W|L 51-27-4
26 - 24
W|L 48-31-3
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 9-3-0
| 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 6-8-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 4-0-0
Nov. 04 1996HOU@UTA11 - 18
Nov. 09 1996UTA@HOU24 - 21
Jan. 25 1997UTA@HOU24 - 15
Apr. 11 1997HOU@UTA19 - 22
Playoff Match Up
W|L 3-1-0
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA17 - 28
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA19 - 23
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU20 - 33
May. 25 1997UTA@HOU26 - 24
May. 27 1997HOU@UTA-| - |-
May. 29 1997UTA@HOU-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Stockton | 39 | 17 | 56 | 39 | 17 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .750 | .846 | 9 |
| 2. | Karl Malone | 5 | 43 | 48 | 5 | 43 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 4 |
| 3. | Greg Ostertag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Bryon Russell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 5. | Jeff Hornacek | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Shandon Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .500 | .500 | .694 | 8 |
| 2. | Chris Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .379 | 1 |
| 3. | Antoine Carr | 17 | 29 | 46 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 2 |
| 4. | Greg Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Adam Keefe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Howard Eisley | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 61 | 105 | 166 | 61 | 105 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 22 | .409 | .409 | .492 | 26 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 14 | 9 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | .833 | .833 | .833 | 10 |
| 2. | Mario Elie | 22 | 34 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 34 | 56 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .833 | .833 | 5 |
| 3. | Charles Barkley | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .532 | 2 |
| 4. | Matt Maloney | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Clyde Drexler | 0 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 23 | 33 | 56 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .375 | .375 | 3 |
| 2. | Sedale Threatt | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 3. | Kevin Willis | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 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 | 177 | 263 | 41 | 30 | 71 | 45 | 147 | 192 | 8 | 13 | .615 | .524 | .548 | 24 | |