Utah Jazz Playoff Rosters

1996-1997 Utah Jazz Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Shandon Anderson SG 6-6 208 Dec 31, 1973 23 Georgia 0 1996 2nd Rnd, #54, Utah Jazz
Antoine Carr PF 6-9 225 Jul 23, 1961 35 Wichita State 12 1983 1st Rnd, #8, Detroit Pistons
Howard Eisley PG 6-2 177 Dec 4, 1972 24 Boston College 2 1994 2nd Rnd, #30, Minnesota Timberwolves
Greg Foster C 6-11 240 Oct 3, 1968 28 UTEP 6 1990 2nd Rnd, #35, Washington Wizards
Jeff Hornacek PG 6-3 190 May 3, 1963 33 Iowa State 10 1986 2nd Rnd, #46, Phoenix Suns
Stephen Howard PF 6-9 225 Jul 15, 1970 26 DePaul 2 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Adam Keefe PF 6-9 230 Feb 22, 1970 27 Stanford 4 1992 1st Rnd, #10, Atlanta Hawks
Karl Malone PF 6-9 265 Jul 24, 1963 33 Louisiana Tech 11 1985 1st Rnd, #13, Utah Jazz
Chris Morris PF 6-8 210 Jan 20, 1966 31 Auburn 8 1988 1st Rnd, #4, New Jersey Nets
Greg Ostertag C 7-2 280 Mar 6, 1973 24 Kansas 1 1995 1st Rnd, #28, Utah Jazz
Bryon Russell G-F 6-7 225 Dec 31, 1970 26 Long Beach State 3 1993 2nd Rnd, #45, Utah Jazz
John Stockton PG 6-1 170 Mar 26, 1962 35 Gonzaga 12 1984 1st Rnd, #16, Utah Jazz

1996-1997 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Washington Bullets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 Orlando Magic MIA in 5
First Round #3 New York Knicks #6 Charlotte Hornets NYK in 3
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Atlanta Hawks CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Miami Heat #3 New York Knicks MIA in 7
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Miami Heat CHI in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Los Angeles Clippers UTA in 3
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Phoenix Suns SEA in 5
First Round #3 Houston Rockets #6 Minnesota Timberwolves HOU in 3
First Round #4 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #4 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 5
Second Round #3 Houston Rockets #2 Seattle SuperSonics HOU in 7
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Houston Rockets UTA in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #1 Utah Jazz CHI in 6

1996-1997 Utah Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Karl Malone 20 40.8 25.9 11.4 2.9 1.4 0.8 2.7
John Stockton 20 37.0 16.1 3.9 9.6 1.6 0.2 3.1
Jeff Hornacek 20 35.2 14.6 4.5 3.6 1.1 0.2 1.8
Bryon Russell 20 37.9 12.2 4.6 1.4 1.1 0.3 1.0
Howard Eisley 20 10.8 5.6 0.9 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.8
Antoine Carr 20 14.0 4.9 2.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.9
Greg Ostertag 20 22.9 4.7 6.8 0.3 0.5 2.4 0.9
Greg Foster 20 15.4 4.2 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.6
Shandon Anderson 18 16.4 4.6 2.7 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.7
Chris Morris 20 8.8 2.9 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3
Stephen Howard 5 2.6 1.8 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Adam Keefe 8 7.4 1.0 2.0 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2

1996-1997 Utah Jazz Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders L.A. Clippers Leaders
Apr 24, 1997
v.
L.A. Clippers
W, 106-86 Delta Center
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 27. Karl Malone
REB: 10. Karl Malone
AST: 17. J. Stockton
PTS: 20. Loy Vaught
REB: 11. Loy Vaught
AST: 3. Brent Barry
Apr 26, 1997
v.
L.A. Clippers
W, 105-99 Delta Center
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 39. Karl Malone
REB: 11. Karl Malone
AST: 4. J. Stockton
PTS: 17. L. Wright
REB: 9. Loy Vaught
AST: 6. D. Martin
Apr 28, 1997
@
L.A. Clippers
W, 92-104 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Opening Round
3-0 PTS: 28. J. Hornacek
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 13. J. Stockton
PTS: 20. Loy Vaught
REB: 7. Loy Vaught
AST: 5. D. Martin

