Clippers. Rivalries The Jazz have not historically had a natural or fierce rival where each team has been competitive with the other over a long period of time. However, the Jazz have played several teams more than once in the NBA playoffs. The Jazz have played the Houston Rockets eight times in the playoffs with the Jazz winning the series five times. The Rockets won NBA championships in 1994 and 1995, defeating the Jazz in the Western Conference Finals and the first round, respectively. The Portland Trail Blazers advanced to the 1992 NBA Finals after defeating the Jazz, while the Seattle SuperSonics did the same in 1996. The San Antonio Spurs won an NBA championship in 2007 after defeating the Jazz in the Conference Finals, while Utah advanced to the 1998 NBA Finals after defeating San Antonio in the Conference Semifinals. Utah advanced to the NBA Finals both times that the Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs, while the Lakers have advanced to the Finals each year they defeated Utah in either First Round or Conference Semifinals, winning NBA championships in 1988, 2009, and 2010. During the 2012–13 season, the Jazz and the Lakers competed for the eighth seed in the Western Conference, but the Jazz did not qualify for the 2013 NBA playoffs. The Jazz also have a regional rivalry with the Denver Nuggets. Both teams are geographically situated in the Rocky Mountains, and have been part of the same division since 1979, having moved to the Northwest Division for the 2004–05 season. This rivalry was dramatically intensified by the brilliant first-round playoff series between the teams in 2020, during which Donovan Mitchell and Jamal Murray each recorded multiple 50-point games and the Nuggets overcame a 3-1 deficit to advance. Utah had a brief rivalry with the Chicago Bulls, in the late 1990s, when the two teams faced off in the 1997 and 1998 Finals. Facing Michael Jordan, the Jazz lost 4-2 in both seasons. Season-by-season record List of the last five seasons completed by the Jazz. For the full season-by-season history, see List of Utah Jazz seasons. The Jazz are the only team in the NBA history to have never lost 60 or more games in a season. This distinction was achieved when the New York Knicks and the Los Angeles Lakers both lost more than 60 games in the 2014–15 season. Note: GP =