W|L 64-18
100 - 118
W|L 57-25
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 9-2
| 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 8-5
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2
Nov. 04 1996HOU@UTA75 - 72
Nov. 09 1996UTA@HOU85 - 91
Jan. 25 1997UTA@HOU105 - 100
Apr. 11 1997HOU@UTA83 - 104
Playoff Match Up
W|L 2-1
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA86 - 101
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA92 - 104
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU100 - 118
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 | 32 | 38.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.67 | .071 | .357 | 21 |
| 2. | Bryon Russell | 14 | 38.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .625 | .000 | 10 |
| 3. | John Stockton | 28 | 36.9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 | .158 | .053 | 17 |
| 4. | Jeff Hornacek | 17 | 36.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .100 | .200 | 9 |
| 5. | Greg Ostertag | 36 | 23.8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .700 | 15 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Greg Foster | 22 | 22.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .167 | .500 | 7 |
| 2. | Shandon Anderson | 12 | 16.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | .400 | .000 | 5 |
| 3. | Howard Eisley | 12 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .429 | .000 | 10 |
| 4. | Antoine Carr | 10 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .667 | 6 |
| 5. | Chris Morris | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Stephen Howard | 1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 7. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 186 | 240 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1.92 | .195 | .244 | 100 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Barkley | 43 | 43.2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.80 | .182 | .545 | 19 |
| 2. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 37 | 37.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .263 | 27 |
| 3. | Clyde Drexler | 24 | 36.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 | .667 | .222 | 15 |
| 4. | Mario Elie | 12 | 32.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | 1.33 | 7 |
| 5. | Matt Maloney | 14 | 30.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | .833 | .000 | 3 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 26 | 27.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .471 | .118 | 31 |
| 2. | Sedale Threatt | 10 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.00 | .750 | .000 | 6 |
| 3. | Kevin Willis | 21 | 15.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 10 |
| 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 | 187 | 240 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 19 | 1.87 | .333 | .293 | 118 | |