1987-88 Utah Jazz Schedule and Results

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Record: 47-35, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Frank Layden (47-35)

Executive: Dave Checketts

PTS/G: 108.5 (11th of 23) Opp PTS/G: 104.8 (5th of 23)

SRS: 2.96 (9th of 23) Pace: 101.5 (6th of 23)

Off Rtg: 106.8 (16th of 23) Def Rtg: 103.1 (1st of 23) Net Rtg: +3.6 (8th of 23)

Expected W-L: 51-31 (7th of 23)

Preseason Odds: Championship +3000

Arena: Salt Palace Attendance: 503,969 (13th of 23)

NBA 1988 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-1) versus Portland Trail Blazers (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (3-4) versus Los Angeles Lakers (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 6, 1987	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		93	95	0	1	L 1	17,007
2	Sat, Nov 7, 1987	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		121	100	1	1	W 1	12,212
3	Tue, Nov 10, 1987	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		88	100	1	2	L 1	6,104
4	Wed, Nov 11, 1987	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		121	92	2	2	W 1	12,212
5	Fri, Nov 13, 1987	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		109	92	3	2	W 2	12,212
6	Sat, Nov 14, 1987	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		93	101	3	3	L 1	16,611
7	Tue, Nov 17, 1987	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		120	110	4	3	W 1	11,461
8	Wed, Nov 18, 1987	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		80	90	4	4	L 1	8,908
9	Fri, Nov 20, 1987	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	W		112	81	5	4	W 1	12,212
10	Sat, Nov 21, 1987	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		119	120	5	5	L 1	7,459
11	Tue, Nov 24, 1987	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		100	83	6	5	W 1	12,212
12	Fri, Nov 27, 1987	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		118	96	7	5	W 2	12,212
13	Mon, Nov 30, 1987	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	L		100	106	7	6	L 1	12,212
14	Wed, Dec 2, 1987	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		101	105	7	7	L 2	12,212
15	Fri, Dec 4, 1987	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		104	92	8	7	W 1	12,212
16	Sat, Dec 5, 1987	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		126	117	9	7	W 2	10,333
17	Tue, Dec 8, 1987	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		100	105	9	8	L 1	5,263
18	Thu, Dec 10, 1987	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		93	98	9	9	L 2	16,611
19	Sat, Dec 12, 1987	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		127	93	10	9	W 1	12,212
20	Mon, Dec 14, 1987	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		116	95	11	9	W 2	12,212
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Dec 16, 1987	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		111	121	11	10	L 1	14,890	1:59
22	Fri, Dec 18, 1987	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		97	121	11	11	L 2	10,613
23	Sat, Dec 19, 1987	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L	OT	124	130	11	12	L 3	12,215
24	Mon, Dec 21, 1987	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	L		95	106	11	13	L 4	7,651
25	Wed, Dec 23, 1987	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	W		91	83	12	13	W 1	9,202
26	Sat, Dec 26, 1987	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		109	117	12	14	L 1	12,212
27	Tue, Dec 29, 1987	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		98	97	13	14	W 1	10,621
28	Wed, Dec 30, 1987	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		104	103	14	14	W 2	12,212
29	Sat, Jan 2, 1988	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		105	107	14	15	L 1	10,333
30	Mon, Jan 4, 1988	Box Score		Boston Celtics	L		99	107	14	16	L 2	12,212	2:04
31	Wed, Jan 6, 1988	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		93	116	14	17	L 3	10,486
32	Fri, Jan 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		111	107	15	17	W 1	11,052
33	Sat, Jan 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		91	113	15	18	L 1	17,877
34	Wed, Jan 13, 1988	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		116	104	16	18	W 1	12,212
35	Fri, Jan 15, 1988	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		105	124	16	19	L 1	10,418
36	Wed, Jan 20, 1988	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		117	120	16	20	L 2	12,212
37	Fri, Jan 22, 1988	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		119	106	17	20	W 1	12,212
38	Mon, Jan 25, 1988	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	W		119	96	18	20	W 2	12,212
39	Tue, Jan 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		100	111	18	21	L 1	17,505
40	Fri, Jan 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		100	102	18	22	L 2	11,124
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Sat, Jan 30, 1988	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		115	109	19	22	W 1	12,212
42	Mon, Feb 1, 1988	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W		105	100	20	22	W 2	12,212
43	Wed, Feb 3, 1988	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		123	91	21	22	W 3	12,212
44	Thu, Feb 4, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		126	123	22	22	W 4	12,666
