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The 1987–88 Utah Jazz season was the team's 14th in the NBA. The Jazz finished third in the Midwest Division with a record of 47–35, and qualified for the playoffs for the fifth straight season. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the Portland Trail Blazers in four games, but then lost in seven games to the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers in the semifinals. Karl Malone was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game.

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	15	Jose Ortiz	C	Puerto Rico	Oregon State
3	61	Clarence Martin		United States	Western Kentucky
3	68	Billy Donovan	G	United States	Providence
4	84	Reuben Holmes		United States	Alabama State
5	107	Bart Kofoed	PG	United States	Nevada-Kearney
6	130	Art Sabb		United States	Bloomfield
7	153	Keith Webster		United States	Harvard

Roster

1987–88 Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
F	41	Bailey, Thurl	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1961–04–07	NC State
C	53	Eaton, Mark	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	1957–01–24	UCLA
G	14	Green, Rickey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1954–08–18	Michigan
G	35	Griffith, Darrell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1958–06–16	Louisville
G	20	Hansen, Bob	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1961–01–18	Iowa
G	25	Hughes, Eddie	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1960–05–26	Colorado State
F	43	Iavaroni, Marc	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1956–09–15	Virginia
G	11	Kofoed, Bart	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1964–03–24	Nebraska–Kearney
F	32	Malone, Karl	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1963–07–24	Louisiana Tech
F	33	Roth, Scott	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	1963–06–03	Wisconsin
F	22	Scurry, Carey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1962–12–04	Long Island
G	12	Stockton, John	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1962–03–26	Gonzaga
F	4	Tripucka, Kelly	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1959–02–16	Notre Dame
C	54	Turpin, Melvin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1960–12–28	Kentucky

Head coach

Frank Layden

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	–	35–6	19–22	18–12
x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	1	33–8	20–21	20–10
x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	7	33–8	14–27	18–12
x-Houston Rockets	46	36	.561	8	31–10	15–26	13–17
x-San Antonio Spurs	31	51	.378	23	23–18	8–33	12–18
Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	30	19–22	5–36	9–21

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	8
3	x-Dallas Mavericks	53	29	.646	9
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	53	29	.646	9
5	x-Utah Jazz	47	35	.573	15
6	x-Houston Rockets	46	36	.561	16
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	44	38	.537	18
8	x-San Antonio Spurs	31	51	.378	31

9	Phoenix Suns	28	54	.341	34
10	Sacramento Kings	24	58	.293	38
11	Golden State Warriors	20	62	.244	42
12	Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	45

Record vs. opponents

1987-88 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	—	2–4	2–3	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–0	3–3	6–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3
Boston	4–2	—	3–3	2–3	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–1	5–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–1
Chicago	3–2	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	5–1	3–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Cleveland	1–5	3–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	5–1	2–4	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	6–0
Dallas	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	1–1	4–1	4–2	2–0	5–0	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	5–1	5–1	3–2	3–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	4–1	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–4	2–0
Detroit	4–2	3–3	4–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	4–2	5–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–4	0–2	—	0–5	0–2	3–3	0–6	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	3–2	1–5	1–4	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	3–2	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	2–4	0–5	3–3	2–4	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	6–0	2–3	2–4	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	1–1	3–3	2–3	1–1	—	1–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	0–6	3–2	0–5	1–5	1–4	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–3	2–0	6–0	4–1	1–1	5–1	—	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	3–3	4–1	5–0	4–2	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	1–5	4–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	1–5	1–5	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–3	—	3–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–6
New York	3–3	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3
Philadelphia	0–6	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	0–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	2–3	0–2	4–2	1–4	0–2	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	0–6	3–2	2–3	2–4	2–3	0–2
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	1–1	5–1	1–4	2–0	6–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	—	4–1	5–0	3–3	1–4	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–4	0–2	3–2	2–4	0–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	—	3–3	1–4	1–5	0–2
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–5	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	5–0	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–5	3–3	—	3–2	3–3	0–2
Seattle	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–1	2–3	—	1–4	2–0
Utah	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–2	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	4–1	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	4–1	5–1	3–3	4–1	—	2–0
Washington	3–3	1–5	3–3	0–6	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–4	6–0	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

