W|L 42-37-3
24 - 20
W|L 46-29-7
Attendance: 19,911
Playoff W|L 1-0-0
| 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 0-1-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-2-1
Dec. 25 1997HOU@UTA25 - 29
Jan. 10 1998UTA@HOU29 - 23
Mar. 01 1998UTA@HOU29 - 29
Mar. 09 1998HOU@UTA32 - 28
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-0-0
Apr. 23 1998HOU@UTA24 - 20
Apr. 25 1998HOU@UTA-| - |-
Apr. 29 1998UTA@HOU-| - |-
May. 01 1998UTA@HOU-| - |-
May. 03 1998HOU@UTA-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kevin Willis | 33 | 7 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .600 | .600 | .595 | 7 |
| 2. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Clyde Drexler | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Matt Bullard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Mario Elie | 11 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .500 | .615 | 3 |
| 2. | Eddie Johnson | 24 | 39 | 63 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .500 | .500 | 3 |
| 3. | Brent Price | 73 | 44 | 117 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 73 | 26 | 99 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .900 | .900 | 9 |
| 4. | Charles Barkley | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Charles Jones | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Othella Harrington | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Rodrick Rhodes | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 141 | 147 | 288 | 44 | 97 | 141 | 97 | 50 | 147 | 5 | 13 | .385 | .579 | .591 | 24 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Stockton | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Karl Malone | 5 | 29 | 34 | 5 | 29 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 6 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 5 |
| 4. | Greg Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 5. | Adam Keefe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 18 | 59 | 77 | 18 | 14 | 32 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .250 | .307 | 3 |
| 2. | Shandon Anderson | 0 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 2 |
| 3. | Greg Ostertag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Antoine Carr | 7 | 19 | 26 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .333 | 2 |
| 5. | Howard Eisley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacque Vaughn | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 54 | 159 | 213 | 30 | 120 | 150 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 7 | 17 | .412 | .425 | .460 | 20 | |