2008–09 Utah Jazz season

The 2008–09 Utah Jazz season was the 35th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the 30th since the team moved from New Orleans to Salt Lake City for the 1979–80 season.

2008–09 Utah Jazz season
Head coach	Jerry Sloan
Arena	EnergySolutions Arena
Results
Record	48–34 (.585)
Place	Division: 3rd (Northwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	First Round (Lost to Lakers 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	FSN Utah, KJZZ
Radio	KFNZ, KBEE

For the third straight year, the Jazz made the playoffs, but as the number 8 seed. The Jazz were quickly knocked out of the playoffs with a defeat to the Los Angeles Lakers in the opening round, losing in five games, and having their season ended by the Lakers for a second consecutive time. The Lakers would go on to win their 15th NBA Championship in the NBA Finals, defeating the Orlando Magic in five games.

Key dates

• 2008:
  • June 26: The 2008 NBA draft took place in New York City.
  • July 1: The free agency period started.
• 2009:
  • February 19: The NBA trade deadline was 3:00 pm EST.
  • February 20: Jazz owner Larry H. Miller, who purchased a 50% interest in the Jazz in 1985 and acquired the remaining 50% a year later, dies from complications of type 2 diabetes.
  • February 21: To honor Larry H. Miller's death, the Jazz won a game a day after Larry's death by defeating the New Orleans Hornets 102-88.

Offseason

Besides the draft, the only significant move that the Jazz made in the offseason was to trade third-string point guard Jason Hart to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for veteran journeyman point guard Brevin Knight on July 23.

Draft picks

Main article: 2008 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	23	Kosta Koufos	Center	Greece	Ohio State
2	44	Ante Tomić	Power forward/Center	Croatia	KK Zagreb
2	53	Tadija Dragićević	Power forward	Serbia	Red Star Belgrade

Roster

Utah Jazz 2008–09 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From G 22 Almond, Morris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Rice F/C 5 Boozer, Carlos 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) Duke G/F 9 Brewer, Ronnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Arkansas F 31 Collins, Jarron 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Stanford C 44 Fesenko, Kyrylo 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 288 lb (131 kg) F 15 Harpring, Matt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Georgia Tech F 47 Kirilenko, Andrei 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) G 2 Knight, Brevin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Stanford F 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Creighton C 41 Koufos, Kosta 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Ohio State G 34 Miles, C. J. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Skyline HS (TX) F 24 Millsap, Paul 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Louisiana Tech F/C 13 Okur, Mehmet 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) G 17 Price, Ronnie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Utah Valley G 8 Williams, Deron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Illinois	Head coach Jerry Sloan Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Standings

Northwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y–Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	—	33–8	21–20	12–4	82
x–Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	—	34–7	20–21	11–5	82
x–Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	6	33–8	15–26	10–6	82
Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	30	11–30	13–28	3–13	82
Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	31	15–26	8–33	4–12	82

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	65	17	.793	—
2	y-Denver Nuggets	54	28	.659	11
3	y-San Antonio Spurs	54	28	.659	11
4	x-Portland Trail Blazers	54	28	.659	11
5	x-Houston Rockets	53	29	.646	12
6	x-Dallas Mavericks	50	32	.610	15
7	x-New Orleans Hornets	49	33	.598	16
8	x-Utah Jazz	48	34	.585	17
9	Phoenix Suns	46	36	.561	19
10	Golden State Warriors	29	53	.354	36
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	24	58	.293	41
12	Memphis Grizzlies	24	58	.293	41
13	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	59	.280	42
14	Los Angeles Clippers	19	63	.232	46
15	Sacramento Kings	17	65	.207	48

