1991–92 Utah Jazz season

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Jazz's 18th season in the National Basketball Association, and 13th season in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] It was also their first season playing at the Delta Center. The Jazz got off to a 7–6 start as they traded Thurl Bailey to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Tyrone Corbin early into the season. The Jazz would win their final seven games finishing first in the Midwest Division with a 55–27 record. Karl Malone finished second in scoring with 28.0 points per game, while John Stockton led the league in assists for the fifth straight season with 13.7 assists per game. Both Malone and Stockton were selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in five games. Then in the semifinals, they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in five games. However, the Jazz would lose to the top-seeded Portland Trail Blazers four games to two in the Western Conference Finals.[2] Following the season, Blue Edwards was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.

1991–92 Utah Jazz season
Division champions
Head coachJerry Sloan
ArenaDelta Center
Results
Record55–27 (.671)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Midwest)
Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finishWest Conference Finals
(eliminated 2-4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSTU
Prime Sports Intermountain West
RadioKSOP

Draft picks
Main article: 1991 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
121Eric MurdockPG United StatesProvidence
248Isaac AustinC United StatesArizona State

Roster
Roster listing
Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 50 Austin, Isaac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Arizona State
SF 21 Benoit, David 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama
C 40 Brown, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg) George Washington
SF 23 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) DePaul
SG 15 Crowder, Corey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Kentucky Wesleyan
C 53 Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) UCLA
SF 30 Edwards, Blue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) East Carolina
SG 24 Malone, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mississippi State
PF 32 Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Louisiana Tech
PG 14 Murdock, Eric 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Providence
PG 11 Rudd, Delaney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Wake Forest
PG 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gonzaga
PF 33 Thornton, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UC Irvine
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz5527.671—37–418–2320–6
x-San Antonio Spurs4735.573831–1016–2518–8
Houston Rockets4240.5121328–1314–2712–14
Denver Nuggets2458.2932118–236–358–18
Dallas Mavericks2260.2683315–267–3411–15
Minnesota Timberwolves1567.183409–326–359–17
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Portland Trail Blazers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5527.6712
3 x-Golden State Warriors5527.6712
4 x-Phoenix Suns5329.6464
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4735.57310
6 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers4537.54912
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers4339.52414
9 Houston Rockets4240.51215
10 Sacramento Kings2953.35428
11 Denver Nuggets2458.29333
12 Dallas Mavericks2260.26835
13 Minnesota Timberwolves1567.18342
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1991-92 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 —3–12–20–50–52–02–01–41–12–01–41–10–22–23–12–03–12–22–22–22–00–21–10–21–11–12–2
Boston 1–3—3–11–33–11–11–14–01–11–12–22–02–03–22–20–22–33–25–03–11–11–12–01–12–01–13–1
Charlotte 2–21–3—0–42–31–11–11–41–10–23–20–21–11–32–31–11–30–43–13–11–10–21–12–01–10–22–2
Chicago 5–03–14–0—3–22–02–04–11–11–13–12–01–14–03–22–04–04–03–13–11–12–02–01–12–01–14–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–22–3—1–11–13–11–11–15–01–12–03–13–12–02–24–03–14–01–10–22–01–11–11–14–0
Dallas 0–21–11–10–21–1—3–20–20–44–21–11–30–41–11–13–20–20–21–10–22–20–41–30–50–41–40–2
Denver 0–21–11–10–21–12–3—0–20–42–30–20–41–30–21–12–31–10–22–02–01–31–32–21–41–31–51–1
Detroit 4–10–44–11–41–32–02–0—1–12–02–20–22–02–23–21–12–22–24–03–10–22–02–01–11–11–13–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–11–14–04–01–1—2–22–03–23–21–12–04–02–01–12–01–13–22–35–02–23–21–32–0
Houston 0–21–12–01–11–12–43–20–22–2—1–12–22–22–01–13–21–11–12–01–11–33–13–13–21–31–42–0
Indiana 4–12–22–31–30–51–12–02–20–21–1—0–22–03–14–12–02–21–32–22–21–10–21–12–00–21–12–2
L.A. Clippers 1–10–22–00–21–13–14–02–02–32–22–0—2–32–02–04–01–10–22–01–13–22–32–32–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 2–00–21–11–10–24–03–10–22–32–20–23–2—2–01–13–12–02–02–02–02–31–44–11–31–41–31–1
Miami 2–22–33–10–41–31–12–02–21–10–21–30–20–2—4–02–02–21–43–11–40–20–22–01–11–11–15–0
Milwaukee 1–32–23–22–31–31–11–12–30–21–11–40–21–10–4—2–00–41–33–13–10–20–20–21–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 0–22–01–10–20–22–33–21–10–42–30–20–41–30–20–2—0–20–20–20–20–40–41–30–60–42–30–2
New Jersey 1–33–23–10–42–22–01–12–20–21–12–21–10–22–24–02–0—2–33–13–21–11–11–11–10–20–22–3
New York 2–22–34–00–40–42–02–02–21–11–13–12–00–24–13–12–03–2—4–13–11–11–11–10–22–02–04–0
Orlando 2–20–51–31–31–31–10–20–40–20–22–20–20–21–31–32–01–31–4—3–20–20–20–21–11–10–22–3
Philadelphia 2–21–31–31–30–42–00–21–31–11–12–21–10–24–11–32–02–31–32–3—0–21–11–11–12–00–25–0
Phoenix 0–21–11–11–11–12–23–12–02–33–11–12–33–22–02–04–01–11–12–02–0—3–24–13–13–22–22–0
Portland 2–01–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–21–32–03–24–12–02–04–01–11–12–01–12–3—5–02–24–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–20–23–12–20–20–51–31–13–21–40–22–03–11–11–12–01–11–40–5—1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 2–01–10–21–11–15–04–11–12–22–30–22–23–11–11–16–01–12–01–11–11–32–23–1—3–11–40–2
Seattle 1–10–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–33–12–03–24–11–11–14–02–00–21–10–22–31–44–11–3—3–12–0
Utah 1–11–12–01–11–14–15–11–13–14–11–13–13–11–11–13–22–00–22–02–02–22–23–14–11–3—2–0
Washington 2–21–32–20–40–42–01–11–30–20–22–22–01–10–51–32–03–20–43–20–50–20–20–22–00–20–2—