1987–88 game log
Total: 47–35 (home: 33–8; road: 14–27)

November: 7–6 (home: 7–1; road: 0–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	November 6 6:30 p.m. MST	@ Dallas	L 93–95	Malone (25)	Eaton (12)	Stockton (8)	Reunion Arena 17,007	0–1
2	November 7	Sacramento	W 121–100				Salt Palace	1–1
3	November 10	@ L.A. Clippers	L 88–100				Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	1–2
4	November 11 7:30 p.m. MST	Dallas	W 121–92	Malone (32)	Malone (10)	Stockton (14)	Salt Palace 12,212	2–2
5	November 13	Phoenix	W 109–92				Salt Palace	3–2
6	November 14	@ Houston	L 93–101				The Summit	3–3
7	November 17 7:30 p.m. MST	Denver	W 120–110	Malone (25)	Eaton (25)	Stockton (15)	Salt Palace 11,461	4–3
8	November 18	@ Phoenix	L 80–90				Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	4–4
9	November 20	Indiana	W 112–81				Salt Palace	5–4
10	November 21	@ San Antonio	L 119–120				HemisFair Arena	5–5
11	November 24 7:30 p.m. MST	Washington	W 100–83	Malone (22)	Bailey, Eaton (14)	Green (8)	Salt Palace 12,212	6–5
12	November 27	Houston	W 118–96				Salt Palace	7–5
13	November 30	Philadelphia	L 100–106				Salt Palace	7–6

December: 7–8 (home: 4–2; road: 3–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
14	December 2 7:30 p.m. MST	Chicago	L 101–105	Malone (33)	Malone (14)	Stockton (11)	Salt Palace 12,212	7–7
15	December 4	New York	W 104–92				Salt Palace	8–7
16	December 5	@ Sacramento	W 126–117				ARCO Arena	9–7
17	December 8	@ San Antonio	L 100–105				HemisFair Arena	9–8
18	December 10	@ Houston	L 93–98				The Summit	9–9
19	December 12	Golden State	W 127–93				Salt Palace	10–9
20	December 14	Seattle	W 116–95				Salt Palace	11–9
21	December 16 5:30 p.m. MST	@ Boston	L 111–121	Malone (31)	Malone (12)	Stockton (11)	Boston Garden 14,890	11–10
22	December 18	@ Indiana	L 97–121				Market Square Arena	11–11
23	December 19 5:30 p.m. MST	@ Atlanta	L 124–130 (OT)	Griffith (32)	Malone (17)	Stockton (15)	The Omni 12,515	11–12
24	December 21	@ New Jersey	L 95–106				Brendan Byrne Arena	11–13
25	December 23 5:30 p.m. MST	@ Cleveland	W 91–83	Malone (26)	Eaton (16)	Green (6)	Richfield Coliseum 9,202	12–13
26	December 26 2:00 p.m. MST	L.A. Lakers	L 109–117	Malone (26)	Malone (14)	Stockton (15)	Salt Palace 12,212	12–14
27	December 29 7:30 p.m. MST	@ Denver	W 98–97	Malone (37)	Malone (13)	Stockton (8)	McNichols Sports Arena 10,621	13–14
28	December 30	Golden State	W 104–103				Salt Palace	14–14

