1993–94 Utah Jazz season

The 1993–94 NBA season was the Jazz's 20th season in the National Basketball Association, and 15th season in Salt Lake City, Utah.^[1] During the off-season, the Jazz signed free agent All-Star forward Tom Chambers,^[2][3][4] and acquired Felton Spencer from the Minnesota Timberwolves.^[5][6][7] The Jazz played competitive basketball with a 22–8 start, but then lost five of their next six games, and held a 31–18 record at the All-Star break.^[8] At midseason, the team traded Jeff Malone to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Jeff Hornacek.^[9][10][11] With the addition of Hornacek, the Jazz posted a ten-game winning streak between February and March, and won nine of their final eleven games finishing third in the Midwest Division with a 53–29 record.^[12] They made their eleventh consecutive trip to the playoffs.^[13]

1993–94 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
General manager	Tim Howells
Owner(s)	Larry H. Miller
Arena	Delta Center
Results
Record	53–29 (.646)
Place	Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	Western Conference finals (lost to Rockets 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KJZZ-TV Prime Sports Intermountain West
Radio	KCNR
< 1992–93 1994–95 >

John Stockton led the league in assists for the seventh straight season, as Karl Malone joined the list in all-time points scored topping the 19,000 point mark. Stockton averaged 15.1 points, 12.6 assists and 2.4 steals per game, while Malone averaged 25.2 points, 11.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, Chambers provided the team with 11.2 points per game off the bench, and Spencer contributed 8.6 points and 8.3 rebounds per game.^[14] Both Stockton and Malone were named to the All-NBA First Team, and selected for the 1994 NBA All-Star Game.^{[15][16][17][18][19]} Malone also finished tied in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting.^[20]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Jazz lost Game 1 to the 4th-seeded San Antonio Spurs on the road, 106–89,^[21][22][23] but managed to win the next three games, thus the series.^{[24][25][26][27]} In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they took a 3–0 series lead over the 8th-seeded Denver Nuggets.^[28][29][30] However, the Jazz would lose the next three games to the Nuggets,^[31][32][33] then finally win Game 7 and advance to the next round.^{[34][35][36][37]} In the Western Conference finals, they lost in five games to the Houston Rockets.^{[38][39][40][41]} The Rockets would go on to defeat the New York Knicks in seven games in the NBA Finals, winning their first ever championship.^{[42][43][44][45][46]}

Following the season, Tyrone Corbin was traded to the Atlanta Hawks,^[47][48][49] and Mark Eaton retired after missing the entire season with a back injury.^[50][51]

Draft picks

Main article: 1993 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	18	Luther Wright	C	United States	Seton Hall
2	45	Bryon Russell	SF	United States	California State-Long Beach

Roster

1993–94 Utah Jazz roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From SF 21 Benoit, David 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–05–09 Alabama SG 20 Bond, Walter 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969–02–01 Minnesota PF 42 Chambers, Tom 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1959–06–21 Utah SF 23 Corbin, Tyrone 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–12–31 DePaul PG 25 Crotty, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969–07–15 Virginia C 53 Eaton, Mark (IN) 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1957–01–24 UCLA C 55 Gallagher, Chad 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1969–05–30 Creighton SG 30 Green, Sean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970–02–02 Iona SG 14 Hornacek, Jeff 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1963–05–03 Iowa State SF 43 Howard, Stephen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1970–07–15 DePaul SG 6 Humphries, Jay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–10–17 Colorado SG 22 Jamerson, Dave 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1967–08–13 Ohio SG 24 Malone, Jeff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1961–06–28 Mississippi State PF 32 Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1963–07–24 Louisiana Tech C 55 Morningstar, Darren 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1969–04–22 Pittsburgh SF 34 Russell, Bryon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1970–12–31 Long Beach State C 50 Spencer, Felton 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1968–01–15 Louisville PG 12 Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1962–03–26 Gonzaga PF 33 Williams, Aaron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1971–10–02 Xavier C 44 Wright, Luther 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1971–09–22 Seton Hall

Head coach Jerry Sloan Assistant coach(es) Gordon Chiesa David Fredman Phil Johnson Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (IN) Inactive Injured Roster Last transaction: March 28, 1994

Roster Notes

• Center Mark Eaton missed the entire season due to a back injury.
• Rookie center Luther Wright was placed on the injured reverse list for treatment of attention deficit disorder after playing 15 games.^[52][53][54]

