1991–92 Utah Jazz season

1991–92 Utah Jazz season
Division champions
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	55–27 (.671)
Place	Division: 1st (Midwest) Conference: 2nd (Western)
Playoff finish	West Conference Finals (eliminated 2-4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Sports Intermountain West, KSL
Radio	KSOP-AM and FM

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Jazz's 18th season in the NBA. It was their first season playing at the Delta Center. Despite trading away Thurl Bailey to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Tyrone Corbin early into the season, the Jazz finished first in the Midwest Division with a 55–27 record. Karl Malone finished second in scoring with 28.0 points per game, while John Stockton led the league in assists for the fifth straight season with 13.7 assists per game. In the first round of the playoffs, they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in five games. Then in the semifinals, they defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in five games. However, the Jazz would lose to the top-seeded Portland Trail Blazers 4–2 in the Western Conference Finals. Following the season, Blue Edwards was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	21	Eric Murdock	PG	United States	Providence
2	48	Isaac Austin	C	United States	Arizona State

Roster

Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 50 Austin, Isaac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Arizona State SF 21 Benoit, David 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama C 40 Brown, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg) George Washington SF 23 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) DePaul SG 15 Crowder, Corey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Kentucky Wesleyan C 53 Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) UCLA SF 30 Edwards, Blue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) East Carolina SG 24 Malone, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Mississippi State PF 32 Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Louisiana Tech PG 14 Murdock, Eric 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Providence PG 11 Rudd, Delaney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Wake Forest PG 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gonzaga PF 33 Thornton, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) UC Irvine

Head coach Jerry Sloan (Evansville) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	—	37–4	18–23	20–6
x-San Antonio Spurs	47	35	.573	8	31–10	16–25	18–8
Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	13	28–13	14–27	12–14
Denver Nuggets	24	58	.293	31	18–23	6–35	8–18
Dallas Mavericks	22	60	.268	33	15–26	7–34	11–15
Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	40	9–32	6–35	9–17

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Portland Trail Blazers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Golden State Warriors	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	4
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	47	35	.573	10
6	x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	10
7	x-Los Angeles Clippers	45	37	.549	12
8	x-Los Angeles Lakers	43	39	.524	14
9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	28
11	Denver Nuggets	24	58	.293	33
12	Dallas Mavericks	22	60	.268	35
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1991-92 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	2–2	0–5	0–5	2–0	2–0	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	1–3	—	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	5–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	1–3	—	0–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–3	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2
Chicago	5–0	3–1	4–0	—	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0
Cleveland	5–0	1–3	3–2	2–3	—	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Dallas	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	—	3–2	0–2	0–4	4–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	0–2
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–3	—	0–2	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–5	1–1
Detroit	4–1	0–4	4–1	1–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	3–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	5–0	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–0
Houston	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–2	0–2	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–2	1–3	1–4	2–0
Indiana	4–1	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	2–0	3–1	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–3	2–2	2–0	—	2–3	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–3	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–3	2–2	0–2	3–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–1
Miami	2–2	2–3	3–1	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	—	4–0	2–0	2–2	1–4	3–1	1–4	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	3–2	2–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	—	2–0	0–4	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	1–1	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–6	0–4	2–3	0–2
New Jersey	1–3	3–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	—	2–3	3–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	2–2	2–3	4–0	0–4	0–4	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	4–1	3–1	2–0	3–2	—	4–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0
Orlando	2–2	0–5	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–4	—	3–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3
Philadelphia	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	1–3	2–3	—	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–0
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–3	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	4–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0
Portland	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	3–2	1–3	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	—	5–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–5	1–3	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–4	0–5	—	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	5–0	4–1	1–1	2–2	2–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	6–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	3–1	1–4	0–2
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	—	3–1	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–1	1–3	—	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–3	2–0	3–2	0–4	3–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

Playoffs

West First Round

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (7) Los Angeles Clippers: Jazz win series 3-2

• Game 1 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (April 24): Utah 115, Louisiana Clippers 97
• Game 2 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (April 26): Utah 103, Louisiana Clippers 92
• Game 3 @ Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, Los Angeles (April 28): LA Clippers 98, Utah 88
• Game 4 @ Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim (May 3): LA Clippers 115, Utah 107
• Game 5 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 4): Utah 98, Louisiana Clippers 89

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Semifinals

(2) Utah Jazz vs. (6) Seattle SuperSonics: Jazz win series 4-1

• Game 1 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 6): Utah 108, Seattle 100
• Game 2 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 8): Utah 103, Seattle 97
• Game 3 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 10): Seattle 104, Utah 98
• Game 4 @ Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle (May 12): Utah 89, Seattle 83
• Game 5 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 14): Utah 111, Seattle 100

Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)

West Conference Finals

(1) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (2) Utah Jazz: Blazers win series 4-2

• Game 1 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 16): Portland 113, Utah 88
• Game 2 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 19): Portland 119, Utah 102
• Game 3 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 22): Utah 97, Portland 89
• Game 4 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 24): Utah 121, Portland 112
• Game 5 @ Memorial Coliseum, Portland (May 26): Portland 127, Utah 121 (OT)
• Game 6 @ Delta Center, Salt Lake City (May 28): Portland 105, Utah 97

Last Playoff Meeting: 1991 Western Conference Semifinals (Portland 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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Isaac Austin	31	0
Thurl Bailey	13	0
David Benoit	77	2
Mike Brown	82	1
Tyrone Corbin	69	1
Corey Crowder	51	0
Mark Eaton	81	81
Blue Edwards	81	81
Jeff Malone	81	81
Karl Malone	81	81
Eric Murdock	50	0
Delaney Rudd	65	0
John Stockton	82	82
Bob Thornton	2	0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
David Benoit
Mike Brown
Tyrone Corbin
Corey Crowder
Mark Eaton
Blue Edwards
Jeff Malone
Karl Malone
Eric Murdock
Delaney Rudd
John Stockton
Bob Thornton

Awards and records

• Karl Malone, All-NBA First Team
• John Stockton, All-NBA Second Team
• John Stockton, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

See also

• 1991–92 NBA season