Record 41–41 (.500) | Arena Salt Palace Television KUTV | |
Playoff finish West Semifinals(eliminated 1–4) | ||
The 1984–85 Utah Jazz season saw the Jazz draft John Stockton.
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West First Round
The Jazz-Rockets playoff series was noteworthy for Billy Paultz's constant badgering of #1 overall draft pick and future Rockets superstar Hakeem Olajuwon. Paultz spent much of the game engaging in defensive antics such as waving his hand in front of Olajuwon's face and the like. Olajuwon eventually became so annoyed he reacted during the game, looking around during a mid-game dead ball to see if the refs were paying attention, then punching Paultz directly in the face. The incident was captured on national TV and re-played over and over throughout the rest of the game, which the Jazz ultimately won.
(3) Houston Rockets vs. (6) Utah Jazz: Jazz win series 3-2Last Playoff Meeting: Not available (first playoff series)
West Conference Semifinals
(2) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Utah Jazz: Nuggets win series 4-1
Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Western Conference First Round (Utah won 3-2)