W|L 64-18
103 - 100
W|L 57-25
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 11-3
| 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 9-7
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 4-2
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA86 - 101
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA92 - 104
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU100 - 118
May. 25 1997UTA@HOU92 - 95
May. 27 1997HOU@UTA91 - 96
May. 29 1997UTA@HOU103 - 100
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 14 | 44.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .625 | .000 | 15 |
| 2. | Karl Malone | 43 | 43.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 | .000 | .167 | 24 |
| 3. | John Stockton | 31 | 37.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.25 | .400 | .400 | 25 |
| 4. | Jeff Hornacek | 25 | 37.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .200 | .133 | 18 |
| 5. | Greg Ostertag | 32 | 37.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .667 | 16 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Shandon Anderson | 9 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 3 |
| 2. | Howard Eisley | 10 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.50 | .333 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Antoine Carr | 13 | 8.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Greg Foster | 11 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Chris Morris | 3 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 191 | 240 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2.00 | .195 | .220 | 103 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 28 | 42.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .000 | 16 |
| 2. | Charles Barkley | 43 | 39.1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .077 | 1.00 | 20 |
| 3. | Clyde Drexler | 32 | 38.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.50 | .467 | .533 | 33 |
| 4. | Mario Elie | 18 | 34.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 | .444 | .000 | 11 |
| 5. | Matt Maloney | 11 | 24.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Sedale Threatt | 13 | 23.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Eddie Johnson | 18 | 23.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .364 | .000 | 14 |
| 3. | Kevin Willis | 16 | 14.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .500 | 4 |
| 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 | 179 | 240 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 1.80 | .319 | .319 | 100 | |