W|L 51-28-3
43 - 47
W|L 40-40-2
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 1-2-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 19 | 24 | 43 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 85 |
| HOU | 26 | 21 | 47 | 26 | 16 | 42 | 89 |
Playoff W|L 2-1-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
Dec. 25 1997HOU@UTA50 - 49
Jan. 10 1998UTA@HOU51 - 40
Mar. 01 1998UTA@HOU46 - 53
Mar. 09 1998HOU@UTA57 - 47
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-2-0
Apr. 23 1998HOU@UTA51 - 44
Apr. 25 1998HOU@UTA42 - 47
Apr. 29 1998UTA@HOU43 - 47
May. 01 1998UTA@HOU-| - |-
May. 03 1998HOU@UTA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karl Malone | 20 | 20.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 | .000 | .286 | 8 |
| 2. | John Stockton | 13 | 12.7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.25 | .167 | .000 | 6 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 6 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .250 | 1 |
| 4. | Adam Keefe | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 3 |
| 5. | Greg Foster | 2 | 1.4 | 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 | 19.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .400 | .000 | 12 |
| 2. | Greg Ostertag | 7 | 16.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 3. | Shandon Anderson | 6 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Howard Eisley | 11 | 11.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | .167 | .000 | 5 |
| 5. | Antoine Carr | 10 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 6. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacque Vaughn | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 85 | 120 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.33 | .111 | .111 | 43 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 23 | 21.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .091 | .364 | 12 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 17 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .364 | .000 | 12 |
| 3. | Kevin Willis | 12 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Matt Maloney | 8 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .833 | .000 | 6 |
| 5. | Matt Bullard | 4 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .000 | 5 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Mario Elie | 9 | 16.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .250 | .000 | 7 |
| 2. | Charles Barkley | 8 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | 3.00 | 3 |
| 3. | Brent Price | 4 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Eddie Johnson | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .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 | 86 | 120 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2.75 | .366 | .171 | 47 | |