January: 5–8 (home: 4–2; road: 1–6)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
29	January 2	@ Sacramento	L 105–107				ARCO Arena	14–15
30	January 4 7:30 p.m. MST	Boston	L 99–107	Malone (25)	Malone (17)	Stockton (11)	Salt Palace 12,212	14–16
31	January 6	@ Philadelphia	L 93–116				The Spectrum	14–17
32	January 8 7:00 p.m. MST	@ Milwaukee	W 111–107	Malone (29)	Malone (11)	Stockton (18)	MECCA Arena 11,052	15–17
33	January 9 6:30 p.m. MST	@ Chicago	L 91–113	Malone (25)	Malone (8)	Stockton (9)	Chicago Stadium 17,877	15–18
34	January 13	Portland	W 116–104				Salt Palace	16–18
35	January 15	@ Seattle	L 105–124				Seattle Center Coliseum	16–19
36	January 20 7:30 p.m. MST	Detroit	L 117–120	Malone (39)	Malone (13)	Stockton (11)	Salt Palace 12,212	16–20
37	January 22	San Antonio	W 119–106				Salt Palace	17–20
38	January 25 7:30 p.m. MST	Cleveland	W 119–96	Malone (36)	Malone (12)	Stockton (13)	Salt Palace 12,212	18–20
39	January 26 8:30 p.m. MST	@ L.A. Lakers	L 100–111	Malone, Stockton (18)	Bailey, Eaton, Malone (9)	Stockton (11)	The Forum 17,505	18–21
40	January 29	@ Golden State	L 100–102				Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	18–22
41	January 30 7:30 p.m. MST	Atlanta	W 115–109	Bailey (33)	Eaton (14)	Stockton (19)	Salt Palace 12,212	19–22

February: 9–4 (home: 6–1; road: 3–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
42	February 1	Seattle	W 105–100				Salt Palace	20–22
43	February 3	Sacramento	W 123–91				Salt Palace	21–22
44	February 4	@ Portland	W 126–123				Memorial Coliseum	22–22
All-Star Break
45	February 9 6:00 p.m. MST	@ Dallas	L 93–124	Malone (18)	Bailey (9)	Stockton (14)	Reunion Arena 17,007	22–23
46	February 10 7:30 p.m. MST	Dallas	W 93–80	Bailey (24)	Malone (13)	Stockton (16)	Salt Palace 12,444	23–23
47	February 14 7:30 p.m. MST	@ Denver	L 93–107	Malone (31)	Eaton (12)	Stockton (12)	McNichols Sports Arena 9,971	23–24
48	February 15	Portland	W 112–94				Salt Palace	24–24
49	February 17	Phoenix	W 108–103				Salt Palace	25–24
50	February 19	@ L.A. Clippers	W 98–88				Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	26–24
51	February 20	L.A. Clippers	W 120–103				Salt Palace	26–25
52	February 24 7:30 p.m. MST	Denver	L 120–123	Malone (38)	Malone (17)	Stockton (16)	Salt Palace 12,444	27–25
53	February 26 8:30 p.m. MST	@ L.A. Lakers	L 105–112	Malone (28)	Malone (16)	Stockton (15)	The Forum 17,505	27–26
54	February 29	@ Sacramento	W 115–110				ARCO Arena	28–26

March: 11–5 (home: 8–1; road: 3–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
55	March 1	Houston	W 113–112				Salt Palace	29–26
56	March 4	@ Seattle	W 125–110				Seattle Center Coliseum	30–26
57	March 5	San Antonio	W 125–106				Salt Palace	31–26
58	March 7	New Jersey	W 105–81				Salt Palace	32–26
59	March 9 5:30 p.m. MST	@ Detroit	L 98–103	Malone (26)	Malone (18)	Stockton (11)	Pontiac Silverdome 20,623	32–27
60	March 11 6:00 p.m. MST	@ Washington	W 109–107	Malone (34)	Malone, Turpin (8)	Stockton (16)	Capital Centre 10,775	33–27
61	March 12	@ New York	L 105–108				Madison Square Garden	33–28
62	March 14 7:30 p.m. MST	@ Denver	W 116–115	Bailey (31)	Eaton (12)	Stockton (20)	McNichols Sports Arena 10,172	34–28
63	March 16 7:30 p.m. MST	Dallas	W 120–105	Malone (29)	Malone (17)	Stockton (17)	Salt Palace 12,444	35–28
64	March 18 7:30 p.m. MST	Denver	W 118–111	Malone (30)	Eaton, Malone (10)	Stockton (15)	Salt Palace 12,444	36–28
65	March 19	@ San Antonio	L 110–113				HemisFair Arena	36–29
66	March 22	Phoenix	W 103–96				Salt Palace	37–29
67	March 24	Sacramento	W 117–97				Salt Palace	38–29
68	March 26 7:30 p.m. MST	Milwaukee	L 105–107	Malone (33)	Malone (14)	Stockton (18)	Salt Palace 12,444	38–30
69	March 29 8:30 p.m. MST	@ L.A. Lakers	L 111–122	Malone (25)	Malone (12)	Stockton (18)	The Forum 17,505	38–31
70	March 31	Golden State	W 115–92				Salt Palace	39–31

