Jazz vs. Kings Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Utah Jazz and the Sacramento Kings, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Utah Jazz have been present in the NBA Playoffs 31 times in 52 seasons while the Sacramento Kings did it 30 times in their 78 seasons. The Jazz have not won a title so far and the Kings have won 1 of the NBA's 79 Championships.
They have faced each other in 3 playoff series, 1 of them won by the Jazz and 2 by the Kings.
On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Jazz and the Kings advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.
Summary of Their Playoff History | ||
Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 31 (60.8%) | 30 (39.0%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 20 (39.2%) | 47 (61.0%) |
| NBA Titles: | 0  | 1 |
| Finals Lost: | 2 | 0 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 135 wins 157 losses (.462) | 83 wins 111 losses (.428) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 52 1974-75 to present | 78 1948-49 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings | |
| Total Series | 3 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | 1 1999 |
2 2002, 2003 |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | DNQ | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2024 | DNQ | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2023 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2022 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2021 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2020 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings |
| 2019 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2018 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2017 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2016 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2015 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2014 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2013 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2011 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2010 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings | |||
| 2009 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 2008 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 2007 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| 2006 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2005 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 2004 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2003 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
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| 2002 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Finals | |||
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| 2001 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis | |||
| 2000 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings | |||
| 1999 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
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| 1998 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ | |||
| 1997 | Lost NBA Finals | DNQ | |||
| 1996 | Lost Western Conference Finals | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | |||
| 1995 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 1994 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| 1993 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| 1992 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ | |||
| 1991 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ | |||
| 1990 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ | |||
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings |
| 1989 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1988 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 1987 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 1986 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1985 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1984 | Lost Western Conference Semis | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1983 | DNQ | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1982 | DNQ | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1981 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1980 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Kansas City Kings) |
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings |
| 1979 | DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1978 | DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz) | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1977 | DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz) | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1976 | DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz) | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1975 | DNQ (as New Orleans Jazz) | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Kansas City-Omaha Kings) |
| 1974 | - | DNQ (as Kansas City-Omaha Kings) |
| 1973 | - | DNQ (as Kansas City-Omaha Kings) |
| 1972 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1971 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1970 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings |
| 1969 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1967 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1966 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1965 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1964 | - | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1963 | - | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1962 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1961 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1960 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings |
| 1959 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1958 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1957 | - | DNQ (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1956 | - | DNQ (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1955 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1954 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1953 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1952 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1951 | - |  NBA Champions(as Rochester Royals) |
| 1950 | - | Lost Central Division Semis (as Rochester Royals) |
| Playoffs | Utah Jazz | Sacramento Kings |
| 1949 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |