John Houston Stockton is a retired American professional
basketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who spent his entire career as a
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for the
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of the
NBAThe National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
from 1984 to
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. Stockton is regarded as one of the best point guards of all time, holding the NBA records for most career
assistsIn basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist...
and
stealsIn basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally causes a turnover by his positive, aggressive action. This can be done by deflecting and controlling, catching, or batting to a teammate a pass or dribble of an offensive player...
by considerable margins. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.
Early years
Stockton was born in
Spokane, WashingtonSpokane is a city located in the Northwestern United States in the state of Washington. It is the largest city of Spokane County of which it is also the county seat, and the metropolitan center of the Inland Northwest region...
to Clementine Frei and Jack Stockton and had
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and
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ancestry. He attended grade school at St. Aloysius and moved on to high school at
Gonzaga PrepGonzaga Preparatory School located in Spokane, Washington is a private Catholic high school in the Inland Northwest. As a Jesuit institution, "G-Prep" has been recognized for its college preparation education, and community service.- History :...
, graduating in 1980. He then played
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for
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in his hometown where he averaged 20.9 points per game while shooting 57%
from the fieldField goal percentage in basketball is the ratio of field goals made to field goals attempted. Its abbreviation is FG%. Three-point field goals are included in this percentage. Instead of using scales of 0 to 100%, the scale .000 to 1.000 is commonly used. A higher field goal percentage denotes...
in his senior year. His grandfather, Houston Stockton had also been a well known athlete at
GonzagaGonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...
. John Stockton was selected by the
Utah JazzThe Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
with the 16th overall pick in the 1984 NBA Draft.
NBA career
John Stockton averaged a career double-double, with 13.1
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and 10.5
assistsIn basketball, an assist is attributed to a player who passes the ball to a teammate in a way that leads to a score by field goal, meaning that he or she was "assisting" in the basket. There is some judgment involved in deciding whether a passer should be credited with an assist...
per game. He holds the NBA's record for most career assists (15,806) by a margin of more than 4,000, as well as the record for most career
stealsIn basketball, a steal occurs when a defensive player legally causes a turnover by his positive, aggressive action. This can be done by deflecting and controlling, catching, or batting to a teammate a pass or dribble of an offensive player...
(3,265). He had five of the top six assists seasons in NBA history (the other belonging to
Isiah ThomasIsiah Lord Thomas III , nicknamed "Zeke",is the men's basketball coach for the FIU Golden Panthers, and a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association from 1981 until 1994. He led the "Bad Boys" to the NBA...
). He holds the NBA record for the most seasons, games, and consecutive games played with one team, and is third in total games played, behind
Kareem Abdul-JabbarKareem Abdul-Jabbar is a retired American professional basketball player. He is the NBA's all-time leading scorer, with 38,387 points. During his career with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers from 1969 to 1989, Abdul-Jabbar won six NBA championships and a record six regular season...
and
Robert ParishRobert Lee Parish is a retired American basketball center. He was known for his strong defense and jump shooting, and was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2003...
. He missed only 22 games during his career, 18 of them in one season. He played in 38 games where he tallied 20 or more assists.
Stockton appeared in 10
All-Star gamesThe National Basketball Association staged its first All-Star Game in the Boston Garden on March 2, 1951. From that year on, the game has matched the best players in the Eastern Conference with the best players in the Western Conference....
, and was named co-MVP of the game in 1993 with Jazz teammate
Karl MaloneKarl Anthony Malone , nicknamed "The Mailman", is a retired American professional basketball power forward who spent the majority of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association . Malone spent his first 18 seasons with the Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate...
, which was held in
Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
. He played with the 1992 and 1996 US Olympic basketball teams, known as Dream Team I and III, the first Olympic squads to feature NBA players, keeping the game ball from both Gold Medal games. He was selected to the All-NBA First Team twice, the All-NBA Second Team six times, the All-NBA Third Team three times, and the NBA All-Defensive Second Team five times. He was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA history in 1996. Stockton's career highlight came in Game 6 of the 1997
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Finals. Stockton scored the last 9 points for the Jazz, including a buzzer-beating 3-point shot over the
Houston RocketsThe Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston, Texas. The team plays in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was established in 1967, and played in San Diego, California for four years, before being...
