W|L 57-25
103 - 99
W|L 20-62
Attendance: 23,553
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1
Dec. 19 1996SA@HOU115 - 101
Feb. 23 1997SA@HOU85 - 95
Mar. 11 1997HOU@SA103 - 79
Apr. 20 1997HOU@SA103 - 99
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clyde Drexler | 36 | 41.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .316 | .211 | 18 |
| 2. | Charles Barkley | 49 | 39.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.33 | .263 | .474 | 24 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 18 | 37.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 | .800 | .000 | 14 |
| 4. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 41 | 36.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1.50 | .000 | .563 | 27 |
| 5. | Eddie Johnson | 24 | 32.6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.50 | .375 | .625 | 7 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Sedale Threatt | 13 | 21.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 | .750 | .000 | 3 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 18 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 6 |
| 3. | Randy Livingston | 10 | 11.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 4. | Othella Harrington | 1 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Charles Jones | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Matt Bullard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Mario Elie | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 210 | 240 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1.67 | .294 | .318 | 103 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vinny Del Negro | 26 | 42.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 | .000 | .167 | 11 |
| 2. | Carl Herrera | 50 | 40.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .450 | 19 |
| 3. | Dominique Wilkins | 25 | 34.8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .308 | .308 | 18 |
| 4. | Greg Anderson | 16 | 23.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Avery Johnson | 20 | 22.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .077 | .154 | 17 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Cory Alexander | 25 | 32.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.50 | .727 | .545 | 12 |
| 2. | Will Perdue | 32 | 26.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .364 | 16 |
| 3. | Vernon Maxwell | 8 | 11.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .667 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Jamie Feick | 5 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 5. | Charles Smith | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Monty Williams | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Sean Elliott | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 207 | 240 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 2.63 | .186 | .337 | 99 | |