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2009–10 Utah Jazz season

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Head coach
  
Jerry Sloan

Record
  
53–29 (.646)

Arena
  
EnergySolutions Arena

Television
  
FSN Utah

Place
  
Division: 2nd (Northwest) Conference: 5th (Western)

Playoff finish
  
West Semifinals (eliminated 0–4)

The 2009–10 Utah Jazz season was the 36th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Contents

Game 4 of the Conference Semifinals was Jerry Sloan's final playoff appearance as head coach as he resigned the next season.

Key dates

  • June 25 – The 2009 NBA draft took place in New York City.
  • July 8 – The free agency period started.

    • Regular season

    Source: ESPN.com

    Playoffs

    NBA Playoffs NBA Playoffs - Western Conference First Round

    Gm Date Opponent Score Series Status Streak 1 Apr 17, 2010 Jazz @ Denver Nuggets L 113 - 126 Nuggets lead 0-1 lost 1 2 Apr 19, 2010 Jazz @ Denver Nuggets W 114 - 111 series tied 1-1 won 1 3 Apr 23, 2010 Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets W 105 - 93 Jazz lead 2-1 won 2 4 Apr 25, 2010 Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets W 117 - 106 Jazz lead 3-1 won 3 5 Apr 28, 2010 Jazz @ Denver Nuggets L 102 - 116 Jazz lead 3-2 lost 1 6 Apr 30, 2010 Jazz vs. Denver Nuggets W 112 - 104 Jazz win 4-2 won 1 NBA Playoffs - Western Conference Semifinals

    Gm Date Opponent Score Series Status Streak 1 May 2, 2010 Jazz @ Los Angeles Lakers L 99 - 104 Lakers lead 0-1 lost 1 2 May 4, 2010 Jazz @ Los Angeles Lakers L 103 - 111 Lakers lead 0-2 lost 2 3 May 8, 2010 Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers L 110 - 111 Lakers lead 0-3 lost 3 4 May 10, 2010 Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers L 96 - 111 Lakers win 0-4 lost 4

    Week/Month

  • Carlos Boozer was named Western Conference Player of the Week twice (Nov. 30 – Dec. 6 and Feb. 15 – Feb. 21).
  • Deron Williams was named Western Conference Player of the Week for the week of December 7.
  • Carlos Boozer was named Western Conference Player of the Month for February. During this month, he averaged 21.2 points on .604 shooting, along with 13.0 rebounds per game.

    • All-Star

  • Deron Williams was selected to play in the All-Star Game for the first time in his career.

    • Season

  • Deron Williams was named to the All-NBA Second Team.

    • Records

  • Kyle Korver broke the NBA record for 3-pt field goal percentage, by making 53.6% of his attempts.

    • Milestones

  • On January 4, 2010, Deron Williams passed the 3000 assists mark in a loss to the New Orleans Hornets.

    • References

    2009–10 Utah Jazz season Wikipedia
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