The 2006-07

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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

Playoffs

Awards and records

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2nd Team

Transactions

References

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