Game log

2008–09 game log
October: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 29 Denver W 98–94 Carlos Boozer (25) Carlos Boozer (14) Ronnie Price (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 1–0
November : 10–7 (Home: 7–2; Road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 2 November 1 L.A. Clippers W 101–79 Carlos Boozer (25) Carlos Boozer, Mehmet Okur (10) Ronnie Price (7) EnergySolutions Arena 19,602 2–0 3 November 3 @ L.A. Clippers W 89–73 Paul Millsap (24) Andrei Kirilenko (11) Ronnie Price (5) Staples Center 12,712 3–0 4 November 5 Portland W 103–96 Mehmet Okur (22) Mehmet Okur (9) Brevin Knight (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 4–0 5 November 7 Oklahoma City W 104–97 Carlos Boozer (21) Andrei Kirilenko (12) Brevin Knight (11) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 5–0 6 November 9 @ New York L 99–107 Carlos Boozer (19) Carlos Boozer (18) Ronnie Brewer (7) Madison Square Garden 19,344 5–1 7 November 11 @ Philadelphia W 93–80 Carlos Boozer (19) Carlos Boozer (16) Ronnie Brewer, Deron Williams (9) Wachovia Center 12,839 6–1 8 November 12 @ Washington L 87–95 Carlos Boozer (20) Carlos Boozer (7) Deron Williams (7) Verizon Center 14,885 6–2 9 November 14 @ Charlotte L 96–104 Carlos Boozer (26) Carlos Boozer (15) Ronnie Brewer, Brevin Knight (4) Time Warner Cable Arena 14,189 6–3 10 November 15 @ Cleveland L 93–105 Carlos Boozer (17) Carlos Boozer (9) Brevin Knight (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 6–4 11 November 17 Phoenix W 109–97 Carlos Boozer, C. J. Miles (21) Carlos Boozer (15) Ronnie Price, Brevin Knight (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 7–4 12 November 19 Milwaukee W 105–94 C. J. Miles (25) Carlos Boozer (11) Ronnie Price (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 8–4 13 November 21 @ San Antonio L 94–119 Ronnie Brewer (17) C. J. Miles (10) C. J. Miles, Ronnie Price (5) AT&T Center 17,354 8–5 14 November 22 @ Memphis W 103–94 Mehmet Okur (23) Andrei Kirilenko (6) Andrei Kirilenko (10) FedExForum 13,121 9–5 15 November 24 Chicago L 100–101 Mehmet Okur (26) Paul Millsap (10) Ronnie Price, Andrei Kirilenko (8) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 9–6 16 November 26 Memphis W 117–100 Paul Millsap (24) Paul Millsap (16) Deron Williams (15) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 10–6 17 November 28 Sacramento W 120–94 Mehmet Okur (20) Mehmet Okur (12) Deron Williams (15) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 11–6 18 November 29 New Jersey L 88–105 Paul Millsap (20) Mehmet Okur (11) Deron Williams (13) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 11–7
December : 8–7 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 19 December 2 @ Sacramento W 99–94 Kyle Korver (15) Paul Millsap, Mehmet Okur (11) Deron Williams (7) ARCO Arena 10,798 12–7 20 December 3 Miami L 89–93 Paul Millsap (20) Paul Millsap (13) Deron Williams (5) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 12–8 21 December 5 Toronto W 114–87 Mehmet Okur (21) Paul Millsap (11) Paul Millsap (7) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 13–8 22 December 6 @ Phoenix L 104–106 C. J. Miles, Paul Millsap (20) Mehmet Okur (13) Deron Williams (15) US Airways Center 18,422 13–9 23 December 9 @ Minnesota W 99–96 Ronnie Brewer (25) Mehmet Okur (13) Deron Williams (11) Target Center 10,745 14–9 24 December 11 Portland W 97–88 Mehmet Okur (27) Paul Millsap (12) Deron Williams (11) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 15–9 25 December 13 Orlando L 94–103 Andrei Kirilenko, Deron Williams (17) Paul Millsap (14) Deron Williams (11) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 15–10 26 December 15 @ Boston L 91–100 Paul Millsap (32) Paul Millsap (10) Deron Williams (7) TD Banknorth Garden 18,624 15–11 27 December 17 @ New Jersey W 103–92 Mehmet Okur (23) Paul Millsap (12) Deron Williams (11) Izod Center 12,542 