1985–86 Utah Jazz season

The 1985–86 Utah Jazz season saw the Jazz draft Karl Malone. This marked the beginning of the Stockton and Malone era.

1985–86 Utah Jazz season
Head coachFrank Layden
General managerFrank Layden
Owners
ArenaSalt Palace Acord Arena
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Mavericks 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSL-TV
RadioKSL

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
113Karl MalonePF United StatesLouisiana Tech
237Carey ScurrySF United StatesLong Island
483Delaney RuddPG United StatesWake Forest
5105Ray Hall United StatesCanisius
6129Jim Miller United StatesVirginia
7151Mike Wacker United StatesTexas-San Antonio

Roster
Utah Jazz roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F/C 41 United States Bailey, Thurl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) NC State
F/C 45 United States Cook, Jeff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Idaho State
SF 4 United States Dantley, Adrian 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Notre Dame
C 53 United States Eaton, Mark 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 275 lb (125 kg) UCLA
PG 14 United States Green, Ricky 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Michigan
G 35 United States Griffith, Darrell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Louisville
G 20 United States Hansen, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Iowa
C 50 United States Hayes, Steve 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Idaho State
PF 43 United States Iavaroni, Marc 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia
F 32 United States Malone, Karl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Louisiana Tech
PF 33 United States Roberts, Fred 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) BYU
F 22 United States Scurry, Carey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Long Island
G 12 United States Stockton, John 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Gonzaga
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 5131.622–36–515–2620–10
x-Denver Nuggets 4735.573434–713–2815–15
x-Dallas Mavericks 4438.537726–1518–2316–14
x-Utah Jazz 4240.512927–1415–2615–15
x-Sacramento Kings 3745.4511425–1612–2915–15
x-San Antonio Spurs 3547.4271621–2014–279–21
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Houston Rockets5131.62211
3 x-Denver Nuggets4735.57315
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4438.53718
5 x-Utah Jazz4240.51220
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4042.48822
7 x-Sacramento Kings3745.45125
8 x-San Antonio Spurs3547.42727
9 Phoenix Suns3250.39030
10 Los Angeles Clippers3250.39030
11 Seattle SuperSonics3151.37831
12 Golden State Warriors3052.36632

Record vs. opponents
1985-86 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–65–14–21–11–14–21–11–15–12–01–13–34–25–14–12–02–02–01–11–10–21–4
Boston 6–0—5–15–11–11–14–12–02–05–12–02–05–04–25–14–21–11–11–12–02–02–05–1
Chicago 1–51–5—3–30–22–02–42–01–13–31–10–21–52–34–21–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Cleveland 2–41–53–3—1–11–11–50–20–23–21–11–11–53–34–10–62–00–22–01–11–10–21–5
Dallas 1–11–12–01–1—3–30–24–11–52–02–31–40–22–01–10–25–02–33–34–23–25–11–1
Denver 1–11–10–21–13–3—1–13–23–32–04–13–22–01–11–11–14–13–23–33–32–33–32–0
Detroit 2–41–44–25–12–01–1—1–11–15–12–01–12–44–24–12–40–21–10–21–12–01–14–2
Golden State 1–10–20–22–01–42–31–1—0–51–15–12–40–21–11–11–12–41–52–32–32–42–31–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–05–13–31–15–0—2–03–21–40–21–12–01–13–23–24–25–13–23–32–0
Indiana 1–51–53–32–30–20–21–51–10–2—2–00–22–42–32–40–61–10–20–21–12–00–25–1
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–11–13–21–40–21–52–30–2—2–41–12–02–00–22–42–45–01–43–33–20–2
L.A. Lakers 1–10–22–01–14–12–31–14–24–12–04–2—2–01–11–12–05–16–05–04–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–30–55–15–12–00–24–22–02–04–21–10–2—4–26–04–11–12–02–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey 2–42–43–23–30–21–12–41–11–13–20–21–12–4—5–12–42–02–02–01–10–22–02–4
New York 1–51–52–41–41–11–11–41–10–24–20–21–10–61–5—0–62–00–21–11–11–10–23–3
Philadelphia 1–42–45–16–02–01–14–21–11–16–02–00–21–44–26–0—2–02–02–01–11–11–13–3
Phoenix 0–21–11–10–20–51–42–04–22–31–14–21–51–10–20–20–2—2–42–33–25–11–41–1
Portland 0–21–11–12–03–22–31–15–12–32–04–20–60–20–22–00–24–2—3–21–45–12–30–2
Sacramento 0–21–12–00–23–33–32–03–22–42–00–50–50–20–21–10–23–22–3—5–15–02–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–21–11–12–43–31–13–21–51–14–11–40–21–11–11–12–34–11–5—2–32–42–0
Seattle 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–24–22–30–23–32–40–22–01–11–11–51–50–53–2—2–31–1
Utah 2–00–21–12–01–53–31–13–23–32–02–30–50–20–22–01–14–13–24–24–23–2—1–1
Washington 4–11–54–15–11–10–22–41–10–21–52–00–22–44–23–33–31–12–01–10–21–11–1—

