1988–89 Utah Jazz season

In American basketball, 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]

1988–89 Utah Jazz season
Division champions
Head coach
General managerDave Checketts
Owner(s)Larry H. Miller
ArenaSalt Palace
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Warriors 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSTU
Jazz Cable Network
RadioKALL
(Hot Rod Hundley, Ron Boone)

The Jazz sold 10,153 season tickets, which was an increase of 550 from the previous season.[2]

This season marked by the arrival of the assistant coach Jerry Sloan became a full-time head coach replacing Frank Layden, who retired from coaching. Sloan would go on to coach the Jazz for 23 seasons, including two trips to the Finals in 1997 and 1998 and 19 playoff appearances out of 22 seasons including 15 consecutive appearances from 1989 to 2003 and 4 more from 2007 to 2010 before he resigned midway through the 2010–11 season.

Draft picks
Main article: 1988 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
117Eric LecknerC/PF United StatesWyoming
242Jeff Moe United StatesIowa
367Ricky GracePG United StatesOklahoma

Roster
1988–89 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SF 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
C 53 Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–01–24 UCLA
SG 21 Farmer, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–09–23 Alabama
SG 35 Griffith, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1958–06–16 Louisville
SG 20 Hansen, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1961–01–18 Iowa
PF 43 Iavaroni, Marc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1956–09–15 Virginia
C 45 Leckner, Eric 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1966–05–27 Wyoming
PG 25 Les, Jim 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1963–08–18 Bradley
PF 32 Malone, Karl (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech
PF 44 Ortiz, José 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1963–10–25 Oregon State
PG 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

Roster
Last transaction: January 15, 1989

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 5131.622–34–717–2419–11
x-Houston Rockets 4537.549631–1014–2719–11
x-Denver Nuggets 4438.537735–69–3218–12
Dallas Mavericks 3844.4631324–1714–2719–11
San Antonio Spurs 2161.2563018–233–389–21
Miami Heat 1567.1833612–293–386–24
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5131.6226
3 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6712
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
5 x-Houston Rockets4537.54912
6 x-Denver Nuggets4438.53713
7 x-Golden State Warriors4339.52414
8 x-Portland Trail Blazers3943.47618
9 Dallas Mavericks3844.46319
10 Sacramento Kings2755.32930
11 San Antonio Spurs2161.25636
12 Los Angeles Clippers2161.25636
13 Miami Heat1567.18342

Record vs. opponents
1988-89 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–3—6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6—1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1—0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0—2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2—3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3—1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1—1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1—1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1—2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1—1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1—4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4—0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0—4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4—2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2—2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2—0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0—2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2—3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3—2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2—0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0—3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3—2–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2—

