2006–07 Utah Jazz season

2006–07 Utah Jazz season
Division Champions
Head coach Jerry Sloan
Arena EnergySolutions Arena
Results
Record 51–31 (.622)
Place Division: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish West Conference Finals
(eliminated 1–4)
Local media
Television FSN Utah, KJZZ
Radio KSOP-AM and FM

The 2006-07 Utah Jazz season was the team's 33rd in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 41-41 output from the previous season. They managed to improve by 10 games, finishing 51-31, and qualifying for the playoffs.[1] However, their playoff run ended with a defeat to the San Antonio Spurs in five games. The Spurs would go on to win their fourth NBA Championship after sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in that year's NBA Finals.

Draft picks

Main article: 2006 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 14 Ronnie Brewer  United States Arkansas
2 46 Dee Brown  United States Illinois
2 47 Paul Millsap  United States Louisiana Tech

Regular season

Season standings

Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 51 31 .622 - 31–10 20–21 10–6
x-Denver Nuggets 45 37 .549 6 23–18 22–19 9–7
Portland Trail Blazers 32 50 .390 19 18–23 14–27 7–9
Minnesota Timberwolves 32 50 .390 19 20–21 12–29 6–10
Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 20 20–21 11–30 8–8
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Dallas Mavericks 67 15 .817 -
2 y-Phoenix Suns 61 21 .744 6
3 x-San Antonio Spurs 58 24 .707 9
4 y-Utah Jazz 51 31 .622 16
5 x-Houston Rockets 52 30 .634 15
6 x-Denver Nuggets 45 37 .549 22
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers 42 40 .512 25
8 x-Golden State Warriors 42 40 .512 25
9 Los Angeles Clippers 40 42 .488 27
10 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 39 43 .476 28
11 Sacramento Kings 33 49 .402 34
12 Portland Trail Blazers 32 50 .390 35
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 32 50 .390 35
14 Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 36
15 Memphis Grizzlies 22 60 .268 45

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Houston Rockets

April 23
Utah Jazz 90, Houston Rockets 98
Toyota Center, Houston
April 26
Houston Rockets 67, Utah Jazz 81
ESPN
April 28
Houston Rockets 85, Utah Jazz 98
EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City
TNT
April 30
Utah Jazz 92, Houston Rockets 96
Toyota Center, Houston
TNT
May 3
Houston Rockets 82, Utah Jazz 94
EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City
TNT
May 5
Utah Jazz 103, Houston Rockets 99
Utah wins series, 4–3
Toyota Center, Houston

Last Playoff Meeting: 1998 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-2)

West Conference Semifinals

(4) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Golden State Warriors

TNT
May 9
Golden State Warriors 117, Utah Jazz 127 (OT)
EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City
May 11
Utah Jazz 105, Golden State Warriors 125
TNT
May 13
Utah Jazz 115, Golden State Warriors 101
Oracle Arena, Oakland
TNT
May 15
Golden State Warriors 87, Utah Jazz 100
Utah wins series, 4–1
EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City

Last Playoff Meeting: 1989 Western Conference First Round (Golden State won 3-0)

West Conference Finals

(3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (4) Utah Jazz

May 22
Utah Jazz 96, San Antonio Spurs 105
AT&T Center, San Antonio
ABC
May 26
San Antonio Spurs 83, Utah Jazz 109
ESPN
May 28
San Antonio Spurs 91, Utah Jazz 79
EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City
ESPN
May 30
Utah Jazz 84, San Antonio Spurs 109
San Antonio wins series, 4–1
AT&T Center, San Antonio

Last Playoff Meeting: 1998 Western Conference Semifinals (Utah won 4-1)

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 2006-07 Utah Jazz
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