'
Charles BarkleyCharles Wade Barkley is a former American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Sir Charles" and "The Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominating power forwards...
, to send the Jazz to the first of its two consecutive
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appearances. In both of these appearances, Stockton's Jazz teams were defeated by the
Chicago BullsThe Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois, playing in the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association . The team was founded in 1966. They play their home games at the United Center...
. In
Game 6 of the 1998 NBA FinalsGame 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals took place on June 14, 1998 in Salt Lake City between the visiting Chicago Bulls and the Utah Jazz at the Delta Center, now known as EnergySolutions Arena, in Salt Lake City. The Bulls won 87–86, clinching their sixth NBA title in eight years...
, Stockton made a three-pointer with 41.9 seconds left to give the Jazz an 86-83 lead, but Bulls guard
Michael JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
made two field goals to put his team ahead 87-86, the second one after stealing from Jazz forward Karl Malone. Stockton missed a three-point attempt with 5.2 seconds left and said in a post-game interview that he felt confident that the shot would go in.
For many years, he and Malone were the Jazz's 1-2 punch. The two played a record 1,412 regular-season games together as teammates (by comparison, only three other NBA players besides Stockton and Malone have reached 1,412 NBA games played). Many of Stockton's assists resulted from passes to Malone. Stockton earned the "old school" tag for his physical play (surveys of athletes and fans alike often judged him among the toughest players in the NBA, usually just behind teammate Karl Malone); his uniform "short
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" (he was the most recent notable NBA player to wear them, preferring the style after the rest of the league had adopted today's baggier look); his simple dress off the court, which contrasted with many of his NBA contemporaries; and his reserved demeanor.
On May 2, 2003, Stockton announced his retirement with a released statement instead of the customary news conference. The Jazz later held a retirement ceremony for him, in which Salt Lake City renamed the street in front of the Energy Solutions Arena (then known as the Delta Center), where the Jazz play, John Stockton Drive. His number-12 jersey was retired by the Jazz during a game on November 22, 2004. A statue of Stockton can be seen in front of the Energy Solutions Arena; an accompanying statue of Karl Malone was placed nearby on March 23, 2006. The Malone and Stockton statues stand on a bronze plaque commemorating their achievements together. Stockton was announced as a member of the 2009 class of inductees to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame on April 6, 2009; he was formally inducted on September 11.
Along with
Patrick EwingPatrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. is a Jamaican-American retired Hall of Fame basketball player and current assistant coach for the National Basketball Association's Orlando Magic. He played most of his career with the NBA's New York Knicks as their starting center and played briefly with the Seattle...
,
Charles BarkleyCharles Wade Barkley is a former American professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Sir Charles" and "The Round Mound of Rebound", Barkley established himself as one of the National Basketball Association's most dominating power forwards...
,
Dominique WilkinsJacques Dominique Wilkins is a retired American professional basketball player who primarily played for the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA...
,
Elgin BaylorElgin Gay Baylor is a retired Hall of Fame American basketball player and former NBA general manager who played 13 seasons as a forward for the NBA's Minneapolis Lakers/Los Angeles Lakers....
,
Reggie MillerReginald Wayne "Reggie" Miller is a retired American professional basketball player who played his entire 18-year National Basketball Association career with the Indiana Pacers...
,
Pete MaravichPeter "Pistol Pete" Press Maravich was an American professional basketball player. Born and raised in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Maravich starred in college at Louisiana State University and played for three NBA teams until injuries induced him to retire in 1980...
, and his teammate
Karl MaloneKarl Anthony Malone , nicknamed "The Mailman", is a retired American professional basketball power forward who spent the majority of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association . Malone spent his first 18 seasons with the Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate...
, John Stockton is considered to be one of the best players never to have won an
NBA championshipThe NBA Finals is the championship series of the National Basketball Association . The series was named the NBA World Championship Series until 1986....
.
Player profile
Stockton, a 10-time NBA All-Star, commandingly holds the NBA record for career assists with 15,806 (10.5 per game). Stockton also holds the record for assists-per-game average over one season (14.5 in 1990), and is one of three players who have logged more than 1,000 assists in one season, joining Kevin Porter (1,099 in 1979) and
Isiah ThomasIsiah Lord Thomas III , nicknamed "Zeke",is the men's basketball coach for the FIU Golden Panthers, and a retired American professional basketball player who played point guard for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association from 1981 until 1994. He led the "Bad Boys" to the NBA...
