W|L 51-23-8
49 - 67
W|L 52-27-3
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 5-6-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 31 | 20 | 51 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 100 |
| HOU | 18 | 33 | 51 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 118 |
Playoff W|L 8-4-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-2-1
Nov. 04 1996HOU@UTA45 - 35
Nov. 09 1996UTA@HOU42 - 49
Jan. 25 1997UTA@HOU48 - 48
Apr. 11 1997HOU@UTA44 - 52
Playoff Match Up
W|L 2-1-0
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA46 - 52
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA50 - 56
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU49 - 67
May. 25 1997UTA@HOU-| - |-
May. 27 1997HOU@UTA-| - |-
May. 29 1997UTA@HOU-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karl Malone | 21 | 20.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .556 | 12 |
| 2. | Jeff Hornacek | 11 | 20.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .167 | 4 |
| 3. | Bryon Russell | 6 | 19.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | John Stockton | 12 | 18.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .375 | .125 | 7 |
| 5. | Greg Ostertag | 18 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.50 | 8 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Greg Foster | 15 | 11.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .200 | .600 | 7 |
| 2. | Shandon Anderson | 4 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Howard Eisley | 8 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .400 | .000 | 5 |
| 4. | Antoine Carr | 5 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Stephen Howard | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 101 | 120 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | .209 | .419 | 49 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Barkley | 29 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.50 | .167 | .667 | 13 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 14 | 18.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .400 | .400 | 12 |
| 3. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 17 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .375 | 12 |
| 4. | Matt Maloney | 8 | 16.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 | .750 | .000 | 3 |
| 5. | Mario Elie | 7 | 14.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | 1.00 | 4 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 12 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .375 | .125 | 17 |
| 2. | Sedale Threatt | 5 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Kevin Willis | 10 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 6 |
| 4. | Charles Jones | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Matt Bullard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Othella Harrington | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Randy Livingston | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 102 | 120 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 2.17 | .282 | .308 | 67 | |