2020–21 Utah Jazz season

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2020–21 Utah Jazz season
Division champions
Head coachQuin Snyder
General managerJustin Zanik
Owner(s)Ryan Smith
ArenaVivint Arena
Results
Record52–20 (.722)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Northwest)
Conference: 1st (Western)
Playoff finishConference semifinals
(lost to Clippers 2–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionAT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain
Radio1280
97.5 The Zone
< 2019–20 2021–22 >

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

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 27 Udoka Azubuike C  Nigeria Kansas
2 38 Saben Lee PG  United States Vanderbilt

Roster

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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 25, 2021

Standings

Division

Northwest DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
zUtah Jazz5220.72231–521–157–572
xDenver Nuggets4725.6535.025–1122–149–372
xPortland Trail Blazers4230.58310.020–1622–146–672
Minnesota Timberwolves2349.31929.013–2310–265–772
Oklahoma City Thunder2250.30630.010–2612–243–972

Conference

Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1zUtah Jazz *5220.72272
2yPhoenix Suns *5121.7081.072
3xDenver Nuggets4725.6535.072
4xLos Angeles Clippers4725.6535.072
5yDallas Mavericks *4230.58310.072
6xPortland Trail Blazers4230.58310.072
7xLos Angeles Lakers4230.58310.072
8piGolden State Warriors3933.54213.072
9xMemphis Grizzlies3834.52814.072
10piSan Antonio Spurs3339.45819.072
11New Orleans Pelicans3141.43121.072
12Sacramento Kings3141.43121.072
13Minnesota Timberwolves2349.31929.072
14Oklahoma City Thunder2250.30630.072
15Houston Rockets1755.23635.072

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

Preseason

2020 preseason game log
Total: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
Preseason: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 12 Phoenix W 119–105 Jordan Clarkson (19) Rudy Gobert (8) Joe Ingles (7) Vivint Arena
No In-Person Attendance
1–0
2 December 14 Phoenix W 111–92 Bojan Bogdanović (18) Rudy Gobert (20) 4 tied (3) Vivint Arena
No In-Person Attendance
2–0
3 December 17 @ L. A. Clippers W 125–105 Bogdanović, Clarkson (20) Rudy Gobert (8) Donovan Mitchell (8) Staples Center
No In-Person Attendance
3–0
2020–21 preseason schedule

Regular season

2020–21 game log
Total: 52–20 (home: 31–5; road: 21–15)
December: 2–2 (home: 0–2; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 December 23 @ Portland W 120–100 Gobert, Mitchell (20) Rudy Gobert (17) Joe Ingles (7) Moda Center
0
1–0
2 December 26 Minnesota L 111–116 Jordan Clarkson (23) Rudy Gobert (17) Donovan Mitchell (5) Vivint Arena
0
1–1
3 December 28 @ Oklahoma City W 110–109 Bojan Bogdanović (23) Conley Jr., Gobert (10) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
0
2–1
4 December 31 Phoenix L 95–106 Donovan Mitchell (23) Rudy Gobert (14) Conley Jr., Ingles (4) Vivint Arena
1,932
2–2
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)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
64 May 1 Toronto W 106–102 Bojan Bogdanović (34) Rudy Gobert (16) Joe Ingles (9) Vivint Arena
6,506
46–18
65 May 3 San Antonio W 110–99 Bojan Bogdanović (25) Rudy Gobert (15) Joe Ingles (9) Vivint Arena
6,506
47–18
66 May 5 San Antonio W 126–94 Jordan Clarkson (30) Rudy Gobert (8) Joe Ingles (7) Vivint Arena
6,506
48–18
67 May 7 Denver W 127–120 Bojan Bogdanović (48) Rudy Gobert (9) Joe Ingles (9) Vivint Arena
6,506
49–18
68 May 8 Houston W 124–116 Georges Niang (24) Rudy Gobert (14) Joe Ingles (7) Vivint Arena
6,506
50–18
69 May 10 @ Golden State L 116–119 Jordan Clarkson (41) Rudy Gobert (15) Joe Ingles (5) Chase Center
4,155
50–19
70 May 12 Portland L 98–105 Jordan Clarkson (29) Rudy Gobert (20) Joe Ingles (4) Vivint Arena
6,506
50–20
71 May 14 @ Oklahoma City W 109–93 Bojan Bogdanovic (22) Rudy Gobert (18) Joe Ingles (5) Chesapeake Energy Arena
0
51–20
72 May 16 @ Sacramento W 121–99 Jordan Clarkson (33) Rudy Gobert (16) Mike Conley Jr. (9) Golden 1 Center
0
52–20
2020–21 season schedule