16–11 28 December 19 @ Detroit W 120–114 (2OT) Deron Williams (29) Paul Millsap (13) Deron Williams (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 22,076 17–11 29 December 20 @ Chicago L 98–106 Mehmet Okur (23) Mehmet Okur (13) Deron Williams (6) United Center 22,046 17–12 30 December 23 @ Milwaukee L 86–94 Andrei Kirilenko (22) Andrei Kirilenko (11) Deron Williams (8) Bradley Center 14,888 17–13 31 December 26 Dallas W 97–88 Ronnie Brewer (21) Andrei Kirilenko (14) Deron Williams (13) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 18–13 32 December 27 @ Houston L 115–120 (2OT) Ronnie Brewer (23) Kyrylo Fesenko (11) Deron Williams (11) Toyota Center 18,245 18–14 33 December 29 Philadelphia W 112–95 Deron Williams (27) Andrei Kirilenko (13) Deron Williams (6) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 19–14
January : 7–8 (Home: 6–2; Road: 1–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 34 January 2 @ L.A. Lakers L 100–113 Mehmet Okur (21) Paul Millsap (17) Deron Williams (12) Staples Center 18,997 19–15 35 January 5 Golden State W 119–114 Deron Williams (25) Paul Millsap (14) Deron Williams (15) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 20–15 36 January 7 New Orleans W 116–90 Paul Millsap (27) Paul Millsap (14) Deron Williams (8) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 21–15 37 January 10 Detroit W 99–82 Mehmet Okur (22) Andrei Kirilenko, Paul Millsap (7) Deron Williams (9) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 22–15 38 January 12 Indiana W 120–113 Mehmet Okur (43) Andrei Kirilenko (12) Deron Williams (11) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 23–15 39 January 14 @ Oklahoma City L 93–114 Deron Williams (25) Mehmet Okur (9) Deron Williams (6) Ford Center 18,437 23–16 40 January 16 @ Memphis W 101–91 Deron Williams (27) Mehmet Okur (8) Deron Williams (12) FedExForum 10,422 24–16 41 January 17 @ Dallas L 108–115 Deron Williams (30) Mehmet Okur (11) Deron Williams (9) American Airlines Center 20,325 24–17 42 January 20 Minnesota W 112–107 Paul Millsap (28) Paul Millsap (15) Deron Williams (11) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 25–17 43 January 21 @ Houston L 99–108 Deron Williams (32) Paul Millsap (12) Deron Williams (11) Toyota Center 17,037 25–18 44 January 24 Cleveland L 97–102 Paul Millsap (24) Paul Millsap (15) Deron Williams (16) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 25–19 45 January 25 @ Denver L 97–117 Ronnie Brewer (16) Mehmet Okur, Paul Millsap (10) Deron Williams (10) Pepsi Center 17,895 25–20 46 January 27 San Antonio L 100–106 Ronnie Brewer (23) Mehmet Okur (17) Deron Williams (13) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 25–21 47 January 30 Oklahoma City W 110–90 Deron Williams (24) Paul Millsap (9) Deron Williams (12) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 26–21 48 January 31 @ Portland L 108–122 Deron Williams (35) Mehmet Okur (7) Deron Williams (5) Rose Garden 20,593 26–22
February : 10–1 (Home: 8–0; Road: 2–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 49 February 2 Charlotte W 105–86 Mehmet Okur (22) Kyle Korver (8) Brevin Knight (7) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 27–22 50 February 5 Dallas W 115–87 Deron Williams (34) Mehmet Okur (13) Deron Williams (12) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 28–22 51 February 6 @ Sacramento W 111–107 Deron Williams (34) Mehmet Okur (11) Deron Williams (4) ARCO Arena 17,317 29–22 52 February 8 @ Golden State L 96–116 Deron Williams (31) Mehmet Okur (9) Deron Williams (10) Oracle Arena 19,174 29–23 53 February 11 L.A. Lakers W 113–109 Deron Williams (31) Mehmet Okur, Paul Millsap (8) Deron Williams (11) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 30–23 54 February 17 Memphis W 117–99 C. J. Miles (24) Kyle Korver (9) Deron Williams (15) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 31–23 55 February 19 Boston W 90–85 