W|L 40-20
90 - 85
W|L 21-37
Attendance: 17,105
Season Head To Head
W|L 4-0
Nov. 16 1996GS@HOU103 - 115
Nov. 23 1996HOU@GS120 - 115
Dec. 28 1996GS@HOU95 - 104
Mar. 05 1997HOU@GS90 - 85
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 35.5 | 15 | 23 | .652 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
| 2. | Mario Elie | 35.2 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 3. | Kevin Willis | 31.6 | 6 | 11 | .545 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 7 | .714 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 4. | Matt Maloney | 25.7 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5. | Matt Bullard | 23.4 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 1 | 5 | .200 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Othella Harrington | 28.6 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 2. | Eddie Johnson | 24.9 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3. | Randy Livingston | 22.3 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 4. | Sam Mack | 12.9 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5. | Charles Barkley | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Clyde Drexler | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Sedale Threatt | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 34 | 71 | .479 | 3 | 18 | .167 | 19 | 24 | .792 | 28 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 90 | |
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Latrell Sprewell | 45.2 | 10 | 22 | .455 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 4 | 4 | 1.00 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 26 |
| 2. | Joe Smith | 43.5 | 8 | 18 | .444 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 3. | Chris Mullin | 35.8 | 5 | 11 | .455 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 9 | 9 | 1.00 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 |
| 4. | Felton Spencer | 33.8 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 5. | Bimbo Coles | 24.8 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Mark Price | 23.2 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2. | Scott Burrell | 15.5 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 3. | Andrew DeClercq | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 4. | Todd Fuller | 5.7 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5. | Donyell Marshall | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6. | Lou Roe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7. | Ray Owes | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 240 | 31 | 78 | .397 | 4 | 15 | .267 | 19 | 23 | .826 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 23 | 85 | |