American professional basketball season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2020–21 Utah Jazz season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 42nd season of the franchise in Salt Lake City .
The Utah Jazz clinched a playoff berth for the fifth straight year; they were the first team of the season to do so, following the Memphis Grizzlies ' victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on April 25.[1]
It was their first season finishing atop their conference since the 1997–98 season , and they had their highest win percentage since the 1998–99 season . Their 52–20 record approximately equals 59 wins in a full 82-game season. Additionally, despite the shortened season, it was their first season with 52 or more wins since the 2009–10 season .
In the first round, the Jazz defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in five games advancing to the conference semifinals where they faced the Los Angeles Clippers . The Jazz would lose in six games.
Draft picks [ edit ] 2020–21 Utah Jazz roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From F/C 20 Azubuike, Udoka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1999-09-17 Kansas F 44 Bogdanović, Bojan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1989-04-18 Croatia F 5 Brantley, Jarrell (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1996-06-07 College of Charleston G 00 Clarkson, Jordan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1992-06-07 Missouri G 10 Conley, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1987-10-11 Ohio State F 15 Favors, Derrick 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1991-07-15 Georgia Tech G 3 Forrest, Trent (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1998-06-12 Florida State C 27 Gobert, Rudy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 258 lb (117 kg) 1992-06-26 France F 33 Hughes, Elijah 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1998-03-10 Syracuse F 77 Ilyasova, Ersan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1987-05-15 Turkey G/F 2 Ingles, Joe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1987-10-02 Australia G 45 Mitchell, Donovan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-09-07 Louisville F 16 Morgan, Juwan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) 1997-04-17 Indiana F 23 O'Neale, Royce 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 1993-06-05 Baylor G/F 81 Oni, Miye 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 206 lb (93 kg) 1997-08-04 Yale G 21 Thomas, Matt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-08-04 Iowa State
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(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: March 25, 2021
Standings [ edit ] Division [ edit ] Conference [ edit ] Notes
z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs y – Clinched division title x – Clinched playoff spot pi – Clinched play-in spot o – Eliminated from playoff contention * – Division leader Game log [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] 2020–21 game log Total: 52–20 (home: 31–5; road: 21–15) December: 2–2 (home: 0–2; road: 2–0)
January: 13–3 (home: 8–0; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 January 1 L. A. Clippers W 106–100 Mike Conley Jr. (33) Derrick Favors (11) Conley Jr., Ingles (7) Vivint Arena 1,932 3–2 6 January 3 @ San Antonio W 130–109 Bojan Bogdanović (28) Rudy Gobert (16) Donovan Mitchell (5) AT&T Center 0 4–2 7 January 5 @ Brooklyn L 96–130 Donovan Mitchell (31) Rudy Gobert (11) Mike Conley Jr. (5) Barclays Center 0 4–3 8 January 6 @ New York L 100–112 Jordan Clarkson (19) Rudy Gobert (11) Mike Conley Jr. (6) Madison Square Garden 0 4–4 9 January 8 @ Milwaukee W 131–118 Donovan Mitchell (32) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley Jr. (10) Fiserv Forum 0 5–4 10 January 10 @ Detroit W 96–86 Donovan Mitchell (28) Rudy Gobert (19) Mike Conley Jr. (6) Little Caesars Arena 0 6–4 11 January 12 @ Cleveland W 117–87 Donovan Mitchell (27) Rudy Gobert (10) Mike Conley Jr. (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 1,944 7–4 – January 13 @ Washington Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: March 18) [2] 12 January 15 Atlanta W 116–92 Donovan Mitchell (26) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Vivint Arena 1,932 8–4 13 January 17 @ Denver W 109–105 Jordan Clarkson (23) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Ball Arena 0 9–4 