2007–08_Utah_Jazz_season

2007–08 Utah Jazz season

2007–08 Utah Jazz season

NBA professional basketball team season


The 2007–08 Utah Jazz season was their 34th season in the NBA and 28th in Salt Lake City. The Jazz had the best team offensive rating in the NBA.[1]

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The Jazz continued to play consistent all season, finishing with a 54-28 record. They defeated the Houston Rockets in the opening round, but were ousted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the next round.

Key dates prior to the start of the season:

Offseason

Draft picks

Utah's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.

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Roster

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Regular season

Standings

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Record vs. opponents

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Game log

October

Record: 1–0; home: 0–0; road: 1–0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
1October 30JazzW 117–96 WarriorsNABoozer (32)19,8321–0

November

Record: 11–5; home: 7–1; road: 4–4

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
2November 1RocketsL 95–106 JazzNABoozer (30)19,9111–1
3November 3WarriorsW 133–110 JazzNAWilliams (30)19,9112–1
4November 4JazzL 109–119 LakersNAWilliams (26)18,9972–2
5November 7CavaliersW 103–101 JazzNAMillsap (24)19,9113–2
6November 9JazzW 103–101 SuperSonicsNABoozer (27)15,9804–2
7November 10GrizzliesW 118–94 JazzNABoozer (31)19,7715–2
8November 12KingsW 117–93 JazzNABoozer (32)19,9116–2
9November 14JazzW 92–88 RaptorsNABoozer (23)17,3377–2
10November 16JazzL 94–99 CavaliersNABoozer (26)19,8627–3
11November 17JazzL 97–117 PacersNABoozer (19)12,4477–4
12November 19NetsW 102–75 JazzNAWilliams (20)19,9118–4
13November 23HornetsW 99–71 JazzNABoozer (19)19,9119–4
14November 25JazzW 103–93 PistonsNABoozer (36)22,07610–4
15November 26JazzL 109–113 KnicksNABoozer (30)18,81610–5
16November 28JazzW 106–95 76ersNABoozer (26)11,00611–5
17November 30LakersW 120–96 JazzNAWilliams (35)19,91112–5

December

Record: 5–11; home: 4–2; road: 1–9

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
18December 3HeatW 110–101 JazzNAOkur (25)19,91113–5
19December 4JazzL 107–117 KingsNAWilliams (30)12,68813–6
20December 7JazzL 98–104 SpursNATwo Way Tie18,79713–7
21December 8JazzL 117–125 MavericksNAWilliams (41)20,30013–8
22December 11Trail BlazersL 89–97 JazzNABoozer (29)19,91113–9
23December 12JazzL 98–103 SunsNABoozer (24)18,42213–10
24December 14JazzL 91–99 Trail BlazersNABoozer (22)19,98013–11
25December 15SuperSonicsW 96–75 JazzNABoozer (21)19,91114–11
26December 17JazzL 111–116 HawksNABoozer (39)15,26314–12
27December 19JazzL 92–98 BobcatsNABoozer (21)13,01414–13
28December 21JazzW 113–64 MagicNAMillsap (28)17,51915–13
29December 22JazzL 102–104 HeatNAWilliams (22)19,60015–14
30December 26MavericksW 99–90 JazzNABoozer (21)19,91116–14
31December 28JazzL 109–123 LakersNABoozer (20)18,99716–15
32December 29CelticsL 98–104 JazzNAWilliams (22)19,91116–16
33December 31Trail BlazersW 111–101 JazzNABoozer (19)19,91117–16

January

Record: 11–2; home: 9–0; road: 2–2

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
34January 2SixersW 110–107 JazzNACarlos Boozer (22)19,91118–16
35January 5JazzL 89–103 Trail BlazersNADeron Williams (23)20,45018–17
36January 8PacersW 111–89 JazzNACarlos Boozer (22)19,91119–17
37January 10SunsW 108–86 JazzNAMehmet Okur (22)19,91120–17
38January 12MagicW 119–115 JazzNAMehmet Okur (29)19,91121–17
39January 14BucksW 98–87 JazzNADeron Williams (33)19,91122–17
40January 17JazzL 109–120 NuggetsNADeron Williams (23)22–18
41January 18ClippersW 106–88 JazzNACarlos Boozer (19)19,91123–18
42January 21JazzW 109–93 ClippersNADeron Williams (18)24–18
43January 25KingsW 127–113 JazzNACarlos Boozer (33)19,91125–18
44January 27JazzW 97–89 RocketsNAThree-way tie (17)26–18
45January 28SpursW 97–91 JazzNATwo-way tie (23)19,91127–18
46January 30KnicksW 100–89 JazzNADeron Williams (22)19,91128–18

