NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2017–18 Utah Jazz season was the 44th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 39th season of the franchise in Salt Lake City . On the 4th of July , Gordon Hayward announced his departure from the Jazz and signed with the Boston Celtics . Despite that, the Jazz clinched a playoff berth for the second straight year after defeating the Los Angeles Lakers on April 8, 2018.
They finished the regular season with 48–34, which clinched the 5th seed. In the playoffs, the Jazz faced the 4th seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the First Round, winning in six games and advancing to the Semifinals for the second consecutive season, where they faced the top-seeded Houston Rockets , losing in five games.
Draft picks
Roster
2017–18 Utah Jazz roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
13
Bradley, Tony
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
248 lb (112 kg)
1998–01–08
North Carolina
G
10
Burks, Alec
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
1991–07–20
Colorado
F
99
Crowder, Jae
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1990–07–06
Marquette
G
11
Exum, Dante
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1995–07–13
Lake Ginninderra (AUS)
F/C
15
Favors, Derrick
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
265 lb (120 kg)
1991–07–15
Georgia Tech
C
27
Gobert, Rudy
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1992–06–26
France
F
2
Ingles, Joe
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
1987–10–02
Lake Ginninderra (AUS)
F
8
Jerebko, Jonas
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
231 lb (105 kg)
1987–03–02
Sweden
F
21
McCree, Erik (TW)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1993–12–20
Louisiana Tech
G
45
Mitchell, Donovan
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1996–09–07
Louisville
G
25
Neto, Raul
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
1992–05–19
Brazil
F
31
Niang, Georges (TW)
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
231 lb (105 kg)
1993–06–17
Iowa State
F
23
O'Neale, Royce
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
226 lb (103 kg)
1993–06–05
Baylor
G
3
Rubio, Ricky
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1990–10–21
Spain
F
22
Sefolosha, Thabo (S)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1984–05–02
Switzerland
G
5
Stockton, David
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1991–06–24
Gonzaga
F/C
33
Udoh, Ekpe
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
1987–05–20
Baylor
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(GL) On assignment to G League affiliate(TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured
Roster Last transaction: 2018–05–08
Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
2017 pre-season game log Total: 5–0 (home: 3–0; road: 2–0)
Pre-season: 5–0 (home: 3–0; road: 2–0)
2017–18 season schedule
Regular season
2017–18 game log Total: 48–34 (home: 28–13; road: 20–21)
October: 4–3 (home: 4–0; road: 0–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1
October 18
Denver
W 106–96
Rudy Gobert (18)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Ricky Rubio (10)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,588
1–0
2
October 20
@ Minnesota
L 97–100
Rodney Hood (20)
Rudy Gobert (18)
Ricky Rubio (10)
Target Center 18,978
1–1
3
October 21
Oklahoma City
W 96–87
Joe Ingles (19)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Donovan Mitchell (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,300
2–1
4
October 24
@ L.A. Clippers
L 84–102
Donovan Mitchell (19)
Thabo Sefolosha (12)
Ricky Rubio (5)
Staples Center 16,607
2–2
5
October 25
@ Phoenix
L 88–97
Rodney Hood (22)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Ricky Rubio (11)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,022
2–3
6
October 28
L.A. Lakers
W 96–81
Donovan Mitchell (22)
Derrick Favors (10)
Ingles , Johnson , Rubio (4)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
3–3
7
October 30
Dallas
W 104–89
Rodney Hood (25)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Gobert , Ingles , Rubio (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 16,221
4–3
November
: 7–8 (home: 5–4; road: 2–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
8
November 1
Portland
