2006–07 Utah Jazz season

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.

2006–07 Utah Jazz season
Division champions
Head coachJerry Sloan
ArenaEnergySolutions Arena
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Conference Finals
(Lost to Spurs 1–4)
Local media
TelevisionKJZZ-TV
FSN Utah
RadioKFNZ/KBEE

They managed to improve by 10 games, finishing 51-31, and qualifying for the playoffs.[1] The Jazz met the Houston Rockets in the first round, and defeated them in seven games. Then, they met the Golden State Warriors, who just came off a stunning upset in the First Round, in which they defeated the first-seeded Dallas Mavericks in six games in the Semifinals, but the Jazz swiftly dispatched the Warriors in five games, moving on to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1998, when they last made the NBA Finals. However, their playoff run ended with a defeat to the eventual champion 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. Their Western Finals trip made this the most successful recent Jazz season as of 2020.

Draft picks
Main article: 2006 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
114Ronnie Brewer United StatesArkansas
246Dee Brown United StatesIllinois
247Paul Millsap United StatesLouisiana Tech

Roster
Roster listing
Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 55 Araújo, Rafael 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 280 lb (127 kg) BYU
PF 5 Boozer, Carlos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Duke
G 9 Brewer, Ronnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Arkansas
PG 11 Brown, Dee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Illinois
PF 31 Collins, Jarron 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Stanford
PG 2 Fisher, Derek 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Arkansas-Little Rock
SG 10 Giriček, Gordan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Croatia
SF 15 Harpring, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Georgia Tech
SF 47 Kirilenko, Andrei 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Russia
SF 34 Miles, C. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Skyline (HS)
PF 24 Millsap, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Louisiana Tech
C 13 Okur, Mehmet 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 290 lb (132 kg) Turkey
PG 8 Williams, Deron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Northwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 5131.634-31–1020–2110–6
x-Denver Nuggets 4537.549623–1822–199–7
Portland Trail Blazers 3250.3901918–2314–277–9
Minnesota Timberwolves 3250.3901920–2112–296–10
Seattle SuperSonics 3151.3782020–2111–308–8
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Dallas Mavericks6715.817-
2 y-Phoenix Suns6121.7446
3 x-San Antonio Spurs5824.7079
4 y-Utah Jazz5131.63415
5 x-Houston Rockets5230.63415
6 x-Denver Nuggets4537.54922
7 x-Los Angeles Lakers4240.51225
8 x-Golden State Warriors4240.51225
9 Los Angeles Clippers4042.48827
10 New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets3943.47628
11 Sacramento Kings3349.40234
12 Portland Trail Blazers3250.39035
13 Minnesota Timberwolves3250.39035
14 Seattle SuperSonics3151.37836
15 Memphis Grizzlies2260.26845

