


Utah Jazz Information:February 1, 1995, Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah. Could there be any other way? When Utah Jazz point guard John Stockton passed Magic Johnson to become the NBA's career leader in assists, there was a familiar target on the receiving end of the pass. Karl Malone caught the bounce pass and dropped in an 18-foot jump shot in Utah's victory over the Denver Nuggets. It was the 9,922nd assist of Stockton's career and it sent 19,911 Delta Center fans to their feet for an ovation that seemed to last forever. Ask for Utah Jazz Tickets deal too. "It does seem fitting," Stockton said of the record-setting play, noting that Malone was on the finishing end of a large percentage of his Utah Jazz Information helpers. Stockton went on to amass 15,806 assists in his 19-year career, all with the Jazz. It will be a long, long time before his record is eclipsed.