2020–21 Utah Jazz season
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
Roster
2020–21 Utah Jazz roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
C
20
Azubuike, Udoka
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
280 lb (127 kg)
1999-09-17
Kansas
F
44
Bogdanović, Bojan
6 ft 8 in (2.03 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/C
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
(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
Division
Conference
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
Regular season
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
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
Player statistics
Regular season
Playoffs
† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Jazz only.
Transactions
Trades
Free agency
Re-signed
Additions
Awards
References
^ 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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