W|L 51-23-8
39 - 47
W|L 52-27-3
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 5-7-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 27 | 26 | 53 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 92 |
| HOU | 24 | 24 | 48 | 27 | 20 | 47 | 95 |
Playoff W|L 9-4-1
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 2-2-0
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA46 - 52
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA50 - 56
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU49 - 67
May. 25 1997UTA@HOU39 - 47
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 | 26 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.33 | .000 | .154 | 10 |
| 2. | Bryon Russell | 12 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .400 | 7 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 13 | 19.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .286 | 7 |
| 4. | John Stockton | 11 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .167 | .333 | 9 |
| 5. | Greg Ostertag | 6 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Greg Foster | 15 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | .500 | 2 |
| 2. | Shandon Anderson | 8 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Howard Eisley | 4 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Antoine Carr | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 95 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2.25 | .195 | .293 | 39 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 30 | 24.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 15 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 11 | 22.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .167 | .333 | 8 |
| 3. | Charles Barkley | 20 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .286 | 10 |
| 4. | Matt Maloney | 4 | 18.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 6 |
| 5. | Mario Elie | 13 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .600 | .000 | 4 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 4 | 13.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 2. | Sedale Threatt | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Kevin Willis | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 86 | 120 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 2.67 | .219 | .469 | 47 | |