Mehmet Okur (19) Paul Millsap (10) Deron Williams (10) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 32–23 56 February 21 New Orleans W 102–88 Mehmet Okur (25) Paul Millsap (10) Deron Williams (13) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 33–23 57 February 23 Atlanta W 108–89 Ronnie Brewer (19) Paul Millsap (12) Deron Williams (10) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 34–23 58 February 25 @ Minnesota W 120–103 Mehmet Okur (25) Paul Millsap (7) Deron Williams (13) Target Center 13,108 35–23 59 February 28 Sacramento W 102–89 Ronnie Brewer, Mehmet Okur (26) Paul Millsap (12) Deron Williams (11) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 36–23
March : 10–5 (Home: 6–0; Road: 4–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 60 March 1 @ Golden State W 112–104 Mehmet Okur (23) Ronnie Brewer, Carlos Boozer (9) Deron Williams (20) Oracle Arena 18,347 37–23 61 March 4 Houston W 101–94 Deron Williams (26) Carlos Boozer (17) Deron Williams (14) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 38–23 62 March 6 Denver W 97–91 Deron Williams (25) Carlos Boozer (16) Deron Williams (11) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 39–23 63 March 8 @ Toronto W 109–101 Deron Williams (25) Mehmet Okur, Paul Millsap (11) Deron Williams (9) Air Canada Centre 18,541 40–23 64 March 10 @ Indiana W 112–100 Mehmet Okur (24) Paul Millsap (9) Deron Williams (12) Conseco Fieldhouse 13,705 41–23 65 March 11 @ Atlanta L 93–100 Deron Williams (20) Mehmet Okur (10) Deron Williams (9) Philips Arena 13,112 41–24 66 March 14 @ Miami L 129–140 (3OT) Deron Williams (30) Carlos Boozer (13) Deron Williams (13) American Airlines Arena 19,600 41–25 67 March 15 @ Orlando L 87–105 Carlos Boozer (23) Carlos Boozer (13) Deron Williams (9) Amway Arena 17,461 41–26 68 March 17 Washington W 103–88 Kyle Korver (15) Carlos Boozer (15) Deron Williams (8) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 42–26 69 March 20 @ Oklahoma City W 101–94 Deron Williams (24) Carlos Boozer (10) Deron Williams (11) Ford Center 19,136 43–26 70 March 24 Houston W 99–86 Deron Williams (19) Paul Millsap (9) Deron Williams (12) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 44–26 71 March 25 @ Phoenix L 114–118 Deron Williams (25) Mehmet Okur, Carlos Boozer (12) Deron Williams (10) US Airways Center 18,422 44–27 72 March 28 Phoenix W 104–99 (OT) Mehmet Okur (26) Mehmet Okur (11) Deron Williams (13) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 45–27 73 March 30 New York W 112–104 Deron Williams (24) Carlos Boozer (11) Deron Williams (13) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 46–27 74 March 31 @ Portland L 104–125 Carlos Boozer (20) Andrei Kirilenko (7) Deron Williams (8) Rose Garden 20,675 46–28
April : 2–6 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 75 April 2 @ Denver L 104–114 C. J. Miles (19) Mehmet Okur (15) Deron Williams (10) Pepsi Center 17,969 46–29 76 April 3 Minnesota L 102–103 Deron Williams (34) Mehmet Okur, Paul Millsap (6) Deron Williams (11) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 46–30 77 April 5 @ New Orleans W 108–94 Ronnie Brewer (23) Carlos Boozer (10) Deron Williams (11) New Orleans Arena 17,362 47–30 78 April 8 @ Dallas L 101–130 Deron Williams (18) Carlos Boozer (11) Deron Williams (12) American Airlines Center 20,017 47–31 79 April 10 @ San Antonio L 99–105 Deron Williams (25) Mehmet Okur (10) Deron Williams (10) AT&T Center 18,797 47–32 80 April 11 Golden State L 108–118 Deron Williams (26) Carlos Boozer (12) Deron Williams (14) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 47–33 81 April 13 L.A. Clippers W 106–85 Carlos Boozer (20) Carlos Boozer (13) Deron Williams (9) EnergySolutions Arena 19,911 48–33 82 April 14 @ L.A. Lakers L 112–125 Deron Williams (25) Carlos Boozer (9) Deron Williams (13) Staples Center 18,997 48–34
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Utah Jazz

