1987–88 Utah Jazz season

1987–88 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Frank Layden
Arena	Salt Palace
Results
Record	47–35 (.573)
Place	Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	West Semifinals (eliminated 3–4)

The 1987-88 Utah Jazz season was the team's 14th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 44-38 output from the previous season. They bested it by three wins, finishing 47-35 and qualified for the playoffs for the fifth straight season.^[1]

Draft picks

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

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Denver Nuggets	54	28	0.659	—
Dallas Mavericks	53	29	0.645	1
Utah Jazz	47	35	0.573	7
Houston Rockets	46	36	0.561	8
San Antonio Spurs	31	51	0.378	23
Sacramento Kings	24	58	0.293	30

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Utah Jazz:Jazz win series 3-1

• Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 28): Portland 108, Utah 96
• Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (April 30): Utah 114, Portland 105
• Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 4): Utah 113, Portland 108
• Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 6): Utah 111, Portland 96

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Lakers win series 4-3

• Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 8): Los Angeles 110, Utah 91
• Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 10): Utah 101, Los Angeles 97
• Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 13): Utah 96, Los Angeles 89
• Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 15): Los Angeles 113, Utah 100
• Game 5 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 17): Los Angeles 111, Utah 109
• Game 6 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 19): Utah 108, Los Angeles 80
• Game 7 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 21): Los Angeles 109, Utah 98

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
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

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Thurl Bailey
Mark Eaton
Rickey Green
Bob Hansen
Eddie Hughes
Marc Iavaroni
Bart Kofoed
Karl Malone
Scott Roth
John Stockton
Kelly Tripucka
Melvin Turpin

Awards and records

• Karl Malone, All-NBA Second Team
• John Stockton, All-NBA Second Team
• Mark Eaton, NBA All-Defensive Second Team
• Karl Malone, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

References

1. 1987-88 Utah Jazz