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season was the team's 33rd in the NBA. They began the season hoping to improve upon their 41-41 output from the previous season. They managed to improve by 10 games, finishing 51-31, and qualifying for the playoffs.2006-07 Utah Jazz
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in the first round, and defeated them in seven games. Then, they met the

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, who just came off a stunning upset in the First Round, in which they defeated the first-seeded

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in six games in the Semifinals, but the Jazz swiftly dispatched the Warriors in five games, moving on to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since

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, when they last made the

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. However, their playoff run ended with a defeat to the eventual champion

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in five games. The Spurs would go on to win their fourth NBA Championship after sweeping the

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in that year's

. Their Western Finals trip made this the most successful recent Jazz season as of 2022.

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Playoffs

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Player statistics

Regular season

, - , , 1 , , 0 , , 2.0 , , . , , . , , . , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , - , , 28 , , 0 , , 8.9 , , .415 , , . , , .621 , , 2.4 , , .4 , , .2 , , .1 , , 2.6 , - , , 74 , , 74 , , 34.6 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", .561 , , . , , .685 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 11.7 , , 3.0 , , .9 , , .3 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 20.9 , - , , 56 , , 14 , , 12.1 , , .528 , , .000 , , .675 , , 1.3 , , .4 , , .7 , , .1 , , 4.6 , - , , 49 , , 0 , , 9.2 , , .327 , , .214 , , .649 , , .8 , , 1.7 , , .4 , , .1 , , 1.9 , - , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 82 , , 9 , , 11.1 , , .441 , , . , , .651 , , 2.1 , , .7 , , .2 , , .1 , , 2.5 , - , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 82 , , 61 , , 27.9 , , .382 , , .308 , , .853 , , 1.8 , , 3.3 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 10.1 , - , , 61 , , 6 , , 19.5 , , .462 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", .426 , , .816 , , 2.1 , , 1.0 , , .5 , , .1 , , 7.8 , - , , 77 , , 2 , , 25.5 , , .491 , , .333 , , .767 , , 4.6 , , 1.3 , , .7 , , .1 , , 11.6 , - , , 70 , , 70 , , 29.3 , , .471 , , .213 , , .728 , , 4.7 , , 2.9 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 1.1 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 2.1 , , 8.3 , - , , 37 , , 13 , , 10.1 , , .345 , , .219 , , .609 , , .9 , , .7 , , .3 , , .1 , , 2.7 , - , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 82 , , 1 , , 18.0 , , .525 , , .333 , , .673 , , 5.2 , , .8 , , .8 , , .9 , , 6.8 , - , , 80 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 80 , , 33.3 , , .462 , , .384 , , .765 , , 7.2 , , 2.0 , , .5 , , .5 , , 17.6 , - , , 3 , , 0 , , 4.3 , , .000 , , .000 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 1.000 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .7 , - , , 80 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 80 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 36.9 , , .456 , , .322 , , .767 , , 3.3 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 9.3 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , 16.2

Playoffs

, - , , 5 , , 0 , , 5.6 , , .375 , , . , , .417 , , 2.2 , , .2 , , .2 , , .0 , , 2.2 , - , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 17 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 17 , , 38.5 , , .536 , , . , , .738 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 12.2 , , 2.9 , , 1.0 , , .3 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 23.5 , - , , 8 , , 0 , , 5.1 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", .600 , , . , , .538 , , .8 , , .3 , , .1 , , .0 , , 2.4 , - , , 8 , , 0 , , 6.5 , , .353 , , .000 , , .250 , , .4 , , 1.1 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.6 , - , , 13 , , 0 , , 8.5 , , .333 , , . , , .529 , , 1.5 , , .4 , , .3 , , .0 , , 1.2 , - , , 16 , , 14 , , 27.8 , , .405 , , .375 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", .933 , , 1.6 , , 2.6 , , 1.0 , , .1 , , 9.5 , - , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 17 , , 3 , , 18.1 , , .418 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", .538 , , .875 , , 1.6 , , 1.0 , , .2 , , .1 , , 6.1 , - , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 17 , , 0 , , 25.5 , , .456 , , .000 , , .723 , , 4.8 , , 1.4 , , .4 , , .2 , , 9.3 , - , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 17 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 17 , , 31.0 , , .447 , , .333 , , .785 , , 5.2 , , 2.6 , , .9 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 2.4 , , 9.6 , - , , 1 , , 0 , , 10.1 , , . , , . , , .500 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , .0 , , 1.0 , - , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 17 , , 0 , , 15.5 , , .525 , , .000 , , .667 , , 4.4 , , .5 , , .6 , , .5 , , 5.9 , - , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 17 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 17 , , 34.4 , , .388 , , .316 , , .786 , , 7.8 , , 1.8 , , 1.4 , , .9 , , 11.8 , - , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 17 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 17 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 38.6 , , .452 , , .333 , , .790 , , 4.3 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 8.6 , , style="background-color:#6BABDD;color:#FFFFFF", 1.5 , , .2 , , 19.2

Awards and records

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2nd Team

Transactions

References

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