W|L 42-37-3
33 - 29
W|L 42-34-6
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 5-8-1
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 23 | 20 | 43 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 103 |
| HOU | 21 | 28 | 49 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 100 |
Playoff W|L 11-5-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-2-1
Nov. 04 1996HOU@UTA19 - 9
Nov. 09 1996UTA@HOU20 - 29
Jan. 25 1997UTA@HOU28 - 28
Apr. 11 1997HOU@UTA16 - 25
Playoff Match Up
W|L 2-4-0
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA21 - 22
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA24 - 21
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU28 - 38
May. 25 1997UTA@HOU16 - 20
May. 27 1997HOU@UTA27 - 25
May. 29 1997UTA@HOU33 - 29
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Stockton | 13 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .375 | .500 | 15 |
| 2. | Karl Malone | 13 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 3. | Bryon Russell | 4 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 6 |
| 4. | Jeff Hornacek | 4 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Greg Ostertag | 12 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Shandon Anderson | 2 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Antoine Carr | 7 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Greg Foster | 6 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Howard Eisley | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 61 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2.50 | .227 | .545 | 33 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 8 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Charles Barkley | 16 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 3. | Clyde Drexler | 10 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | 1.33 | 10 |
| 4. | Mario Elie | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Matt Maloney | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Sedale Threatt | 6 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Eddie Johnson | 10 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | .000 | 9 |
| 3. | Kevin Willis | 1 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 54 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 3.00 | .286 | .381 | 29 | |