ABC

April 19 3:00 p.m.

Recap

Utah Jazz 100, Los Angeles Lakers 113
Scoring by quarter: 19–30, 21–32, 33–24, 27–27
Pts: Carlos Boozer 27 Rebs: Carlos Boozer 9 Asts: Deron Williams 17		Pts: Kobe Bryant 24 Rebs: Pau Gasol 9 Asts: Kobe Bryant 8

Staples Center, Los Angeles Attendance: 18,997 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Ed Malloy, Joe Crawford

TNT

April 21 10:30 p.m.

Recap

Utah Jazz 109, Los Angeles Lakers 119
Scoring by quarter: 29–41, 26–25, 23–23, 31–30
Pts: Deron Williams 35 Rebs: Carlos Boozer 10 Asts: Deron Williams 10		Pts: Kobe Bryant 26 Rebs: Gasol, Bryant 6 each Asts: Ariza, Bryant 9 each

Staples Center, Los Angeles Attendance: 18,997 Referees: Marc Davis, Sean Corbin, Monty McCutchen

TNT

April 23 10:30 p.m.

Recap

Los Angeles Lakers 86, Utah Jazz 88
Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 22–17, 29–17, 18–28
Pts: Lamar Odom 21 Rebs: Lamar Odom 14 Asts: Kobe Bryant 6		Pts: Carlos Boozer 23 Rebs: Carlos Boozer 22 Asts: Deron Williams 9

EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Bennett Salvadore, Mike Callahan, Eric Lewis

ESPN

April 25 9:00 p.m.

Recap

Los Angeles Lakers 108, Utah Jazz 94
Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 40–28, 28–16, 20–25
Pts: Kobe Bryant 38 Rebs: Lamar Odom 15 Asts: Lamar Odom 6		Pts: Williams, Boozer 23 each Rebs: Carlos Boozer 16 Asts: Deron Williams 13

EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Bill Spooner, Mark Wunderlich, Joe Derosa

TNT

April 27 10:30 p.m.

Recap

Utah Jazz 96, Los Angeles Lakers 107
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 17–30, 20–26, 33–25
Pts: Paul Millsap 16 Rebs: Mehmet Okur 8 Asts: Deron Williams 6		Pts: Kobe Bryant 31 Rebs: Lamar Odom 15 Asts: Odom, Bryant, Ariza, Gasol 4 each
Los Angeles win series, 4–1

Staples Center, Los Angeles Attendance: 18,997 Referees: Gary Zielinski, James Capers, Steve Javie

Last Playoff Meeting: 2008 Western Conference Semifinals (Los Angeles won 4-2)

Player statistics

Legend

• GP: Games played
• GS: Games started
• MPG: Minutes per game
• FG%: Field goal percentage
• 3FG%: 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

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Deron Williams	68	68	36.8	.471	.310	.849	2.9	10.7	1.07	.29	19.4
Mehmet Okur	72	72	33.5	.485	.446	.817	7.7	1.7	.75	.74	17.0
Carlos Boozer	37	37	32.4	.490	.000	.698	10.4	2.1	1.05	.19	16.2
Ronnie Brewer	81	80	32.2	.508	.259	.702	3.7	2.2	1.70	.37	13.7
Paul Millsap	76	38	30.1	.534	.000	.699	8.6	1.8	1.03	.96	13.5
Andrei Kirilenko	67	10	27.3	.449	.274	.785	4.8	2.6	1.24	1.15	11.6
C.J. Miles	72	72	22.5	.459	.352	.876	2.3	1.5	.64	.21	9.1
Kyle Korver	78	2	24.0	.438	.386	.882	3.3	1.8	.60	.38	9.0
Kosta Koufos	48	7	11.8	.508	.000	.706	2.9	.4	.25	.65	4.7
Matt Harpring	63	2	11.0	.461	.000	.764	2.0	.4	.46	.14	4.4
Ronnie Price	52	17	14.2	.379	.311	.756	1.3	2.1	.75	.10	4.0
Morris Almond	25	1	10.2	.407	.294	.808	1.4	.3	.16	.16	3.7
Brevin Knight	74	0	12.7	.349	.000	.750	1.2	2.6	.92	.05	2.4
Kyrylo Fesenko	21	1	7.4	.583	.000	.333	1.8	.2	.33	.71	2.1
Jarron Collins	26	3	7.7	.457	.000	.727	1.4	.3	.08	.04	1.5

Transactions

Trades

July 23, 2008	To Utah Jazz Brevin Knight	To Los Angeles Clippers Jason Hart

Free agents

Subtractions

Player	Left	Team
Dee Brown	July 10, 2008	Washington Wizards

References