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Houston Rockets	58	24	.707	—	35–6	23–18	15–11
x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	3	32–9	23–18	16–10
x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	5	33–8	20–21	21–5
x-Denver Nuggets	42	40	.512	16	28–13	14–27	14–12
Minnesota Timberwolves	20	62	.244	38	13–28	7–34	5–21
Dallas Mavericks	13	69	.159	45	6–35	7–34	7–19

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Seattle SuperSonics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Houston Rockets	58	24	.707	5
3	x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	7
4	x-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	8
5	x-Utah Jazz	53	29	.646	10
6	x-Golden State Warriors	50	32	.610	13
7	x-Portland Trail Blazers	47	35	.573	16
8	x-Denver Nuggets	42	40	.512	21
9	Los Angeles Lakers	33	49	.402	30
10	Sacramento Kings	28	54	.341	35
11	Los Angeles Clippers	27	55	.329	36
12	Minnesota Timberwolves	20	62	.244	43
13	Dallas Mavericks	13	69	.159	50

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1993-94 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	—	4–0	4–1	2–3	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	5–0	2–0	1–3	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Boston	0–4	—	0–4	2–2	1–3	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	1–1	1–4	0–4	2–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–2
Charlotte	1–4	4–0	—	1–4	1–4	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	1–3	3–2	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2
Chicago	3–2	2–2	4–1	—	1–3	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	4–1	3–1	—	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	2–3	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–2	2–0	2–2	0–4	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Dallas	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	1–4	1–1	0–4	1–4	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	5–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	2–2	0–5	0–4	0–5	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	—	2–0	1–3	3–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–4	2–2	1–4	1–1
Detroit	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–5	2–3	1–1	0–2	—	0–2	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–4	2–0	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2
Golden State	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	3–1	2–0	—	0–4	1–1	4–1	5–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	4–1	2–2	1–4	3–1	2–0
Houston	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–1	2–3	2–0	4–0	—	1–1	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	4–0	2–3	2–2	3–3	1–1
Indiana	2–3	4–0	2–2	1–4	3–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
L.A. Clippers	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–3	1–1	1–4	0–4	0–2	—	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	2–3	3–2	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–1
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–3	2–0	0–5	1–3	2–0	3–2	—	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	0–5	1–4	0–4	0–5	2–2	1–1
Miami	1–3	3–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	4–0	2–0	2–3	2–2	2–3	4–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–1
Milwaukee	0–5	1–3	2–3	0–4	2–3	2–0	0–2	4–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	—	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3
Minnesota	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–4	0–2	2–2	1–4	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–4	0–4	1–4	0–2
New Jersey	3–1	4–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–2	3–1	1–1	—	4–1	0–5	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
New York	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–4	—	3–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	5–0
Orlando	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	3–2	3–1	1–1	5–0	2–3	—	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–1
Philadelphia	0–4	1–4	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	3–1	0–2	1–3	2–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–3
Phoenix	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	1–1	3–2	2–2	1–1	5–0	2–3	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	3–2	4–1	3–1	2–3	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–3	0–4	1–1	3–2	5–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–3	—	4–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–0
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–4	0–4	0–2	2–3	4–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–4	—	1–3	0–5	1–3	2–0
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–0	4–2	1–1	2–2	3–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	3–1	3–1	—	0–4	0–5	2–0
Seattle	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	4–1	2–2	1–1	4–1	5–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	5–0	4–0	—	3–1	2–0
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	5–0	4–1	2–0	1–3	3–3	1–1	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	5–0	1–3	—	2–0
Washington	0–4	2–3	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	1–3	0–5	1–4	3–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	—

