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2008–09 Utah Jazz season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerKevin O'Connor
Owner(s)Larry H. Miller
ArenaEnergySolutions Arena
Results
Record48–34 (.585)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Northwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(lost to Lakers 1–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
Radio
< 2007–08 2009–10 >

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

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

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 22 Almond, Morris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985-02-02 Rice
PF 5 Boozer, Carlos (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1981-11-20 Duke
SF 9 Brewer, Ronnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1985-03-20 Arkansas
C 31 Collins, Jarron 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1978-12-02 Stanford
C 44 Fesenko, Kyrylo 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 288 lb (131 kg) 1986-12-24 Ukraine
SG 15 Harpring, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 1986-05-31 Georgia Tech
PF 47 Kirilenko, Andrei 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1981-02-18 Russia
PG 2 Knight, Brevin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 1975-11-08 Stanford
SF 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1981-03-17 Creighton
C 41 Koufos, Kosta 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1989-02-24 Ohio State
SG 34 Miles, C. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1987-03-18 Skyline HS (TX)
PF 24 Millsap, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1985-02-10 Louisiana Tech
C 13 Okur, Mehmet 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) 1979-05-26 Turkey
PG 17 Price, Ronnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1983-06-21 Utah Valley
PG 8 Williams, Deron (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1984-06-26 Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 27, 2009

Regular season

Standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
yDenver Nuggets 54 28 .659 33–8 21–20 12–4 82
xPortland Trail Blazers 54 28 .659 34–7 20–21 11–5 82
xUtah 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
#
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

Game log

2008–09 game log
October: 1–0 (home: 1–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
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

April 19
3:00 p.m.
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
April 21
10:30 p.m.
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
April 23
10:30 p.m.
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
April 25
9:00 p.m.
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
April 27
10:30 p.m.
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

Legend

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% 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

Transactions

Trades

July 23, 2008 To Utah Jazz
Brevin Knight
To Los Angeles Clippers
Jason Hart

Free agents

Subtractions

Player Left Team
Dee Brown July 10, 2008 Washington Wizards

References