2007–08 Utah Jazz season


The 2007–08 Utah Jazz season was their 34th season in the NBA and 28th in Salt Lake City.
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:

Draft picks

Utah's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.
RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalitySchool/Club Team
125Morris AlmondShooting guard/Small forwardUnited StatesRice
255Herbert HillPower Forward/CenterUnited StatesProvidence

Roster

Regular Season

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

October

Record: 1–0; Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
1October 30JazzWarriorsNABoozer 19,8321–0

November

Record: 11–5; Home: 7–1; Road: 4–4
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
2November 1RocketsJazzNABoozer 19,9111–1
3November 3WarriorsJazzNAWilliams 19,9112–1
4November 4JazzLakersNAWilliams 18,9972–2
5November 7CavaliersJazzNAMillsap 19,9113–2
6November 9JazzSuperSonicsNABoozer 15,9804–2
7November 10GrizzliesJazzNABoozer 19,7715–2
8November 12KingsJazzNABoozer 19,9116–2
9November 14JazzRaptorsNABoozer 17,3377–2
10November 16JazzCavaliersNABoozer 19,8627–3
11November 17JazzPacersNABoozer 12,4477–4
12November 19NetsJazzNAWilliams 19,9118–4
13November 23HornetsJazzNABoozer 19,9119–4
14November 25JazzPistonsNABoozer 22,07610–4
15November 26JazzKnicksNABoozer 18,81610–5
16November 28Jazz76ersNABoozer 11,00611–5
17November 30LakersJazzNAWilliams 19,91112–5

December

Record: 5–11; Home: 4–2; Road: 1–9
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
18December 3HeatJazzNAOkur 19,91113–5
19December 4JazzKingsNAWilliams 12,68813–6
20December 7JazzSpursNATwo Way Tie18,79713–7
21December 8JazzMavericksNAWilliams 20,30013–8
22December 11Trail BlazersJazzNABoozer 19,91113–9
23December 12JazzSunsNABoozer 18,42213–10
24December 14JazzTrail BlazersNABoozer 19,98013–11
25December 15SuperSonicsJazzNABoozer 19,91114–11
26December 17JazzHawksNABoozer 15,26314–12
27December 19JazzBobcatsNABoozer 13,01414–13
28December 21JazzMagicNAMillsap 17,51915–13
29December 22JazzHeatNAWilliams 19,60015–14
30December 26MavericksJazzNABoozer 19,91116–14
31December 28JazzLakersNABoozer 18,99716–15
32December 29CelticsJazzNAWilliams 19,91116–16
33December 31Trail BlazersJazzNABoozer 19,91117–16

January

Record: 11–2; Home: 9–0; Road: 2–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
34January 2SixersJazzNACarlos Boozer 19,91118–16
35January 5JazzTrail BlazersNADeron Williams 20,45018–17
36January 8PacersJazzNACarlos Boozer 19,91119–17
37January 10SunsJazzNAMehmet Okur 19,91120–17
38January 12MagicJazzNAMehmet Okur 19,91121–17
39January 14BucksJazzNADeron Williams 19,91122–17
40January 17JazzNuggetsNADeron Williams 22–18
41January 18ClippersJazzNACarlos Boozer 19,91123–18
42January 21JazzClippersNADeron Williams 24–18
43January 25KingsJazzNACarlos Boozer 19,91125–18
44January 27JazzRocketsNAThree-way tie 26–18
45January 28SpursJazzNATwo-way tie 19,91127–18
46January 30KnicksJazzNADeron Williams 19,91128–18

February

Record: 9–4; Home: 5–0; Road: 4–4
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
47February 1JazzWizardsNAMehmet Okur 20,17329–18
48February 2JazzGrizzliesNACarlos Boozer 12,40730–18
49February 4HornetsJazzNADeron Williams 19,91131–18
50February 6JazzNuggets1Deron Williams 32–18
51February 8JazzKingsNACarlos Boozer 32–19
52February 9BullsJazzNACarlos Boozer 19,91133–19
53February 13JazzSuperSonicsNACarlos Boozer 34–19
54February 19WarriorsJazzNADeron Williams 19,91135–19
55February 22JazzClippersNADeron Williams 35–20
56February 23HawksJazzNACarlos Boozer 19,91136–20
57February 26JazzTimberwolvesNACarlos Boozer 36–21
58February 27PistonsJazzNAMehmet Okur 19,91137–21
59February 29JazzHornetsNAMehmet Okur 37–22

March

Record: 12–4; Home: 8–1; Road: 4–3
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
60March 1JazzGrizzliesNACarlos Boozer 38–22
61March 3MavericksJazzNACarlos Boozer 19,91139–22
62March 5TimberwolvesJazzNADeron Williams 19,91140–22
63March 7JazzSunsNATwo-way tie 18,42241–22
64March 8NuggetsJazzNAMehmet Okur 19,91142–22
65March 11JazzBullsNAMehmet Okur 21,97042–23
66March 12JazzBucksNADeron Williams 43–23
67March 14JazzCelticsNADeron Williams 18,62444–23
68March 15JazzNetsNACarlos Boozer 44–24
69March 17RaptorsJazzNADeron Williams 19,91145–24
70March 20LakersJazzNADeron Williams 19,91145–25
71March 22SuperSonicsJazzNACarlos Boozer 19,91146–25
72March 25BobcatsJazzNACarlos Boozer 19,91147–25
73March 28ClippersJazzNACarlos Boozer 19,91148–25
74March 30JazzTimberwolvesNACarlos Boozer 48–26
75March 31WizardsJazzNAC. J. Miles 19,91149–26

April

Record: 5–2; Home: 4–0; Road: 1–2
#DateVisitorScoreHomeOTLeading scorerAttendanceRecord
76April 2TimberwolvesJazzNAMehmet Okur 19,91150–26
77April 4SpursJazzNAMehmet Okur 19,91151–26
78April 8JazzHornetsNAMehmet Okur 52–26
79April 10JazzMavericksNAMehmet Okur 52–27
80April 12NuggetsJazzNAThree-way tie 19,91153–27
81April 14RocketsJazzNACarlos Boozer 19,91154–27
82April 16JazzSpursNAC. J. Miles 18,79754–28

Regular season

*Total for entire season including previous team

Playoffs

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
121236.8.415.000.71412.32.8.50.1716.0
121225.4.520.167.7603.21.61.00.3310.2
504.0.000.000.0001.2.2.20.20.0
12017.4.397.333.8002.8.7.58.336.6
203.0.500.000.000.0.0.00.001.0
121232.3.447.227.7143.42.51.501.6711.0
12021.6.411.289.9202.2.6.33.677.8
703.7.357.250.000.7.0.29.001.7
12017.5.516.000.5203.9.3.581.336.4
121238.5.423.373.77311.81.9.67.6715.4
1205.7.323.214.769.3.9.50.172.8
121242.8.492.500.7733.610.0.58.3321.6

Playoffs

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 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