# 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.
They managed to improve by 10 games, finishing 51–31, and qualifying for the playoffs. 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 2022.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | 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 Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Utah Jazz | 51 | 31 | .634 | - | 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 Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | 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 | .634 | 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 |

### 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 | — | 3–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Boston | 1–3 | — | 2–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| Charlotte | 3–1 | 2–2 | — | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Chicago | 4–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Cleveland | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Dallas | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Detroit | 2–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Golden State | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–3 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| L.A. Lakers | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 |
| Milwaukee | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| New Jersey | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 |
| New Orleans/Oklahoma City | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| New York | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | — | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Orlando | 1–3 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | — | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–2 |
| Philadelphia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | — | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | — | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 4–0 | — | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | — | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Toronto | 2–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 |
| Washington | 3–1 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | — |

### Game log
## Playoffs

2007 playoff game log :
First Round: 4–3 (home: 3–0; road: 1–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 21
@ Houston
L 75–84
Williams, Fisher (15)
Carlos Boozer (12)
Deron Williams (9)
Toyota Center 18,195
0–1
2
April 23
@ Houston
L 90–98
Carlos Boozer (41)
Carlos Boozer (12)
Deron Williams (7)
Toyota Center 18,206
0–2
3
April 26
Houston
W 81–67
Carlos Boozer (22)
Carlos Boozer (12)
Deron Williams (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
1–2
4
April 28
Houston
W 98–85
Deron Williams (25)
Carlos Boozer (10)
Deron Williams (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
2–2
5
April 30
@ Houston
L 92–96
Carlos Boozer (26)
Mehmet Okur (9)
Deron Williams (6)
Toyota Center 18,314
2–3
6
May 3
Houston
W 94–82
Carlos Boozer (22)
Okur, Boozer (9)
Deron Williams (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
3–3
7
May 5
@ Houston
W 103–99
Carlos Boozer (35)
Carlos Boozer (14)
Deron Williams (14)
Toyota Center 18,307
4–3 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 7
Golden State
W 116–112
Deron Williams (31)
Carlos Boozer (20)
Deron Williams (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
1–0
2
May 9
Golden State
W 127–117 (OT)
Carlos Boozer (30)
Mehmet Okur (18)
Deron Williams (14)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
2–0
3
May 11
@ Golden State
L 105–125
Carlos Boozer (19)
Carlos Boozer (11)
Deron Williams (6)
Oracle Arena 20,655
2–1
4
May 13
@ Golden State
W 115–101
Carlos Boozer (34)
Carlos Boozer (12)
Deron Williams (13)
Oracle Arena 20,679
3–1
5
May 15
Golden State
W 100–87
Boozer, Kirilenko (21)
Carlos Boozer (14)
Deron Williams (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
4–1 :
Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 20
@ San Antonio
L 100–108
Deron Williams (34)
Carlos Boozer (12)
Deron Williams (9)
AT&T Center 18,300
0–1
2
May 22
@ San Antonio
L 96–105
Carlos Boozer (33)
Carlos Boozer (15)
Deron Williams (10)
AT&T Center 18,797
0–2
3
May 26
San Antonio
W 109–83
Deron Williams (31)
Carlos Boozer (12)
Deron Williams (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
1–2
4
May 28
San Antonio
L 79–91
Deron Williams (27)
Carlos Boozer (9)
Deron Williams (10)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
1–3
5
May 30
@ San Antonio
L 84–109
Andrei Kirilenko (13)
Carlos Boozer (12)
Carlos Boozer (4)
AT&T Center 18,797
1–4 :
2007 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Lou Amundson | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | . | . | . | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
| Rafael Araujo | 28 | 0 | 8.9 | .415 | . | .621 | 2.4 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 2.6 |
| Carlos Boozer | 74 | 74 | 34.6 | .561 | . | .685 | 11.7 | 3.0 | .9 | .3 | 20.9 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 56 | 14 | 12.1 | .528 | .000 | .675 | 1.3 | .4 | .7 | .1 | 4.6 |
| Dee Brown | 49 | 0 | 9.2 | .327 | .214 | .649 | .8 | 1.7 | .4 | .1 | 1.9 |
| Jarron Collins | 82 | 9 | 11.1 | .441 | . | .651 | 2.1 | .7 | .2 | .1 | 2.5 |
| Derek Fisher | 82 | 61 | 27.9 | .382 | .308 | .853 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 1.0 | .1 | 10.1 |
| Gordan Giricek | 61 | 6 | 19.5 | .462 | .426 | .816 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .5 | .1 | 7.8 |
| Matt Harpring | 77 | 2 | 25.5 | .491 | .333 | .767 | 4.6 | 1.3 | .7 | .1 | 11.6 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 70 | 70 | 29.3 | .471 | .213 | .728 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 8.3 |
| C. J. Miles | 37 | 13 | 10.1 | .345 | .219 | .609 | .9 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 2.7 |
| Paul Millsap | 82 | 1 | 18.0 | .525 | .333 | .673 | 5.2 | .8 | .8 | .9 | 6.8 |
| Mehmet Okur | 80 | 80 | 33.3 | .462 | .384 | .765 | 7.2 | 2.0 | .5 | .5 | 17.6 |
| Roger Powell | 3 | 0 | 4.3 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .7 |
| Deron Williams | 80 | 80 | 36.9 | .456 | .322 | .767 | 3.3 | 9.3 | 1.0 | .2 | 16.2 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Rafael Araujo | 5 | 0 | 5.6 | .375 | . | .417 | 2.2 | .2 | .2 | .0 | 2.2 |
| Carlos Boozer | 17 | 17 | 38.5 | .536 | . | .738 | 12.2 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .3 | 23.5 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 8 | 0 | 5.1 | .600 | . | .538 | .8 | .3 | .1 | .0 | 2.4 |
| Dee Brown | 8 | 0 | 6.5 | .353 | .000 | .250 | .4 | 1.1 | .0 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Jarron Collins | 13 | 0 | 8.5 | .333 | . | .529 | 1.5 | .4 | .3 | .0 | 1.2 |
| Derek Fisher | 16 | 14 | 27.8 | .405 | .375 | .933 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .1 | 9.5 |
| Gordan Giricek | 17 | 3 | 18.1 | .418 | .538 | .875 | 1.6 | 1.0 | .2 | .1 | 6.1 |
| Matt Harpring | 17 | 0 | 25.5 | .456 | .000 | .723 | 4.8 | 1.4 | .4 | .2 | 9.3 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 17 | 17 | 31.0 | .447 | .333 | .785 | 5.2 | 2.6 | .9 | 2.4 | 9.6 |
| C. J. Miles | 1 | 0 | 10.1 | . | . | .500 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Paul Millsap | 17 | 0 | 15.5 | .525 | .000 | .667 | 4.4 | .5 | .6 | .5 | 5.9 |
| Mehmet Okur | 17 | 17 | 34.4 | .388 | .316 | .786 | 7.8 | 1.8 | 1.4 | .9 | 11.8 |
| Deron Williams | 17 | 17 | 38.6 | .452 | .333 | .790 | 4.3 | 8.6 | 1.5 | .2 | 19.2 |

## Awards and records

* Paul Millsap, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team