W|L 43-37-2
52 - 46
W|L 51-22-9
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 0-4-0
Dec. 25 1997HOU@UTA53 - 58
Jan. 10 1998UTA@HOU60 - 44
Mar. 01 1998UTA@HOU60 - 47
Mar. 09 1998HOU@UTA36 - 53
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-0-0
Apr. 23 1998HOU@UTA52 - 46
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. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 5 | 74 | 79 | 5 | 74 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .375 | .375 | .512 | 10 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 50 | 112 | 162 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 50 | 94 | 144 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .605 | 15 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Kevin Willis | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .399 | 3 |
| 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. | Charles Barkley | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .750 | .714 | 12 |
| 2. | Mario Elie | 24 | 41 | 65 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .625 | .717 | 7 |
| 3. | Eddie Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 4. | Brent Price | 25 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .750 | .750 | 3 |
| 5. | Charles Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Othella Harrington | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Rodrick Rhodes | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 110 | 345 | 455 | 11 | 178 | 189 | 99 | 167 | 266 | 8 | 19 | .421 | .467 | .590 | 52 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karl Malone | 31 | 37 | 68 | 31 | 37 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .417 | .417 | .528 | 15 |
| 2. | John Stockton | 21 | 69 | 90 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .500 | .488 | 8 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .665 | 5 |
| 4. | Adam Keefe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .568 | 1 |
| 5. | Greg Foster | 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 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .250 | .376 | 4 |
| 2. | Antoine Carr | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .600 | .600 | .643 | 7 |
| 3. | Shandon Anderson | 22 | 49 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 49 | 71 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .750 | .521 | 3 |
| 4. | Greg Ostertag | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .532 | 2 |
| 5. | Howard Eisley | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Chris Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .266 | 1 |
| 7. | Jacque Vaughn | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 93 | 260 | 353 | 71 | 118 | 189 | 22 | 142 | 164 | 14 | 30 | .467 | .431 | .485 | 46 | |