W|L 51-28-3
36 - 42
W|L 40-40-2
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 1-3-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 10 | 26 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 93 |
| HOU | 21 | 21 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 71 |
Playoff W|L 3-1-0
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 1-3-0
Apr. 23 1998HOU@UTA51 - 44
Apr. 25 1998HOU@UTA42 - 47
Apr. 29 1998UTA@HOU43 - 47
May. 01 1998UTA@HOU36 - 42
May. 03 1998HOU@UTA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karl Malone | 20 | 18.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .222 | 10 |
| 2. | John Stockton | 9 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .500 | 8 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 7 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Greg Foster | 11 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Adam Keefe | 3 | 6.7 | 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 | 17.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .600 | .400 | 7 |
| 2. | Shandon Anderson | 14 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.20 | 7 |
| 3. | Greg Ostertag | 5 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Howard Eisley | 7 | 8.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Antoine Carr | 7 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacque Vaughn | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 94 | 120 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1.00 | .135 | .324 | 36 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kevin Willis | 17 | 22.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 22 | 19.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .286 | .571 | 6 |
| 3. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 37 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .533 | 18 |
| 4. | Matt Maloney | 4 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Matt Bullard | 7 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .750 | .000 | 3 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Mario Elie | 5 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Charles Barkley | 10 | 8.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 8 |
| 3. | Brent Price | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Eddie Johnson | 4 | 4.7 | 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 | 108 | 120 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1.13 | .190 | .286 | 42 | |