February

Record: 9–4; home: 5–0; road: 4–4

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
47February 1JazzW 96–87 WizardsNAMehmet Okur (27)20,17329–18
48February 2JazzW 110–91 GrizzliesNACarlos Boozer (19)12,40730–18
49February 4HornetsW 110–88 JazzNADeron Williams (29)19,91131–18
50February 6JazzW 118–115 Nuggets1Deron Williams (29)32–18
51February 8JazzL 104–117 KingsNACarlos Boozer (23)32–19
52February 9BullsW 97–87 JazzNACarlos Boozer (22)19,91133–19
53February 13JazzW 112–93 SuperSonicsNACarlos Boozer (22)34–19
54February 19WarriorsW 119–109 JazzNADeron Williams (29)19,91135–19
55February 22JazzL 104–114 ClippersNADeron Williams (26)35–20
56February 23HawksW 100–94 JazzNACarlos Boozer (21)19,91136–20
57February 26JazzL 100–111 TimberwolvesNACarlos Boozer (34)36–21
58February 27PistonsW 103–95 JazzNAMehmet Okur (24)19,91137–21
59February 29JazzL 98–110 HornetsNAMehmet Okur (23)37–22

March

Record: 12–4; home: 8–1; road: 4–3

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
60March 1JazzW 113–92 GrizzliesNACarlos Boozer (18)38–22
61March 3MavericksW 116–110 JazzNACarlos Boozer (28)19,91139–22
62March 5TimberwolvesW 105–76 JazzNADeron Williams (21)19,91140–22
63March 7JazzW 126–118 SunsNATwo-way tie (25)18,42241–22
64March 8NuggetsW 132–105 JazzNAMehmet Okur (27)19,91142–22
65March 11JazzL 96–108 BullsNAMehmet Okur (22)21,97042–23
66March 12JazzW 114–110 BucksNADeron Williams (26)43–23
67March 14JazzW 110–92 CelticsNADeron Williams (32)18,62444–23
68March 15JazzL 115–117 NetsNACarlos Boozer (41)44–24
69March 17RaptorsW 96–79 JazzNADeron Williams (21)19,91145–24
70March 20LakersL 95–106 JazzNADeron Williams (26)19,91145–25
71March 22SuperSonicsW 115–101 JazzNACarlos Boozer (26)19,91146–25
72March 25BobcatsW 128–106 JazzNACarlos Boozer (28)19,91147–25
73March 28ClippersW 121–101 JazzNACarlos Boozer (34)19,91148–25
74March 30JazzL 103–110 TimberwolvesNACarlos Boozer (25)48–26
75March 31WizardsW 129–87 JazzNAC. J. Miles (29)19,91149–26

April

Record: 5–2; home: 4–0; road: 1–2

#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
76April 2TimberwolvesW 117–100 JazzNAMehmet Okur (22)19,91150–26
77April 4SpursW 90–64 JazzNAMehmet Okur (17)19,91151–26
78April 8JazzW 77–66 HornetsNAMehmet Okur (22)52–26
79April 10JazzL 94–97 MavericksNAMehmet Okur (19)52–27
80April 12NuggetsW 124–97 JazzNAThree-way tie (20)19,91153–27
81April 14RocketsW 105–96 JazzNACarlos Boozer (21)19,91154–27
82April 16JazzL 80–109 SpursNAC. J. Miles (12)18,79754–28
  • Green background indicates win.
  • Red background indicates loss.

Player stats

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

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*Total for entire season including previous team(s)

Playoffs

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Playoffs

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Awards and records

During the season, Andrei Kirilenko was named FIBA Europe Player of the Year as the top European player in 2007. Unlike NBA awards, which are presented at the end of the season, Europe's major continent-wide player awards are presented at the end of a calendar year, and consider players' performances for both their clubs and national teams.

Records

Milestones

Transactions

The Jazz have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007–08 season.

Trades

On December 29, 2007 the Utah Jazz announced that they would trade Gordan Giricek and a first round draft pick (through 2009–2014 pick) to the Philadelphia 76ers for Kyle Korver.

Before this trade the Jazz team lacked an outside shooter that they could count on during clutch times. Located in the western conference, Utah Jazz knew they had to make a blockbuster trade since top teams like Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns were making their own big time trades.

After the trade Jazz had an up tempo team which led them to long winning streaks along with moving up the western conference standings. As a result, the Jazz had virtually clinched a spot in for the playoffs, the question now was which spot they would clinch.

Free agents

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PlayerNew team

See also


References

  1. "Offensive Rating". NBA.com. Retrieved April 30, 2021.

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