# 1985–86 Utah Jazz season

The 1985–86 Utah Jazz season saw the Jazz draft Karl Malone. This marked the beginning of the Stockton and Malone era.

## Draft picks

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
| 1 | 13 | Karl Malone | PF | United States | Louisiana Tech |
| 2 | 37 | Carey Scurry | SF | United States | Long Island |
| 4 | 83 | Delaney Rudd | PG | United States | Wake Forest |
| 5 | 105 | Ray Hall | | United States | Canisius |
| 6 | 129 | Jim Miller | | United States | Virginia |
| 7 | 151 | Mike Wacker | | United States | Texas-San Antonio |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Midwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 36–5 | 15–26 | 20–10 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 4 | 34–7 | 13–28 | 15–15 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7 | 26–15 | 18–23 | 16–14 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9 | 27–14 | 15–26 | 15–15 |
| x-Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14 | 25–16 | 12–29 | 15–15 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 16 | 21–20 | 14–27 | 9–21 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
| 2 | y-Houston Rockets | 51 | 31 | .622 | 11 |
| 3 | x-Denver Nuggets | 47 | 35 | .573 | 15 |
| 4 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 18 |
| 5 | x-Utah Jazz | 42 | 40 | .512 | 20 |
| 6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 40 | 42 | .488 | 22 |
| 7 | x-Sacramento Kings | 37 | 45 | .451 | 25 |
| 8 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 35 | 47 | .427 | 27 |
| 9 | Phoenix Suns | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 |
| 10 | Los Angeles Clippers | 32 | 50 | .390 | 30 |
| 11 | Seattle SuperSonics | 31 | 51 | .378 | 31 |
| 12 | Golden State Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 32 |

### Record vs. opponents

1985-86 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 0–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
| Boston | 6–0 | — | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
| Chicago | 1–5 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
| Cleveland | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 2–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–5 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
| New Jersey | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 |
| New York | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | — | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
| Philadelphia | 1–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Phoenix | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Portland | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | — | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | — | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 |
| Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 |
| Washington | 4–1 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |

## Game log
### Regular season

1985–86 game log Total: 42–40 (home: 27–14; road: 15–26) :
October: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 25, 1985
Houston
L 108–112
Salt Palace Acord Arena
0–1
2
October 29, 1985
@ San Antonio
L 112–124
HemisFair Arena
0–2
3
October 30, 1985
San Antonio
W 102–100
Salt Palace Acord Arena
1–2 :
November: 11–6 (home: 6–3; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 1, 1985
Phoenix
W 121–110
Salt Palace Acord Arena
2–2
5
November 2, 1985
@ Portland
L 108–128
Memorial Coliseum
2–3
6
November 5, 1985
Golden State
W 118–99
Salt Palace Acord Arena
3–3
7
November 7, 1985
L.A. Lakers
L 106–116
Salt Palace Acord Arena
3–4
8
November 9, 1985
Cleveland
W 121–114
Salt Palace Acord Arena
4–4
9
November 12, 1985
@ L.A. Lakers
L 110–119
The Forum
4–5
10
November 13, 1985
Dallas
L 100–115
Salt Palace Acord Arena
4–6
11
November 15, 1985
Portland
W 133–118
Salt Palace Acord Arena
5–6
12
November 16, 1985
@ Sacramento
W 100–96
ARCO Arena
6–6
13
November 20, 1985
@ Boston
L 106–115 (OT)
Boston Garden
6–7
14
November 22, 1985
@ Cleveland
W 121–113
Richfield Coliseum
7–7
15
November 23, 1985 5:30 p.m. MST
@ Atlanta
W 116–106
Dantley (41)
Eaton, Malone (10)
Green (6)
The Omni 6,115
8–7
16
November 25, 1985
@ Indiana
W 102–101
Market Square Arena
9–7
17
November 27, 1985
Chicago
W 114–96
Salt Palace Acord Arena
10–7
18
November 29, 1985
Denver
L 114–129
Salt Palace Acord Arena
10–8
19
November 30, 1985
@ Golden State
W 89–88
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
11–8 :
December: 6–8 (home: 4–2; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
20
December 2, 1985
Golden State
W 103–100
Salt Palace Acord Arena
12–8
21
December 4, 1985
L.A. Lakers
L 127–131 (OT)
Salt Palace Acord Arena
12–9
22
December 6, 1985
@ Phoenix
L 92–111
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
12–10
23
December 7, 1985
@ L.A. Clippers
W 131–91
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
13–10
24
December 10, 1985
@ Houston
L 105–134
The Summit
13–11
25
December 11, 1985
Portland
W 119–111
Salt Palace Acord Arena
14–11
26
December 14, 1985
Houston
W 114–100
Salt Palace Acord Arena
15–11
27
December 17, 1985
@ Washington
W 106–98
Capital Centre
16–11
28
December 18, 1985
@ New Jersey
L 98–113
Brendan Byrne Arena
16–12
29
December 20, 1985
@ Philadelphia
L 105–112
The Spectrum
16–13
30
December 21, 1985
@ Chicago
L 104–117
Chicago Stadium
16–14
31
December 26, 1985
@ Houston
L 99–106
The Summit
16–15
32
December 28, 1985
Boston
L 108–110
Salt Palace Acord Arena
16–16
33
December 30, 1985
Seattle
W 107–105
Salt Palace Acord Arena
17–16 :
January: 7–9 (home: 5–3; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 3, 1986
@ L.A. Lakers
L 101–110
The Forum
17–17
35
January 4, 1986
@ Dallas
L 106–119
Reunion Arena
17–18
36
January 7, 1986
@ Seattle
L 84–91
Seattle Center Coliseum
17–19
37
January 9, 1986
Washington
L 89–95
Salt Palace Acord Arena
17–20
38
January 11, 1986
@ Denver
L 106–114
McNichols Sports Arena
17–21
39
January 12, 1986
@ San Antonio
W 106–102
HemisFair Arena
18–21
40
January 14, 1986
@ Houston
W 105–102
The Summit
19–21
41
January 15, 1986
@ Golden State
L 104–150
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
19–22
42
January 17, 1986
Dallas
W 139–112
Salt Palace Acord Arena
20–22
43
January 18, 1986
@ L.A. Clippers
L 97–131
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
20–23
44
January 21, 1986
Denver
W 117–114 (OT)
Salt Palace Acord Arena
21–23
45
January 23, 1986
New Jersey
L 105–106
Salt Palace Acord Arena
21–24
46
January 25, 1986
L.A. Clippers
W 130–90
Salt Palace Acord Arena
22–24
47
January 27, 1986
Milwaukee
L 103–127
Salt Palace Acord Arena
22–25
48
January 29, 1986
Philadelphia
W 107–86
Salt Palace Acord Arena
23–25
49
January 31, 1986
Sacramento
W 103–101
Salt Palace Acord Arena
24–25 :
February: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
50
February 2, 1986
@ Dallas
L 97–100
Reunion Arena
24–26
51
February 3, 1986
San Antonio
L 104–112
Salt Palace Acord Arena
24–27
52
February 6, 1986
New York
W 119–101
Salt Palace Acord Arena
25–27
All-Star Break
53
February 11, 1986
@ Seattle
L 92–105
Seattle Center Coliseum
25–28
54
February 13, 1986
@ Milwaukee
L 106–113
MECCA Arena
25–29
55
February 15, 1986
@ New York
W 104–97
Madison Square Garden
26–29
56
February 17, 1986
@ Detroit
L 96–117
Pontiac Silverdome
26–30
57
February 19, 1986 7:30 p.m. MST
Atlanta
W 109–105
Dantley (31)
Malone (12)
Green, Malone, Scurry (3)
Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,654
27–30
58
February 22, 1986
Phoenix
W 105–97
Salt Palace Acord Arena
28–30
59
February 25, 1986
Houston
W 100–97
Salt Palace Acord Arena
29–30
60
February 27, 1986
Indiana
W 109–92
Salt Palace Acord Arena
30–30 :
March: 9–7 (home: 6–2; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
61
March 1, 1986
Sacramento
W 110–94
Salt Palace Acord Arena
31–30
62
March 4, 1986
@ Sacramento
L 92–94
ARCO Arena
31–31
63
March 5, 1986
@ L.A. Lakers
L 84–130
The Forum
31–32
64
March 7, 1986
@ Phoenix
W 105–103
Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
32–32
65
March 8, 1986
@ Portland
L 90–104
Memorial Coliseum
32–33
66
March 12, 1986
Golden State
L 111–118
Salt Palace Acord Arena
32–34
67
March 14, 1986
San Antonio
W 146–121
Salt Palace Acord Arena
33–34
68
March 15, 1986
@ Dallas
L 98–108
Reunion Arena
33–35
69
March 17, 1986
Detroit
W 107–106
Salt Palace Acord Arena
34–35
70
March 18, 1986
@ Seattle
W 107–104
Seattle Center Coliseum
35–35
71
March 20, 1986
Dallas
L 107–114
Salt Palace Acord Arena
35–36
72
March 22, 1986
Phoenix
W 119–109
Salt Palace Acord Arena
36–36
73
March 24, 1986
Seattle
W 116–108
Salt Palace Acord Arena
37–36
74
March 26, 1986
Denver
W 116–101
Salt Palace Acord Arena
38–36
75
March 28, 1986
@ Denver
L 120–128
McNichols Sports Arena
38–37
76
March 29, 1986
@ San Antonio
W 110–102
HemisFair Arena
39–37 :
April: 3–3 (home: 1–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
77
April 1, 1986
L.A. Clippers
L 109–113
Salt Palace Acord Arena
39–38
78
April 2, 1986
@ L.A. Clippers
L 94–97
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
39–39
79
April 5, 1986
Portland
W 114–103
Salt Palace Acord Arena
40–39
80
April 9, 1986
Sacramento
L 108–113
Salt Palace Acord Arena
40–40
81
April 10, 1986
@ Sacramento
W 119–108
ARCO Arena
41–40
82
April 12, 1986
@ Denver
W 117–99
McNichols Sports Arena
42–40 :
1985–86 schedule :