Game log

Regular season
1991–92 game log
Total: 55–27 (Home: 37–4; Road: 18–23)
November: 9–7 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–6)
December: 10–5 (Home: 5–0; Road: 5–5)
January: 10–5 (Home: 9–1; Road: 1–4)
February: 9–3 (Home: 7–1; Road: 2–2)
March: 9–5 (Home: 6–1; Road: 3–4)
April: 8–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 3–2)
1991–92 schedule

Playoffs
1992 playoff game log
First round: 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–2)
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–1)
Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
1992 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Los Angeles Clippers: Jazz win series 3-2

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Seattle SuperSonics: Jazz win series 4-1

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Finals

(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (2) Utah Jazz: Blazers win series 4-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1991 Western Conference Semifinals (Portland 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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Isaac Austin 310
Thurl Bailey 130
David Benoit 772
Mike Brown 821
Tyrone Corbin 691
Corey Crowder 510
Mark Eaton 8181
Blue Edwards 8181
Jeff Malone 8181
Karl Malone 8181
Eric Murdock 500
Delaney Rudd 650
John Stockton 8282
Bob Thornton 20

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
David Benoit
Mike Brown
Tyrone Corbin
Corey Crowder
Mark Eaton
Blue Edwards
Jeff Malone
Karl Malone
Eric Murdock
Delaney Rudd
John Stockton
Bob Thornton

Awards and records

References
  1. 1991–92 Utah Jazz
  2. "Jazz Goes Cold, so Trail Blazers Have Final Word : West: Portland wins series by ending Utah's domination at the Delta Center, 105-97". Los Angeles Times. May 29, 1992. Retrieved July 26, 2017.

See also
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