The 1985–86 Utah Jazz season saw the Jazz draft Karl Malone. This marked the beginning of the Stockton and Malone era.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | PF | Louisiana Tech | |||
| 2 | 37 | SF | Long Island | |||
| 4 | 83 | PG | Wake Forest | |||
| 5 | 105 | Canisius | ||||
| 6 | 129 | Virginia | ||||
| 7 | 151 | Texas-San Antonio |
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| width=100 | Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 0–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 | |
| Boston | 6–0 | — | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| Chicago | 1–5 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | |
| Cleveland | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 | |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | — | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Detroit | 2–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | — | 0–5 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | |
| Indiana | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 | |
| L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 | |
| Milwaukee | 3–3 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | |
| New Jersey | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | — | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | |
| New York | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | — | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 | |
| Philadelphia | 1–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 | |
| Phoenix | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | |
| Portland | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | — | 3–2 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | |
| Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | — | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | |
| San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | — | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | — | 2–3 | 1–1 | |
| Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | — | 1–1 | |
| Washington | 4–1 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | |
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| October 25, 1985| Houston| L 108–112|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| October 29, 1985| @ San Antonio| L 112–124|||| HemisFair Arena| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| October 30, 1985| San Antonio| W 102–100|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 4| November 1, 1985| Phoenix| W 121–110|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 2–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 5| November 2, 1985| @ Portland| L 108–128|||| Memorial Coliseum| 2–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 6| November 5, 1985| Golden State| W 118–99|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 3–3|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 7| November 7, 1985| L.A. Lakers| L 106–116|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 3–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 8| November 9, 1985| Cleveland| W 121–114|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 4–4|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 9| November 12, 1985| @ L.A. Lakers| L 110–119|||| The Forum| 4–5|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 10| November 13, 1985| Dallas| L 100–115|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 4–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 11| November 15, 1985| Portland| W 133–118|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 5–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 12| November 16, 1985| @ Sacramento| W 100–96|||| ARCO Arena| 6–6|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 13| November 20, 1985| @ Boston| L 106–115 (OT)|||| Boston Garden| 6–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 14| November 22, 1985| @ Cleveland| W 121–113|||| Richfield Coliseum| 7–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 15| November 23, 1985
5:30p.m. MST| @ Atlanta| W 116–106| Dantley (41)| Eaton, Malone (10)| Green (6)| The Omni
6,115| 8–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 16| November 25, 1985| @ Indiana| W 102–101|||| Market Square Arena| 9–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 17| November 27, 1985| Chicago| W 114–96|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 10–7|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 18| November 29, 1985| Denver| L 114–129|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 10–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 19| November 30, 1985| @ Golden State| W 89–88|||| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena| 11–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 20| December 2, 1985| Golden State| W 103–100|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 12–8|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 21| December 4, 1985| L.A. Lakers| L 127–131 (OT)|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 12–9|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 22| December 6, 1985| @ Phoenix| L 92–111|||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum| 12–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 23| December 7, 1985| @ L.A. Clippers| W 131–91|||| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena| 13–10|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 24| December 10, 1985| @ Houston| L 105–134|||| The Summit| 13–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 25| December 11, 1985| Portland| W 119–111|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 14–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 26| December 14, 1985| Houston| W 114–100|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 15–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 27| December 17, 1985| @ Washington| W 106–98|||| Capital Centre| 16–11|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 28| December 18, 1985| @ New Jersey| L 98–113|||| Brendan Byrne Arena| 16–12|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 29| December 20, 1985| @ Philadelphia| L 105–112|||| The Spectrum| 16–13|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 30| December 21, 1985| @ Chicago| L 104–117|||| Chicago Stadium| 16–14|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 31| December 26, 1985| @ Houston| L 99–106|||| The Summit| 16–15|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 32| December 28, 1985| Boston| L 108–110|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 16–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 33| December 30, 1985| Seattle| W 107–105|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 17–16|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 34| January 3, 1986| @ L.A. Lakers| L 101–110|||| The Forum| 17–17|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 35| January 4, 1986| @ Dallas| L 106–119|||| Reunion Arena| 17–18|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 36| January 7, 1986| @ Seattle| L 84–91|||| Seattle Center Coliseum| 17–19|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 37| January 9, 1986| Washington| L 89–95|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 17–20|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 38| January 