Playoffs

2021 playoff game log
Total: 6–5 (home: 4–2; road: 2–3)
First round: 4–1 (home: 2–1; road: 2–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 May 23 Memphis L 109–112 Bojan Bogdanović (29) Rudy Gobert (15) Mike Conley Jr. (11) Vivint Arena
13,750
0–1
2 May 26 Memphis W 141–129 Donovan Mitchell (25) Rudy Gobert (13) Mike Conley Jr. (15) Vivint Arena
14,200
1–1
3 May 29 @ Memphis W 121–111 Donovan Mitchell (29) Rudy Gobert (14) Mike Conley Jr. (8) FedExForum
12,185
2–1
4 May 31 @ Memphis W 120–113 Donovan Mitchell (30) Royce O'Neale (9) Donovan Mitchell (8) FedExForum
12,185
3–1
5 June 2 Memphis W 126–110 Donovan Mitchell (30) Rudy Gobert (15) Donovan Mitchell (10) Vivint Arena
14,250
4–1
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

Trades

November 18, 2020[3] To Utah Jazz
2020 LAC first-round pick (#27)
2020 CHA second-round pick (#38)
To New York Knicks
2020 UTA first-round pick (#23)
Draft rights to Ante Tomić (2008 #44)
November 19, 2020[4] To Utah Jazz
Draft rights to Elijah Hughes (#39)
To New Orleans Pelicans
2022 UTA second-round pick
cash considerations
November 22, 2020[5] To Utah Jazz
cash considerations
To Detroit Pistons
Tony Bradley
Draft rights to Saben Lee (#38)
November 23, 2020[6] To Utah Jazz
cash considerations
To New York Knicks
Ed Davis
2023 UTA second-round pick
2024 second-round pick
November 27, 2020[7] To Utah Jazz
cash considerations
To Cleveland Cavaliers
Rayjon Tucker
2027 UTA second-round pick
March 25, 2021[8] To Utah Jazz
Matt Thomas
To Toronto Raptors
2021 UTA second-round pick (from GSW)

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Jordan Clarkson[9] November 23, 2020
Jarrell Brantley[10] Two-way contract

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Derrick Favors[11] November 25, 2020 New Orleans Pelicans
Trent Forrest[10] Two-way contract Florida State

Awards

Recipient Award Date awarded Ref.
Quin Snyder Western Conference Coach of the Month
(December/January)
February 1, 2021 [12]

References

  1. ^ Matange, Yash (April 25, 2021). "NBA Playoffs 2021: Utah Jazz become first team to clinch postseason berth". NBA.com. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jazz-Wizards game postponed for Health and Safety Protocols". NBA.com. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jazz trade No. 23 pick in 2020 Draft to Knicks". NBA.com. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Jazz acquire draft rights to Elijah Hughes". NBA.com. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Utah Jazz Acquire Cash Considerations". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Team sends Ed Davis and future picks to New York". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  7. ^ "Team sends Tucker and future pick to Cleveland". NBA.com. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "Utah Jazz trade for Matt Thomas from the Toronto Raptors". SLC Dunk. March 25, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  9. ^ "Utah Jazz Sign Jordan Clarkson". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Jazz sign Brantley and Forrest to two-way contracts". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Utah Jazz sign Derrick Favors". NBA.com. November 25, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  12. ^ Quin Snyder, Doc Rivers named NBA Coaches of the Month