W|L 49-23
116 - 99
W|L 20-52
Attendance: 13,341
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1
Nov. 07 1996HOU@DEN110 - 108
Jan. 30 1997DEN@HOU113 - 109
Mar. 29 1997DEN@HOU105 - 120
Apr. 01 1997HOU@DEN116 - 99
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mario Elie | 36.8 | 7 | 14 | .500 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| 2. | Matt Maloney | 31.8 | 8 | 15 | .533 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 3. | Othella Harrington | 27.1 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 4. | Clyde Drexler | 26.8 | 10 | 15 | .667 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 |
| 5. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 26.6 | 4 | 10 | .400 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Sedale Threatt | 25.0 | 4 | 6 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2. | Eddie Johnson | 23.7 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| 3. | Charles Jones | 21.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4. | Matt Bullard | 20.9 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5. | Charles Barkley | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Kevin Willis | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Randy Livingston | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 46 | 85 | .541 | 11 | 27 | .407 | 13 | 17 | .765 | 28 | 7 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 116 | |
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | LaPhonso Ellis | 42.5 | 10 | 20 | .500 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 |
| 2. | Antonio McDyess | 41.6 | 13 | 22 | .591 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 27 |
| 3. | Dale Ellis | 33.1 | 4 | 8 | .500 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| 4. | Ervin Johnson | 16.3 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5. | Anthony Goldwire | 14.2 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Tom Hammonds | 31.3 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2. | Kenny Smith | 25.7 | 2 | 9 | .222 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3. | Brooks Thompson | 19.5 | 6 | 9 | .667 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 4. | Jerome Allen | 12.2 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5. | George Zídek | 3.7 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6. | Bryant Stith | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Vincent Askew | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 41 | 87 | .471 | 4 | 18 | .222 | 13 | 15 | .867 | 30 | 9 | 39 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 99 | |