# Temporada 1987-88 de los Utah Jazz

La temporada 1987-88 fue la decimocuarta de los Jazz en la NBA, y la novena en su ubicación en Salt Lake City, tras cinco temporadas en Nueva Orleans. La temporada regular acabó con 47 victorias y 35 derrotas, ocupando el quinto puesto de la Conferencia Oeste, clasificádose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en semifinales de conferencia ante Los Angeles Lakers.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad |
| 1 | 15 | Piculín Ortiz | Pívot | Puerto Rico Puerto Rico | Oregon State |
| 3 | 68 | Billy Donovan | Base | Estados Unidos | Providence |
| 5 | 107 | Bart Kofoed | Base | Estados Unidos | Nevada-Kearney* |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Denver Nuggets | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 35–6 | 19–22 | 18–12 |
| x-Dallas Mavericks | 53 | 29 | .646 | 1 | 33–8 | 20–21 | 20–10 |
| x-Utah Jazz | 47 | 35 | .573 | 7 | 33–8 | 14–27 | 18–12 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 46 | 36 | .561 | 8 | 31–10 | 15–26 | 13–17 |
| x-San Antonio Spurs | 31 | 51 | .378 | 23 | 23–18 | 8–33 | 12–18 |
| Sacramento Kings | 24 | 58 | .293 | 30 | 19–22 | 5–36 | 9–21 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 28 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 108, Utah Jazz 96 | Portland |
| 30 de abril | Portland Trail Blazers 105, Utah Jazz 114 | Portland |
| 4 de mayo | Utah Jazz 113, Portland Trail Blazers 108 | Salt Lake City |
| 6 de mayo | Utah Jazz 111, Portland Trail Blazers 96 | Salt Lake City |
| | Utah Jazz gana las series 3-1 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 8 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 110, Utah Jazz 91 | Los Angeles |
| 10 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 97, Utah Jazz 101 | Los Angeles |
| 13 de mayo | Utah Jazz 96, Los Angeles Lakers 89 | Salt Lake City |
| 15 de mayo | Utah Jazz 100, Los Angeles Lakers 113 | Salt Lake City |
| 17 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 111, Utah Jazz 109 | Los Angeles |
| 19 de mayo | Utah Jazz 108, Los Angeles Lakers 80 | Salt Lake City |
| 21 de mayo | Los Angeles Lakers 109, Utah Jazz 98 | Los Angeles |
| | Los Angeles Lakers gana las series 4-3 | |

## Estadísticas

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Karl Malone | 24 | 82 | 82 | 39.0 | 10.5 | 20.1 | .520 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 6.7 | 9.6 | .700 | 3.4 | 8.6 | 12.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 27.7 |
| 2 | John Stockton | 25 | 82 | 79 | 34.7 | 5.5 | 9.6 | .574 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .358 | 3.3 | 4.0 | .840 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 13.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 14.7 |
| 3 | Thurl Bailey | 26 | 82 | 10 | 34.2 | 7.7 | 15.7 | .492 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 4.1 | 5.0 | .826 | 1.6 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 19.6 |
| 4 | Mark Eaton | 31 | 82 | 82 | 33.3 | 2.8 | 6.6 | .418 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.5 | 2.3 | .623 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 8.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Bob Hansen | 27 | 81 | 51 | 22.2 | 3.9 | 7.5 | .517 | 0.4 | 1.2 | .330 | 1.4 | 1.9 | .743 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 9.6 |
| 6 | Darrell Griffith | 29 | 52 | 11 | 20.2 | 4.8 | 11.3 | .429 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .275 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .641 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 11.3 |
| 7 | Kelly Tripucka | 28 | 49 | 21 | 19.9 | 2.8 | 6.2 | .459 | 0.6 | 1.5 | .419 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .868 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 7.5 |
| 8 | Carey Scurry | 25 | 29 | 0 | 15.4 | 1.9 | 4.0 | .466 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .375 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .692 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 4.8 |
| 9 | Marc Iavaroni | 31 | 81 | 71 | 15.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .464 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 1.2 | .788 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.5 |
| 10 | Rickey Green | 33 | 81 | 3 | 13.8 | 1.9 | 4.6 | .424 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .211 | 0.9 | 1.0 | .904 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 3.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 4.9 |
| 11 | Melvin Turpin | 27 | 79 | 0 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 4.9 | .512 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .724 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 5.9 |
| 12 | Scott Roth | 24 | 26 | 0 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 | .405 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .182 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .733 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| 13 | Darryl Dawkins | 31 | 4 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | .143 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.0 | 3.0 | .333 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 14 | Bart Kofoed | 23 | 36 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | .375 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .286 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .615 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Eddie Hughes | 27 | 11 | 0 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 1.2 | .385 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .167 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Karl Malone | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| John Stockton | 2.º Mejor quinteto de la NBA |
| Mark Eaton | 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA |