1990–91 Utah Jazz season
The 1990-91 NBA season was the Jazz's 17th season in the NBA.[1] With the acquisition of Jeff Malone from the Washington Bullets, the Jazz continued to play sweet music in the regular season falling one game short of the Midwest Division title with another stellar record of 54–28, as Karl Malone finished second in the league in scoring with 29.0 points per game, and John Stockton led the league with 14.2 assists per game. In the first round of the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the Phoenix Suns in four games, but lost in the semifinals to the Portland Trail Blazers in five games. This was also their final season playing at the Salt Palace. Following the season, Darrell Griffith retired.
Draft picks
Roster
Utah Jazz roster |
Players | Coaches |
Pos. | No. | Name | Height | Weight | DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) | From |
5.5 !F/C |
41 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Bailey, Thurl |
7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
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North Carolina State |
5.5 !F/C |
40 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Brown, Mike |
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
257 lb (117 kg) |
|
George Washington |
2.5 !G/F |
21 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Brown, Tony |
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
185 lb (84 kg) |
|
Arkansas |
5.5 !F/C |
50 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Cummings, Pat (waived) |
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
230 lb (104 kg) |
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Cincinnati |
6.0 !C |
53 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Eaton, Mark |
7000223520000000000♠7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) |
275 lb (125 kg) |
|
UCLA |
2.5 !G/F |
30 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Edwards, Blue |
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
200 lb (91 kg) |
|
East Carolina |
1.5 !G |
35 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Griffith, Darrell |
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
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Louisville |
1.5 !G |
24 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Malone, Jeff |
7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
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Mississippi State |
4.0 !F |
32 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Malone, Karl |
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
250 lb (113 kg) |
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Louisiana Tech |
4.0 !F |
44 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Munk, Chris (waived) |
7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
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Southern California |
6.0 !C |
45 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
O'Sullivan, Dan (waived) |
7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
250 lb (113 kg) |
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Fordham |
5.5 !F/C |
33 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Palmer, Walter |
7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) |
215 lb (98 kg) |
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Dartmouth |
1.5 !G |
11 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Rudd, Delaney |
7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
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Wake Forest |
1.5 !G |
12 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Stockton, John |
7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
170 lb (77 kg) |
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Gonzaga |
2.5 !G/F |
5 |
USA !![United States](../I/m/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png) |
Toolson, Andy |
7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
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Brigham Young |
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- Head coach
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
Injured
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Regular season
Season standings
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1990-91 NBA Records |
Team |
ATL |
BOS |
CHA |
CHI |
CLE |
DAL |
DEN |
DET |
GSW |
HOU |
IND |
LAC |
LAL |
MIA |
MIL |
MIN |
NJN |
NYK |
ORL |
PHI |
PHO |
POR |
SAC |
SAS |
SEA |
UTA |
WAS |
Atlanta |
— | 3–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Boston |
1–3 | — | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–1 |
Charlotte |
4–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–5 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
Chicago |
4–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | — | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
Cleveland |
2–3 | 1–3 | 4–1 | 0–5 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
Dallas |
0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–5 | 2–0 |
Denver |
1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
Detroit |
5–0 | 2–2 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
Golden State |
1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
Houston |
1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
Indiana |
1–4 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
L.A. Clippers |
0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Miami |
0–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | — | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 |
Milwaukee |
3–2 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 |
Minnesota |
1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–5 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
New Jersey |
1–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–5 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 |
New York |
1–3 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 0–2 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 |
Orlando |
1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Philadelphia |
4–0 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 |
Phoenix |
2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | — | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
Portland |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–3 | — | 3–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
Sacramento |
0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–4 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
San Antonio |
0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 |
Seattle |
1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 4–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 2–0 |
Utah |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | — | 2–0 |
Washington |
2–2 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — |
Playoffs
West First Round
(4) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Jazz win series 3-1
Last Playoff Meeting: 1990 Western Conference First Round (Phoenix won 3-2)
West Conference Semifinals
(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Utah Jazz: Blazers win series 4-1
- Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 7): Portland 117, Utah 97
- Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 9): Portland 118, Utah 116
- Game 3 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 11): Utah 107, Portland 101
- Game 4 @ Salt Palace, Salt Lake City (May 12): Portland 104, Utah 101
- Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 14): Portland 103, Utah 96
Last Playoff Meeting: 1988 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-1)
Player statistics
Season
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3FG% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Bailey, Thurl !Thurl Bailey |
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Brown, Mike !Mike Brown |
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Brown, Tony !Tony Brown |
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Cummings, Pat !Pat Cummings |
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Eaton, Mark !Mark Eaton |
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Edwards, Blue !Blue Edwards |
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Griffith, Darrell !Darrell Griffith |
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Malone, Jeff !Jeff Malone |
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Malone, Karl !Karl Malone |
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Munk, Chris !Chris Munk |
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O'Sullivan, Dan !Dan O'Sullivan |
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Palmer, Walter !Walter Palmer |
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Rudd, Delaney !Delaney Rudd |
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Stockton, John !John Stockton |
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Toolson, Andy !Andy Toolson |
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Playoffs
Player |
GP |
GS |
MPG |
FG% |
3FG% |
FT% |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
PPG |
Bailey, Thurl !Thurl Bailey |
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Brown, Mike !Mike Brown |
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Brown, Tony !Tony Brown |
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Eaton, Mark !Mark Eaton |
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Edwards, Blue !Blue Edwards |
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Griffith, Darrell !Darrell Griffith |
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Malone, Jeff !Jeff Malone |
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Malone, Karl !Karl Malone |
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Palmer, Walter !Walter Palmer |
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Rudd, Delaney !Delaney Rudd |
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Stockton, John !John Stockton |
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Toolson, Andy !Andy Toolson |
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Awards and records
References
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