# 2008–09 Utah Jazz season

The 2008–09 Utah Jazz season was the 35th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 30th since the team moved from New Orleans to Salt Lake City for the 1979–80 season.
For the third straight year, the Jazz made the playoffs, but as the number 8 seed. The Jazz were quickly knocked out of the playoffs with a defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in the opening round, losing in five games, and having their season ended by the Lakers for a second consecutive time. The Lakers would go on to win their 15th NBA Championship in the NBA Finals, defeating the Orlando Magic in five games.

## Key dates

* 2008:
** June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
** July 1: The free agency period started.
* 2009:
** February 19: The NBA trade deadline was 3:00 pm EST.
** February 20: Jazz owner Larry H. Miller, who purchased a 50% interest in the Jazz in 1985 and acquired the remaining 50% a year later, dies from complications of type 2 diabetes.
** February 21: To honor Larry H. Miller's death, the Jazz won a game a day after Larry's death by defeating the New Orleans Hornets 102–88.

## Offseason

Besides the draft, the only significant move that the Jazz made in the offseason was to trade third-string point guard Jason Hart to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for veteran journeyman point guard Brevin Knight on July 23.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 23 | Kosta Koufos | Center | Greece | Ohio State |
| 2 | 44 | Ante Tomić | Power forward/Center | Croatia | KK Zagreb |
| 2 | 53 | Tadija Dragićević | Power forward | Serbia | Red Star Belgrade |

## Regular season
### Standings

| Northwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y–Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | — | 33–8 | 21–20 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x–Portland Trail Blazers | 54 | 28 | .659 | — | 34–7 | 20–21 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x–Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 6 | 33–8 | 15–26 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 24 | 58 | .293 | 30 | 11–30 | 13–28 | 3–13 | 82 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 23 | 59 | .280 | 31 | 15–26 | 8–33 | 4–12 | 82 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 65 | 17 | .793 | — |
| 2 | y-Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
| 3 | y-San Antonio Spurs | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
| 4 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 54 | 28 | .659 | 11 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 53 | 29 | .646 | 12 |
| 6 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 15 |
| 7 | x-New Orleans Hornets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 16 |
| 8 | x-Utah Jazz | 48 | 34 | .585 | 17 |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 46 | 36 | .561 | 19 |
| 10 | Golden State Warriors | 29 | 53 | .354 | 36 |
| 11 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 |
| 12 | Memphis Grizzlies | 24 | 58 | .293 | 41 |
| 13 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 23 | 59 | .280 | 42 |
| 14 | Los Angeles Clippers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 46 |
| 15 | Sacramento Kings | 17 | 65 | .207 | 48 |

### Record vs. opponents

2008-09 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | OKC | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Boston | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Charlotte | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Chicago | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Cleveland | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Dallas | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Denver | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Detroit | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Golden State | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Houston | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Indiana | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| L.A. Lakers | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Memphis | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Miami | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Milwaukee | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Minnesota | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| New Jersey | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0—0 | 0—0 |
| New Orleans | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| New York | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Oklahoma City | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Orlando | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Philadelphia | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 |
| Phoenix | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 |
| Portland | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Sacramento | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| San Antonio | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0—0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Toronto | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Utah | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
| Washington | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | — |

