It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly 20 years since that glorious moment in Utah Jazz history which saw them qualify for their first ever NBA Finals. It still gives me chills every time I watch John Stockton’s game-winning shot against the Houston Rockets in the 1997 Western Conference Finals to send the Jazz to biggest of all basketball stages, the NBA Finals.
And despite the fact that the Utah Jazz would ultimately fall to Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls 4-2 in the series, it was still quite a time to be a Jazz fan as they rolled out the most successful team the franchise has ever seen by qualifying for back-to-back Finals appearances.