W|L 51-27-4
20 - 28
W|L 48-31-3
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 10-4-0
| 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 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 4-2-0
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA17 - 28
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA19 - 23
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU20 - 33
May. 25 1997UTA@HOU26 - 24
May. 27 1997HOU@UTA17 - 23
May. 29 1997UTA@HOU20 - 28
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | John Stockton | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .333 | .515 | 4 |
| 3. | Greg Ostertag | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 4. | Karl Malone | 25 | 28 | 53 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .400 | .400 | 4 |
| 5. | Jeff Hornacek | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Shandon Anderson | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .387 | 3 |
| 2. | Antoine Carr | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Greg Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Chris Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Howard Eisley | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 52 | 98 | 150 | 30 | 52 | 82 | 22 | 52 | 74 | 7 | 14 | .500 | .472 | .506 | 20 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 23 | 16 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .750 | .750 | 6 |
| 2. | Mario Elie | 8 | 23 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | .750 | .750 | 6 |
| 3. | Charles Barkley | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 4. | Matt Maloney | 0 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 68 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Clyde Drexler | 29 | 23 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .833 | .833 | 5 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 40 | 22 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .833 | .833 | 5 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .258 | 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 | 113 | 174 | 287 | 67 | 38 | 105 | 46 | 136 | 182 | 10 | 14 | .714 | .591 | .612 | 28 | |