Game log

Regular season
1985–86 game log
Total: 42–40 (home: 27–14; road: 15–26)
October: 1–2 (home: 1–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 25, 1985 Houston L 108–112 Salt Palace Acord Arena 0–1
2 October 29, 1985 @ San Antonio L 112–124 HemisFair Arena 0–2
3 October 30, 1985 San Antonio W 102–100 Salt Palace Acord Arena 1–2
November: 11–6 (home: 6–3; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
4 November 1, 1985 Phoenix W 121–110 Salt Palace Acord Arena 2–2
5 November 2, 1985 @ Portland L 108–128 Memorial Coliseum 2–3
6 November 5, 1985 Golden State W 118–99 Salt Palace Acord Arena 3–3
7 November 7, 1985 L.A. Lakers L 106–116 Salt Palace Acord Arena 3–4
8 November 9, 1985 Cleveland W 121–114 Salt Palace Acord Arena 4–4
9 November 12, 1985 @ L.A. Lakers L 110–119 The Forum 4–5
10 November 13, 1985 Dallas L 100–115 Salt Palace Acord Arena 4–6
11 November 15, 1985 Portland W 133–118 Salt Palace Acord Arena 5–6
12 November 16, 1985 @ Sacramento W 100–96 ARCO Arena 6–6
13 November 20, 1985 @ Boston L 106–115 (OT) Boston Garden 6–7
14 November 22, 1985 @ Cleveland W 121–113 Richfield Coliseum 7–7
15 November 23, 1985
5:30 p.m. MST		 @ Atlanta W 116–106 Dantley (41) Eaton, Malone (10) Green (6) The Omni
6,115		 8–7
16 November 25, 1985 @ Indiana W 102–101 Market Square Arena 9–7
17 November 27, 1985 Chicago W 114–96 Salt Palace Acord Arena 10–7
18 November 29, 1985 Denver L 114–129 Salt Palace Acord Arena 10–8
19 November 30, 1985 @ Golden State W 89–88 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 11–8
December: 6–8 (home: 4–2; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 December 2, 1985 Golden State W 103–100 Salt Palace Acord Arena 12–8
21 December 4, 1985 L.A. Lakers L 127–131 (OT) Salt Palace Acord Arena 12–9
22 December 6, 1985 @ Phoenix L 92–111 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12–10
23 December 7, 1985 @ L.A. Clippers W 131–91 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 13–10
24 December 10, 1985 @ Houston L 105–134 The Summit 13–11
25 December 11, 1985 Portland W 119–111 Salt Palace Acord Arena 14–11
26 December 14, 1985 Houston W 114–100 Salt Palace Acord Arena 15–11
27 December 17, 1985 @ Washington W 106–98 Capital Centre 16–11
28 December 18, 1985 @ New Jersey L 98–113 Brendan Byrne Arena 16–12
29 December 20, 1985 @ Philadelphia L 105–112 The Spectrum 16–13
30 December 21, 1985 @ Chicago L 104–117 Chicago Stadium 16–14
31 December 26, 1985 @ Houston L 99–106 The Summit 16–15
32 December 28, 1985 Boston L 108–110 Salt Palace Acord Arena 16–16
33 December 30, 1985 Seattle W 107–105 Salt Palace Acord Arena 17–16
January: 7–9 (home: 5–3; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
34 January 3, 1986 @ L.A. Lakers L 101–110 The Forum 17–17
35 January 4, 1986 @ Dallas L 106–119 Reunion Arena 17–18
36 January 7, 1986 @ Seattle L 84–91 Seattle Center Coliseum 17–19
37 January 9, 1986 Washington L 89–95 Salt Palace Acord Arena 17–20
38 January 11, 1986 @ Denver L 106–114 McNichols Sports Arena 17–21
39 January 12, 1986 @ San Antonio W 106–102 HemisFair Arena 18–21
40 January 14, 1986 @ Houston W 105–102 The Summit 19–21
41 January 15, 1986 @ Golden State L 104–150 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 19–22
42 January 17, 1986 Dallas W 139–112 Salt Palace Acord Arena 20–22
43 January 18, 1986 @ L.A. Clippers L 97–131 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 20–23
44 January 21, 1986 Denver W 117–114 (OT) Salt Palace Acord Arena 21–23
45 January 23, 1986 New Jersey L 105–106 Salt Palace Acord Arena 21–24
46 January 25, 1986 L.A. Clippers W 130–90 Salt Palace Acord Arena 22–24
47 January 27, 1986 Milwaukee L 103–127 Salt Palace Acord Arena 22–25
48 January 29, 1986 Philadelphia W 107–86 Salt Palace Acord Arena 23–25
