1992–93 Utah Jazz season

The 1992–93 Utah Jazz season was the 19th season for the Utah Jazz in the National Basketball Association, and their 14th season in Salt Lake City, Utah. The city of Salt Lake City hosted the NBA All-Star weekend at the Delta Center this season.

Season summary

Off-season During the off-season, the Jazz acquired Jay Humphries and Larry Krystkowiak from the Milwaukee Bucks on draft day.

Regular season With the addition of Humphries and Krystkowiak, the Jazz won six of their first eight games of the regular season. The team posted a six-game winning streak between December and January, which led to a 20–8 start to the season, and later on held a 33–18 record at the All-Star break. However, the Jazz played below .500 in winning percentage for the remainder of the season, posting a 6–8 record in February, which included a five-game losing streak between February and March. During the final month of the regular season, the team signed free agent James Donaldson, who played in the final six games. The Jazz finished in third place in the Midwest Division with a 47–35 record, and earned the sixth seed in the Western Conference; the team qualified for the NBA playoffs for the tenth consecutive year.

Karl Malone averaged 27.0 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, while Jeff Malone averaged 18.1 points per game, and John Stockton provided the team with 15.1 points, 12.0 assists and 2.4 steals per game, and was named to the All-NBA Second Team. In addition, Tyrone Corbin provided with 11.6 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, while Humphries contributed 8.8 points, 4.1 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and second-year forward David Benoit averaged 8.1 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Krystkowiak provided with 7.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, Mike Brown averaged 5.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, and Mark Eaton contributed 2.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Karl Malone and Stockton were both selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, as members of the Western Conference All-Star team. Karl Malone scored 28 points along with 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, while Stockton contributed 9 points, 15 assists and 2 steals; both players shared the NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award, as the Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference in overtime, 135–132. Meanwhile, Benoit participated in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Karl Malone finished tied in eighth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Stockton finished tied in tenth place.

The Jazz finished third in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 815,892 at the Delta Center during the regular season.

NBA playoffs In the Western Conference First Round of the 1993 NBA playoffs, and for the second consecutive year, the Jazz faced off against the 3rd–seeded Seattle SuperSonics, who were led by All-Star forward Shawn Kemp, Ricky Pierce and Gary Payton. After losing Game 1 to the SuperSonics on the road, 99–85 at the Seattle Center Coliseum, the Jazz won the next two games to take a 2–1 series lead, which included a Game 3 win over the SuperSonics at the Delta Center, 90–80. However, the Jazz lost the next two games, including a Game 5 loss to the SuperSonics at the Seattle Center Coliseum, 100–92, thus losing in a hard-fought five-game series.

Aftermath Following the season, Krystkowiak signed as a free agent with the Orlando Magic, and Brown was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Draft picks The Jazz did not have any draft picks in 1992.

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot

z – clinched division title y – clinched division title x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

| Delta Center | 3–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 6 | November 17, 1992 | @ New Jersey | W 108–97

| Brendan Byrne Arena | 4–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 10 | November 25, 1992 | San Antonio | L 102–128

| Delta Center | 6–4 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 11 | November 27, 1992 | New Jersey | L 110–112

| Delta Center | 6–5 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 12 | November 28, 1992 | @ Houston | W 108–99

| The Summit | 7–5

| HemisFair Arena | 10–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 19 | December 16, 1992 | @ Charlotte | W 93–91

| Charlotte Coliseum | 13–6 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 21 | December 19, 1992 | @ Cleveland | L 104–121

| Richfield Coliseum | 14–7

| Delta Center | 20–8 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 29 | January 7, 1993 | @ San Antonio | L 99–109

| HemisFair Arena | 20–9 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 31 | January 10, 1993 | @ Houston | L 90–97

| The Summit | 21–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 33 | January 14, 1993 | Seattle | W 96–89

| Delta Center | 23–10 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 35 | January 18, 1993 | @ Seattle | L 96–106

| Seattle Center Coliseum | 24–11 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 37 | January 22, 1993 | L.A. Lakers | W 98–94

| Delta Center | 25–12 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 39 | January 26, 1993 | Cleveland | W 113–96

| Delta Center | 26–13 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 40 | January 27, 1993 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 97–107

| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 26–14 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 41 | January 30, 1993 | L.A. Clippers | W 113–105

| Delta Center | 27–14

| Great Western Forum | 28–16 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 47 | February 11, 1993 | @ Seattle | W 101–96

| Delta Center | 33–23 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 58 | March 4, 1993 | @ New York | L 111–125

| Madison Square Garden | 34–24 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 61 | March 13, 1993 | @ Houston | L 95–104

| The Summit | 35–26 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 64 | March 19, 1993 | Seattle | L 97–108

| Delta Center | 37–27 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 65 | March 20, 1993 | @ L.A. Clippers | L 100–107

| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena | 37–28 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 68 | March 25, 1993 | New York | W 104–87

| Delta Center | 39–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 69 | March 26, 1993 | @ San Antonio | W 104–98

| HemisFair Arena | 40–29 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" | 71 | March 31, 1993 | San Antonio | W 93–85

| Delta Center | 41–30

| Great Western Forum | 42–30 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 74 | April 8, 1993 | Houston | L 90–95

| Delta Center | 46–34

Playoffs

Player statistics

Season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGKarl Malone828237.8.552.200.74011.23.81.51.027.0Jeff Malone795932.4.494.333.8522.21.60.50.118.1John Stockton828234.9.486.385.7982.912.02.40.315.1Tyrone Corbin825831.2.503.000.8266.32.11.30.411.6Jay Humphries782026.1.436.200.7771.84.11.30.18.8David Benoit822720.9.436.347.7504.80.50.50.58.1Larry Krystkowiak71019.2.466.000.7963.91.00.60.27.2Mike Brown822118.9.430.000.6894.80.80.40.35.7James Donaldson6115.7.571.5564.80.20.21.23.5Henry James204.5.167.000.8330.50.00.00.03.5Mark Eaton645717.3.546.7004.10.30.31.22.8Isaac Austin4636.7.446.000.6591.70.10.20.32.8John Crotty4006.1.514.143.6840.41.40.30.02.6Stephen Howard4905.3.376.6421.20.20.30.22.1Tim Legler301.7.3330.30.00.00.00.7

Playoffs Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGKarl Malone5543.2.454.500.81610.42.01.20.424.0Jeff Malone5530.0.446.6923.20.60.60.213.4John Stockton5538.6.451.385.8332.411.02.40.013.2Tyrone Corbin5032.2.480.6477.61.80.60.211.8David Benoit5527.2.317.222.6924.81.00.61.27.4Mike Brown5018.6.520.6363.20.40.00.26.6Jay Humphries5023.0.333.250.5002.03.40.60.65.2Mark Eaton5523.4.526.5006.60.40.01.84.4John Crotty103.01.0001.01.00.00.04.0Isaac Austin103.0.5001.00.00.01.02.0Larry Krystkowiak108.0.0002.00.00.00.00.0James Donaldson105.0.0000.00.00.00.00.0

Player statistics citation:

Awards and records Karl Malone, All-NBA First Team John Stockton, All-NBA Second Team

References

1992–93 Utah Jazz season

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