W|L 29-39
104 - 99
W|L 45-23
Attendance: 16,285
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-2
Nov. 02 1996HOU@PHO110 - 95
Nov. 21 1996PHO@HOU105 - 115
Mar. 22 1997PHO@HOU104 - 99
Apr. 02 1997HOU@PHO-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kevin Johnson | 32 | 43.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.25 | .235 | .235 | 21 |
| 2. | Rex Chapman | 29 | 42.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .563 | .125 | 27 |
| 3. | Hot Rod Williams | 0 | 40.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Jason Kidd | 30 | 36.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.50 | .300 | .300 | 12 |
| 5. | Wayman Tisdale | 21 | 26.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 10 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Danny Manning | 26 | 27.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .083 | .167 | 15 |
| 2. | Wesley Person | 18 | 18.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .444 | .000 | 12 |
| 3. | Horacio Llamas | 0 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Ben Davis | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Cedric Ceballos | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Mark Bryant | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Steve Nash | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 177 | 240 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2.36 | .256 | .159 | 104 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 45 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .000 | .097 | 39 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 39 | 37.9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.67 | .500 | .111 | 17 |
| 3. | Mario Elie | 20 | 37.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 | .333 | .111 | 12 |
| 4. | Kevin Willis | 33 | 35.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .143 | 12 |
| 5. | Matt Maloney | 19 | 26.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5.00 | .444 | .222 | 6 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Othella Harrington | 17 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .400 | 9 |
| 2. | Eddie Johnson | 9 | 18.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Sedale Threatt | 12 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 4. | Randy Livingston | 4 | 5.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Charles Barkley | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Matt Bullard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Sam Mack | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 198 | 240 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 3.33 | .175 | .124 | 99 | |