W|L 45-28-9
23 - 21
W|L 49-30-3
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 11-3-0
| 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 7-9-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-2-1
Nov. 04 1996HOU@UTA19 - 19
Nov. 09 1996UTA@HOU19 - 21
Jan. 25 1997UTA@HOU19 - 28
Apr. 11 1997HOU@UTA20 - 30
Playoff Match Up
W|L 4-2-0
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA23 - 20
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA23 - 25
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU31 - 18
May. 25 1997UTA@HOU27 - 24
May. 27 1997HOU@UTA27 - 24
May. 29 1997UTA@HOU23 - 21
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 42 | 23 | 65 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .833 | .833 | 5 |
| 2. | Jeff Hornacek | 6 | 36 | 42 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 4 | .500 | .400 | .400 | 4 |
| 3. | Karl Malone | 37 | 20 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .429 | .429 | .429 | 6 |
| 4. | Greg Ostertag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 5. | John Stockton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Howard Eisley | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 2. | Greg Foster | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Antoine Carr | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 4. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Shandon Anderson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 105 | 83 | 188 | 87 | 38 | 125 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 10 | 19 | .526 | .523 | .523 | 23 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Barkley | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .525 | 5 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 36 | 8 | 44 | 36 | 8 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .750 | .868 | 10 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 20 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 4 |
| 5. | Mario Elie | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 3. | Sedale Threatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .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 | 75 | 60 | 135 | 75 | 15 | 90 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 7 | 11 | .636 | .538 | .636 | 21 | |