W 112–103 (OT)
Ricky Rubio (30)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Joe Ingles (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 16,685
5–3
9
November 3
Toronto
L 100–109
Donovan Mitchell (25)
Favors , Gobert (7)
Joe Ingles (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 16,258
5–4
10
November 5
@ Houston
L 110–137
Donovan Mitchell (17)
Rudy Gobert (5)
Donovan Mitchell (4)
Toyota Center 16,914
5–5
11
November 7
Philadelphia
L 97–102
Rodney Hood (19)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Ricky Rubio (8)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 16,063
5–6
12
November 10
Miami
L 74–84
Rodney Hood (19)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Joe Ingles (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
5–7
13
November 11
Brooklyn
W 114–106
Donovan Mitchell (26)
Derrick Favors (12)
Ricky Rubio (8)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,413
6–7
14
November 13
Minnesota
L 98–109
Donovan Mitchell (24)
Derrick Favors (10)
Joe Ingles (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,236
6–8
15
November 15
@ New York
L 101–106
Rodney Hood (30)
Derrick Favors (10)
Derrick Favors (5)
Madison Square Garden 18,695
6–9
16
November 17
@ Brooklyn
L 107–118
Raul Neto (22)
Favors , Mitchell , O'Neale (7)
Donovan Mitchell (8)
Barclays Center 14,495
6–10
17
November 18
@ Orlando
W 125–85
Derrick Favors (25)
Derrick Favors (11)
Raul Neto (7)
Amway Center 19,157
7–10
18
November 20
@ Philadelphia
L 86–107
Donovan Mitchell (17)
Derrick Favors (7)
Donovan Mitchell (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,587
7–11
19
November 22
Chicago
W 110–80
Derrick Favors (23)
Derrick Favors (7)
Donovan Mitchell (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,434
8–11
20
November 25
Milwaukee
W 121–108
Donovan Mitchell (24)
Derrick Favors (6)
Joe Ingles (9)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,298
9–11
21
November 28
Denver
W 106–77
Derrick Favors (24)
Derrick Favors (9)
Joe Ingles (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 16,790
10–11
22
November 30
@ L.A. Clippers
W 126–107
Alec Burks (28)
Derrick Favors (12)
Mitchell , Ingles , Rubio (6)
Staples Center 15,139
11–11
December
: 5–10 (home: 4–2; road: 1–8)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
23
December 1
New Orleans
W 114–108
Donovan Mitchell (41)
Derrick Favors (11)
Joe Ingles (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,725
12–11
24
December 4
Washington
W 116–69
Alec Burks (27)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Royce O'Neale (6)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 17,227
13–11
25
December 5
@ Oklahoma City
L 94–100
Donovan Mitchell (31)
Thabo Sefolosha (8)
Burks , Rubio (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
13–12
26
December 7
Houston
L 101–112
Donovan Mitchell (26)
Rudy Gobert (9)
Mitchell , Ingles (4)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
13–13
27
December 9
@ Milwaukee
L 100–117
Burks , Gobert (20)
Rudy Gobert (9)
Ricky Rubio (7)
Bradley Center 16,675
13–14
28
December 13
@ Chicago
L 100–103
Donovan Mitchell (32)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Donovan Mitchell (6)
United Center 18,102
13–15
29
December 15
@ Boston
W 107–95
Ricky Rubio (22)
Ekpe Udoh (9)
Donovan Mitchell (9)
TD Garden 18,624
14–15
30
December 16
@ Cleveland
L 100–109
Donovan Mitchell (26)
Ekpe Udoh (7)
Joe Ingles (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
14–16
31
December 18
@ Houston
L 99–120
Rodney Hood (26)
Jerebko , Udoh (5)
Hood , Ingles , Rubio (4)
Toyota Center 18,055
14–17
32
December 20
@ Oklahoma City
L 79–107
Rodney Hood (17)
Jonas Jerebko (8)
Alec Burks (4)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
14–18
33
December 21
San Antonio
W 100–89
Rodney Hood (29)
Ricky Rubio (11)
Ricky Rubio (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
15–18
34
December 23
Oklahoma City
L 89–103
Donovan Mitchell (29)
Favors , Ingles (8)
Ingles , Rubio (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
15–19
35
December 26
@ Denver
L 83–107
Derrick Favors (20)
Rubio , Ingles (7)
Ricky Rubio (7)
Pepsi Center 17,104
15–20
36
December 27
@ Golden State
L 101–126
Rodney Hood (26)
Derrick Favors (10)
Joe Ingles (7)
Oracle Arena 19,596
15–21
37
December 30
Cleveland
W 104–101
Donovan Mitchell (29)
