2007–08 Utah Jazz season
NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 2007–08 Utah Jazz seasonNBA and 28th in Salt Lake City. The Jazz had the best team offensive rating in the NBA.[ 1]
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:
Offseason
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Draft picks
Utah's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.
Roster
2007–08 Utah Jazz roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SG 22
Almond, Morris
215 lb (98 kg)
1985-02-02
Rice
PF 5
Boozer, Carlos
266 lb (121 kg)
1981-11-20
Duke
SG 9
Brewer, Ronnie
218 lb (99 kg)
1985-03-20
Arkansas
C 31
Collins, Jarron
248 lb (112 kg)
1978-12-02
Stanford
C 44
Fesenko, Kyrylo
235 lb (107 kg)
1986-12-24
Ukraine
SF 15
Harpring, Matt
235 lb (107 kg)
1976-05-31
Georgia Tech
PG 3
Hart, Jason
185 lb (84 kg)
1978-04-29
Syracuse
SF 47
Kirilenko, Andrei
227 lb (103 kg)
1981-02-18
Russia
SG 26
Korver, Kyle
211 lb (96 kg)
1981-03-17
Creighton
SG 34
Miles, C. J.
215 lb (98 kg)
1987-03-18
Skyline HS (TX)
PF 24
Millsap, Paul
258 lb (117 kg)
1985-02-10
Louisiana Tech
C 13
Okur, Mehmet
263 lb (119 kg)
1979-05-26
Turkey
PG 17
Price, Ronnie
190 lb (86 kg)
1983-06-21
Utah Valley
PG 8
Williams, Deron
205 lb (93 kg)
1984-06-26
Illinois
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) SuspendedRoster
Regular season
Standings
Record vs. opponents
2007-08 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHA
CHI
CLE
DAL
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
LAC
LAL
MEM
MIA
MIL
MIN
NJN
NOH
NYK
ORL
PHI
PHO
POR
SAC
SAS
SEA
TOR
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
—
0–3
2–2
2–2
1–2
1–1
1–1
0–4
1–1
0–2
1–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
3–1
2–2
2–0
1–3
0–2
4–0
2–2
3–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–2
1–1
2–2
Boston
3–0
—
3–1
4–0
2–2
2–0
1–1
2–1
1–1
2–0
3–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
4–0
4–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
4–0
1–2
3–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
3–1
1–1
0–3
Charlotte
2–2
1–3
—
1–3
1–3
0–2
1–1
0–3
1–1
0–2
3–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
3–1
1–2
2–0
1–3
0–2
1–2
1–3
1–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
2–0
2–2
1–1
1–3
Chicago
2–2
0–4
3–1
—
3–1
0–2
1–1
3–1
1–1
0–2
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–1
3–1
1–1
1–2
0–2
2–2
0–4
1–3
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–2
1–1
1–2
Cleveland
2–1
2–2
3–1
1–3
—
1–1
0–2
1–3
1–1
0–2
4–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
3–0
1–3
2–0
1–3
0–2
2–1
1–3
2–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
3–1
1–1
2–2
Dallas
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
—
1–2
1–1
3–1
3–1
1–1
4–0
1–3
4–0
2–0
1–1
3–0
1–1
2–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–1
2–2
2–1
1–3
3–1
1–1
2–2
0–2
Denver
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–1
—
0–2
3–1
2–2
1–1
3–1
0–3
4–0
2–0
1–1
4–0
2–0
1–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
2–2
2–1
2–2
3–1
2–0
1–3
2–0
Detroit
4–0
1–2
3–0
1–3
3–1
1–1
2–0
–
2–0
1–1
4–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
4–0
3–1
2–0
3–0
2–0
