1986–87 Utah Jazz season

NBA professional basketball team season

1986–87 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Frank Layden
General manager	Frank Layden
Owner(s)	Larry H. Miller
Arena	Salt Palace
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to Warriors 2–3)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KSL-TV Jazz Cable Network
Radio	KSL
< 1985–86 1987–88 >

The 1986–87 Utah Jazz season was the team's 13th in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 42–40 output from the previous season. They bested it by two wins, finishing 44–38 and qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season.^[1]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1986 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	15	Dell Curry	SG/SF	United States	Virginia Polytech
3	61	John Shasky	C	United States	Minnesota
3	63	Bill Breeding	United States	Rocky Mountain
4	84	Marty Embry	United States	DePaul
5	107	Kerry Boagni	PF	United States	California State-Fullerton
6	130	Chuck Everson	United States	Villanova
7	153	Mark Mitchell	United States	Hartford

Roster

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Utah Jazz roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB
F/C	41	Bailey, Thurl	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	NC State
C	54	Benson, Kent	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Indiana
G	30	Curry, Dell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Virginia Tech
C	53	Eaton, Mark	7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	UCLA
G	14	Green, Rickey	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Michigan
G	35	Griffith, Darrell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Louisville
G	20	Hansen, Bob	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Iowa
F	43	Iavaroni, Marc	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Virginia
F	32	Malone, Karl	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Louisiana Tech
F	22	Scurry, Carey	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Long Island
G	12	Stockton, John	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Gonzaga
F	4	Tripucka, Kelly	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Notre Dame

Head coach

Frank Layden

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Regular season

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Season standings

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Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	–	35–6	20–21	19–11
x-Utah Jazz	44	38	.537	11	31–10	13–28	19–11
x-Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	13	25–16	17–24	19–11
x-Denver Nuggets	37	45	.451	18	27–14	10–31	14–16
Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	26	20–21	9–32	10–20
San Antonio Spurs	28	54	.341	27	21–20	7–34	9–21

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	–
2	y-Dallas Mavericks	55	27	.671	10
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	16
4	x-Utah Jazz	44	38	.537	21
5	x-Golden State Warriors	42	40	.512	23
6	x-Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	23
7	x-Seattle SuperSonics	39	43	.476	26
8	x-Denver Nuggets	37	45	.451	28
9	Phoenix Suns	36	46	.439	29
10	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	36
11	San Antonio Spurs	28	54	.341	37
12	Los Angeles Clippers	12	70	.146	53

Record vs. opponents

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1986-87 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	—	3–3	4–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	3–3	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	5–0	5–1	3–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–0
Boston	3–3	—	6–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2
Chicago	2–4	0–6	—	5–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	0–2	0–2	3–2	2–0	0–2	4–2	3–2	4–2	3–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–3
Cleveland	2–4	2–3	1–5	—	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–1	0–2	3–3	2–0	0–2	1–5	4–2	4–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–4
Dallas	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	—	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–3	0–2	5–0	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–3	5–1	4–2	5–0	3–3	1–1
Denver	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	—	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	2–3	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–2	3–2	2–4	5–1	2–3	2–4	1–1
Detroit	3–3	2–3	3–3	5–1	1–1	2–0	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	5–1	6–0	5–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3
Golden State	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–4	1–1	—	4–1	0–2	6–0	2–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–5	4–2	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–3	0–2
Houston	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–3	3–3	1–1	1–4	—	2–0	4–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–3	5–1	5–1	1–4	3–3	1–1
Indiana	3–3	1–5	2–3	3–3	2–0	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	—	2–0	0–2	2–4	5–1	3–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–2
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–5	3–2	0–2	0–6	1–4	0–2	—	0–6	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–5	0–6	1–4	1–4	2–4	2–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	5–0	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	6–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	5–1	5–0	4–1	4–2	3–2	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	2–4	5–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	—	4–2	4–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	2–4	2–3	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–5	1–1	0–2	2–4	—	5–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4
New York	1–5	2–4	2–4	1–4	0–2	0–2	0–6	0–2	1–1	2–3	2–0	0–2	2–4	1–5	—	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4
Philadelphia	3–3	3–3	3–3	4–2	0–2	2–0	0–5	1–1	2–0	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–2	3–3	3–3	—	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–4	2–3	2–3	1–5	4–1	0–2
Portland	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–0	2–4	3–2	2–0	6–0	1–5	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	4–2	—	3–2	4–1	4–2	3–2	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–5	4–2	1–1	1–4	1–5	1–1	4–1	0–5	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–2	2–3	—	3–3	2–3	1–5	1–1
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–5	1–1	1–4	1–5	0–2	4–1	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	3–3	—	1–4	2–4	0–2
Seattle	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	3–2	0–2	2–4	4–1	1–1	4–2	2–4	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	5–1	2–4	3–2	4–1	—	3–2	1–1
Utah	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	3–3	4–2	1–1	3–2	3–3	1–1	3–2	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	2–3	5–1	4–2	2–3	—	1–1
Washington	0–5	2–4	3–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	1–4	4–2	4–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	—

Game log

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Regular season

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1986–87 game log
Total: 44–38 (home: 31–10; road: 13–28)

October: 0–1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Record
1	October 31	@ Dallas	L 77–103	Reunion Arena	0–1

