MIA
@
ATL
123
-
114
DAL
@
MEM
106
-
120
Houston Rockets
@
New Jersey Nets
W|L 44-22
97 - 89
W|L 20-45
Final
Mar. 18 1997
Attendance: 20,049
Q1 Q2 1H Q3 Q4 2H FNL
HOU 18 29 47 18 32 50 97
NJ 26 15 41 25 23 48 89
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-0

Jan. 23 1997NJ@HOU104 - 111

Mar. 18 1997HOU@NJ97 - 89

Houston
Starters Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Kevin Willis 38 76 114 38 57 95 0 25 25 6 13 .462 .429 .470 14
2. Hakeem Olajuwon 89 58 147 89 58 147 0 0 0 7 15 .467 .467 .467 14
3. Clyde Drexler 108 122 230 15 51 66 93 71 164 5 9 .556 .688 .681 23
4. Mario Elie 8 97 105 8 29 37 0 68 68 1 4 .250 .143 .326 6
5. Matt Maloney 22 112 134 0 18 18 22 94 116 0 2 .000 .214 .214 3
Bench Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Eddie Johnson 93 104 197 0 13 13 93 91 184 2 4 .500 .667 .667 16
2. Sedale Threatt 127 36 163 79 36 115 48 0 48 4 6 .667 .875 .845 15
3. Othella Harrington 9 54 63 9 13 22 0 41 41 3 4 .750 .600 .600 6
4. Randy Livingston 0 4 4 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 .000 0
5. Charles Barkley Player Did Not Play
6. Matt Bullard Player Did Not Play
7. Sam Mack Player Did Not Play
Team Totals 494 663 1157 238 279 517 256 390 646 28 60 .467 .511 .528 97
New Jersey
Starters Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Sam Cassell 65 206 271 39 92 131 26 114 140 4 11 .364 .324 .364 13
2. Jim Jackson 65 104 169 18 19 37 47 91 138 5 9 .556 .533 .597 20
3. Kendall Gill 73 171 244 51 125 176 22 46 68 6 14 .429 .441 .521 20
4. Eric Montross 10 0 10 10 18 28 0 0 0 3 7 .429 .429 .429 6
5. Tony Massenburg 13 37 50 13 37 50 0 0 0 3 6 .500 .500 .515 8
Bench Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Kerry Kittles 16 145 161 16 98 114 0 47 47 2 8 .250 .200 .298 7
2. Xavier McDaniel 0 42 42 0 42 42 0 0 0 1 6 .167 .167 .233 3
3. Joe Kleine 0 30 30 0 30 30 0 0 0 2 4 .500 .500 .500 4
4. Kevin Edwards 67 0 67 19 0 19 48 0 48 1 3 .333 .800 .800 8
5. Chris Gatling Player Did Not Play
6. Jack Haley Player Did Not Play
7. Yinka Dare Player Did Not Play
Team Totals 309 735 1044 166 461 627 143 298 441 27 68 .397 .414 .465 89