### Game log

2008–09 game log :
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 29
Denver
W 98–94
Carlos Boozer (25)
Carlos Boozer (14)
Ronnie Price (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
1–0 :
November
: 10–7 (home: 7–2; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
2
November 1
L.A. Clippers
W 101–79
Carlos Boozer (25)
Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur (10)
Ronnie Price (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,602
2–0
3
November 3
@ L.A. Clippers
W 89–73
Paul Millsap (24)
Andrei Kirilenko (11)
Ronnie Price (5)
Staples Center 12,712
3–0
4
November 5
Portland
W 103–96
Mehmet Okur (22)
Mehmet Okur (9)
Brevin Knight (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
4–0
5
November 7
Oklahoma City
W 104–97
Carlos Boozer (21)
Andrei Kirilenko (12)
Brevin Knight (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
5–0
6
November 9
@ New York
L 99–107
Carlos Boozer (19)
Carlos Boozer (18)
Ronnie Brewer (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,344
5–1
7
November 11
@ Philadelphia
W 93–80
Carlos Boozer (19)
Carlos Boozer (16)
Ronnie Brewer, Deron Williams (9)
Wachovia Center 12,839
6–1
8
November 12
@ Washington
L 87–95
Carlos Boozer (20)
Carlos Boozer (7)
Deron Williams (7)
Verizon Center 14,885
6–2
9
November 14
@ Charlotte
L 96–104
Carlos Boozer (26)
Carlos Boozer (15)
Ronnie Brewer, Brevin Knight (4)
Time Warner Cable Arena 14,189
6–3
10
November 15
@ Cleveland
L 93–105
Carlos Boozer (17)
Carlos Boozer (9)
Brevin Knight (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
6–4
11
November 17
Phoenix
W 109–97
Carlos Boozer, C. J. Miles (21)
Carlos Boozer (15)
Ronnie Price, Brevin Knight (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
7–4
12
November 19
Milwaukee
W 105–94
C. J. Miles (25)
Carlos Boozer (11)
Ronnie Price (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
8–4
13
November 21
@ San Antonio
L 94–119
Ronnie Brewer (17)
C. J. Miles (10)
C. J. Miles, Ronnie Price (5)
AT&T Center 17,354
8–5
14
November 22
@ Memphis
W 103–94
Mehmet Okur (23)
Andrei Kirilenko (6)
Andrei Kirilenko (10)
FedExForum 13,121
9–5
15
November 24
Chicago
L 100–101
Mehmet Okur (26)
Paul Millsap (10)
Ronnie Price, Andrei Kirilenko (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
9–6
16
November 26
Memphis
W 117–100
Paul Millsap (24)
Paul Millsap (16)
Deron Williams (15)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
10–6
17
November 28
Sacramento
W 120–94
Mehmet Okur (20)
Mehmet Okur (12)
Deron Williams (15)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
11–6
18
November 29
New Jersey
L 88–105
Paul Millsap (20)
Mehmet Okur (11)
Deron Williams (13)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
11–7 :
December
: 8–7 (home: 4–2; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
19
December 2
@ Sacramento
W 99–94
Kyle Korver (15)
Paul Millsap, Mehmet Okur (11)
Deron Williams (7)
ARCO Arena 10,798
12–7
20
December 3
Miami
L 89–93
Paul Millsap (20)
Paul Millsap (13)
Deron Williams (5)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
12–8
21
December 5
Toronto
W 114–87
Mehmet Okur (21)
Paul Millsap (11)
Paul Millsap (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
13–8
22
December 6
@ Phoenix
L 104–106
C. J. Miles, Paul Millsap (20)
Mehmet Okur (13)
Deron Williams (15)
US Airways Center 18,422
13–9
23
December 9
@ Minnesota
W 99–96
Ronnie Brewer (25)
Mehmet Okur (13)
Deron Williams (11)
Target Center 10,745
14–9
24
December 11
Portland
W 97–88
Mehmet Okur (27)
Paul Millsap (12)
Deron Williams (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
15–9
25
December 13
Orlando
L 94–103
Andrei Kirilenko, Deron Williams (17)
Paul Millsap (14)
Deron Williams (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
15–10
26
December 15
@ Boston
L 91–100
Paul Millsap (32)
Paul Millsap (10)
Deron Williams (7)
TD Banknorth Garden 18,624
15–11
27
December 17
@ New Jersey
W 103–92