(1,123 in 1985) in the exclusive list. Stockton did this seven times, with season totals of 1,164, 1,134, 1,128, 1,126, 1,118, 1,031 and 1,011 assists.
He and
Karl MaloneKarl Anthony Malone , nicknamed "The Mailman", is a retired American professional basketball power forward who spent the majority of his career with the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association . Malone spent his first 18 seasons with the Jazz and formed a formidable duo with his teammate...
are regarded by many as the quintessential
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duo. Apart from his passing skill, Stockton was also a capable scorer (13.1 points per game career average and a .515 career shooting percentage) with a reliable three-point shot (.384 lifetime average). He is 30th on the all-time NBA scoring list with 19,711 career points. Despite the fact that he never pulled down more than 9 rebounds (or recorded more than 9 steals) during a regular season game, he recorded one career triple double, in a playoff game against the
Dallas MavericksThe Dallas Mavericks are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas. They are members of the Southwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association , and the reigning NBA champions, having defeated the Miami Heat in the 2011 NBA Finals.According to a 2011...
on April 28, 2001. He scored 12 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and had 10 assists.
On defense, Stockton holds the NBA record for career
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s with 3,265, nearly 30 percent more than second placed
Michael JordanMichael Jeffrey Jordan is a former American professional basketball player, active entrepreneur, and majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats...
, who had 2,514.
Stockton was known for his unassuming, no-nonsense approach to the game, hard-nosed defense, and fanatical work-ethic in preparation, which resulted in his extreme durability. He played 1,504 of 1,526 possible games in his 19-season career. In his first 13 seasons, he missed only four games (all in the 1989-1990 season) until he missed the first 18 games of the
1997-1998 seasonThe 1997–98 NBA season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball Association. The season ended with the Chicago Bulls winning their third straight championship and sixth in the last eight years, beating the Utah Jazz 4 games to 2 in the 1998 NBA Finals...
due to an injured
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in his left knee sustained in the preseason. That was the only major injury in his career and he never missed another game after returning from that injury. In his last season at age 41, he started in all 82 games, and finished with more-than-respectable averages of 10.8 ppg and 7.7 apg.
Stockton avoided most endorsements, and stayed loyal to Utah despite being offered significantly more money by other teams. In 1996, he agreed to a deal that made salary-cap space available so the team could improve, but insisted on guaranteed Delta Center ice time for his son's hockey team.
On May 11, 2006,
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.com named Stockton the 4th best
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of all time.
In 1,504 NBA games (an all-time record for a player who played for only one team and games with a single team), of which Stockton started 1,300 (third all-time since starts became an official statistic beginning with the
1981-82 season-Statistics leaders:-NBA awards:*Most Valuable Player: Moses Malone, Houston Rockets*Rookie of the Year: Buck Williams, New Jersey Nets*Coach of the Year: Gene Shue, Washington Bullets*All-NBA First Team:**Larry Bird, Boston Celtics...
), Stockton averaged a double-double in points and assists along with 2.2 steals and 31:45 of floor time per game, and holds other scoring accuracy records as noted above.
Personal life
Stockton and his wife, the former Nada Stepovich (daughter of Matilda and Michael Anthony Stepovich, the last territorial governor of
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), have two daughters, Lindsay and Laura, and four sons, Houston, Michael, David and Samuel. Houston Stockton played
college footballCollege football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
as a
defensive backIn American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage; they are distinguished from the defensive line players and linebackers, who take positions directly behind or close to the line of...
for the University of Montana
GrizzliesThe Montana Grizzlies football program represents the University of Montana in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision of college football. The Grizzlies have competed in the Big Sky Conference, where it is a founding member, since 1963...
. In 2011, Michael Stockton, who played basketball at Westminster College, signed with
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in Germany's second basketball division. David Stockton plays for
Gonzaga UniversityGonzaga University is a private Roman Catholic university located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Founded in 1887 by the Society of Jesus, it is one of 28 member institutions of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and is named after the young Jesuit saint, Aloysius Gonzaga...
. Stockton and his family are devout Catholics.
Stockton has a brother and two nephews who all played college basketball. Steve Stockton played for the
University of WashingtonUniversity of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...
