NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1991–92 NBA season was the Jazz's 18th season in the National Basketball Association , and 13th season in Salt Lake City, Utah .[1] It was also their first season playing at the Delta Center .[2] [3] The Jazz got off to a 7–6 start as the team traded Thurl Bailey to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Tyrone Corbin near the end of November.[4] [5] [6] In December, during a home game against the Detroit Pistons , Karl Malone committed a flagrant foul on Isiah Thomas , in which Malone hit Thomas's forehead with his elbow, and Thomas had to receive 40 stitches; Malone was suspended for one game.[7] [8] [9] The Jazz held a 31–18 record at the All-Star break,[10] and won their final seven games, finishing first in the Midwest Division with a 55–27 record.[11] They made their ninth consecutive trip to the playoffs.[12]
Malone averaged 28.0 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, and finished in fourth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[13] [14] while John Stockton averaged 15.8 points, 13.7 assists and 3.0 steals per game, leading the league in assists for the fifth straight season, while being named to the All-NBA Second Team, and NBA All-Defensive Second Team. Both Malone and Stockton were selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game .[15] [16] [17] In addition, Jeff Malone finished second on the team in scoring averaging 20.2 points per game, while Blue Edwards provided them with 12.6 points per game, and Mark Eaton led the team with 2.5 blocks per game.[18]
In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs , the Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in five games.[19] [20] [21] Then in the Western Conference Semi-finals, they defeated the 6th-seeded Seattle SuperSonics in five games.[22] [23] [24] [25] However, the Jazz would lose to Clyde Drexler and the top-seeded Portland Trail Blazers four games to two in the Western Conference finals.[26] [27] [28] [29] The Blazers would lose in six games to the defending champion Chicago Bulls in the NBA Finals .[30] [31] [32] [33] [34]
Following the season, Edwards and top draft pick Eric Murdock were both traded to the Milwaukee Bucks .[35] [36] [37]
Draft picks
Roster
1991–92 Utah Jazz roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
50
Austin, Isaac
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1969–08–18
Arizona State
SF
21
Benoit, David
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1968–05–09
Alabama
C
40
Brown, Mike
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
257 lb (117 kg)
1963–07–19
George Washington
SF
23
Corbin, Tyrone
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1962–12–31
DePaul
SF
15
Crowder, Corey
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
1969–04–13
Kentucky Wesleyan
C
53
Eaton, Mark
7 ft 4 in (2.24 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
1957–01–24
UCLA
SF
30
Edwards, Blue
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1965–10–31
East Carolina
SG
24
Malone, Jeff
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1961–06–28
Mississippi State
PF
32
Malone, Karl (C)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1963–07–24
Louisiana Tech
PG
14
Murdock, Eric
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1968–06–14
Providence
SG
11
Rudd, Delaney
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
1962–11–08
Wake Forest
PG
12
Stockton, John (C)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1962–03–26
Gonzaga
PF
33
Thornton, Bob
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1962–07–10
UC Irvine
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: April 15, 1992
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
1991-92 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
—
3–1
2–2
0–5
0–5
2–0
2–0
1–4
1–1
2–0
1–4
1–1
0–2
2–2
3–1
2–0
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–2
Boston
1–3
—
3–1
1–3
3–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–2
2–0
2–0
3–2
2–2
0–2
2–3
3–2
5–0
3–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–1
Charlotte
2–2
1–3
—
0–4
2–3
1–1
1–1
1–4
1–1
0–2
3–2
0–2
1–1
1–3
2–3
1–1
1–3
0–4
3–1
3–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–2
Chicago
5–0
3–1
4–0
—
3–2
2–0
2–0
4–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
2–0
1–1
4–0
3–2
2–0
4–0
4–0
3–1
3–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
4–0
Cleveland
5–0
1–3
3–2
2–3
—
1–1
1–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
5–0
1–1
2–0
3–1
3–1
2–0
2–2
4–0
3–1
4–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
Dallas
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
—
3–2
0–2
0–4
4–2
1–1
1–3
0–4
1–1
1–1
3–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–2
0–4
1–3
0–5
0–4
1–4
0–2
Denver
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–3
—
0–2
0–4
2–3
0–2
0–4
1–3
0–2
1–1
2–3
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–3
1–3
2–2
1–4
1–3
1–5
1–1
Detroit
4–1
0–4
4–1
1–4
1–3
2–0
2–0
—
1–1
2–0
2–2
0–2
2–0
2–2
3–2
1–1
2–2
2–2
4–0
3–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
Golden State
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
4–0
1–1
—
2–2
2–0
3–2
3–2
1–1
2–0
4–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–2
2–3
5–0
2–2
3–2
1–3
2–0
Houston
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–4
3–2
0–2