Game log

Regular season

1993–94 game log Total: 53–29 (home: 33–8; road: 20–21)
November: 9–5 (home: 5–2; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 5, 1993 Dallas W 102–86 Delta Center 1–0 2 November 6, 1993 @ Minnesota W 105–95 Target Center 2–0 3 November 8 Seattle L 100–101 Delta Center 2–1 4 November 10 7:00 p.m. MST Atlanta W 91–88 K Malone (26) K Malone (20) Stockton (11) Delta Center 19,911 3–1 5 November 12, 1993 Detroit W 109–89 Delta Center 4–1 6 November 13, 1993 @ Dallas W 101–100 Reunion Arena 5–1 7 November 16 @ Orlando L 96–114 Orlando Arena 5–2 8 November 17 5:30 p.m. MST @ Miami W 115–111 K Malone (30) K Malone (10) Stockton (17) Miami Arena 14,879 6–2 9 November 19, 1993 @ Philadelphia L 115–124 The Spectrum 6–3 10 November 20 6:30 p.m. MST @ New York W 86–72 K Malone (20) K Malone, Spencer (12) Stockton (8) Madison Square Garden 19,763 7–3 11 November 24 7:00 p.m. MST Houston L 93–95 (OT) Stockton (24) K Malone (18) Stockton (10) Delta Center 19,911 7–4 12 November 26 New Jersey W 100–97 Delta Center 8–4 13 November 27 7:00 p.m. MST @ Phoenix L 98–120 Humphries (17) Spencer (9) Stockton (9) America West Arena 19,023 8–5 14 November 30 7:00 p.m. MST Denver W 103–92 K Malone (28) K Malone (11) Stockton (9) Delta Center 18,546 9–5
December: 11–3 (home: 7–0; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 15 December 2 7:00 p.m. MST Indiana W 103–87 J Malone (27) K Malone (18) Stockton (13) Delta Center 19,609 10–5 16 December 4, 1993 Charlotte W 122–108 Delta Center 11–5 17 December 6 7:00 p.m. MST New York W 103–96 K Malone (29) K Malone (15) Stockton (13) Delta Center 19,911 12–5 18 December 8, 1993 Washington W 113–91 Delta Center 13–5 19 December 10 7:00 p.m. MST @ Denver L 98–107 K Malone (27) K Malone (14) Stockton (8) McNichols Sports Arena 16,327 13–6 20 December 11 @ Golden State L 112–115 (OT) Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 13–7 21 December 13 San Antonio W 102–87 Delta Center 14–7 22 December 15, 1993 @ Minnesota W 97–95 Target Center 15–7 23 December 17, 1993 @ Boston W 97–96 Boston Garden 16–7 24 December 18, 1993 @ Washington W 102–96 USAir Arena 17–7 25 December 21 @ Cleveland L 97–112 Richfield Coliseum 17–8 26 December 23 @ San Antonio W 96–88 Alamodome 18–8 27 December 27, 1993 Minnesota W 97–93 Delta Center 19–8 28 December 29, 1993 Boston W 110–107 (OT) Delta Center 20–8
January: 8–7 (home: 5–2; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 29 January 2 @ Portland W 92–90 Memorial Coliseum 21–8 30 January 3, 1994 Dallas W 115–85 Delta Center 22–8 31 January 5 7:00 p.m. MST Phoenix L 91–107 Stockton (17) Spencer (10) Stockton (14) Delta Center 19,911 22–9 32 January 7 7:00 p.m. MST Miami L 104–110 Stockton (22) K Malone (17) Stockton (13) Delta Center 19,911 22–10 33 January 8 @ Seattle L 87–108 Seattle Center Coliseum 22–11 34 January 13, 1994 @ Milwaukee W 101–83 Bradley Center 23–11 35 January 14 6:30 p.m. MST @ Chicago L 91–107 K Malone (26) K Malone (10) Stockton (16) Chicago Stadium 18,676 23–12 36 January 16 @ New Jersey L 94–99 Brendan Byrne Arena 23–13 37 January 17, 1994 @ Detroit W 109–94 The Palace of Auburn Hills 24–13 38 January 19 Cleveland W 104–92 Delta Center 25–13 39 January 21, 1994 Sacramento W 112–83 Delta Center 26–13 40 January 22 6:30 p.m. MST @ Houston L 101–106 K Malone (27) Spencer (10) Stockton (17) The Summit 16,611 26–14 41 January 24 Seattle W 95–90 Delta Center 27–14 42 January 26, 1994 @ Minnesota L 98–100 Target Center 27–15 43 January 28 Golden State W 119–91 Delta Center 28–15
February: 10–4 (home: 7–2; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 44 February 1 7:00 p.m. MST Houston W 104–88 K Malone (29) K Malone, Spencer (12) Stockton (13) Delta Center 19,911 29–15 45 February 3 7:00 p.m. MST Chicago L 85–94 K Malone (24) K Malone (10) Stockton (12) Delta Center 19,911 29–16 46 February 5 Portland W 128–114 Delta Center 30–16 47 February 6, 1994 @ L.A. Lakers L 90–107 Great Western Forum 30–17 48 February 8 7:00 p.m. MST @ Denver W 96–95 K Malone (24) Spencer (11) Stockton (12) McNichols Sports Arena 14,897 31–17 49 February 9, 1994 L.A. Lakers L 96–103 Delta Center 31–18 All-Star Break 50 February 16, 1994 @ L.A. Clippers W 103–99 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 32–18 51 February 18, 1994 @ Sacramento L 81–90 ARCO Arena 32–19 52 February 19, 1994 L.A. Clippers W 100–93 Delta Center 33–19 53 February 21, 1994 Philadelphia W 119–92 Delta Center 34–19 54 February 23 San Antonio W 106–102 (2OT) Delta Center 35–19 55 February 25 7:00 p.m. MST Phoenix W 107–87 Humphries (23) Spencer (16) Stockton (13) Delta Center 19,911 36–19 56 February 26 6:30 p.m. MST @ Houston W 95–85 K Malone (28) K Malone (12) Stockton (10) The Summit 16,611 37–19 57 February 28 7:00 p.m. MST Houston W 89–85 K Malone (18) Corbon (9) Stockton (7) Delta Center 19,911 38–19
March: 6–8 (home: 3–2; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 58 March 2 @ San Antonio W 106–96 Alamodome 39–19 59 March 5, 1994 @ Dallas W 103–90 Reunion Arena 40–19 60 March 6 7:00 p.m. MST @ Phoenix W 103–92 K Malone (30) Corbin (10) Stockton (20) America West Arena 19,023 41–19 61 March 8, 1994 Minnesota W 100–86 Delta Center 42–19 62 March 9 @ Portland L 99–122 Memorial Coliseum 42–20 63 March 14, 1994 L.A. Lakers W 102–101 Delta Center 43–20 64 March 15, 1994 @ L.A. Clippers L 105–108 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 43–21 65 March 18, 1994 @ Charlotte L 78–82 Charlotte Coliseum 43–22 66 March 19 5:30 p.m. MST @ Indiana L 103–107 K Malone (37) K Malone (8) Stockton (11) Market Square Arena 15,374 43–23 67 March 21 5:30 p.m. MST @ Atlanta L 96–100 (OT) Stockton (21) Benoit (17) Stockton (11) The Omni 12,882 43–24 68 March 23 Orlando L 93–98 Delta Center 43–25 69 March 25, 1994 Milwaukee W 103–96 Delta Center 44–25 70 March 26 6:30 p.m. MST @ Houston L 83–98 K Malone (23) Spencer(12) Stockton (9) The Summit 16,611 44–26 71 March 29 Golden State L 113–116 Delta Center 44–27
April: 9–2 (home: 6–0; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 72 April 2 7:00 p.m. MST Denver W 101–91 K Malone (31) K Malone (12) Stockton (9) Delta Center 19,911 45–27 73 April 5 @ Seattle L 79–86 Seattle Center Coliseum 45–28 74 April 7, 1994 Dallas W 99–82 Delta Center 46–28 75 April 9, 1994 L.A. Clippers W 128–104 Delta Center 47–28 76 April 12, 1994 Sacramento W 126–91 Delta Center 48–28 77 April 14 San Antonio W 101–90 Delta Center 49–28 78 April 16 @ Golden State L 105–109 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 49–29 79 April 19, 1994 @ Sacramento W 115–108 ARCO Arena 50–29 80 April 21 Portland W 122–111 Delta Center 51–29 81 April 22 7:00 p.m. MDT @ Denver W 113–106 K Malone (38) K Malone (12) Stockton (7) McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 52–29 82 April 24, 1994 @ L.A. Lakers W 103–97 Great Western Forum 53–29
1993–94 schedule