Huskies, Steve Stockton Jr. formerly played at
Whitworth CollegeWhitworth University is a private Christian liberal arts college located in Spokane, Washington, United States, that offers Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a variety of academic disciplines. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church...
, while his younger brother, Shawn Stockton, is currently a senior player for the 2011–12
Montana Grizzlies men's basketballThe Montana Grizzlies men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Big Sky Conference. Home games are played at Dahlberg Arena located inside the University of Montana's Adams Center.-Season by season records:...
team.
NBA career statistics
Regular season
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| 82 || 5 || 18.2 || .471 || .182 || .736 || 1.3 || 5.1 || 1.3 || .1 || 5.6
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| 82 || 38 || 23.6 || .489 || .133 || .839 || 2.2 || 7.4 || 1.9 || .1 || 7.7
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| 82 || 2 || 22.7 || .499 || .179 || .782 || 1.8 || 8.2 || 2.2 || .2 || 7.9
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| 82 || 79 || 34.7 ||
.574 || .358 || .840 || 2.9 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|13.8 || 3.0 || .2 || 14.7
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| 82 || 82 ||
38.7 || .538 || .242 ||
.863 || 3.0 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|13.6 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|
3.2 || .2 || 17.1
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| 78 || 78 || 37.4 || .514 || .416 || .819 || 2.6 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|
14.5 || 2.7 || .2 ||
17.2
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| 82 || 82 || 37.8 || .507 || .345 || .836 || 2.9 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|14.2 || 2.9 || .2 ||
17.2
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| 82 || 82 || 36.6 || .482 || .407 || .842 ||
3.3 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|13.7 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|3.0 ||
.3 || 15.8
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| 82 || 82 || 34.9 || .486 || .385 || .798 || 2.9 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|12.0 || 2.4 ||
.3 || 15.1
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| 82 || 82 || 36.2 || .528 || .322 || .805 || 3.1 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|12.6 || 2.4 ||
.3 || 15.1
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| 82 || 82 || 35.0 || .542 || .449 || .804 || 3.1 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|12.3 || 2.4 ||
.3 || 14.7
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| 82 || 82 || 35.5 || .538 || .422 || .830 || 2.8 ||bgcolor="CFECEC"|11.2 || 1.7 || .2 || 14.7
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| 82 || 82 || 35.3 || .548 || .422 || .846 || 2.8 || 10.5 || 2.0 || .2 || 14.4
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| 64 || 64 || 29.0 || .528 || .429 || .827 || 2.6 || 8.5 || 1.4 || .2 || 12.0
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| 50 || 50 || 28.2 || .488 || .320 || .811 || 2.9 || 7.5 || 1.6 ||
.3 || 11.1
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| 82 || 82 || 29.7 || .501 || .355 || .860 || 2.6 || 8.6 || 1.7 || .2 || 12.1
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| 82 || 82 || 29.2 || .504 ||
.462 || .817 || 2.8 || 8.7 || 1.6 ||
.3 || 11.5
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| 82 || 82 || 31.3 || .517 || .321 || .857 || 3.2 || 8.2 || 1.9 ||
.3 || 13.4
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| 82 || 82 || 27.7 || .483 || .363 || .826 || 2.5 || 7.7 || 1.7 || .2 || 10.8
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| 1504 || 1300 || 31.8 || .515 || .384 || .826 || 2.7 || 10.5 || 2.2 || .2 || 13.1
|-class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| All-Star
| 10 || 5 || 19.7 || .530 || .333 || .667 || 1.7 || 7.1 || 1.6 || .1 || 8.1
Playoffs
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1985The 1985 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1984-85 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics, four games to two, in the NBA Finals...
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UtahThe Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. They are currently a part of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...
| 10 || – || 18.6 || .467 || .000 || .743 || 2.8 || 4.3 || 1.1 || .2 || 6.8
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1986The 1986 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1985-86 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics defeating the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets, four games to two, in the NBA Finals. The Celtics won...
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| 4 || – || 18.3 || .529 ||
1.000 || .889 || 1.5 || 3.5 || 1.3 || .0 || 6.8
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1987The 1987 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1986-1987 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics four games to two in the Finals...