2–2
—
1–1
2–2
2–2
2–0
1–1
3–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–3
3–1
3–1
3–2
1–3
1–4
2–0
Indiana
4–1
2–2
2–3
1–3
0–5
1–1
2–0
2–2
0–2
1–1
—
0–2
2–0
3–1
4–1
2–0
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–2
L.A. Clippers
1–1
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
3–1
4–0
2–0
2–3
2–2
2–0
—
2–3
2–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
3–2
2–3
2–3
2–2
2–3
1–3
0–2
L.A. Lakers
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
4–0
3–1
0–2
2–3
2–2
0–2
3–2
—
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–3
1–4
4–1
1–3
1–4
1–3
1–1
Miami
2–2
2–3
3–1
0–4
1–3
1–1
2–0
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–3
0–2
0–2
—
4–0
2–0
2–2
1–4
3–1
1–4
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
5–0
Milwaukee
1–3
2–2
3–2
2–3
1–3
1–1
1–1
2–3
0–2
1–1
1–4
0–2
1–1
0–4
—
2–0
0–4
1–3
3–1
3–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
Minnesota
0–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–3
3–2
1–1
0–4
2–3
0–2
0–4
1–3
0–2
0–2
—
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–4
1–3
0–6
0–4
2–3
0–2
New Jersey
1–3
3–2
3–1
0–4
2–2
2–0
1–1
2–2
0–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
2–2
4–0
2–0
—
2–3
3–1
3–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–3
New York
2–2
2–3
4–0
0–4
0–4
2–0
2–0
2–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
2–0
0–2
4–1
3–1
2–0
3–2
—
4–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
4–0
Orlando
2–2
0–5
1–3
1–3
1–3
1–1
0–2
0–4
0–2
0–2
2–2
0–2
0–2
1–3
1–3
2–0
1–3
1–4
—
3–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–3
Philadelphia
2–2
1–3
1–3
1–3
0–4
2–0
0–2
1–3
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
4–1
1–3
2–0
2–3
1–3
2–3
—
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
5–0
Phoenix
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
3–1
2–0
2–3
3–1
1–1
2–3
3–2
2–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
—
3–2
4–1
3–1
3–2
2–2
2–0
Portland
2–0
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
4–0
3–1
0–2
3–2
1–3
2–0
3–2
4–1
2–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–3
—
5–0
2–2
4–1
2–2
2–0
Sacramento
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
3–1
2–2
0–2
0–5
1–3
1–1
3–2
1–4
0–2
2–0
3–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–4
0–5
—
1–3
1–4
1–3
2–0
San Antonio
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
5–0
4–1
1–1
2–2
2–3
0–2
2–2
3–1
1–1
1–1
6–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–2
3–1
—
3–1
1–4
0–2
Seattle
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–0
3–1
1–1
2–3
3–1
2–0
3–2
4–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–3
1–4
4–1
1–3
—
3–1
2–0
Utah
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
4–1
5–1
1–1
3–1
4–1
1–1
3–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
3–2
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–2
2–2
3–1
4–1
1–3
—
2–0
Washington
2–2
1–3
2–2
0–4
0–4
2–0
1–1
1–3
0–2
0–2
2–2
2–0
1–1
0–5
1–3
2–0
3–2
0–4
3–2
0–5
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
—
Game log
Regular season
1991–92 game log Total: 55–27 (home: 37–4; road: 18–23)
November: 9–7 (home: 5–1; road: 4–6)
December: 10–5 (home: 5–0; road: 5–5)
January: 10–5 (home: 9–1; road: 1–4)
February: 9–3 (home: 7–1; road: 2–2)
March: 9–5 (home: 6–1; road: 3–4)
April: 8–2 (home: 5–0; road: 3–2)
1991–92 schedule
Playoffs
1992 playoff game log
First Round: 3–2 (home: 3–0; road: 0–2)
Conference semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1)
Conference finals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
1992 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Karl Malone
81
81
37.7
.526
.176
.778
11.2
3.0
1.3
0.6
28.0
Jeff Malone
81
81
36.1
.511
.083
.898
2.9
2.2
0.7
0.1
20.2
John Stockton
82
82
36.6
.482
.407
.842
3.3
13.7
3.0
0.3
15.8
Blue Edwards
81
81
28.2
.522
.379
.774
3.7
1.7
1.0
0.6
12.6
Thurl Bailey
13
0
25.2
.386
.000
.800
6.0
1.5
0.4
1.2
9.4
Tyrone Corbin
69
1
27.0
.504
.000
.878
5.8
1.6
1.0
0.2
9.0
Mike Brown
82
1
21.7
.453
.000
.667
5.8
1.0
0.5
0.4
7.7
David Benoit
77
2
15.1
.467
.214
.810
3.8
0.4
0.2
0.6
5.6
Eric Murdock
50
0
9.6
.415
.192
.754
1.1
1.8
0.6
0.1
4.1
Mark Eaton
81
81
25.0
.446
.598
6.1
0.5
0.4
2.5
3.3
Delaney Rudd
65
0
8.3
.399
.234
.762
0.8
1.7
0.2
0.0
3.0
Corey Crowder
51
0
6.4
.384
.433
.833
0.8
0.3
0.1
0.0
2.2
Isaac Austin
31
0
3.6
.457
.633
1.1
0.2
0.1
0.1
2.0
Bob Thornton
2
0
3.0
.143
1.000
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.0
Playoffs
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3FG%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Karl Malone
16
16
43.0
.521
.000
.805
11.3
2.6
1.4
1.2
29.1
Jeff Malone
16
16
38.1
.487
.333
.861
2.4
1.9
0.5
0.1
20.7
John Stockton
16
16
38.9
.423
.310
.833
2.9
13.6
2.1
0.3
14.8
Tyrone Corbin
16
0
27.9
.504
.000
.778
5.5
1.1
0.8
0.2
11.3
Blue Edwards
16
7
22.1
.468
.200
.719
3.2
1.1
1.4
0.2
8.1
David Benoit
13
9
19.8
.429
.462
1.000
3.8
0.5
0.5
0.4
6.8
Mike Brown
16
0
17.1
.400
.780
4.1
0.7
0.1
0.1
5.8
Mark Eaton
16
16
29.6
.565
.778
5.6
0.3
0.4
2.3
4.6
Eric Murdock
3
0
3.7
.600
.000
1.000
1.0
0.3
0.3
0.3
2.7
Delaney Rudd
10
0
8.4
.476
.286
.750
0.4
1.9
0.3
0.0
2.5
Corey Crowder
4
0
3.0
.556
.000
.000
0.5
0.3
0.3
0.0
2.5
Bob Thornton
7
0
4.6
.400
.750
1.3
0.1
0.0
0.0
1.0
Player Statistics Citation:[18]
Awards and records
Transactions
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