Thabo Sefolosha (12)
Ricky Rubio (8)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
16–21
January
: 6–7 (home: 2–3; road: 4–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
38
January 3
New Orleans
L 98–108
Donovan Mitchell (24)
Derrick Favors (9)
Ricky Rubio (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
16–22
39
January 5
@ Denver
L 91–99
Mitchell , Rubio (15)
Derrick Favors (10)
Joe Ingles (9)
Pepsi Center 15,557
16–23
40
January 7
@ Miami
L 102–103
Donovan Mitchell (27)
Derrick Favors (10)
Ricky Rubio (6)
American Airlines Arena 19,600
16–24
41
January 10
@ Washington
W 107–104
Ricky Rubio (21)
Ekpe Udoh (9)
Joe Ingles (6)
Capital One Arena 15,640
17–24
42
January 12
@ Charlotte
L 88–99
Donovan Mitchell (35)
Royce O'Neale (10)
Joe Ingles (6)
Spectrum Center 14,848
17–25
43
January 15
Indiana
L 94–109
Donovan Mitchell (23)
Derrick Favors (7)
Raul Neto (3)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
17–26
44
January 17
@ Sacramento
W 120–105
Donovan Mitchell (34)
Derrick Favors (11)
Ricky Rubio (7)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
18–26
45
January 19
NY Knicks
L 115–117
Rudy Gobert (23)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Donovan Mitchell (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
18–27
46
January 20
L.A. Clippers
W 125–113
Donovan Mitchell (23)
Derrick Favors (12)
Donovan Mitchell (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
19–27
47
January 22
@ Atlanta
L 90–104
Alec Burks (17)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Ricky Rubio (6)
Philips Arena 11,096
19–28
48
January 24
@ Detroit
W 98–95 (OT)
Gobert , Mitchell (15)
Favors , Rubio (10)
Joe Ingles (7)
Little Caesars Arena 15,682
20–28
49
January 26
@ Toronto
W 97–93
Donovan Mitchell (26)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Ricky Rubio (6)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
21–28
50
January 30
Golden State
W 129–99
Ricky Rubio (23)
Derrick Favors (10)
Ricky Rubio (11)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
22–28
February
: 9–2 (home: 4–2; road: 5–0)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
51
February 2
@ Phoenix
W 129–97
Donovan Mitchell (40)
Derrick Favors (10)
Ricky Rubio (9)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 16,560
23–28
52
February 3
@ San Antonio
W 120–111
Ricky Rubio (34)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Ricky Rubio (9)
AT&T Center 18,418
24–28
53
February 5
@ New Orleans
W 133–109
Rodney Hood (30)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Ricky Rubio (11)
Smoothie King Center 14,293
25–28
54
February 7
@ Memphis
W 92–88
Ricky Rubio (29)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Joe Ingles (4)
FedExForum 13,187
26–28
55
February 9
Charlotte
W 106–94
Donovan Mitchell (25)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Ricky Rubio (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
27–28
56
February 11
@ Portland
W 115–96
Donovan Mitchell (27)
Favors , Gobert , O'Neale (11)
Royce O'Neale (6)
Moda Center 19,730
28–28
57
February 12
San Antonio
W 101–99
Donovan Mitchell (25)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Ingles , Mitchell (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
29–28
58
February 14
Phoenix
W 107–97
Donovan Mitchell (24)
Rudy Gobert (17)
Donovan Mitchell (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
30–28
All-Star Break
59
February 23
Portland
L 81–100
Donovan Mitchell (21)
Derrick Favors (9)
Royce O'Neale (4)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
30–29
60
February 24
Dallas
W 97–90
Donovan Mitchell (25)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Joe Ingles (8)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
31–29
61
February 26
Houston
L 85–96
Rudy Gobert (17)
Derrick Favors (7)
Rubio , Crowder (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
31–30
March
: 12–3 (home: 6–2; road: 6–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
62
March 2
Minnesota
W 116–108
Gobert , Mitchell (26)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Ricky Rubio (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
32–30
63
March 3
@ Sacramento
W 98–91
Donovan Mitchell (27)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Ricky Rubio (6)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
33–30