49 January 31, 1986 Sacramento W 103–101 Salt Palace Acord Arena 24–25
February: 6–5 (home: 5–1; road: 1–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
50 February 2, 1986 @ Dallas L 97–100 Reunion Arena 24–26
51 February 3, 1986 San Antonio L 104–112 Salt Palace Acord Arena 24–27
52 February 6, 1986 New York W 119–101 Salt Palace Acord Arena 25–27
All-Star Break
53 February 11, 1986 @ Seattle L 92–105 Seattle Center Coliseum 25–28
54 February 13, 1986 @ Milwaukee L 106–113 MECCA Arena 25–29
55 February 15, 1986 @ New York W 104–97 Madison Square Garden 26–29
56 February 17, 1986 @ Detroit L 96–117 Pontiac Silverdome 26–30
57 February 19, 1986
7:30 p.m. MST		 Atlanta W 109–105 Dantley (31) Malone (12) Green, Malone, Scurry (3) Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,654		 27–30
58 February 22, 1986 Phoenix W 105–97 Salt Palace Acord Arena 28–30
59 February 25, 1986 Houston W 100–97 Salt Palace Acord Arena 29–30
60 February 27, 1986 Indiana W 109–92 Salt Palace Acord Arena 30–30
March: 9–7 (home: 6–2; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
61 March 1, 1986 Sacramento W 110–94 Salt Palace Acord Arena 31–30
62 March 4, 1986 @ Sacramento L 92–94 ARCO Arena 31–31
63 March 5, 1986 @ L.A. Lakers L 84–130 The Forum 31–32
64 March 7, 1986 @ Phoenix W 105–103 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 32–32
65 March 8, 1986 @ Portland L 90–104 Memorial Coliseum 32–33
66 March 12, 1986 Golden State L 111–118 Salt Palace Acord Arena 32–34
67 March 14, 1986 San Antonio W 146–121 Salt Palace Acord Arena 33–34
68 March 15, 1986 @ Dallas L 98–108 Reunion Arena 33–35
69 March 17, 1986 Detroit W 107–106 Salt Palace Acord Arena 34–35
70 March 18, 1986 @ Seattle W 107–104 Seattle Center Coliseum 35–35
71 March 20, 1986 Dallas L 107–114 Salt Palace Acord Arena 35–36
72 March 22, 1986 Phoenix W 119–109 Salt Palace Acord Arena 36–36
73 March 24, 1986 Seattle W 116–108 Salt Palace Acord Arena 37–36
74 March 26, 1986 Denver W 116–101 Salt Palace Acord Arena 38–36
75 March 28, 1986 @ Denver L 120–128 McNichols Sports Arena 38–37
76 March 29, 1986 @ San Antonio W 110–102 HemisFair Arena 39–37
April: 3–3 (home: 1–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
77 April 1, 1986 L.A. Clippers L 109–113 Salt Palace Acord Arena 39–38
78 April 2, 1986 @ L.A. Clippers L 94–97 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 39–39
79 April 5, 1986 Portland W 114–103 Salt Palace Acord Arena 40–39
80 April 9, 1986 Sacramento L 108–113 Salt Palace Acord Arena 40–40
81 April 10, 1986 @ Sacramento W 119–108 ARCO Arena 41–40
82 April 12, 1986 @ Denver W 117–99 McNichols Sports Arena 42–40
1985–86 schedule

Playoffs
1986 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 18, 1986 @ Dallas L 93–101 Karl Malone (23) Karl Malone (13) Rickey Green (12) Reunion Arena
17,007		 0–1
2 April 20, 1986 @ Dallas L 106–113 Karl Malone (31) Mark Eaton (11) Rickey Green (8) Reunion Arena
17,007		 0–2
3 April 23, 1986 Dallas W 100–98 Rickey Green (32) Thurl Bailey (14) Rickey Green (8) Salt Palace Acord Arena
11,635		 1–2
4 April 25, 1986 Dallas L 113–117 Thurl Bailey (24) Mark Eaton (12) Rickey Green (10) Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,683		 1–3
1986 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
Thurl Bailey
Jeff Cook
Adrian Dantley
Mark Eaton
Rickey Green
Bob Hansen
Steve Hayes
Marc Iavaroni
Karl Malone
Pace Mannion
Fred Roberts
Carey Scurry
John Stockton
Jeff Wilkins

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Thurl Bailey
Jeff Cook
Mark Eaton
Rickey Green
Bob Hansen
Steve Hayes
Marc Iavaroni
Karl Malone
Fred Roberts
Carey Scurry
John Stockton

Awards and records

Awards

Transactions

Free Agents

See also

References
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