W|L 52-27-3
47 - 49
W|L 51-23-8
Attendance: 19,911
Playoff W|L 9-5-1
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 27 | 17 | 44 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 91 |
| UTA | 24 | 23 | 47 | 24 | 25 | 49 | 96 |
Playoff W|L 6-7-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-1-1
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 2-3-0
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA46 - 52
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA50 - 56
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU49 - 67
May. 25 1997UTA@HOU39 - 47
May. 27 1997HOU@UTA47 - 49
May. 29 1997UTA@HOU-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 16 | 22 | 38 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | .571 | .571 | .744 | 15 |
| 2. | Charles Barkley | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .333 | .420 | 4 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 68 | 42 | 110 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 68 | 24 | 92 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .917 | .917 | 11 |
| 4. | Clyde Drexler | 0 | 92 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 92 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .375 | .517 | 11 |
| 5. | Mario Elie | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .452 | 3 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 0 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Sedale Threatt | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3 |
| 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 | 108 | 320 | 428 | 22 | 48 | 70 | 92 | 272 | 364 | 9 | 16 | .562 | .484 | .590 | 47 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karl Malone | 98 | 31 | 129 | 98 | 31 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | .636 | .636 | .696 | 19 |
| 2. | Bryon Russell | 0 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 9 | 51 | 60 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .500 | .671 | 11 |
| 4. | John Stockton | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 8 |
| 5. | Greg Ostertag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Antoine Carr | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.06 | 4 |
| 2. | Howard Eisley | 24 | 35 | 59 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .500 | .644 | 5 |
| 3. | Greg Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Shandon Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 158 | 208 | 366 | 134 | 70 | 204 | 24 | 138 | 162 | 14 | 24 | .583 | .500 | .622 | 49 | |