1996-1997 Utah Jazz Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders L.A. Lakers Leaders
May 4, 1997
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 93-77 Delta Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 23. Karl Malone
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 7. J. Hornacek
PTS: 23. N. Van Exel
REB: 12. S. O'Neal
AST: 4. N. Van Exel
May 6, 1997
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 103-101 Delta Center
Conference Semi Finals
2-0 PTS: 31. Karl Malone
REB: 11. Karl Malone
AST: 7. J. Hornacek
PTS: 25. S. O'Neal
REB: 12. S. O'Neal
AST: 12. N. Van Exel
May 8, 1997
@
L.A. Lakers
L, 104-84 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 26. J. Hornacek
REB: 10. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton
PTS: 19. Kobe Bryant
REB: 10. S. O'Neal
AST: 5. N. Van Exel
May 10, 1997
@
L.A. Lakers
W, 95-110 The Forum
Conference Semi Finals
3-1 PTS: 42. Karl Malone
REB: 10. B. Russell
AST: 11. J. Stockton
PTS: 34. S. O'Neal
REB: 11. S. O'Neal
AST: 7. N. Van Exel
May 12, 1997
v.
L.A. Lakers
W, 98-93 Delta Center
Conference Semi Finals
4-1 PTS: 32. Karl Malone
REB: 20. Karl Malone
AST: 10. J. Stockton
PTS: 26. N. Van Exel
REB: 13. S. O'Neal
AST: 5. S. O'Neal

1996-1997 Utah Jazz Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders Houston Leaders
May 19, 1997
v.
Houston
W, 101-86 Delta Center
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 21. Karl Malone
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 13. J. Stockton
PTS: 30. H. Olajuwon
REB: 13. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. H. Olajuwon
May 21, 1997
v.
Houston
W, 104-92 Delta Center
Conference Finals
2-0 PTS: 26. J. Stockton
REB: 15. Karl Malone
AST: 12. J. Stockton
PTS: 30. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. C. Barkley
AST: 4. C. Drexler
May 23, 1997
@
Houston
L, 118-100 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
2-1 PTS: 21. Karl Malone
REB: 9. G. Ostertag
AST: 10. J. Stockton
PTS: 31. E. Johnson
REB: 16. C. Barkley
AST: 6. C. Drexler
May 25, 1997
@
Houston
L, 95-92 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
2-2 PTS: 22. J. Stockton
REB: 10. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton
PTS: 27. H. Olajuwon
REB: 16. C. Barkley
AST: 6. Matt Maloney
May 27, 1997
v.
Houston
W, 96-91 Delta Center
Conference Finals
3-2 PTS: 29. Karl Malone
REB: 14. Karl Malone
AST: 6. J. Stockton
PTS: 33. H. Olajuwon
REB: 10. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. C. Barkley
May 29, 1997
@
Houston
W, 100-103 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
4-2 PTS: 25. J. Stockton
REB: 14. G. Ostertag
AST: 13. J. Stockton
PTS: 33. C. Drexler
REB: 11. H. Olajuwon
AST: 9. S. Threatt

1996-1997 Utah Jazz NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders Chicago Leaders
Jun 1, 1997
@
Chicago
L, 84-82 United Center
NBA Finals
0-1 PTS: 23. Karl Malone
REB: 15. Karl Malone
AST: 12. J. Stockton
PTS: 31. M. Jordan
REB: 12. D. Rodman
AST: 8. M. Jordan
Jun 4, 1997
@
Chicago
L, 97-85 United Center
NBA Finals
0-2 PTS: 20. Karl Malone
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 7. J. Stockton
PTS: 38. M. Jordan
REB: 13. M. Jordan
AST: 9. M. Jordan
Jun 6, 1997
v.
Chicago
W, 104-93 Delta Center
NBA Finals
1-2 PTS: 37. Karl Malone
REB: 10. Karl Malone
AST: 12. J. Stockton
PTS: 27. S. Pippen
REB: 7. Ron Harper
AST: 6. M. Jordan
Jun 8, 1997
v.
Chicago
W, 78-73 Delta Center
NBA Finals
2-2 PTS: 23. Karl Malone
REB: 10. Karl Malone
AST: 12. J. Stockton
PTS: 22. M. Jordan
REB: 12. S. Pippen
AST: 4. S. Pippen
Jun 11, 1997
v.
Chicago
L, 88-90 Delta Center
NBA Finals
2-3 PTS: 19. Karl Malone
REB: 15. G. Ostertag
AST: 6. Karl Malone
PTS: 38. M. Jordan
REB: 10. S. Pippen
AST: 5. M. Jordan
Jun 13, 1997
@
Chicago
L, 90-86 United Center
NBA Finals
2-4 PTS: 21. Karl Malone
REB: 8. G. Ostertag
AST: 5. J. Stockton
PTS: 39. M. Jordan
REB: 11. M. Jordan
AST: 4. M. Jordan