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NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
1990β91 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 26β12 start, and held a 30β16 record at the All-Star break.
[9] They ended up falling one game short of the Midwest Division title with another stellar record of 54β28.
[10] They made their eighth consecutive trip to the playoffs.
[11]
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
Roster
1990β91 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)
1961β04β07
NC State
C
40
Brown, Mike
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
257 lb (117 kg)
1963β07β19
George Washington
G
21
Brown, Tony
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1960β07β29
Arkansas
C
53
Eaton, Mark
7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
1957β01β24
UCLA
F
30
Edwards, Blue
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1965β10β31
East Carolina
G
35
Griffith, Darrell
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1958β06β16
Louisville
G
24
Malone, Jeff
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1961β06β28
Mississippi State
F
32
Malone, Karl
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1963β07β24
Louisiana Tech
C
33
Palmer, Walter
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1968β10β23
Dartmouth
G
11
Rudd, Delaney
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1962β11β08
Wake Forest
G
12
Stockton, John
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1962β03β26
Gonzaga
F
5
Toolson, Andy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1966β01β19
BYU
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 1, 1991
Regular season
Season standings
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
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
β
3β1
1β4
1β4
3β2
2β0
1β1
0β5
1β1
1β1
4β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β3
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β1
0β4
0β2
1β1
2β0
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
Boston
1β3
β
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
4β1
2β2
2β0
4β1
5β0
1β1
2β3
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
5β1
Charlotte
4β1
1β3
β
0β5
1β4
1β1
0β2
1β4
1β1
0β2
0β5
1β1
0β2
2β2
2β3
1β1
2β2
0β4
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
Chicago
4β1
2β2
5β0
β
5β0
2β0
2β0
3β2
1β1
0β2
4β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
4β1
2β0
3β1
4β0
2β0
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
3β1
Cleveland
2β3
1β3
4β1
0β5
β
2β0
1β1
2β3
0β2
0β2
1β4
1β1
1β1
3β1
2β3
1β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
Dallas
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
β
3β1
0β2
2β2
1β3
2β0
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β4
2β0
2β0
1β4
1β1
0β4
1β3
2β2
1β4
2β2
0β5
2β0
Denver
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
1β3
β
0β2
1β3
0β5
0β2
0β4
0β4
0β2
1β1
3β2
1β1
1β1
2β3
0β2
0β4
0β4
3β1
1β4
0β4
1β3
1β1
Detroit
5β0
2β2
4β1
2β3
3β2
2β0
2β0
β
1β1
2β0
3β2
2β0
0β2
3β1
2β3
2β0
3β1
1β3
2β0
2β2
0β2
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
3β1
Golden State
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
β
2β2
1β1
3β2
2β3
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β3
2β3
2β3
2β2
3β1
1β3
0β2
Houston
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
5β0
0β2
2β2
β
1β1
2β2
1β3
2β0
2β0
5β0
2β0
2β0
3β2
2β0
3β1
0β4
3β1
2β3
2β2
2β2
1β1
Indiana
1β4
2β2
5β0
1β4
4β1
0β2
2β0
2β3
1β1
1β1
β
1β1
0β2
2β2
2β3
1β1
3β1
2β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
L.A. Clippers
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β1
4β0
0β2
2β3
2β2
1β1
β
0β4
0β2
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β2
1β3
0β2
2β3
1β3
3β2
2β2
2β3
1β3
0β2
L.A. Lakers
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
4β0
2β0
3β2
3β1
2β0
4β0
β
2β0
0β2
3β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
1β1
3β2
2β3
4β0
3β1
3β2
2β2
2β0
Miami
0β4
1β4
2β2
0β4
1β3
2β0
2β0
1β3
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
0β2
β
0β4
0β2
3β3
1β4
1β1
1β4
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
3β2
Milwaukee
3β2
2β2
3β2
1β4
3β2
1β1
1β1
3β2
1β1
0β2
3β2
1β1
2β0
4β0
β
1β1
2β2
4β0
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
Minnesota
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
4β1
2β3
0β2
1β3
0β5
1β1
1β3
1β3
2β0
1β1
β
1β1
1β1
2β2
2β0
0β4
0β4
3β1
0β4
2β2
1β4
1β1
New Jersey
1β3
1β4
2β2
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β1
0β2
3β3
2β2
1β1
β
0β5
1β1
2β3
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β3
New York
1β3
0β5
4β0
0β4
1β3
0β2
1β1
3β1
