W|L 52-27-3
57 - 53
W|L 25-55-2
Attendance: 23,553
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2-0
Dec. 19 1996SA@HOU65 - 50
Feb. 23 1997SA@HOU44 - 43
Mar. 11 1997HOU@SA48 - 37
Apr. 20 1997HOU@SA57 - 53
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clyde Drexler | 21 | 22.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .200 | .400 | 15 |
| 2. | Charles Barkley | 22 | 21.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .375 | .875 | 12 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 10 | 19.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .800 | .000 | 9 |
| 4. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 23 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .333 | 13 |
| 5. | Eddie Johnson | 12 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .400 | .400 | 4 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Sedale Threatt | 5 | 11.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 8 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 3. | Randy Livingston | 3 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Charles Jones | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Matt Bullard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Mario Elie | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Othella Harrington | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 104 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2.20 | .300 | .400 | 57 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vinny Del Negro | 14 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .400 | 5 |
| 2. | Carl Herrera | 28 | 21.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .200 | 15 |
| 3. | Dominique Wilkins | 12 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .400 | .800 | 9 |
| 4. | Avery Johnson | 13 | 15.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .125 | .250 | 9 |
| 5. | Greg Anderson | 9 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Cory Alexander | 11 | 15.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.00 | .800 | .200 | 3 |
| 2. | Will Perdue | 16 | 15.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .800 | 10 |
| 3. | Jamie Feick | 1 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Charles Smith | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Monty Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Sean Elliott | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Vernon Maxwell | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 104 | 120 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3.67 | .156 | .356 | 53 | |