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The 1990–91 NBA season was the Jazz's 17th season in the National Basketball Association, and 12th season in Salt Lake City, Utah.[1] Early into the season, the Jazz traveled to Japan to play their first two games against the Phoenix Suns at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.[2][3][4][5] With the off-season acquisition of All-Star guard Jeff Malone from the Sacramento Kings, who acquired him from the Washington Bullets in a three-team trade,[6][7][8] the Jazz continued to play sweet music in the regular season with a 26–12 start, and held a 30–16 record at the All-Star break.[9] They ended up falling one game short of the Midwest Division title with another stellar record of 54–28.[10] They made their eighth consecutive trip to the playoffs.[11]

Quick Facts Utah Jazz season, Head coach ...
1990–91 Utah Jazz season
Head coachJerry Sloan
General managerTim Howells
Owner(s)Larry H. Miller
ArenaSalt Palace
Results
Record54–28 (.659)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Trail Blazers 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKALL
< 1989–90 1991–92 >
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Karl Malone averaged 29.0 points and 11.8 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[12][13] while John Stockton averaged 17.2 points, led the league with 14.2 assists, and contributed 2.9 steals per game, while being named to the All-NBA Third Team, and the NBA All-Defensive Second Team. In addition, Jeff Malone finished second on the team in scoring with 18.6 points per game, while sixth man Thurl Bailey provided the team with 12.4 points and 5.0 rebounds per game, second-year guard Blue Edwards contributed 9.3 points per game, and Mark Eaton provided with 8.3 rebounds and 2.4 blocks per game.[14] Malone and Stockton were both selected for the 1991 NBA All-Star Game.[15][16]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Jazz defeated the 4th-seeded Phoenix Suns in four games,[17][18][19][20] but lost in the Western Conference Semi-finals to the Portland Trail Blazers in five games.[21][22][23][24] This was also their final season playing at the Salt Palace. Following the season, Darrell Griffith was released to free agency and then retired.[25][26]

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA draft
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Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
233Walter PalmerC/F United StatesDartmouth
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1990–91 Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
F 41 Bailey, Thurl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1961–04–07 NC State
C 40 Brown, Mike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 257 lb (117 kg) 1963–07–19 George Washington
G 21 Brown, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960–07–29 Arkansas
C 53 Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–01–24 UCLA
F 30 Edwards, Blue 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965–10–31 East Carolina
G 35 Griffith, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1958–06–16 Louisville
G 24 Malone, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1961–06–28 Mississippi State
F 32 Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech
C 33 Palmer, Walter 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–10–23 Dartmouth
G 11 Rudd, Delaney 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1962–11–08 Wake Forest
G 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga
F 5 Toolson, Andy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–01–19 BYU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: April 1, 1991

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Regular season

Season standings

More information W, L ...
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs5527.671—33–822–1920–8
x-Utah Jazz5428.659136–518–2321-7
x-Houston Rockets5230.634331-1021–2020-8
Orlando Magic3151.3782424-177–3413–15
Minnesota Timberwolves2953.3542621-208-339-19
Dallas Mavericks2854.3412720-218–337-21
Denver Nuggets2062.2443517-243-388–20
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y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
More information #, Team ...
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Portland Trail Blazers6319.768–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5527.6718
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers5824.7075
4 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6718
5 x-Utah Jazz5428.6599
6 x-Houston Rockets5230.63411
7 x-Golden State Warriors4438.53719
8 x-Seattle SuperSonics4141.50022
9 Orlando Magic3151.37832
10 Los Angeles Clippers3151.37832
11 Minnesota Timberwolves2953.35434
12 Dallas Mavericks2854.34135
13 Sacramento Kings2557.30538
14 Denver Nuggets2062.24443
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z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