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
3–1
0–2
2–1
Golden State
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
1–3
0–2
—
2–2
1–1
3–1
2–2
4–0
2–0
2–0
3–1
1–1
1–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–2
2–2
3–1
2–1
2–1
2–0
0–3
2–0
Houston
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–3
2–2
1–1
2–2
—
2–0
3–0
2–1
3–1
1–1
2–0
3–0
2–0
2–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–2
4–0
2–2
2–2
4–0
1–1
1–2
2–0
Indiana
2–1
0–3
1–3
2–2
0–4
1–1
1–1
0–4
1–1
0–2
—
1–1
0–2
1–1
3–1
3–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
4–0
1–2
3–0
0–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–3
1–1
2–2
L.A. Clippers
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–4
1–3
0–2
1–3
0–3
1–1
–
0–4
3–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–0
0–4
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–3
0–3
3–1
0–3
2–1
1–1
1–3
0–2
L.A. Lakers
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
3–1
3–0
1–1
2–2
1–2
2–0
4–0
—
2–1
2–0
1–1
3–0
1–1
2–2
2–0
1–1
2–0
3–1
2–2
3–1
2–2
4–0
2–0
3–1
2–0
Memphis
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–4
0–4
0–2
0–4
1–3
1–1
1–3
1–2
—
2–0
0–2
2–2
2–0
0–4
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–3
0–3
2–2
1–3
3–1
0–2
0–3
1–1
Miami
1–3
0–4
1–3
1–2
0–3
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–2
1–1
1–3
1–1
0–2
0–2
—
2–2
1–1
1–2
0–2
1–3
0–4
0–3
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–4
1–1
0–4
Milwaukee
2–2
0–4
2–1
1–3
3–1
1–1
1–1
1–3
0–2
0–2
1–3
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–2
—
1–1
0–4
0–2
1–3
1–3
1–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–2
0–2
2–2
Minnesota
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–3
0–4
0–2
1–3
0–3
1–1
3–1
0–3
2–2
1–1
1–1
—
1–1
1–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
0–4
2–1
0–4
1–3
0–2
2–2
0–2
New Jersey
3–1
0–4
3–1
2–1
3–1
1–1
0–2
0–3
1–1
0–2
2–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–1
4–0
1–1
—
0–2
1–3
1–3
2–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–3
1–1
2–1
New Orleans
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–2
2–1
0–2
2–1
2–2
1–1
4–0
2–2
4–0
2–0
2–0
3–1
2–0
—
2–0
1–1
2–0
4–0
2–2
1–2
2–2
3–0
1–1
1–3
0–2
New York
0–4
0–4
2–1
2–2
1–2
0–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
0–4
0–2
0–2
0–2
3–1
3–1
1–1
3–1
0–2
—
1–3
1–3
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–3
1–1
2–1
Orlando
2–2
2–1
3–1
4–0
3–1
0–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
1–1
2–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
4–0
3–1
1–1
3–1
1–1
3–1
—
3–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–1
0–2
3–1
Philadelphia
1–3
1–3
2–1
3–1
1–2
1–1
1–1
2–2
0–2
2–0
0–3
2–0
0–2
2–0
3–0
2–1
1–1
2–2
0–2
3–1
1–3
—
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–3
0–2
2–2
Phoenix
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–2
2–2
0–2
2–2
2–2
2–0
3–1
1–3
3–0
1–1
2–0
2–2
2–0
0–4
2–0
2–0
1–1
—
3–0
4–0
3–1
4–0
2–0
1–2
2–0
Portland
2–0
0–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
2–2
2–2
1–1
2–2
0–4
0–2
3–0
2–2
3–0
2–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
2–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–3
—
1–3
0–3
2–2
1–1