Playoffs

1994 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 3–1 (home: 2–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 28 7:30 p.m. MDT @ San Antonio L 89–106 K Malone (36) K Malone (10) Stockton (8) Alamodome 18,257 0–1 2 April 30 11:00 a.m. MDT @ San Antonio W 96–84 K Malone (23) K Malone (14) Stockton (5) Alamodome 20,640 1–1 3 May 3 8:30 p.m. MDT San Antonio W 105–72 K Malone (24) K Malone (13) Stockton (12) Delta Center 19,911 2–1 4 May 5 8:30 p.m. MDT San Antonio W 95–90 K Malone (34) K Malone (12) Stockton (18) Delta Center 19,911 3–1
Western Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (home: 3–1; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 10 8:30 p.m. MDT Denver W 100–91 K Malone (25) K Malone (10) Stockton (11) Delta Center 19,911 1–0 2 May 12 8:30 p.m. MDT Denver W 104–94 K Malone (32) K Malone (12) Stockton (8) Delta Center 19,911 2–0 3 May 14 1:30 p.m. MDT @ Denver W 111–109 (OT) Hornacek (27) K Malone (13) Stockton (13) McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 3–0 4 May 15 7:00 p.m. MDT @ Denver L 82–83 K Malone (20) K Malone (9) Stockton (6) McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 3–1 5 May 17 7:00 p.m. MDT Denver L 101–109 (2OT) K Malone (22) Corbin, Spencer (14) Stockton (13) Delta Center 19,911 3–2 6 May 19 7:00 p.m. MDT @ Denver L 91–94 K Malone (31) K Malone (15) Stockton (7) McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 3–3 7 May 21 1:30 p.m. MDT Denver W 91–81 K Malone (31) K Malone (14) Stockton (9) Delta Center 19,911 4–3
Western Conference Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 23 7:00 p.m. MDT @ Houston L 86–100 K Malone (20) K Malone (16) Stockton (11) The Summit 16,611 0–1 2 May 25 7:00 p.m. MDT @ Houston L 99–104 K Malone (32) K Malone, Spencer (7) Stockton (10) The Summit 16,611 0–2 3 May 27 7:00 p.m. MDT Houston W 95–86 K Malone (22) K Malone (16) Stockton (11) Delta Center 19,911 1–2 4 May 29 1:30 p.m. MDT Houston L 78–80 K Malone (25) K Malone (14) Stockton (6) Delta Center 19,911 1–3 5 May 31 7:00 p.m. MDT @ Houston L 83–94 K Malone (31) Spencer (15) Stockton (9) The Summit 16,611 1–4
1994 schedule