November: 7–6 (home: 7–1; road: 0–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds
2	November 1	Portland	W 119–110	Salt Palace	1–1
3	November 5	Cleveland	W 111–95	Salt Palace	2–1
4	November 6	@ Denver	L 121–135	McNichols Sports Arena	2–2
5	November 11	Dallas	W 104–103	Salt Palace	3–2
6	November 13	L.A. Clippers
7	November 15	Denver	W 111–103	Salt Palace	5–2
8	November 16	@ Portland	L 103–124	Memorial Coliseum	5–3
9	November 20	@ Houston
10	November 22	New Jersey
11	November 25	@ Golden State
12	November 26	Seattle
13	November 28	Atlanta
14	November 29	@ Dallas	L 107–118	Reunion Arena	7–7

December: 12–3 (home: 6–0; road: 6–3)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds
15	December 3	Chicago
16	December 5	New York
17	December 6	@ Sacramento
18	December 10	@ Denver	W 112–110	McNichols Sports Arena	11–7
19	December 11	Dallas	W 103–99	Salt Palace	12–7
20	December 13	L.A. Clippers
21	December 16	@ Washington
22	December 17	@ Detroit
23	December 19	@ Cleveland	W 134–128 (2OT)	Richfield Coliseum	15–8
24	December 20	@ Chicago
25	December 22	@ Philadelphia
26	December 23	@ New Jersey
27	December 27	Houston
28	December 29	San Antonio
29	December 30	@ San Antonio

January: 6–8 (home: 5–3; road: 1–5)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds
30	January 2	Philadelphia
31	January 4	@ L.A. Lakers
32	January 8	L.A. Lakers
33	January 10	Indiana
34	January 11	@ Seattle
35	January 13	@ Portland	L 113–121	Memorial Coliseum	21–14
36	January 15	@ Phoenix
37	January 17	@ San Antonio
38	January 21	Detroit
39	January 23	Golden State
40	January 26	Seattle
41	January 27	@ Houston
42	January 29	Portland	W 120–114	Salt Palace	25–17
43	January 31	L.A. Clippers

February: 7–6 (home: 5–4; road: 2–2)

Game	Date	Team
44	February 1	@ Sacramento
45	February 3	Sacramento
46	February 5	@ L.A. Clippers
47	February 10	Phoenix
48	February 13	@ Phoenix
49	February 14	San Antonio
50	February 16	Boston
51	February 18	Milwaukee
52	February 20	Washington
53	February 21	@ Houston
54	February 24	Seattle
55	February 26	Houston
56	February 28	L.A. Lakers

March: 8–8 (home: 6–0; road: 2–8)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds
57	March 3	@ New York
58	March 4	@ Boston
59	March 6	@ Milwaukee
60	March 7	@ Atlanta
61	March 9	@ Indiana
62	March 11	@ Denver	L 116–122	McNichols Sports Arena	33–29
63	March 12	@ Sacramento
64	March 14	Sacramento
65	March 17	Golden State
66	March 18	@ L.A. Lakers
67	March 21	Houston
68	March 23	Denver	W 122–118	Salt Palace	38–30
69	March 25	@ L.A. Clippers
70	March 27	San Antonio
71	March 28	@ Golden State
72	March 31	Phoenix

April: 4–6 (home: 2–2; road: 2–4)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds
73	April 1	@ San Antonio
74	April 3	@ Phoenix
75	April 4	@ Dallas	L 107–121	Reunion Arena	41–34
76	April 6	Sacramento
77	April 8	Dallas	W 103–90	Salt Palace	42–35
78	April 10	Denver	W 106–103	Salt Palace	43–35
79	April 12	@ Golden State
80	April 14	@ Seattle
81	April 16	L.A. Lakers
82	April 17	@ Portland	L 101–111	Memorial Coliseum	44–38

1986–87 schedule

Playoffs

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1987 playoff game log

First Round: 2–3 (home: 2–1; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 23	Golden State	W 99–95	Malone, Bailey (20)	Mark Eaton (15)	Rickey Green (15)	Salt Palace 11,376	1–0
2	April 25	Golden State	W 103–100	Darrell Griffith (25)	Karl Malone (13)	Hansen, Stockton (5)	Salt Palace 12,095	2–0
3	April 29	@ Golden State	L 95–110	Kelly Tripucka (16)	Karl Malone (9)	John Stockton (8)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025	2–1
4	May 1	@ Golden State	L 94–98	Hansen, Malone (20)	Mark Eaton (15)	John Stockton (11)	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 15,025	2–2
5	May 3	Golden State	L 113–118	Karl Malone (23)	Mark Eaton (10)	John Stockton (13)	Salt Palace 11,071	2–3

1987 schedule

Player statistics

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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

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Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Thurl Bailey
Kent Benson
Dell Curry
Mark Eaton
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Marc Iavaroni
Karl Malone
Carey Scurry
John Stockton
Kelly Tripucka

Playoffs

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Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Thurl Bailey
Kent Benson
Dell Curry
Mark Eaton
Rickey Green
Darrell Griffith
Bob Hansen
Marc Iavaroni
Karl Malone
Carey Scurry
John Stockton
Kelly Tripucka

Awards and records

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Mark Eaton, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions

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References

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Personnel	Owner(s) Ryan Smith President Jim Olson CEO of basketball operations Danny Ainge General manager Justin Zanik Head coach Will Hardy
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