## Playoffs

1986 playoff game log :
First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 18, 1986
@ Dallas
L 93–101
Karl Malone (23)
Karl Malone (13)
Rickey Green (12)
Reunion Arena 17,007
0–1
2
April 20, 1986
@ Dallas
L 106–113
Karl Malone (31)
Mark Eaton (11)
Rickey Green (8)
Reunion Arena 17,007
0–2
3
April 23, 1986
Dallas
W 100–98
Rickey Green (32)
Thurl Bailey (14)
Rickey Green (8)
Salt Palace Acord Arena 11,635
1–2
4
April 25, 1986
Dallas
L 113–117
Thurl Bailey (24)
Mark Eaton (12)
Rickey Green (10)
Salt Palace Acord Arena 12,683
1–3 :
1986 schedule :

## Player statistics
### Season

* Player
* Thurl Bailey
* Jeff Cook
* Adrian Dantley
* Mark Eaton
* Rickey Green
* Bob Hansen
* Steve Hayes
* Marc Iavaroni
* Karl Malone
* Pace Mannion
* Fred Roberts
* Carey Scurry
* John Stockton
* Jeff Wilkins

### Playoffs

* Player
* Thurl Bailey
* Jeff Cook
* Mark Eaton
* Rickey Green
* Bob Hansen
* Steve Hayes
* Marc Iavaroni
* Karl Malone
* Fred Roberts
* Carey Scurry
* John Stockton

## Awards and records
### Awards

* Mark Eaton, NBA All-Defensive First Team
* Karl Malone, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team