More information Team, ATL ...
1990-91 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 —3–11–41–43–22–01–10–51–11–14–12–01–14–02–31–13–13–11–10–40–21–12–02–01–11–12–2
Boston 1–3—3–12–23–12–02–02–21–12–02–22–01–14–12–22–04–15–01–12–31–11–12–01–12–01–15–1
Charlotte 4–11–3—0–51–41–10–21–41–10–20–51–10–22–22–31–12–20–42–02–20–20–22–01–10–20–22–2
Chicago 4–12–25–0—5–02–02–03–21–10–24–12–01–14–04–12–03–14–02–01–31–10–22–00–22–02–03–1
Cleveland 2–31–34–10–5—2–01–12–30–20–21–41–11–13–12–31–12–23–12–02–20–20–21–10–21–10–21–3
Dallas 0–20–21–10–20–2—3–10–22–21–32–01–32–20–21–11–42–02–01–41–10–41–32–21–42–20–52–0
Denver 1–10–22–00–21–11–3—0–21–30–50–20–40–40–21–13–21–11–12–30–20–40–43–11–40–41–31–1
Detroit 5–02–24–12–33–22–02–0—1–12–03–22–00–23–12–32–03–11–32–02–20–21–12–00–21–10–23–1
Golden State 1–11–11–11–12–02–23–11–1—2–21–13–22–32–01–13–11–12–02–22–01–32–32–32–23–11–30–2
Houston 1–10–22–02–02–03–15–00–22–2—1–12–21–32–02–05–02–02–03–22–03–10–43–12–32–22–21–1
Indiana 1–42–25–01–44–10–22–02–31–11–1—1–10–22–22–31–13–12–21–11–31–10–22–01–11–12–02–2
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–10–21–13–14–00–22–32–21–1—0–40–21–13–11–10–21–30–22–31–33–22–22–31–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–01–11–12–24–02–03–23–12–04–0—2–00–23–12–01–14–01–13–22–34–03–13–22–22–0
Miami 0–41–42–20–41–32–02–01–30–20–22–22–00–2—0–40–23–31–41–11–40–20–21–10–20–21–13–2
Milwaukee 3–22–23–21–43–21–11–13–21–10–23–21–12–04–0—1–12–24–02–02–21–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
Minnesota 1–10–21–10–21–14–12–30–21–30–51–11–31–32–01–1—1–11–12–22–00–40–43–10–42–21–41–1
New Jersey 1–31–42–21–32–20–21–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–32–21–1—0–51–12–31–10–21–10–21–10–22–3
New York 1–30–54–00–41–30–21–13–10–20–22–22–01–14–10–41–15–0—0–25–10–20–22–01–11–12–03–2
Orlando 1–11–10–20–20–24–13–20–22–22–31–13–10–41–10–22–21–12–0—0–22–20–42–21–31–31–41–1
Philadelphia 4–03–22–23–12–21–12–02–20–20–23–12–01–14–12–20–23–21–52–0—1–11–11–10–21–10–23–2
Phoenix 2–01–12–01–12–04–04–02–03–11–31–13–22–32–01–14–01–12–02–21–1—3–23–11–33–22–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–02–02–03–14–01–13–24–02–03–13–22–01–14–02–02–04–01–12–3—3–22–24–03–12–0
Sacramento 0–20–20–20–21–12–21–30–23–21–30–22–30–41–11–11–31–10–22–21–11–32–3—1–31–41–32–0
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–02–04–14–12–02–23–21–12–21–32–01–14–02–01–13–12–03–12–23–1—3–12–32–0
Seattle 1–10–22–00–21–12–24–01–11–32–21–13–22–32–01–12–21–11–13–11–12–30–44–11–3—1–32–0
Utah 1–11–12–00–22–05–03–12–03–12–20–23–12–21–11–14–12–00–24–12–02–21–33–13–23–1—2–0
Washington 2–21–52–21–33–10–21–11–32–01–12–22–00–22–31–31–13–22–31–12–30–20–20–20–20–20–2—
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Game log

