Utah Jazz announce 2023-24 season schedule
Mark J. Terrill
Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson, right, shoots as Los Angeles Clippers forward Nicolas Batum, left, watches during the first half in Game 6 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series Friday, June 18, 2021, in Los Angeles.
Marking the onset of their 50th anniversary season, the Utah Jazz have announced the team’s 2023-24 schedule as part of the Road to Tipoff presented by SeatGeek. The Jazz will open their 50th NBA campaign at Delta Center against the Sacramento Kings on Oct. 25. Utah’s first road game falls on Oct. 28 at Phoenix and the regular season concludes on April 14 on the road against the Golden State Warriors in a matinee matchup.
Utah’s home opener against the Kings will mark the second time the team has taken on Sacramento in a season debut, and first time at home, last playing the Kings on opening night to start the 2018-19 campaign.
Other Jazz games of note include the team’s participation in the NBA’s first inaugural In-Season Tournament, where they’ll take on Memphis on the road on Nov. 10, then host Portland on Nov. 14, and Phoenix on Nov. 17 at Delta Center on ESPN. Utah then continues group play in a nationally televised game on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov. 21 on TNT.
Each of the 22 teams that do not advance to the Quarterfinals of the In-Season Tournament will be assigned two regular-season games (one home game and one away game) that will be played on Wednesday, Dec. 6 and Friday, Dec. 8. A formulaic approach will determine the matchups for these 22 games using the Group Play standings in each conference (fifth through 15th).
Two of the 22 games will be scheduled cross-conference because there will be an odd number of teams in each conference that do not advance to the Quarterfinals. These cross-conference games will be scheduled between bottom-finishing teams in Group Play subject to travel constraints, and no team will play more than one of its two games cross-conference. The other 20 games will be scheduled within conference featuring teams that are otherwise scheduled to play each other three times over the course of the season wherever possible. The losing teams in the Quarterfinals in each conference will play each other in a regular-season game on Dec. 8.
The Jazz will host the Miami Heat on Dec. 30 and play a New Year’s Day game against Dallas on Jan. 1. The 2022-23 NBA Champion Denver Nuggets will play at the Delta Center on Jan. 10, with the Lakers making their first trip to Salt Lake City on Jan. 13. The Jazz will also host Golden State on Jan. 17, Boston on March 12, Atlanta on March 15, and Cleveland on April 2.
Utah’s longest homestand is from Jan. 10 through Jan. 18 and precedes the team’s longest road trip, which includes six games from Jan. 20 until Jan. 30. The team’s last home game comes on April 11 against the Houston Rockets.
Utah’s month-by-month breakdown includes four games in October (two home, two road), 15 games in November (seven home, eight road), 14-15 games in December (four home, eight road, 2-3 TBD), 17 games in January (eight home, nine road), 10 games in February (seven home, three road), 15 games in March (nine home, six road), and seven games in April (three home, four road).
Utah’s schedule features 13 back-to-back sets (six road/road, four home/home, and three home/road). The Jazz will have a six-day All-Star Break from February 16-21.
Jazz 2023-24 Full and Half Season Ticket packages are on sale now, visit http://utahjazz.com or call 801-355-DUNK to learn more. Mini-plans and group deposits are also now open.
Single game tickets go on sale Tuesday, Sept. 12.
A list schedule is attached. A broadcast schedule will be announced later. For more information, please visit utahjazz.com.
