karl Malone (21) Greg Ostertag (9) John Stockton (10) The Summit
16,285 		2–1
4 May 25 @ Houston L 92–95 Malone, Stockton (22) Karl Malone (10) John Stockton (8) The Summit
16,285 		2–2
5 May 27 Houston W 96–91 Karl Malone (29) Karl Malone (14) John Stockton (6) Delta Center
19,911 		3–2
6 May 29 @ Houston W 103–100 John Stockton (25) Greg Ostertag (14) John Stockton (13) The Summit
16,285 		4–2
NBA Finals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 1 @ Chicago L 82–84 Karl Malone (23) Karl Malone (15) John Stockton (12) United Center
24,544 		0–1
2 June 4 @ Chicago L 85–97 Karl Malone (20) Karl Malone (13) John Stockton (7) United Center
24,544 		0–2
3 June 6 Chicago W 104–93 Karl Malone (37) Karl Malone (10) John Stockton (12) Delta Center
19,911 		1–2
4 June 8 Chicago W 78–73 Karl Malone (23) Karl Malone (10) John Stockton (12) Delta Center
19,911 		2–2
5 June 11 Chicago L 88–90 Karl Malone (19) Greg Ostertag (15) Karl Malone (6) Delta Center
19,911 		2–3
6 June 13 @ Chicago L 86–90 Karl Malone (21) Greg Ostertag (8) John Stockton (5) United Center
24,544 		2–4
1997 schedule

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.[22] 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.[23]

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

NOTE: Please write players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shandon Anderson 65 0 16.4
Antoine Carr 82 0 17.8
Howard Eisley 82 0 13.2
Greg Foster 79 12 11.6
Jeff Hornacek 82 82 31.6
Stephen Howard 42 0 8.3
Adam Keefe 62 0 14.8
Karl Malone 82 82 36.6
Chris Morris 73 1 13.4
Ruben Nembhard 8 0 11.8
Greg Ostertag 77 70 23.6
Bryon Russell 81 81 31.2
John Stockton 82 82 35.3
Brooks Thompson 2 0 4.0
Jamie Watson 13 0 9.9

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shandon Anderson
Antoine Carr
Howard Eisley
Greg Foster
Jeff Hornacek
Stephen Howard
Adam Keefe
Karl Malone
Chris Morris
Greg Ostertag
Bryon Russell
John Stockton

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Records[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

Free agents[]

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