W|L 58-20-4
21 - 29
W|L 44-32-6
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 5-5-1
| 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 7-5-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-1-2
Nov. 04 1996HOU@UTA26 - 26
Nov. 09 1996UTA@HOU22 - 20
Jan. 25 1997UTA@HOU20 - 20
Apr. 11 1997HOU@UTA28 - 27
Playoff Match Up
W|L 2-1-0
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA25 - 30
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA26 - 35
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU21 - 29
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. | Bryon Russell | 4 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Jeff Hornacek | 8 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .200 | 2 |
| 3. | Karl Malone | 6 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 4. | John Stockton | 5 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Greg Ostertag | 4 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Greg Foster | 12 | 8.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .750 | 7 |
| 2. | Howard Eisley | 5 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Antoine Carr | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 4. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Shandon Anderson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 44 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | .125 | .167 | 21 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Barkley | 14 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 7 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .333 | .000 | 7 |
| 3. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 9 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 4. | Mario Elie | 5 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 5. | Matt Maloney | 6 | 9.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .750 | .000 | 3 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 2 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 2 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Sedale Threatt | 1 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 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 | 46 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1.50 | .333 | .222 | 29 | |