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
Karl Malone	82	82	40.6	.497	.250	.694	11.5	4.0	1.5	1.5	25.2
Jeff Malone	50	50	33.1	.488	.500	.843	2.3	1.3	0.5	0.1	16.2
John Stockton	82	82	36.2	.528	.322	.805	3.1	12.6	2.4	0.3	15.1
Jeff Hornacek	27	9	30.6	.509	.429	.891	2.5	3.9	1.2	0.1	14.6
Tom Chambers	80	0	23.0	.440	.311	.786	4.1	1.0	0.5	0.4	11.2
Felton Spencer	79	79	28.0	.505		.607	8.3	0.5	0.5	0.8	8.6
Tyrone Corbin	82	17	26.2	.456	.207	.813	4.7	1.5	1.2	0.3	8.0
Jay Humphries	75	19	21.6	.436	.396	.750	1.7	2.9	0.9	0.1	7.5
David Benoit	55	18	19.5	.385	.203	.773	4.7	0.4	0.4	0.7	6.5
Bryon Russell	67	48	16.7	.484	.091	.614	2.7	0.8	1.0	0.3	5.0
Stephen Howard	9	0	5.9	.588		.688	1.8	0.1	0.1	0.3	3.4
Walter Bond	56	4	10.0	.404	.352	.775	1.1	0.6	0.3	0.2	3.1
Chad Gallagher	2	0	1.5	1.000			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0
John Crotty	45	0	7.0	.455	.458	.861	0.7	1.7	0.3	0.0	2.9
Darren Morningstar	1	0	4.0	1.000			1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0
Luther Wright	15	2	6.1	.348	.000	.750	0.7	0.0	0.1	0.1	1.3
Dave Jamerson	1	0	4.0	.000		1.000	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Aaron Williams	6	0	2.0	.250		.000	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.7
Sean Green	1	0	2.0	.000			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Karl Malone	16	16	43.9	.467	.000	.738	12.4	3.4	1.4	0.8	27.1
Jeff Hornacek	16	16	34.9	.475	.441	.912	2.4	4.0	1.5	0.4	15.4
John Stockton	16	16	37.3	.456	.167	.810	3.3	9.8	1.7	0.5	14.4
Felton Spencer	16	16	30.8	.448		.660	8.4	0.4	0.2	1.3	7.9
Jay Humphries	16	0	22.3	.426	.318	.679	2.3	2.4	0.8	0.1	7.4
David Benoit	16	5	22.3	.393	.188	.640	4.2	0.6	0.4	0.7	7.2
Tyrone Corbin	16	11	25.8	.387	.333	.933	4.9	0.9	1.3	0.2	6.3
Tom Chambers	16	0	20.3	.361	.000	.793	2.8	0.8	0.3	0.6	5.8
Bryon Russell	6	0	6.0	.400	.667	1.000	1.5	0.5	0.0	0.0	2.7
John Crotty	8	0	4.8	.364	1.000	1.000	0.4	1.1	0.1	0.0	1.5
Stephen Howard	10	0	2.7	.273		.727	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4
Walter Bond	4	0	3.3	.000	.000	.500	0.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.3

Player Statistics Citation:^[14]

Awards and records

Awards

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

Records

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team

Subtractions Player Left New team

See also

• 1993–94 NBA season

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