The

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was the Jazz's 28th season in the

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, and 23rd season in

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. During the off-season, the Jazz signed free agent

John Amaechi John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi , Order of the British Empire, OBE (; born 26 November 1970) is a British-American psychologist, consultant and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Vanderbilt Commodores men's baske ...

. Russian basketball star Andrei Kirilenko, who was drafted by the Jazz in the 1999 NBA draft, would finally make his debut in the NBA. John Stockton continued to set new standards with 15,000 career assists and 3,000 career steals, as Karl Malone scored his 34,000th career point. However, the Jazz began to show their age as they struggled losing five of their first seven games, leading to a 6–11 start to the season. They played above .500 for the remainder of the season, holding a 25–24 record at the All-Star break, finishing fourth in the Midwest Division, and eighth in the Western Conference with a 44–38 record. The Jazz also beat the

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' record of sixteen consecutive winning seasons above .500, set between the 1976–77 and 1991–92 seasons. Malone averaged 22.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game, and was selected for the

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, but did not play due to visiting his sick mother back home in Louisiana. In addition, Donyell Marshall averaged 14.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game, while Stockton provided the team with 13.4 points, 8.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game,

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contributed 9.6 points per game, and Kirilenko averaged 10.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. However, in the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Jazz lost in four games to the Sacramento Kings. Following the season, Russell signed as a free agent with the Washington Wizards after nine seasons in Utah, while Marshall signed with the Chicago Bulls, and

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and

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both retired.

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, - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 1 , April 20 , @ Sacramento
L 86–89
, Karl Malone (25) , Donyell Marshall (10) , John Stockton (12) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 0–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc" , 2 , April 23 , @ Sacramento
W 93–86
, Donyell Marshall (19) , Karl Malone (12) , John Stockton (12) , ARCO Arena
17,317 , 1–1 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 3 , April 27 , Sacramento
L 87–90
, Karl Malone (23) , Malone,

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(6) , Malone,

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(7) , Delta Center
19,911 , 1–2 , - align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" , 4 , April 29 , Sacramento
L 86–91
, Karl Malone (14) ,

Greg Ostertag Gregory Donovan Ostertag (born March 6, 1973) is an American former professional basketball player. He spent most of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball at the University of Kan ...

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