Game log

Regular season
1988–89 game log
Total: 51–31 (Home: 34–7; Road: 17–24)
November: 9–4 (Home: 8–1; Road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 4 Seattle Salt Palace 0–1
2 November 9 Sacramento Salt Palace 1–1
3 November 10 @ Houston The Summit 1–2
4 November 12 @ San Antonio HemisFair Arena 2–2
5 November 15 Indiana Salt Palace 3–2
6 November 17 Portland Salt Palace 4–2
7 November 19 Phoenix Salt Palace 5–2
8 November 21 L.A. Clippers Salt Palace 6–2
9 November 23 Houston Salt Palace 7–2
10 November 25 San Antonio Salt Palace 8–2
11 November 26 @ Dallas Reunion Arena 8–3
12 November 29 @ Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum 8–4
13 November 30 Chicago Salt Palace 9–4
December: 8–8 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
14 December 2 @ L.A. Lakers The Forum 9–5
15 December 3 @ Sacramento ARCO Arena 10–5
16 December 6 @ Golden State Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 10–6
17 December 7 Washington Salt Palace 11–6
18 December 9 Dallas Salt Palace 11–7
19 December 10 @ L.A. Clippers Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 12–7
20 December 12 Miami Salt Palace 13–7
21 December 14 @ Boston Boston Garden 13–8
22 December 15 @ New York Madison Square Garden 13–9
23 December 17 @ Philadelphia The Spectrum 13–10
24 December 20 @ Cleveland Richfield Coliseum 13–11
25 December 21 @ Washington Capital Centre 14–11
26 December 23 @ Miami Miami Arena 14–12
27 December 25 L.A. Lakers Salt Palace 15–12
28 December 28 Sacramento Salt Palace 16–12
29 December 30 Philadelphia Salt Palace 17–12
January: 9–4 (Home: 3–1; Road: 6–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
30 January 3 @ Houston The Summit 17–13
31 January 6 @ Chicago Chicago Stadium 18–13
32 January 7 @ Milwaukee Bradley Center 18–14
33 January 9 @ Charlotte Charlotte Coliseum 19–14
34 January 10 @ Miami Miami Arena 20–14
35 January 12 San Antonio Salt Palace 21–14
36 January 14 @ Golden State Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 21–15
37 January 17 @ Portland Memorial Coliseum 22–15
38 January 20 Milwaukee Salt Palace 23–15
39 January 25 @ San Antonio HemisFair Arena 24–15
40 January 26 Charlotte Salt Palace 24–16
41 January 28 New York Salt Palace 25–16
42 January 31 @ Dallas Reunion Arena 26–16
February: 8–6 (Home: 7–2; Road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
43 February 1 Atlanta Salt Palace 26–17
44 February 3 New Jersey Salt Palace 27–17
45 February 4 @ Denver McNichols Sports Arena 27–18
46 February 6 @ Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 27–19
47 February 7 Miami Salt Palace 28–19
48 February 9 Dallas Salt Palace 28–20
49 February 14 Denver Salt Palace 29–20
50 February 16 Boston Salt Palace 30–20
51 February 18 San Antonio Salt Palace 31–20
52 February 20 Phoenix Salt Palace 32–20
53 February 22 L.A. Lakers Salt Palace 33–20
54 February 24 @ Denver McNichols Sports Arena 33–21
55 February 26 @ Indiana Market Square Arena 33–22
56 February 27 @ New Jersey Miami Arena 34–22
March: 10–4 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
57 March 1 @ Detroit Palace of Auburn Hills 34–23
58 March 3 @ Miami Miami Arena 35–23
59 March 5 @ Atlanta The Omni 36–23
60 March 8 Houston Salt Palace 37–23
61 March 10 Golden State Salt Palace 38–23
62 March 13 Cleveland Salt Palace 39–23
63 March 15 Portland Salt Palace 40–23
64 March 17 Miami Salt Palace 41–23
65 March 18 @ San Antonio HemisFair Arena 41–24
66 March 21 @ Seattle Seattle Center Coliseum 41–25
67 March 24 @ Houston The Summit 42–25
68 March 25 Denver Salt Palace 43–25
69 March 27 Seattle Salt Palace 44–25
70 March 29 Detroit Salt Palace 44–26
April: 7–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 3–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
71 April 1 @ Sacramento ARCO Arena 44–27
72 April 4 Dallas Salt Palace 45–27
73 April 5 @ Phoenix Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 46–37
74 April 7 @ L.A. Lakers Great Western Forum 46–28
75 April 8 @ Denver McNichols Sports Arena 46–29
76 April 12 Denver Salt Palace 47–29
77 April 14 Houston Salt Palace 48–29
78 April 15 @ Portland Memorial Coliseum 49–29
79 April 17 @ L.A. Clippers Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 50–29
80 April 18 L.A. Clippers Salt Palace 50–30
81 April 21 @ Dallas Reunion Arena 50–31
82 April 22 Golden State Salt Palace 51–31
1988–89 schedule

Playoffs
1989 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 27 Golden State L 119–123 John Stockton (30) Karl Malone (13) John Stockton (14) Salt Palace
12,444		 0–1
2 April 29 Golden State L 91–99 Karl Malone (37) Karl Malone (22) John Stockton (11) Salt Palace
12,444		 0–2
3 May 2 @ Golden State L 106–120 John Stockton (34) Karl Malone (14) John Stockton (16) Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 0–3
1989 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
Utah Jazz statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Thurl Bailey82333.9.483.400.8255.51.70.51.119.5
Mike Brown 661615.9.419.000.7183.90.60.40.34.5
Mark Eaton 828235.5.462.000.66010.31.00.53.86.2
Jim Farmer 37011.1.401.450.7071.50.80.20.04.1
Darrell Griffith 827329.0.446.311.7804.01.61.00.313.8
Bob Hansen 46921.0.437.352.5602.81.10.80.17.4
Marc Iavaroni 775010.3.442.000.8181.70.40.10.22.3
Bart Kofoed 1909.3.364.000.5450.61.10.50.01.6
Eric Leckner 75010.4.545.000.6992.70.20.10.34.3
Jim Les 8209.5.301.071.7811.12.60.30.11.7
Karl Malone 808039.1.519.313.76610.72.71.80.929.1
Jose Ortiz 51156.4.440.000.5961.10.20.20.12.8
Scott Roth 1604.5.292.167.7270.50.40.30.11.4
John Stockton 828238.7.538.462.8633.013.63.20.217.1
Eric White 102.0.000.000.00000000

Playoffs
Utah Jazz statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Thurl Bailey 3240.7.353.000.8008.31.00.31.312.0
Mike Brown 215.5.000.000.0001.00.00.00.00.0
Mark Eaton 3333.0.471.000.81811.00.30.30.78.3
Jim Farmer 201.5.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Darrell Griffith 3023.7.408.316.0004.00.01.30.315.3
Bob Hansen 3341.0.314.333.8005.71.30.30.711.0
Marc Iavaroni 101.0.000.000.0000.00.00.00.00.0
Eric Leckner 303.3.250.000.0000.70.00.00.00.7
Jim Les 301.7.000.000.0000.00.70.00.00.0
Karl Malone 3345.3.500.000.81316.31.31.00.330.7
John Stockton 3346.3.508.750.9053.313.73.71.727.3

Awards and records

References
  1. 1988-89 Utah Jazz
  2. "Utah Jazz Ticket Prices Increase". Davis County Clipper. Davis County, Utah. 21 June 1989. p. 36. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
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