Live broadcast, 12/12 today, 16 years ago, jazz legend Coach Jerry si long led the team to defeat the Lone Ranger (Mavericks) and won the 1000th victory in his coaching career.
On December 12, 2006, jazz played solo at home. With the outstanding performance of Boozer and Delon, Jazz finally won 101-79. This game is also the 1000th victory of Jazz coach Jerry si Long’s coaching career. He is the fifth leader in NBA history. Before SI long, the four coaches who won thousands of victories were Lenny Wilkins, Pat Riley, Don Nelson and Larry Brown.
On February 1, 2014, during the intermission between jazz and Warriors at home, Jazz held a jersey retirement ceremony for SI long. A flag with the word “1223” was slowly raised, it marks the 1223th victory of the Communist Party of China in 23 years when SI long was teaching jazz.
On May 22, 2020, the jazz officially announced that Jerry Sloane, the legendary manager of the club, died at the age of 78.