64
March 5
Orlando
W 94–80
Rudy Gobert (21)
Rudy Gobert (17)
Ricky Rubio (8)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
34–30
65
March 7
@ Indiana
W 104–84
Rudy Gobert (23)
Rudy Gobert (14)
Joe Ingles (10)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 16,432
35–30
66
March 9
@ Memphis
W 95–78
Jae Crowder (22)
Gobert , Rubio (10)
Donovan Mitchell (6)
FedExForum 15,622
36–30
67
March 11
@ New Orleans
W 116–99
Ricky Rubio (30)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Ricky Rubio (7)
Smoothie King Center 18,062
37–30
68
March 13
Detroit
W 110–79
Rudy Gobert (22)
Rudy Gobert (12)
Ricky Rubio (9)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
38–30
69
March 15
Phoenix
W 116–88
Donovan Mitchell (23)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Ricky Rubio (11)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
39–30
70
March 17
Sacramento
W 103–97
Donovan Mitchell (28)
Rudy Gobert (13)
Ricky Rubio (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
40–30
71
March 20
Atlanta
L 94–99
Donovan Mitchell (24)
Rudy Gobert (16)
Joe Ingles (7)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
40–31
72
March 22
@ Dallas
W 119–112
Donovan Mitchell (26)
Favors , Gobert (7)
Joe Ingles (7)
American Airlines Center 19,725
41–31
73
March 23
@ San Antonio
L 120–124 (OT)
Donovan Mitchell (35)
Favors , Gobert (8)
Ricky Rubio (9)
AT&T Center 18,418
41–32
74
March 25
@ Golden State
W 110–91
Donovan Mitchell (21)
Rudy Gobert (15)
Donovan Mitchell (6)
Oracle Arena 19,596
42–32
75
March 28
Boston
L 94–97
Donovan Mitchell (22)
Rudy Gobert (11)
Ricky Rubio (10)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
42–33
76
March 30
Memphis
W 107–97
Donovan Mitchell (22)
Rudy Gobert (10)
Joe Ingles (10)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
43–33
April
: 5–1 (home: 3–0; road: 2–1)
2017–18 season schedule
Playoffs
2018 playoff game log Total: 5–6 (home: 3–2; road: 2–4)
First Round: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Conference Semifinals: 1–4 (home: 0–2; road: 1–2)
2018 playoff schedule
Player statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Jazz only.
Transactions
Trades
Free agency
Additions from non-NBA players
Additions
Subtractions
On July 7, 2018, Jonas Jerebko was waived by the Jazz,[ 15] and picked up by the Golden State Warriors.[ 16]
References
^ "Nuggets Acquire Trey Lyles and Tyler Lydon from Utah in Draft-Night Trade" . NBA.com . June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 22, 2017 .
^ "Lakers Acquire Josh Hart, Thomas Bryant in Trade with Utah" . NBA.com . June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017 .
^ "Jazz Acquire Ricky Rubio from Timberwolves" . nba.com/jazz . Retrieved June 30, 2017 .
^ "Utah Jazz acquire veteran point guard Ricky Rubio from Minnesota Timberwolves" . NBA.com . Retrieved June 30, 2017 .
^ "Utah Jazz acquire Derrick Rose, Jae Crowder in three-team trade" . NBA.com . Turner Sports Interactive, Inc. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018 .
^ "Jazz Re-Sign Joe Ingles" . NBA.com . July 25, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017 .
^ "Jazz Sign Forward Jonas Jerebko" . NBA.com . July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 17, 2017 .
^ "Jazz Sign Thabo Sefolosha" . NBA.com . July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017 .
^ "Jazz Sign Royce O'Neale" . NBA.com . July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017 .
^ "Jazz Sign Eric Griffin to a Two-Way Contract" . NBA.com . July 20, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017 .
^ "Jazz Sign Ekpe Udoh" . NBA.com . July 21, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2017 .
^ "Orlando Magic Sign Shelvin Mack" . nba.com/magic . July 9, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
^ "Kings Sign George Hill" . nba.com/kings . July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
^ "Boston Celtics Sign Gordon Hayward" . nba.com/celtics . July 14, 2017. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
^ Utah Jazz (July 7, 2018). "We've waived Jonas Jerebko" . Twitter . Retrieved July 7, 2018 .
^ The Warriors Turn To Jonas Jerebko To Build Their Bench , Forbes , Patrick Murray, July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
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