3–1
1–1
Sacramento
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–2
1–2
2–0
1–3
2–2
1–1
1–3
1–3
2–2
1–1
2–0
1–2
2–0
2–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
0–4
3–1
—
1–3
3–1
1–1
2–2
0–2
San Antonio
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–2
0–2
1–2
2–2
2–0
3–0
2–2
3–1
2–0
2–0
4–0
2–0
2–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–3
3–0
3–1
—
2–1
1–1
2–2
2–0
Seattle
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–3
1–3
0–2
1–2
0–4
1–1
1–2
0–4
1–3
1–1
1–1
3–1
0–2
0–3
2–0
0–2
0–2
0–4
2–2
1–3
1–2
—
1–1
0–4
0–2
Toronto
2–1
1–3
2–2
2–1
1–3
1–1
0–2
1–3
0–2
1–1
3–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
4–0
2–1
2–0
3–1
1–1
3–1
1–2
3–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
—
0–2
1–3
Utah
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
3–1
2–0
3–0
2–1
1–1
3–1
1–3
3–0
1–1
2–0
2–2
1–1
3–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
2–1
1–3
2–2
2–2
4–0
2–0
—
2–0
Washington
2–2
3–0
3–1
2–1
2–2
2–0
0–2
1–2
0–2
0–2
2–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
4–0
2–2
2–0
1–2
2–0
1–2
1–3
2–2
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
3–1
0–2
—
Game log
October
Record: 1–0; home: 0–0; road: 1–0
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record
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October 30
Jazz
W 117–96 Warriors NA
Boozer (32)19,832
1–0
November
Record: 11–5; home: 7–1; road: 4–4
# Date Visitor Score Home OT Leading scorer Attendance Record
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November 1
Rockets L 95–106 Jazz
NA
Boozer (30)19,911
1–1
3
November 3
Warriors W 133–110 Jazz
NA
Williams (30)19,911
2–1
4
November 4
Jazz
L 109–119 Lakers NA
Williams (26)18,997
2–2
5
November 7
Cavaliers W 103–101 Jazz
NA
Millsap (24)19,911
3–2
6
November 9
Jazz
W 103–101 SuperSonics NA
Boozer (27)15,980
4–2
7
November 10
Grizzlies W 118–94 Jazz
NA
Boozer (31)19,771
5–2
8
November 12
Kings W 117–93 Jazz
NA
Boozer (32)19,911
6–2
9
November 14
Jazz
W 92–88 Raptors NA
Boozer (23)17,337
7–2
10
November 16
Jazz
L 94–99 Cavaliers NA
Boozer (26)19,862
7–3
11
November 17
Jazz
L 97–117 Pacers NA
Boozer (19)12,447
7–4
12
November 19
Nets W 102–75 Jazz
NA
Williams (20)19,911
8–4
13
November 23
Hornets W 99–71 Jazz
NA
Boozer (19)19,911
9–4
14
November 25
Jazz
W 103–93 Pistons NA
Boozer (36)22,076
10–4
15
November 26
Jazz
L 109–113 Knicks NA
Boozer (30)18,816
10–5
16
November 28
Jazz
W 106–95 76ers NA
Boozer (26)11,006
11–5
17
November 30
Lakers W 120–96 Jazz
NA
Williams (35)19,911
12–5
December
Record: 5–11; home: 4–2; road: 1–9
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December 3
Heat W 110–101 Jazz
NA
Okur (25)19,911
13–5
19
December 4
Jazz
L 107–117 Kings NA
Williams (30)12,688
13–6
20
December 7
Jazz
L 98–104 Spurs NA
Two Way Tie
18,797
13–7
21
December 8
Jazz
L 117–125 Mavericks NA
Williams (41)20,300
13–8
22
December 11
Trail Blazers L 89–97 Jazz
NA
Boozer (29)19,911
13–9
23
December 12
Jazz
L 98–103 Suns NA
Boozer (24)18,422
13–10
24
December 14
Jazz
L 91–99 Trail Blazers NA
Boozer (22)19,980
13–11
25
December 15
SuperSonics W 96–75 Jazz
NA
Boozer (21)19,911
14–11
26
December 17
Jazz
L 111–116 Hawks NA