Mehmet Okur (23)
Paul Millsap (12)
Deron Williams (11)
Izod Center 12,542
16–11
28
December 19
@ Detroit
W 120–114 (2OT)
Deron Williams (29)
Paul Millsap (13)
Deron Williams (8)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076
17–11
29
December 20
@ Chicago
L 98–106
Mehmet Okur (23)
Mehmet Okur (13)
Deron Williams (6)
United Center 22,046
17–12
30
December 23
@ Milwaukee
L 86–94
Andrei Kirilenko (22)
Andrei Kirilenko (11)
Deron Williams (8)
Bradley Center 14,888
17–13
31
December 26
Dallas
W 97–88
Ronnie Brewer (21)
Andrei Kirilenko (14)
Deron Williams (13)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
18–13
32
December 27
@ Houston
L 115–120 (2OT)
Ronnie Brewer (23)
Kyrylo Fesenko (11)
Deron Williams (11)
Toyota Center 18,245
18–14
33
December 29
Philadelphia
W 112–95
Deron Williams (27)
Andrei Kirilenko (13)
Deron Williams (6)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
19–14 :
January
: 7–8 (home: 6–2; road: 1–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 2
@ L.A. Lakers
L 100–113
Mehmet Okur (21)
Paul Millsap (17)
Deron Williams (12)
Staples Center 18,997
19–15
35
January 5
Golden State
W 119–114
Deron Williams (25)
Paul Millsap (14)
Deron Williams (15)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
20–15
36
January 7
New Orleans
W 116–90
Paul Millsap (27)
Paul Millsap (14)
Deron Williams (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
21–15
37
January 10
Detroit
W 99–82
Mehmet Okur (22)
Andrei Kirilenko, Paul Millsap (7)
Deron Williams (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
22–15
38
January 12
Indiana
W 120–113
Mehmet Okur (43)
Andrei Kirilenko (12)
Deron Williams (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
23–15
39
January 14
@ Oklahoma City
L 93–114
Deron Williams (25)
Mehmet Okur (9)
Deron Williams (6)
Ford Center 18,437
23–16
40
January 16
@ Memphis
W 101–91
Deron Williams (27)
Mehmet Okur (8)
Deron Williams (12)
FedExForum 10,422
24–16
41
January 17
@ Dallas
L 108–115
Deron Williams (30)
Mehmet Okur (11)
Deron Williams (9)
American Airlines Center 20,325
24–17
42
January 20
Minnesota
W 112–107
Paul Millsap (28)
Paul Millsap (15)
Deron Williams (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
25–17
43
January 21
@ Houston
L 99–108
Deron Williams (32)
Paul Millsap (12)
Deron Williams (11)
Toyota Center 17,037
25–18
44
January 24
Cleveland
L 97–102
Paul Millsap (24)
Paul Millsap (15)
Deron Williams (16)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
25–19
45
January 25
@ Denver
L 97–117
Ronnie Brewer (16)
Mehmet Okur, Paul Millsap (10)
Deron Williams (10)
Pepsi Center 17,895
25–20
46
January 27
San Antonio
L 100–106
Ronnie Brewer (23)
Mehmet Okur (17)
Deron Williams (13)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
25–21
47
January 30
Oklahoma City
W 110–90
Deron Williams (24)
Paul Millsap (9)
Deron Williams (12)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
26–21
48
January 31
@ Portland
L 108–122
Deron Williams (35)
Mehmet Okur (7)
Deron Williams (5)
Rose Garden 20,593
26–22 :
February
: 10–1 (home: 8–0; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 2
Charlotte
W 105–86
Mehmet Okur (22)
Kyle Korver (8)
Brevin Knight (7)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
27–22
50
February 5
Dallas
W 115–87
Deron Williams (34)
Mehmet Okur (13)
Deron Williams (12)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
28–22
51
February 6
@ Sacramento
W 111–107
Deron Williams (34)
Mehmet Okur (11)
Deron Williams (4)
ARCO Arena 17,317
29–22
52
February 8
@ Golden State
L 96–116
Deron Williams (31)
Mehmet Okur (9)
Deron Williams (10)
Oracle Arena 19,174
29–23
53
February 11
L.A. Lakers
W 113–109
Deron Williams (31)
Mehmet Okur, Paul Millsap (8)
Deron Williams (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
30–23
54
February 17
Memphis
W 117–99
C. J. Miles (24)
Kyle Korver (9)
Deron Williams (15)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
31–23
55
February 19
