| Milwaukee Bucks | 105 |
| Atlanta Hawks | 99 |
| Box Score | |
| New York Knicks | 94 |
| Boston Celtics | 102 |
| Box Score | |
| Utah Jazz | 111 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 96 |
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Portland 96, Utah 111
Opening Round - Utah wins 3-1
Salt Palace (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Attendance: 12,444
Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: Portland (0) Utah (0)
Technicals: Portland (0) Utah (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR (53-29) | 22 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 96 |
| UTH (47-35) | 25 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 111 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| POR | 99 | 96.7 | 111.8 |
| UTH | 99 | 111.8 | 96.7 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POR | .467 | 0.201 | 0.348 | 0.133 |
| UTH | .482 | 0.141 | 0.304 | 0.341 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Clyde Drexler | Starter | SG | 41:00 | 8-21 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 7.8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 00 | Kevin Duckworth | Starter | C | 33:00 | 14-20 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 19.6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33 |
| 27 | Caldwell Jones | Starter | PF | 24:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 25 | Jerome Kersey | Starter | SF | 35:00 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11.0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 30 | Terry Porter | Starter | PG | 42:00 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 8.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| 35 | Richard Anderson | Bench | C | 24:00 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 4.2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 6 | Mike Holton | Bench | SG | 04:00 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Charles Alexander Jones | Bench | PF | 01:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Maurice Lucas | Bench | PF | 14:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Jerry Sichting | Bench | PG | 08:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 55 | Kiki Vandeweghe | Bench | SF | 14:00 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -0.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 41-90 | 2-8 | 12-15 | 84.9 | 16 | 30 | 46 | 19 | 31 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 96 | ||||
| 45.6% | 25.0% | 80.0% |
Utah Jazz
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Mark Eaton | Starter | C | 43:00 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 10.4 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 20 | Bobby Hansen | Starter | SG | 39:00 | 5-10 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 5.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 43 | Marc Iavaroni | Starter | SF | 07:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | Karl Malone | Starter | PF | 44:00 | 17-29 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 23.0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 38 |
| 12 | John Stockton | Starter | PG | 45:00 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 11-13 | 20.9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| 41 | Thurl Bailey | Bench | C | 44:00 | 7-23 | 0-0 | 12-15 | 14.4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 |
| 14 | Rickey Green | Bench | PG | 03:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Eddie Hughes | Bench | PG | 01:00 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Bart Kofoed | Bench | SG | 09:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 54 | Mel Turpin | Bench | C | 05:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 40-85 | 2-4 | 29-41 | 94.9 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 111 | ||||
| 47.1% | 50.0% | 70.7% |
Portland Trail Blazers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Terry Porter 14.9p, 4.6r, 10.1a |
Clyde Drexler 27p, 6.6r, 5.8a |
Jerome Kersey 19.2p, 8.3r, 3.1a |
Caldwell Jones 4.2p, 5.2r, 1a |
Kevin Duckworth 15.8p, 7.4r, 0.8a |
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Kiki Vandeweghe 20.2p, 2.9r, 1.9a |
Maurice Lucas 6.1p, 4.3r, 1.3a |
Richard Anderson 6.1p, 4.1r, 1.5a |
| Lim PT | Jerry Sichting 4.1p, 0.7r, 1.8a |
Mike Holton 5.3p, 1.8r, 2.6a |
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Charles Alexander Jones 1.4p, 0.8r, 0.2a |
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Utah Jazz Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | John Stockton 14.7p, 2.9r, 13.8a |
Bobby Hansen 9.6p, 2.3r, 2.2a |
Marc Iavaroni 4.5p, 3.3r, 0.8a |
Karl Malone 27.7p, 12r, 2.4a |
Mark Eaton 7p, 8.7r, 0.7a |
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Thurl Bailey 19.6p, 6.5r, 1.9a |
| Lim PT | Rickey Green 4.9p, 1r, 3.7a |
Bart Kofoed 1.3p, 0.4r, 0.6a |
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Mel Turpin 5.9p, 3r, 0.4a |
| Lim PT | Eddie Hughes 1.5p, 0.4r, 0.7a |
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