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| 5 || – || 31.4 ||
.621 || .800 || .729 || 2.2 || 8.0 || 3.0 || .2 || 10.0
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1988The 1988 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1987-1988 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons four games to three in the Finals...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 11 || – || 43.5 || .507 || .286 || .824 || 4.1 || 14.8 || 3.4 || .3 || 19.5
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1989The 1989 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1988-89 NBA season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons defeating the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers, who were severely hampered by injuries, four...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 3 || – ||
46.3 || .508 || .750 || .905 || 3.3 || 13.7 ||
3.7 ||
1.7 ||
27.3
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1990The 1990 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1989-1990 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Detroit Pistons successfully defending their championship by beating the Western Conference champion Portland Trail Blazers...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 5 || – || 38.8 || .420 || .077 || .800 || 3.2 ||
15.0 || 1.2 || .0 || 15.0
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1991The 1991 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1990–91 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their first NBA championship via a four-games-to-one victory over the Western Conference champion Los...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 9 || 9 || 41.4 || .537 || .407 || .841 || 4.7 || 13.8 || 2.2 || .2 || 18.2
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1992NBA Champions: Chicago BullsThe 1992 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament following the National Basketball Association's 1991-1992 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their second consecutive NBA championship by defeating the Western...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 16 || 16 || 38.9 || .423 || .310 || .833 || 2.9|| 13.6 || 2.1 || .3 || 14.8
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1993The 1993 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1992-1993 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their third consecutive championship by defeating the Western Conference champion Phoenix Suns four...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 5 || 5 || 38.6 || .451 || .385 || .833 || 2.4 || 11.0 || 2.4 || .0 || 13.2
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1994The 1994 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1993-94 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets defeating the Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks 4 games to 3 in the NBA Finals...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 16 || 16 || 37.3 || .456 || .167 || .810 || 3.3 || 9.8 || 1.7 || .5 || 14.4
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1995The 1995 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1994-1995 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets winning their second consecutive NBA championship by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 5 || 5 || 38.6 || .459 || .400 || .765 || 3.4 || 10.2 || 1.4 || .2 || 17.8
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1996The 1996 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1995-1996 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their first NBA championship in three years by defeating the Western Conference champion Seattle...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 18 || 18 || 37.7 || .446 || .289 || .814 || 3.2 || 10.8 || 1.6 || .4 || 11.1
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1997The 1997 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1996–97 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning the NBA championship by defeating the Western Conference champion Utah Jazzfour games to two...
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20 ||
20 || 37.0 || .521 || .380 || .856 || 3.9 || 9.6 || 1.7 || .3 || 16.1
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1998The 1998 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1997-98 NBA season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls winning their sixth championship of the decade by defeating the Western Conference champion Utah Jazz four...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
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20 || 29.8 || .494 || .346 || .718 || 3.0 || 7.8 || 1.6 || .2 || 11.1
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1999The 1999 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1998-99 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs by defeating the eighth-seeded Eastern Conference champion New York Knicks four games to one...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 11 || 11 || 32.0 || .400 || .333 || .739 || 3.3 || 8.4 || 1.6 || .1 || 11.1
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2000The 2000 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1999–2000 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers win their first championship in twelve years by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 10 || 10 || 35.0 || .461 || .389 || .767 || 3.0 || 10.3 || 1.3 || .2 || 11.2
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2001The 2001 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2000–01 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers winning their second consecutive championship by defeating the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 5 || 5 || 37.2 || .459 || .000 || .714 ||
5.6 || 11.4 || 2.0 || .6 || 9.8
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2002The 2002 NBA Playoffs were the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2001–02 season. This would be the final postseason that held a best-of-5 first-round series; next year's postseason would see those series expanded to a best-of-7 format...
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 4 || 4 || 35.3 || .450 || .286 || .923 || 4.0 || 10.0 || 2.8 || .3 || 12.5
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2003The 2003 NBA playoffs was the postseason of the National Basketball Association's 2002-03 NBA season. This postseason was notable for being the first time all series were conducted in a best-of-7 format. It was also the only time in playoff history that no team was swept in a first-round series....
| style="text-align:left;"| Utah
| 5 || 5 || 29.8 || .462 || .000 ||
1.000 || 3.2 || 5.2 || 1.6 || .2 || 11.2
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| style="text-align:left;" colspan=2| Career
| 182 || – || 35.2 || .473 || .326 || .810 || 3.3 || 10.1 || 1.9 || .3 || 13.4
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