14 January 19 New Orleans W 118–102 Donovan Mitchell (28) Rudy Gobert (18) Mike Conley Jr. (10) Vivint Arena 1,932 10–4 15 January 21 New Orleans W 129–118 Donovan Mitchell (36) Rudy Gobert (11) Joe Ingles (9) Vivint Arena 1,932 11–4 16 January 23 Golden State W 127–108 Donovan Mitchell (23) Rudy Gobert (14) Bojan Bogdanović (8) Vivint Arena 1,932 12–4 17 January 26 New York W 108–94 Royce O'Neale (20) Rudy Gobert (19) Joe Ingles (6) Vivint Arena 1,932 13–4 18 January 27 Dallas W 116–104 Rudy Gobert (29) Rudy Gobert (20) Joe Ingles (8) Vivint Arena 1,932 14–4 19 January 29 Dallas W 120–101 Bojan Bogdanović (32) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Vivint Arena 1,932 15–4 20 January 31 @ Denver L 117–128 Bojan Bogdanović (29) Rudy Gobert (8) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Ball Arena 0 15–5
February: 12–2 (home: 7–0; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 21 February 2 Detroit W 117–105 Donovan Mitchell (32) Royce O'Neale (13) Joe Ingles (6) Vivint Arena 3,902 16–5 22 February 4 @ Atlanta W 112–91 Jordan Clarkson (23) Rudy Gobert (12) Donovan Mitchell (5) State Farm Arena 1,261 17–5 23 February 5 @ Charlotte W 138–121 Bojan Bogdanović (31) Rudy Gobert (15) Joe Ingles (11) Spectrum Center 0 18–5 24 February 7 @ Indiana W 103–95 Donovan Mitchell (27) Rudy Gobert (16) Donovan Mitchell (11) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0 19–5 25 February 9 Boston W 122–108 Donovan Mitchell (36) Rudy Gobert (12) Donovan Mitchell (9) Vivint Arena 3,902 20–5 26 February 12 Milwaukee W 129–115 Gobert, Ingles (27) Rudy Gobert (12) Donovan Mitchell (8) Vivint Arena 3,902 21–5 27 February 13 Miami W 112–94 Donovan Mitchell (26) Rudy Gobert (12) Joe Ingles (6) Vivint Arena 3,902 22–5 28 February 15 Philadelphia W 134–123 Jordan Clarkson (40) Rudy Gobert (9) Mitchell, Ingles (5) Vivint Arena 3,902 23–5 29 February 17 @ L. A. Clippers W 114–96 Donovan Mitchell (24) Rudy Gobert (20) Donovan Mitchell (7) Staples Center 0 24–5 30 February 19 @ L. A. Clippers L 112–116 Donovan Mitchell (35) Rudy Gobert (15) Donovan Mitchell (5) Staples Center 0 24–6 31 February 22 Charlotte W 132–110 Donovan Mitchell (23) Rudy Gobert (12) Donovan Mitchell (8) Vivint Arena 3,902 25–6 32 February 24 L. A. Lakers W 114–89 Gobert, Clarkson (18) Donovan Mitchell (10) Mitchell, Conley Jr. (8) Vivint Arena 3,902 26–6 33 February 26 @ Miami L 116–124 Donovan Mitchell (30) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley Jr. (7) American Airlines Arena Limited seating 26–7 34 February 27 @ Orlando W 124–109 Donovan Mitchell (31) Rudy Gobert (16) Joe Ingles (7) Amway Center 4,242 27–7
March: 9–4 (home: 5–0; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 35 March 1 @ New Orleans L 124–129 Bojan Bogdanović (30) Rudy Gobert (9) Mitchell , Conley Jr. (8) Smoothie King Center 2,700 27–8 36 March 3 @ Philadelphia L 123–131 Donovan Mitchell (33) Royce O'Neale (10) Donovan Mitchell (6) Wells Fargo Center 0 27–9 37 March 12 Houston W 114–99 Donovan Mitchell (28) Rudy Gobert (11) Donovan Mitchell (8) Vivint Arena 5,546 28–9 38 March 14 @ Golden State L 119–131 Gobert, Mitchell (24) Rudy Gobert (28) Joe Ingles (7) Chase Center 0 28–10 39 March 16 @ Boston W 117–109 Donovan Mitchell (21) Rudy Gobert (12) Mitchell, Conley Jr. (5) TD Garden 0 29–10 40 March 18 @ Washington L 122–131 Donovan Mitchell (42) Rudy Gobert (13) Clarkson , Mitchell (6) Capital One Arena 0 29–11 41 March 19 @ Toronto W 115–112 Donovan Mitchell (31) Rudy Gobert (16) Ingles, Mitchell (6) Amalie Arena Limited seating 30–11 42 March 22 @ Chicago W 120–95 Donovan Mitchell (30) Rudy Gobert (10) Donovan Mitchell (6) United Center 0 31–11 43 March 24 Brooklyn W 118–88 Donovan Mitchell (27) Rudy Gobert (11) Donovan Mitchell (7) Vivint Arena 5,546 32–11 44 March 26 Memphis W 117–114 Donovan Mitchell (35) Royce O'Neale (10) Mike Conley Jr. (8) Vivint Arena 5,546 33–11 45 March 27 Memphis W 126–110 Donovan Mitchell (35) Rudy Gobert (14) Mitchell, Ingles (7) Vivint Arena 5,546 34–11 46 March 29 Cleveland W 114–75 Donovan Mitchell (19) Rudy Gobert (17) Bogdanovic, Conley Jr. (5) Vivint Arena 5,546 35–11 47 March 31 @ Memphis W 111–107 Mike Conley Jr. (26) Rudy Gobert (12) Mike Conley Jr. (7) FedExForum 2,314 36–11