April: 8–4 (home: 4–1; road: 4–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
71	April 2 7:30 p.m. MST	L.A. Lakers	W 106–92	Bailey (31)	Malone (15)	Stockton (16)	Salt Palace 12,444	40–31
72	April 5	@ Phoenix	L 106–111				Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum	40–32
73	April 7	@ Houston	L 107–113				The Summit	40–33
74	April 8 6:30 p.m. MDT	@ Dallas	L 95–118	Stockton (15)	Iavaroni (6)	Stockton (9)	Reunion Arena 17,007	40–34
75	April 11	@ Golden State	W 113–102				Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena	41–34
76	April 12	L.A. Clippers	W 100–93				Salt Palace	42–34
77	April 14	Portland	L 123–128				Salt Palace	42–35
78	April 16	San Antonio	W 107–82				Salt Palace	43–35
79	April 19	@ Portland	W 129–122				Memorial Coliseum	44–35
80	April 20	@ L.A. Clippers	W 112–106				Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena	45–35
81	April 22	@ Seattle	W 110–109				Seattle Center Coliseum	46–35
82	April 23	Houston	W 125–107				Salt Palace	47–35

1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

1988 playoff game log

Western Conference 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 28	@ Portland	L 96–108	Thurl Bailey (31)	Karl Malone (13)	John Stockton (9)	Memorial Coliseum 12,666	0–1
2	April 30	@ Portland	W 114–105	Karl Malone (37)	Karl Malone (16)	John Stockton (13)	Memorial Coliseum 12,666	1–1
3	May 4	Portland	W 113–108	Karl Malone (35)	Karl Malone (9)	John Stockton (16)	Salt Palace 12,444	2–1
4	May 6	Portland	W 111–96	Karl Malone (38)	Mark Eaton (11)	John Stockton (10)	Salt Palace 12,444	3–1

Western Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (home: 2–1; road: 1–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	May 8 1:30 p.m. MDT	@ L.A. Lakers	L 91–110	Malone (29)	Bailey (8)	Stockton (16)	The Forum 17,505	0–1
2	May 10 9:00 p.m. MDT	@ L.A. Lakers	W 101–97	Malone (29)	Eaton (12)	Stockton (13)	The Forum 17,505	1–1
3	May 13 9:00 p.m. MDT	L.A. Lakers	W 96–89	Malone (29)	Eaton (14)	Stockton (12)	Salt Palace 12,444	2–1
4	May 15 1:30 p.m. MDT	L.A. Lakers	L 100–113	Malone (29)	Malone (11)	Stockton (13)	Salt Palace 12,444	2–2
5	May 17 8:30 p.m. MDT	@ L.A. Lakers	L 109–111	Bailey (28)	Malone (16)	Stockton (24)	The Forum 17,505	2–3
6	May 19 8:30 p.m. MDT	L.A. Lakers	W 108–80	Malone (27)	Malone (11)	Stockton (17)	Salt Palace 12,444	3–3
7	May 21 1:30 p.m. MDT	@ L.A. Lakers	L 98–109	Malone (31)	Malone (15)	Stockton (20)	The Forum 17,505	3–4

1988 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
Thurl Bailey
Darryl Dawkins
Mark Eaton
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Eddie Hughes
Marc Iavaroni
Bart Kofoed
Karl Malone
Scott Roth
Carey Scurry
John Stockton
Kelly Tripucka
Melvin Turpin