Playoffs

More information 1991 playoff game log, Game ...
1991 playoff game log
First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 25 @ Phoenix W 129–90 Karl Malone (27) Karl Malone (10) John Stockton (15) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,487		 1–0
2 April 27 @ Phoenix L 92–102 Jeff Malone (23) Karl Malone (14) John Stockton (11) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
14,487		 1–1
3 April 30 Phoenix W 107–98 Karl Malone (32) Mike Brown (11) John Stockton (12) Salt Palace
12,616		 2–1
4 May 2 Phoenix W 101–93 Karl Malone (38) Karl Malone (13) John Stockton (13) Salt Palace
12,616		 3–1
Conference semifinals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 May 7 @ Portland L 97–117 John Stockton (23) Karl Malone (16) John Stockton (16) Memorial Coliseum
12,884		 0–1
2 May 9 @ Portland L 116–118 Karl Malone (40) Karl Malone (16) John Stockton (12) Memorial Coliseum
12,884		 0–2
3 May 11 Portland W 107–101 Karl Malone (30) Karl Malone (21) John Stockton (15) Delta Center
12,616		 1–2
4 May 12 Portland L 101–104 Karl Malone (31) Karl Malone (12) John Stockton (16) Delta Center
12,616		 1–3
5 May 14 @ Portland L 96–103 Karl Malone (26) K. Malone, Eaton (8) John Stockton (14) Memorial Coliseum
12,884		 1–4
1991 schedule
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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

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Karl Malone 82 82 40.3 .527 .286 .770 11.8 3.3 1.1 1.0 29.0
Jeff Malone 69 69 35.7 .508 .167 .917 3.0 2.1 0.7 0.1 18.6
John Stockton 82 82 37.8 .507 .345 .836 2.9 14.2 2.9 0.2 17.2
Thurl Bailey 82 22 30.3 .458 .000 .808 5.0 1.5 0.6 1.1 12.4
Blue Edwards 62 56 26.0 .526 .250 .701 3.2 1.7 0.9 0.5 9.3
Darrell Griffith 75 2 13.4 .391 .348 .756 1.2 0.5 0.6 0.1 5.7
Mark Eaton 80 80 32.3 .579 .634 8.3 0.6 0.5 2.4 5.1
Mike Brown 82 2 17.0 .454 .742 4.1 0.6 0.4 0.3 4.8
Delaney Rudd 82 0 10.7 .435 .279 .831 0.8 2.6 0.4 0.0 4.0
Pat Cummings 4 0 6.5 .667 .700 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.8
Tony Brown 23 0 11.6 .364 .182 .870 1.7 0.6 0.2 0.0 3.4
Andy Toolson 47 15 10.0 .403 .375 .758 1.4 0.7 0.3 0.0 2.9
Walter Palmer 28 0 3.0 .333 .000 .667 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 1.4
Chris Munk 11 0 2.6 .429 .583 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.2
Dan O'Sullivan 21 0 4.0 .438 .636 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0
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Playoffs

More information Player, GP ...
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Karl Malone 9 9 42.6 .455 .000 .846 13.3 3.2 1.0 1.2 29.7
Jeff Malone 9 9 39.0 .493 .000 .917 3.9 3.2 1.0 0.1 20.7
John Stockton 9 9 41.4 .537 .407 .841 4.7 13.8 2.2 0.2 18.2
Blue Edwards 9 9 26.8 .481 .500 .800 3.1 1.8 0.9 0.1 10.1
Mike Brown 9 0 24.8 .482 .842 7.3 0.6 0.3 0.1 9.6
Thurl Bailey 9 0 25.3 .359 .880 3.6 1.0 0.3 0.7 7.6
Mark Eaton 9 9 28.3 .516 .583 6.2 0.6 0.1 1.4 4.3
Darrell Griffith 3 0 3.0 .714 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3
Delaney Rudd 9 0 6.4 .429 .333 .500 0.2 1.9 0.3 0.0 2.7
Tony Brown 4 0 7.3 .500 .500 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 2.3
Walter Palmer 2 0 3.0 .250 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
Andy Toolson 2 0 2.0 .000 .000 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0
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Player Statistics Citation:[14]

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also

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