Boozer (39)15,263
14–12
27
December 19
Jazz
L 92–98 Bobcats NA
Boozer (21)13,014
14–13
28
December 21
Jazz
W 113–64 Magic NA
Millsap (28)17,519
15–13
29
December 22
Jazz
L 102–104 Heat NA
Williams (22)19,600
15–14
30
December 26
Mavericks W 99–90 Jazz
NA
Boozer (21)19,911
16–14
31
December 28
Jazz
L 109–123 Lakers NA
Boozer (20)18,997
16–15
32
December 29
Celtics L 98–104 Jazz
NA
Williams (22)19,911
16–16
33
December 31
Trail Blazers W 111–101 Jazz
NA
Boozer (19)19,911
17–16
January
Record: 11–2; home: 9–0; road: 2–2
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January 2
Sixers W 110–107 Jazz
NA
Carlos Boozer (22)19,911
18–16
35
January 5
Jazz
L 89–103 Trail Blazers NA
Deron Williams (23)20,450
18–17
36
January 8
Pacers W 111–89 Jazz
NA
Carlos Boozer (22)19,911
19–17
37
January 10
Suns W 108–86 Jazz
NA
Mehmet Okur (22)19,911
20–17
38
January 12
Magic W 119–115 Jazz
NA
Mehmet Okur (29)19,911
21–17
39
January 14
Bucks W 98–87 Jazz
NA
Deron Williams (33)19,911
22–17
40
January 17
Jazz
L 109–120 Nuggets NA
Deron Williams (23)22–18
41
January 18
Clippers W 106–88 Jazz
NA
Carlos Boozer (19)19,911
23–18
42
January 21
Jazz
W 109–93 Clippers NA
Deron Williams (18)24–18
43
January 25
Kings W 127–113 Jazz
NA
Carlos Boozer (33)19,911
25–18
44
January 27
Jazz
W 97–89 Rockets NA
Three-way tie (17)
26–18
45
January 28
Spurs W 97–91 Jazz
NA
Two-way tie (23)
19,911
27–18
46
January 30
Knicks W 100–89 Jazz
NA
Deron Williams (22)19,911
28–18
February
Record: 9–4; home: 5–0; road: 4–4
March
Record: 12–4; home: 8–1; road: 4–3
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March 1
Jazz
W 113–92 Grizzlies NA
Carlos Boozer (18)38–22
61
March 3
Mavericks W 116–110 Jazz
NA
Carlos Boozer (28)19,911
39–22
62
March 5
Timberwolves W 105–76 Jazz
NA
Deron Williams (21)19,911
40–22
63
March 7
Jazz
W 126–118 Suns NA
Two-way tie (25)
18,422
41–22
64
March 8
Nuggets W 132–105 Jazz
NA
Mehmet Okur (27)19,911
42–22
65
March 11
Jazz
L 96–108 Bulls NA
Mehmet Okur (22)21,970
42–23
66
March 12
Jazz
W 114–110 Bucks NA
Deron Williams (26)43–23
67
March 14
Jazz
W 110–92 Celtics NA
Deron Williams (32)18,624
44–23
68
March 15
Jazz
L 115–117 Nets NA
Carlos Boozer (41)44–24
69
March 17
Raptors W 96–79 Jazz
NA
Deron Williams (21)19,911
45–24
70
March 20
Lakers L 95–106 Jazz
NA
Deron Williams (26)19,911
45–25
71
March 22
SuperSonics W 115–101 Jazz
NA
Carlos Boozer (26)19,911
46–25
72
March 25
Bobcats W 128–106 Jazz
NA
Carlos Boozer (28)19,911
47–25
73
March 28
Clippers W 121–101 Jazz
NA
Carlos Boozer (34)19,911
48–25
74
March 30
Jazz
L 103–110 Timberwolves NA
Carlos Boozer (25)48–26
75
March 31
Wizards W 129–87 Jazz
NA
C. J. Miles (29)19,911
49–26
April
Record: 5–2; home: 4–0; road: 1–2
Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates loss.
Player statistics
Regular season
*Total for entire season including previous team(s)
Playoffs
Playoffs
2008 playoff game log
First Round: 4–2 (home: 2–1; road: 2–1)
Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3)
2008 playoff schedule
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 (through 2009–2014 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.
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