Boston
W 90–85
Mehmet Okur (19)
Paul Millsap (10)
Deron Williams (10)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
32–23
56
February 21
New Orleans
W 102–88
Mehmet Okur (25)
Paul Millsap (10)
Deron Williams (13)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
33–23
57
February 23
Atlanta
W 108–89
Ronnie Brewer (19)
Paul Millsap (12)
Deron Williams (10)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
34–23
58
February 25
@ Minnesota
W 120–103
Mehmet Okur (25)
Paul Millsap (7)
Deron Williams (13)
Target Center 13,108
35–23
59
February 28
Sacramento
W 102–89
Ronnie Brewer, Mehmet Okur (26)
Paul Millsap (12)
Deron Williams (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
36–23 :
March
: 10–5 (home: 6–0; road: 4–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 1
@ Golden State
W 112–104
Mehmet Okur (23)
Ronnie Brewer, Carlos Boozer (9)
Deron Williams (20)
Oracle Arena 18,347
37–23
61
March 4
Houston
W 101–94
Deron Williams (26)
Carlos Boozer (17)
Deron Williams (14)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
38–23
62
March 6
Denver
W 97–91
Deron Williams (25)
Carlos Boozer (16)
Deron Williams (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
39–23
63
March 8
@ Toronto
W 109–101
Deron Williams (25)
Mehmet Okur, Paul Millsap (11)
Deron Williams (9)
Air Canada Centre 18,541
40–23
64
March 10
@ Indiana
W 112–100
Mehmet Okur (24)
Paul Millsap (9)
Deron Williams (12)
Conseco Fieldhouse 13,705
41–23
65
March 11
@ Atlanta
L 93–100
Deron Williams (20)
Mehmet Okur (10)
Deron Williams (9)
Philips Arena 13,112
41–24
66
March 14
@ Miami
L 129–140 (3OT)
Deron Williams (30)
Carlos Boozer (13)
Deron Williams (13)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
41–25
67
March 15
@ Orlando
L 87–105
Carlos Boozer (23)
Carlos Boozer (13)
Deron Williams (9)
Amway Arena 17,461
41–26
68
March 17
Washington
W 103–88
Kyle Korver (15)
Carlos Boozer (15)
Deron Williams (8)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
42–26
69
March 20
@ Oklahoma City
W 101–94
Deron Williams (24)
Carlos Boozer (10)
Deron Williams (11)
Ford Center 19,136
43–26
70
March 24
Houston
W 99–86
Deron Williams (19)
Paul Millsap (9)
Deron Williams (12)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
44–26
71
March 25
@ Phoenix
L 114–118
Deron Williams (25)
Mehmet Okur, Carlos Boozer (12)
Deron Williams (10)
US Airways Center 18,422
44–27
72
March 28
Phoenix
W 104–99 (OT)
Mehmet Okur (26)
Mehmet Okur (11)
Deron Williams (13)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
45–27
73
March 30
New York
W 112–104
Deron Williams (24)
Carlos Boozer (11)
Deron Williams (13)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
46–27
74
March 31
@ Portland
L 104–125
Carlos Boozer (20)
Andrei Kirilenko (7)
Deron Williams (8)
Rose Garden 20,675
46–28 :
April
: 2–6 (home: 1–2; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
75
April 2
@ Denver
L 104–114
C. J. Miles (19)
Mehmet Okur (15)
Deron Williams (10)
Pepsi Center 17,969
46–29
76
April 3
Minnesota
L 102–103
Deron Williams (34)
Mehmet Okur, Paul Millsap (6)
Deron Williams (11)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
46–30
77
April 5
@ New Orleans
W 108–94
Ronnie Brewer (23)
Carlos Boozer (10)
Deron Williams (11)
New Orleans Arena 17,362
47–30
78
April 8
@ Dallas
L 101–130
Deron Williams (18)
Carlos Boozer (11)
Deron Williams (12)
American Airlines Center 20,017
47–31
79
April 10
@ San Antonio
L 99–105
Deron Williams (25)
Mehmet Okur (10)
Deron Williams (10)
AT&T Center 18,797
47–32
80
April 11
Golden State
L 108–118
Deron Williams (26)
Carlos Boozer (12)
Deron Williams (14)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
47–33
81
April 13
L.A. Clippers
W 106–85
Carlos Boozer (20)
Carlos Boozer (13)
Deron Williams (9)
EnergySolutions Arena 19,911
48–33
82
April 14
@ L.A. Lakers
L 112–125
Deron Williams (25)
Carlos Boozer (9)
Deron Williams (13)
Staples Center 18,997
48–34 :
2015–16 season schedule :