Record vs. opponents
2006-07 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MEM MIA MIL MIN NJN NOK NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA WAS
Atlanta —3–11–30–41–30–21–11–22–01–11–32–00–22–00–41–22–01–20–21–23–11–31–11–11–10–20–22–20–21–3
Boston 1–3—2–20–31–20–21–10–40–21–11–30–20–21–11–22–21–12–20–23–11–31–30–22–00–21–11–11–30–20–3
Charlotte 3–12–2—1–22–20–21–12–21–10–21–20–22–00–22–22–21–11–21–12–22–22–20–20–21–11–10–20–31–12–2
Chicago 4–03–02–1—2–21–11–13–11–10–23–10–21–11–13–14–00–21–32–03–11–22–11–12–00–21–12–02–20–23–1
Cleveland 3–12–12–22–2—0–20–21–32–01–13–12–02–02–01–34–02–02–11–12–21–23–10–21–12–02–01–13–11–12–1
Dallas 2–02–02–01–12–0—3–11–10–33–12–02–13–14–02–02–04–02–04–02–02–02–02–23–04–03–14–02–01–21–1
Denver 1–11–11–11–12–01–3—0–23–11–22–02–13–12–22–02–02–21–12–21–11–11–11–23–12–21–23–11–11–31–1
Detroit 2–14–02–21–33–11–12–0—0–21–12–22–02–02–02–13–11–14–01–12–14–03–11–11–11–10–22–02–10–22–2
Golden State 0–22–01–11–10–23–01–32–0—2–11–12–20–43–10–20–22–11–13–11–11–12–01–32–13–11–33–11–12–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–02–01–11–32–11–11–2—1–13–12–24–02–02–02–22–01–32–02–02–01–32–23–02–23–01–11–32–0
Indiana 3–13–12–11–31–30–20–22–21–11–1—1–11–12–02–24–00–20–41–12–12–22–20–22–00–21–10–21–20–20–3
L.A. Clippers 0–22–02–02–00–21–21–20–22–21–31–1—2–23–02–02–01–21–12–21–11–12–02–23–12–20–42–20–21–31–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–00–21–10–21–31–30–24–02–21–12–2—2–21–10–23–12–01–20–22–01–11–31–23–12–13–11–12–11–1
Memphis 0–21–12–01–10–20–42–20–21–30–40–20–32–2—0–20–22–10–21–30–21–11–10–42–21–21–31–21–11–31–1
Miami 4–02–12–21–33–10–20–21–22–00–22–20–21–12–0—2–12–03–11–11–30–41–30–22–02–01–12–02–12–03–1
Milwaukee 2–12–22–20–40–40–20–21–32–00–20–40–22–02–01–2—2–01–20–21–31–32–10–21–11–12–01–11–30–21–3
Minnesota 0–21–11–12–00–20–42–21–11–22–22–02–11–31–20–20–2—1–11–32–01–12–01–32–22–21–21–30–21–31–1
New Jersey 2–12–22–13–11–20–21–10–41–10–24–01–10–22–01–32–11–1—1–14–02–22–20–20–21–10–20–22–22–04–0
New Orleans/Oklahoma City 2–02–01–10–21–10–42–21–11–33–11–12–22–13–11–12–03–11–1—2–01–10–20–31–23–10–42–20–21–21–1
New York 2–11–32–21–32–20–21–11–21–10–21–21–12–02–03–13–10–20–40–2—2–11–30–21–11–10–21–11–31–12–2
Orlando 1–33–12–22–12–10–21–10–41–10–22–21–10–21–14–03–11–12–21–11–2—2–10–22–01–11–12–00–42–02–2
Philadelphia 3–13–12–21–21–30–21–11–30–20–22–20–21–11–13–11–20–22–22–03–11–2—1–11–11–10–22–01–31–10–3
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–12–02–22–11–13–13–12–02–23–14–02–02–03–12–03–02–02–01–1—4–03–11–22–12–01–31–1
Portland 1–10–22–00–21–10–31–31–11–22–20–21–32–12–20–21–12–22–02–11–10–21–10–4—2–20–42–21–12–22–0
Sacramento 1–12–01–12–00–20–42–21–11–30–32–02–21–32–10–21–12–21–11–31–11–11–11–32–2—0–42–11–12–10–2
San Antonio 2–01–11–11–10–21–32–12–03–12–21–14–01–23–11–10–22–12–04–02–01–12–02–14–04–0—4–02–02–22–0
Seattle 2–01–12–00–21–10–41–30–21–30–32–02–21–32–10–21–13–12–02–21–10–20–21–22–21–20–4—1–12–20–2
Toronto 2–23–13–02–21–30–21–11–21–11–12–12–01–11–11–23–12–02–22–03–14–03–10–21–11–10–21–1—0–23–1
Utah 2–02–01–12–01–12–13–12–02–23–12–03–11–23–10–22–03–10–22–11–10–21–13–12–21–22–22–22–0—1–1
Washington 3–13–02–21–31–21–11–12–21–10–23–01–11–11–11–33–11–10–41–12–22–23–01–10–22–00–22–01–31–1—

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

Regular season
Utah Jazz statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Lou Amundson 102.0....0.0.0.0.0
Rafael Araujo 2808.9.415..6212.4.4.2.12.6
Carlos Boozer 747434.6.561..68511.73.0.9.320.9
Ronnie Brewer 561412.1.528.000.6751.3.4.7.14.6
Dee Brown 4909.2.327.214.649.81.7.4.11.9
Jarron Collins 82911.1.441..6512.1.7.2.12.5
Derek Fisher 826127.9.382.308.8531.83.31.0.110.1
Gordan Giricek 61619.5.462.426.8162.11.0.5.17.8
Matt Harpring 77225.5.491.333.7674.61.3.7.111.6
Andrei Kirilenko 707029.3.471.213.7284.72.91.12.18.3
C. J. Miles 371310.1.345.219.609.9.7.3.12.7
Paul Millsap 82118.0.525.333.6735.2.8.8.96.8
Mehmet Okur 808033.3.462.384.7657.22.0.5.517.6
Roger Powell 304.3.000.0001.0001.0.0.0.0.7
Deron Williams 808036.9.456.322.7673.39.31.0.216.2

Playoffs
Utah Jazz statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Rafael Araujo 505.6.375..4172.2.2.2.02.2
Carlos Boozer 171738.5.536..73812.22.91.0.323.5
Ronnie Brewer 805.1.600..538.8.3.1.02.4
Dee Brown 806.5.353.000.250.41.1.0.01.6
Jarron Collins 1308.5.333..5291.5.4.3.01.2
Derek Fisher 161427.8.405.375.9331.62.61.0.19.5
Gordan Giricek 17318.1.418.538.8751.61.0.2.16.1
Matt Harpring 17025.5.456.000.7234.81.4.4.29.3
Andrei Kirilenko 171731.0.447.333.7855.22.6.92.49.6
C. J. Miles 1010.1...500.0.0.0.01.0
Paul Millsap 17015.5.525.000.6674.4.5.6.55.9
Mehmet Okur 171734.4.388.316.7867.81.81.4.911.8
Deron Williams 171738.6.452.333.7904.38.61.5.219.2

Awards and records

References
  1. 2006-07 Utah Jazz
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