W|L 37-40-5
24 - 32
W|L 38-39-5
Attendance: 19,911
Playoff W|L 0-1-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 27 | 24 | 51 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 103 |
| UTA | 24 | 20 | 44 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 90 |
Playoff W|L 1-0-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
Dec. 25 1997HOU@UTA23 - 22
Jan. 10 1998UTA@HOU26 - 22
Mar. 01 1998UTA@HOU25 - 22
Mar. 09 1998HOU@UTA15 - 26
Playoff Match Up
W|L 0-1-0
Apr. 23 1998HOU@UTA24 - 32
Apr. 25 1998HOU@UTA-| - |-
Apr. 29 1998UTA@HOU-| - |-
May. 01 1998UTA@HOU-| - |-
May. 03 1998HOU@UTA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 9 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .667 | 4 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 9 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .667 | 2 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 2 | 7.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Kevin Willis | 4 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 1 |
| 5. | Matt Bullard | 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. | Charles Barkley | 16 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | 4.50 | 7 |
| 2. | Mario Elie | 7 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 5 |
| 3. | Eddie Johnson | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Brent Price | 3 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 5. | Charles Jones | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Othella Harrington | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Rodrick Rhodes | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 53 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2.50 | .333 | .417 | 24 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Stockton | 9 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .200 | .600 | 8 |
| 2. | Karl Malone | 14 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .400 | 8 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 5 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 3.00 | 4 |
| 4. | Adam Keefe | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Greg Foster | 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. | Bryon Russell | 7 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .500 | 3 |
| 2. | Greg Ostertag | 7 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 3. | Shandon Anderson | 6 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 3 |
| 4. | Antoine Carr | 9 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 5. | Howard Eisley | 2 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacque Vaughn | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 59 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | .150 | .650 | 32 | |