11, 1986| @ Denver| L 106–114|||| McNichols Sports Arena| 17–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 39| January 12, 1986| @ San Antonio| W 106–102|||| HemisFair Arena| 18–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 40| January 14, 1986| @ Houston| W 105–102|||| The Summit| 19–21|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 41| January 15, 1986| @ Golden State| L 104–150|||| Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena| 19–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 42| January 17, 1986| Dallas| W 139–112|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 20–22|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 43| January 18, 1986| @ L.A. Clippers| L 97–131|||| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena| 20–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 44| January 21, 1986| Denver| W 117–114 (OT)|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 21–23|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 45| January 23, 1986| New Jersey| L 105–106|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 21–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 46| January 25, 1986| L.A. Clippers| W 130–90|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 22–24|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 47| January 27, 1986| Milwaukee| L 103–127|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 22–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 48| January 29, 1986| Philadelphia| W 107–86|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 23–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 49| January 31, 1986| Sacramento| W 103–101|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 24–25|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 50| February 2, 1986| @ Dallas| L 97–100|||| Reunion Arena| 24–26|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 51| February 3, 1986| San Antonio| L 104–112|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 24–27|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 52| February 6, 1986| New York| W 119–101|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 25–27|- align="center"|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break|- style="background:#cfc;"|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 53| February 11, 1986| @ Seattle| L 92–105|||| Seattle Center Coliseum| 25–28|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 54| February 13, 1986| @ Milwaukee| L 106–113|||| MECCA Arena| 25–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 55| February 15, 1986| @ New York| W 104–97|||| Madison Square Garden| 26–29|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 56| February 17, 1986| @ Detroit| L 96–117|||| Pontiac Silverdome| 26–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 57| February 19, 1986
7:30p.m. MST| Atlanta| W 109–105| Dantley (31)| Malone (12)| Green, Malone, Scurry (3)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
12,654| 27–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 58| February 22, 1986| Phoenix| W 105–97|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 28–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 59| February 25, 1986| Houston| W 100–97|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 29–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 60| February 27, 1986| Indiana| W 109–92|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 30–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 61| March 1, 1986| Sacramento| W 110–94|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 31–30|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 62| March 4, 1986| @ Sacramento| L 92–94|||| ARCO Arena| 31–31|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 63| March 5, 1986| @ L.A. Lakers| L 84–130|||| The Forum| 31–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 64| March 7, 1986| @ Phoenix| W 105–103|||| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum| 32–32|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 65| March 8, 1986| @ Portland| L 90–104|||| Memorial Coliseum| 32–33|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 66| March 12, 1986| Golden State| L 111–118|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 32–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 67| March 14, 1986| San Antonio| W 146–121|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 33–34|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 68| March 15, 1986| @ Dallas| L 98–108|||| Reunion Arena| 33–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 69| March 17, 1986| Detroit| W 107–106|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 34–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 70| March 18, 1986| @ Seattle| W 107–104|||| Seattle Center Coliseum| 35–35|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 71| March 20, 1986| Dallas| L 107–114|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 35–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 72| March 22, 1986| Phoenix| W 119–109|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 36–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 73| March 24, 1986| Seattle| W 116–108|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 37–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 74| March 26, 1986| Denver| W 116–101|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 38–36|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 75| March 28, 1986| @ Denver| L 120–128|||| McNichols Sports Arena| 38–37|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 76| March 29, 1986| @ San Antonio| W 110–102|||| HemisFair Arena| 39–37|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 77| April 1, 1986| L.A. Clippers| L 109–113|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 39–38|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 78| April 2, 1986| @ L.A. Clippers| L 94–97|||| Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena| 39–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 79| April 5, 1986| Portland| W 114–103|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 40–39|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 80| April 9, 1986| Sacramento| L 108–113|||| Salt Palace Acord Arena| 40–40|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 81| April 10, 1986| @ Sacramento| W 119–108|||| ARCO Arena| 41–40|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 82| April 12, 1986| @ Denver| W 117–99|||| McNichols Sports Arena| 42–40
|-|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 1| April 18, 1986| @ Dallas| L 93–101| Karl Malone (23)| Karl Malone (13)| Rickey Green (12)| Reunion Arena
17,007| 0–1|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 2| April 20, 1986| @ Dallas| L 106–113| Karl Malone (31)| Mark Eaton (11)| Rickey Green (8)| Reunion Arena
17,007| 0–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"| 3| April 23, 1986| Dallas| W 100–98| Rickey Green (32)| Thurl Bailey (14)| Rickey Green (8)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
11,635| 1–2|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"| 4| April 25, 1986| Dallas| L 113–117| Thurl Bailey (24)| Mark Eaton (12)| Rickey Green (10)| Salt Palace Acord Arena
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