Utah Jazz Playoff Rosters

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1986-1987 Utah Jazz Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Thurl Bailey F-C 6-11 215 Apr 7, 1961 26 NC State 3 1983 1st Rnd, #7, Utah Jazz
Kent Benson C 6-10 235 Dec 27, 1954 32 Indiana 9 1977 1st Rnd, #1, Milwaukee Bucks
Dell Curry SG 6-4 190 Jun 25, 1964 22 Virginia Tech 0 1986 1st Rnd, #15, Utah Jazz
Mark Eaton C 7-4 275 Jan 24, 1957 30 UCLA 4 1979 5th Rnd, #107, Phoenix Suns
Rickey Green PG 6-0 170 Aug 18, 1954 32 Michigan 8 1977 1st Rnd, #16, Golden State Warriors
Darrell Griffith SG 6-4 190 Jun 16, 1958 28 Louisville 5 1980 1st Rnd, #2, Utah Jazz
Bobby Hansen SG 6-6 190 Jan 18, 1961 26 Iowa 3 1983 3rd Rnd, #54, Utah Jazz
Marc Iavaroni PF 6-8 210 Sep 15, 1956 30 Virginia 5 1978 3rd Rnd, #55, New York Knicks
Karl Malone PF 6-9 265 Jul 24, 1963 23 Louisiana Tech 1 1985 1st Rnd, #13, Utah Jazz
Carey Scurry SF 6-7 188 Dec 4, 1962 24 Long Island 1 1985 2nd Rnd, #37, Utah Jazz
John Stockton PG 6-1 170 Mar 26, 1962 25 Gonzaga 2 1984 1st Rnd, #16, Utah Jazz
Kelly Tripucka G-F 6-6 220 Feb 16, 1959 28 Notre Dame 5 1981 1st Rnd, #12, Detroit Pistons

1986-1987 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Boston Celtics #8 Chicago Bulls BOS in 3
First Round #2 Atlanta Hawks #7 Indiana Pacers ATL in 4
First Round #3 Detroit Pistons #6 Washington Bullets DET in 3
First Round #4 Milwaukee Bucks #5 Philadelphia Sixers MIL in 5
Second Round #1 Boston Celtics #4 Milwaukee Bucks BOS in 7
Second Round #2 Atlanta Hawks #3 Detroit Pistons DET in 5
Conference Finals #1 Boston Celtics #3 Detroit Pistons BOS in 7

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Denver Nuggets LAL in 3
First Round #2 Dallas Mavericks #7 Seattle SuperSonics SEA in 4
First Round #3 Portland Trail Blazers #6 Houston Rockets HOU in 4
First Round #4 Utah Jazz #5 Golden State Warriors GSW in 5
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Golden State Warriors LAL in 5
Second Round #6 Houston Rockets #7 Seattle SuperSonics SEA in 6
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #7 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #1 Boston Celtics LAL in 6

1986-1987 Utah Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Karl Malone 5 40.0 20.0 9.6 1.2 2.2 0.8 3.4
Thurl Bailey 5 30.2 15.6 6.0 1.8 0.6 1.2 2.4
Darrell Griffith 5 20.8 13.6 2.4 1.6 1.2 0.4 2.4
Bobby Hansen 5 28.4 12.2 3.0 2.2 0.2 0.2 1.4
Mark Eaton 5 38.6 10.8 11.0 0.6 0.2 4.2 0.8
John Stockton 5 31.4 10.0 2.2 8.0 3.0 0.2 2.2
Kelly Tripucka 5 14.0 6.4 1.4 0.6 0.8 0.0 1.4
Rickey Green 4 18.0 6.8 2.0 6.2 0.5 0.0 1.8
Carey Scurry 4 14.2 6.0 3.5 0.0 1.0 1.2 0.5
Marc Iavaroni 5 9.4 2.0 2.6 0.8 0.0 0.6 1.2
Dell Curry 2 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kent Benson 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5

1986-1987 Utah Jazz Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Utah Leaders Golden State Leaders
Apr 23, 1987
v.
Golden State		 W, 99-85 Salt Palace
Opening Round 		1-0 PTS: 20. Thurl Bailey
REB: 15. Mark Eaton
AST: 15. Rickey Green 		PTS: 18. J. Carroll
REB: 9. J. Carroll
AST: 8. Sleepy Floyd
Apr 25, 1987
v.
Golden State		 W, 103-100 Salt Palace
Opening Round 		2-0 PTS: 25. D. Griffith
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 5. J. Stockton 		PTS: 22. J. Carroll
REB: 12. Larry Smith
AST: 9. Sleepy Floyd
Apr 29, 1987
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Golden State		 L, 110-95 Oracle Arena
Opening Round 		2-1 PTS: 16. K. Tripucka
REB: 9. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton 		PTS: 30. Terry Teagle
REB: 17. Larry Smith
AST: 8. Sleepy Floyd
May 1, 1987
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Golden State		 L, 98-94 Oracle Arena
Opening Round 		2-2 PTS: 20. Bobby Hansen
REB: 15. Mark Eaton
AST: 11. J. Stockton 		PTS: 32. Purvis Short
REB: 8. Larry Smith
AST: 11. Sleepy Floyd
May 3, 1987
v.
Golden State		 L, 113-118 Salt Palace
Opening Round 		2-3 PTS: 23. Karl Malone
REB: 10. Mark Eaton
AST: 13. J. Stockton 		PTS: 24. J. Carroll
REB: 14. Larry Smith
AST: 14. Sleepy Floyd