## Playoffs
### West First Round

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Utah Jazz
* ABC
* April 19 3:00 p.m.
* Recap
Utah Jazz 100, Los Angeles Lakers 113 :
| Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 21–32, 33–24, 27–27 |||
| Pts: Carlos Boozer 27 Rebs: Carlos Boozer 9 Asts: Deron Williams 17 | Pts: Kobe Bryant 24 Rebs: Pau Gasol 9 Asts: Kobe Bryant 8 |
* Staples Center, Los Angeles Attendance: 18,997 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Ed Malloy, Joe Crawford
* TNT
* April 21 10:30 p.m.
* Recap
Utah Jazz 109, Los Angeles Lakers 119 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–41, 26–25, 23–23, 31–30 |||
| Pts: Deron Williams 35 Rebs: Carlos Boozer 10 Asts: Deron Williams 10 | Pts: Kobe Bryant 26 Rebs: Gasol, Bryant 6 each Asts: Ariza, Bryant 9 each |
* Staples Center, Los Angeles Attendance: 18,997 Referees: Marc Davis, Sean Corbin, Monty McCutchen
* TNT
* April 23 10:30 p.m.
* Recap
Los Angeles Lakers 86, Utah Jazz 88 :
| Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 22–17, 29–17, 18–28 |||
| Pts: Lamar Odom 21 Rebs: Lamar Odom 14 Asts: Kobe Bryant 6 | Pts: Carlos Boozer 23 Rebs: Carlos Boozer 22 Asts: Deron Williams 9 |
* EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Bennett Salvadore, Mike Callahan, Eric Lewis
* ESPN
* April 25 9:00 p.m.
* Recap
Los Angeles Lakers 108, Utah Jazz 94 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 40–28, 28–16, 20–25 |||
| Pts: Kobe Bryant 38 Rebs: Lamar Odom 15 Asts: Lamar Odom 6 | Pts: Williams, Boozer 23 each Rebs: Carlos Boozer 16 Asts: Deron Williams 13 |
* EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Bill Spooner, Mark Wunderlich, Joe Derosa
* TNT
* April 27 10:30 p.m.
* Recap
Utah Jazz 96, Los Angeles Lakers 107 :
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 17–30, 20–26, 33–25 |||
| Pts: Paul Millsap 16 Rebs: Mehmet Okur 8 Asts: Deron Williams 6 | Pts: Kobe Bryant 31 Rebs: Lamar Odom 15 Asts: Odom, Bryant, Ariza, Gasol 4 each |
| Los Angeles win series, 4–1 |||
* Staples Center, Los Angeles Attendance: 18,997 Referees: Gary Zielinski, James Capers, Steve Javie
Last Playoff Meeting: 2008 Western Conference Semi-finals (Los Angeles won 4–2)