April: 9–7 (home: 6–2; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 April 2 Chicago W 113–106 Donovan Mitchell (26) Rudy Gobert (13) Mitchell, Conley Jr. (5) Vivint Arena 5,546 37–11 49 April 3 Orlando W 137–91 Donovan Mitchell (22) Favors , Gobert, Ingles (6) Jordan Clarkson (9) Vivint Arena 5,546 38–11 50 April 5 @ Dallas L 103–111 Mike Conley Jr. (28) Rudy Gobert (15) Mike Conley Jr. (7) American Airlines Center 4,261 38–12 51 April 7 @ Phoenix L 113–117 Donovan Mitchell (41) Rudy Gobert (15) Mike Conley Jr. (10) Phoenix Suns Arena 5,110 38–13 52 April 8 Portland W 122–103 Donovan Mitchell (37) Rudy Gobert (20) Joe Ingles (6) Vivint Arena 5,546 39–13 53 April 10 Sacramento W 128–112 Donovan Mitchell (42) Royce O'Neale (14) Joe Ingles (6) Vivint Arena 5,546 40–13 54 April 12 Washington L 121–125 Donovan Mitchell (42) O'Neale , Gobert (12) Ingles, Mitchell (6) Vivint Arena 5,546 40–14 55 April 13 Oklahoma City W 106–96 Bojan Bogdanović (23) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley Jr. (14) Vivint Arena 5,546 41–14 56 April 16 Indiana W 119–111 Bojan Bogdanović (24) Rudy Gobert (23) Mike Conley Jr. (10) Vivint Arena 5,546 42–14 57 April 17 @ L. A. Lakers L 115–127 (OT) Jordan Clarkson (27) Royce O'Neale (8) Joe Ingles (14) Staples Center 1,710 42–15 58 April 19 @ L. A. Lakers W 111–97 Jordan Clarkson (22) Rudy Gobert (10) Mike Conley Jr. (10) Staples Center 1,710 43–15 59 April 21 @ Houston W 112–89 Jordan Clarkson (22) Rudy Gobert (18) Mike Conley Jr. (13) Toyota Center 3,253 44–15 60 April 24 Minnesota L 96–101 Bojan Bogdanović (30) Rudy Gobert (17) Ingles, Conley Jr. (7) Vivint Arena 5,546 44–16 61 April 26 @ Minnesota L 104–105 Mike Conley Jr. (26) Royce O'Neale (10) Derrick Favors (8) Target Center 1,638 44–17 62 April 28 @ Sacramento W 154–105 Bojan Bogdanović (24) Derrick Favors (11) Joe Ingles (7) Golden 1 Center 0 45–17 63 April 30 @ Phoenix L 100–121 Bojan Bogdanović (22) Rudy Gobert (10) Clarkson, Ingles (4) Phoenix Suns Arena 6,065 45–18
May: 7–2 (home: 5–1; road: 2–1)
2020–21 season schedule
Playoffs [ edit ] 2021 playoff game log Total: 6–5 (home: 4–2; road: 2–3) First round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Conference semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 8 L. A. Clippers W 112–109 Donovan Mitchell (45) Rudy Gobert (12) Joe Ingles (7) Vivint Arena 18,007 1–0 2 June 10 L. A. Clippers W 117–111 Donovan Mitchell (37) Rudy Gobert (20) Ingles, Mitchell (4) Vivint Arena 18,007 2–0 3 June 12 @ L. A. Clippers L 106–132 Donovan Mitchell (30) Rudy Gobert (10) Donovan Mitchell (4) Staples Center 8,185 2–1 4 June 14 @ L. A. Clippers L 104–118 Donovan Mitchell (37) Gobert, O'Neale (8)
Bogdanović , Mitchell (5) Staples Center 8,474 2–2 5 June 16 L. A. Clippers L 111–119 Bojan Bogdanović (32) Rudy Gobert (10) Joe Ingles (6) Vivint Arena 18,007 2–3 6 June 18 @ L. A. Clippers L 119–131 Donovan Mitchell (39) Gobert, O'Neale (10) Donovan Mitchell (9) Staples Center 17,105 2–4
2021 playoff schedule
Transactions [ edit ] Free agency [ edit ] Re-signed [ edit ] Additions [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Matange, Yash (April 25, 2021). "NBA Playoffs 2021: Utah Jazz become first team to clinch postseason berth" . NBA.com . Retrieved April 26, 2021 . ^ "Jazz-Wizards game postponed for Health and Safety Protocols" . NBA.com . January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021 . ^ "Jazz trade No. 23 pick in 2020 Draft to Knicks" . NBA.com . November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020 . ^ "Jazz acquire draft rights to Elijah Hughes" . NBA.com . November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020 . ^ "Utah Jazz Acquire Cash Considerations" . NBA.com . November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020 . ^ "Team sends Ed Davis and future picks to New York" . NBA.com . November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020 . ^ "Team sends Tucker and future pick to Cleveland" . NBA.com . November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020 . ^ "Utah Jazz trade for Matt Thomas from the Toronto Raptors" . SLC Dunk . March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021 . ^ "Utah Jazz Sign Jordan Clarkson" . NBA.com . November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020 . ^ a b "Jazz sign Brantley and Forrest to two-way contracts" . NBA.com . November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020 . ^ "Utah Jazz sign Derrick Favors" . NBA.com . November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020 . ^ Quin Snyder, Doc Rivers named NBA Coaches of the Month
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