W|L 38-39-5
16 - 16
W|L 37-40-5
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 1-1-1
| 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 1-1-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1-0
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 1-1-1
Apr. 23 1998HOU@UTA24 - 32
Apr. 25 1998HOU@UTA30 - 26
Apr. 29 1998UTA@HOU16 - 16
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 | 16 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | 1.33 | 4 |
| 2. | John Stockton | 10 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | .500 | 4 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 5 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .500 | 1 |
| 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 | 11 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .667 | 4 |
| 2. | Greg Ostertag | 3 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Shandon Anderson | 3 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Howard Eisley | 7 | 4.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .333 | 1 |
| 5. | Antoine Carr | 1 | 2.4 | 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 | 56 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .556 | 16 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clyde Drexler | 12 | 9.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .500 | 2.00 | 4 |
| 2. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 14 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .286 | 4 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 6 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 1 |
| 4. | Kevin Willis | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 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 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | .500 | 5 |
| 2. | Mario Elie | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 0 |
| 3. | Brent Price | 4 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2 |
| 4. | Eddie Johnson | 0 | 2.8 | 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 | 53 | 60 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.00 | .188 | .875 | 16 | |