45	Tue, Feb 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		93	124	22	23	L 1	17,007
46	Wed, Feb 10, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		93	80	23	23	W 1	12,444
47	Sun, Feb 14, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		93	107	23	24	L 1	9,971
48	Mon, Feb 15, 1988	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		112	94	24	24	W 1	12,444
49	Wed, Feb 17, 1988	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		108	103	25	24	W 2	12,444
50	Fri, Feb 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		98	88	26	24	W 3	8,208
51	Sat, Feb 20, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		120	103	27	24	W 4	12,444
52	Wed, Feb 24, 1988	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	L		120	123	27	25	L 1	12,444
53	Fri, Feb 26, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		105	112	27	26	L 2	17,505
54	Mon, Feb 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		115	110	28	26	W 1	10,333
55	Tue, Mar 1, 1988	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		113	112	29	26	W 2	12,444
56	Fri, Mar 4, 1988	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		125	110	30	26	W 3	11,268
57	Sat, Mar 5, 1988	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		125	106	31	26	W 4	12,444
58	Mon, Mar 7, 1988	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		105	81	32	26	W 5	12,444
59	Wed, Mar 9, 1988	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		98	103	32	27	L 1	20,623
60	Fri, Mar 11, 1988	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	W		109	107	33	27	W 1	10,775
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sat, Mar 12, 1988	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		105	108	33	28	L 1	13,964
62	Mon, Mar 14, 1988	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		116	115	34	28	W 1	10,172
63	Wed, Mar 16, 1988	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		120	105	35	28	W 2	12,444
64	Fri, Mar 18, 1988	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		118	111	36	28	W 3	12,444
65	Sat, Mar 19, 1988	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		110	113	36	29	L 1	6,351
66	Tue, Mar 22, 1988	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		103	96	37	29	W 1	12,444
67	Thu, Mar 24, 1988	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		117	97	38	29	W 2	12,064
68	Sat, Mar 26, 1988	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		105	107	38	30	L 1	12,444
69	Tue, Mar 29, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		111	122	38	31	L 2	17,505
70	Thu, Mar 31, 1988	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		115	92	39	31	W 1	12,444
71	Sat, Apr 2, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		106	92	40	31	W 2	12,444
72	Tue, Apr 5, 1988	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		106	111	40	32	L 1	9,829
73	Thu, Apr 7, 1988	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		107	113	40	33	L 2	16,611
74	Fri, Apr 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		95	118	40	34	L 3	17,007
75	Mon, Apr 11, 1988	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		113	102	41	34	W 1	9,168
76	Tue, Apr 12, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		100	93	42	34	W 2	12,444
77	Thu, Apr 14, 1988	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		123	128	42	35	L 1	12,444
78	Sat, Apr 16, 1988	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		107	82	43	35	W 1	12,444
79	Tue, Apr 19, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W		129	122	44	35	W 2	12,666
80	Wed, Apr 20, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		112	106	45	35	W 3
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 22, 1988	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		110	109	46	35	W 4	14,250
82	Sat, Apr 23, 1988	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		125	107	47	35	W 5	12,444

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Thu, Apr 28, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	96	108	0	1	L 1	12,666	2:07
2	Sat, Apr 30, 1988	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	W	114	105	1	1	W 1	12,666	2:09
3	Wed, May 4, 1988	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W	113	108	2	1	W 2	12,444	2:18
4	Fri, May 6, 1988	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W	111	96	3	1	W 3	12,444	2:15
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
5	Sun, May 8, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	91	110	3	2	L 1	17,505	2:07
6	Tue, May 10, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	W	101	97	4	2	W 1	17,505	2:06
7	Fri, May 13, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	96	89	5	2	W 2	12,444	2:00
8	Sun, May 15, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L	100	113	5	3	L 1	12,444	2:23
9	Tue, May 17, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	109	111	5	4	L 2	17,505	2:16
10	Thu, May 19, 1988	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W	108	80	6	4	W 1	12,444	2:07
11	Sat, May 21, 1988	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L	98	109	6	5	L 1	17,505	2:16

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