2020–21 Utah Jazz season
Introduction


The **2020–21 Utah Jazz season** was the 47th season of the franchise in the [National Basketball Association](/wiki/National_Basketball_Association "National Basketball Association") (NBA), and the 42nd season of the franchise in [Salt Lake City](/wiki/Salt_Lake_City "Salt Lake City").

The Utah Jazz clinched a playoff berth for the fifth straight year; they were the first team of the [season](/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_NBA_season "2020–21 NBA season") to do so, following the [Memphis Grizzlies](/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Memphis_Grizzlies_season "2020–21 Memphis Grizzlies season")' victory over the [Portland Trail Blazers](/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season "2020–21 Portland Trail Blazers season") on April 25\.

It was their first season finishing atop their conference since the [1997–98 season](/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Utah_Jazz_season "1997–98 Utah Jazz season"), and they had their highest win percentage since the [1998–99 season](/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Utah_Jazz_season "1998–99 Utah Jazz season"). Their 52–20 record approximately equals 59 wins in a full 82\-game season. Additionally, despite the shortened season, it was their first season with 52 or more wins since the [2009–10 season](/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_Utah_Jazz_season "2009–10 Utah Jazz season").

In the first round, the Jazz defeated the [Memphis Grizzlies](/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies "Memphis Grizzlies") in five games advancing to the conference semifinals where they faced the [Los Angeles Clippers](/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers "Los Angeles Clippers"). The Jazz would lose in six games.


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