## Player statistics
### Regular Season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Deron Williams | 68 | 68 | 36.8 | .471 | .310 | .849 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 1.07 | .29 | 19.4 |
| Mehmet Okur | 72 | 72 | 33.5 | .485 | .446 | .817 | 7.7 | 1.7 | .75 | .74 | 17.0 |
| Carlos Boozer | 37 | 37 | 32.4 | .490 | .000 | .698 | 10.4 | 2.1 | 1.05 | .19 | 16.2 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 81 | 80 | 32.2 | .508 | .259 | .702 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.70 | .37 | 13.7 |
| Paul Millsap | 76 | 38 | 30.1 | .534 | .000 | .699 | 8.6 | 1.8 | 1.03 | .96 | 13.5 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 67 | 10 | 27.3 | .449 | .274 | .785 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 1.24 | 1.15 | 11.6 |
| C.J. Miles | 72 | 72 | 22.5 | .459 | .352 | .876 | 2.3 | 1.5 | .64 | .21 | 9.1 |
| Kyle Korver | 78 | 2 | 24.0 | .438 | .386 | .882 | 3.3 | 1.8 | .60 | .38 | 9.0 |
| Kosta Koufos | 48 | 7 | 11.8 | .508 | .000 | .706 | 2.9 | .4 | .25 | .65 | 4.7 |
| Matt Harpring | 63 | 2 | 11.0 | .461 | .000 | .764 | 2.0 | .4 | .46 | .14 | 4.4 |
| Ronnie Price | 52 | 17 | 14.2 | .379 | .311 | .756 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .75 | .10 | 4.0 |
| Morris Almond | 25 | 1 | 10.2 | .407 | .294 | .808 | 1.4 | .3 | .16 | .16 | 3.7 |
| Brevin Knight | 74 | 0 | 12.7 | .349 | .000 | .750 | 1.2 | 2.6 | .92 | .05 | 2.4 |
| Kyrylo Fesenko | 21 | 1 | 7.4 | .583 | .000 | .333 | 1.8 | .2 | .33 | .71 | 2.1 |
| Jarron Collins | 26 | 3 | 7.7 | .457 | .000 | .727 | 1.4 | .3 | .08 | .04 | 1.5 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Deron Williams | 5 | 5 | 42.2 | .414 | .360 | .829 | 3.8 | 10.8 | 1.8 | .4 | 20.2 |
| Carlos Boozer | 5 | 5 | 37.2 | .528 | | .771 | 13.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | .4 | 20.6 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 5 | 5 | 31.6 | .408 | .000 | .688 | 4.6 | 2.6 | 1.4 | .2 | 10.2 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 5 | 3 | 27.2 | .468 | .200 | .714 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | .6 | 11.0 |
| Kyle Korver | 5 | 2 | 27.2 | .391 | .462 | .714 | 2.2 | 2.6 | .6 | .2 | 10.6 |
| Paul Millsap | 5 | 0 | 31.0 | .510 | | .500 | 8.0 | 1.6 | .8 | 1.0 | 11.8 |
| C. J. Miles | 5 | 0 | 11.6 | .300 | .250 | .750 | 1.4 | .2 | .4 | .2 | 3.4 |
| Matt Harpring | 5 | 0 | 9.8 | .500 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.8 | .8 | .4 | .2 | 4.8 |
| Brevin Knight | 5 | 0 | 3.4 | .000 | | | .2 | .6 | .2 | .0 | .0 |
| Jarron Collins | 3 | 3 | 11.7 | .200 | | .750 | 3.3 | .3 | .3 | .0 | 2.7 |
| Mehmet Okur | 2 | 2 | 21.5 | .167 | .333 | .750 | 5.0 | 2.0 | .0 | .5 | 4.0 |
| Ronnie Price | 2 | 0 | 8.0 | .300 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.5 | 2.5 | .5 | .0 | 4.0 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 23, 2008 | To Utah Jazz Brevin Knight | To Los Angeles ClippersJason Hart |

### Free agents
#### Subtractions

| Player | Left | Team |
| Dee Brown | July 10, 2008 | Washington Wizards |