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
1β1
4β1
0β4
1β1
5β0
β
0β2
5β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β2
Orlando
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
4β1
3β2
0β2
2β2
2β3
1β1
3β1
0β4
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β1
2β0
β
0β2
2β2
0β4
2β2
1β3
1β3
1β4
1β1
Philadelphia
4β0
3β2
2β2
3β1
2β2
1β1
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
3β1
2β0
1β1
4β1
2β2
0β2
3β2
1β5
2β0
β
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
3β2
Phoenix
2β0
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
4β0
4β0
2β0
3β1
1β3
1β1
3β2
2β3
2β0
1β1
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
β
3β2
3β1
1β3
3β2
2β2
2β0
Portland
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
4β0
1β1
3β2
4β0
2β0
3β1
3β2
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β0
2β0
4β0
1β1
2β3
β
3β2
2β2
4β0
3β1
2β0
Sacramento
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
0β2
3β2
1β3
0β2
2β3
0β4
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
2β2
1β1
1β3
2β3
β
1β3
1β4
1β3
2β0
San Antonio
0β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β0
4β1
4β1
2β0
2β2
3β2
1β1
2β2
1β3
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
3β1
β
3β1
2β3
2β0
Seattle
1β1
0β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
2β2
4β0
1β1
1β3
2β2
1β1
3β2
2β3
2β0
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β3
0β4
4β1
1β3
β
1β3
2β0
Utah
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β0
5β0
3β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
0β2
3β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
4β1
2β0
0β2
4β1
2β0
2β2
1β3
3β1
3β2
3β1
β
2β0
Washington
2β2
1β5
2β2
1β3
3β1
0β2
1β1
1β3
2β0
1β1
2β2
2β0
0β2
2β3
1β3
1β1
3β2
2β3
1β1
2β3
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
β
Game log
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Playoffs
1991 playoff game log
First Round: 3β1 (home: 2β0; road: 1β1)
Conference semifinals: 1β4 (home: 1β1; road: 0β3)
1991 schedule
Player statistics
Season
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
Playoffs
Player Statistics Citation:
[14]
Awards and records
Transactions
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References
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1990-91 Utah Jazz
^
"Suns and Jazz to Play in Tokyo" . United Press International . May 28, 1990. Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^ Rock, Brad (July 20, 1990).
"Jazz Schedule Features Opener Vs. Suns in Tokyo" . Deseret News . Retrieved November 22, 2022 .
^
"NBA 1990-91: NBA Enters a New World as Suns, Jazz Open Season in Tokyo" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. November 2, 1990. Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^
"Sports People; Historical Hoops" . The New York Times . November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 10, 2022 .
^
"Bullets Get Pervis Ellison in Three-Way Trade: Pro Basketball: Jeff Malone Goes to Jazz, with Hansen and Leckner Going to Sacramento. Nets Deal for Theus, Meaning They Will Probably Pick Coleman" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. June 26, 1990. Retrieved December 15, 2021 .
^ Aldridge, David (June 26, 1990).
"Bullets Trade Malone in 3-Team Deal for Ellison" . The Washington Post . Retrieved September 5, 2022 .
^ Brady, Jim (June 25, 1990).
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^
"NBA Games Played on February 7, 1991" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
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"1990β91 Utah Jazz Schedule and Results" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 16, 2021 .
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"Whooping It Up" . Deseret News . May 3, 1991. Retrieved September 5, 2022 .
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"BASKETBALL: THREE TEAMS ADVANCE TO CONFERENCE FINALS; Blazers Take 5 to Chase Jazz" . The New York Times . Associated Press. May 15, 1991. Retrieved October 16, 2021 .
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"Blazers Look Ready to Take Care of Some Old Business" . Deseret News . Retrieved December 31, 2022 .
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"1991 NBA Western Conference Semifinals: Jazz vs. Trail Blazers" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved April 10, 2023 .
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"SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Jazz Waives Griffith" . The New York Times . October 22, 1991. Retrieved January 17, 2022 .
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