NY
@
IND
108
-
125
Denver Nuggets
@
Houston Rockets
W|L 19-51
105 - 120
W|L 48-23
Final
Mar. 29 1997
Attendance: 16,285
Q1 Q2 1H Q3 Q4 2H FNL
DEN 18 36 54 24 27 51 105
HOU 28 25 53 40 27 67 120
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-2

Nov. 07 1996HOU@DEN110 - 108

Jan. 30 1997DEN@HOU113 - 109

Mar. 29 1997DEN@HOU105 - 120

Apr. 01 1997HOU@DEN-| - |-

Denver
Starters Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. LaPhonso Ellis 89 176 265 21 38 59 68 138 206 6 12 .500 .500 .527 24
2. Antonio McDyess 39 153 192 39 130 169 0 23 23 7 18 .389 .368 .457 21
3. Dale Ellis 108 95 203 39 0 39 69 95 164 4 5 .800 .708 .683 17
4. Ervin Johnson 0 16 16 0 16 16 0 0 0 2 4 .500 .500 .500 4
5. Anthony Goldwire 0 46 46 0 24 24 0 22 22 0 4 .000 .000 .296 4
Bench Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Kenny Smith 87 87 174 16 40 56 71 47 118 2 5 .400 .650 .688 18
2. Jerome Allen 0 50 50 0 6 6 0 44 44 2 3 .667 .400 .486 7
3. Tom Hammonds 0 6 6 0 6 6 0 0 0 2 3 .667 .667 .667 4
4. George Zídek 23 19 42 23 19 42 0 0 0 2 3 .667 .667 .630 6
5. Bryant Stith Player Did Not Play
6. Brooks Thompson Player Did Not Play
7. Vincent Askew Player Did Not Play
Team Totals 346 648 994 138 279 417 208 369 577 27 57 .474 .494 .541 105
Houston
Starters Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Mario Elie 90 81 171 0 14 14 90 67 157 2 3 .667 .800 .827 18
2. Hakeem Olajuwon 106 81 187 82 81 163 24 0 24 13 23 .565 .604 .715 45
3. Clyde Drexler 48 146 194 48 34 82 0 112 112 7 11 .636 .438 .483 18
4. Matt Maloney 88 16 104 18 16 34 70 0 70 1 2 .500 1.10 1.10 11
5. Kevin Willis 0 16 16 0 16 16 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 0
Bench Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Othella Harrington 30 0 30 30 0 30 0 0 0 4 4 1.00 1.00 .922 9
2. Eddie Johnson 59 127 186 36 59 95 23 68 91 3 7 .429 .409 .409 9
3. Sedale Threatt 19 58 77 19 36 55 0 22 22 1 4 .250 .200 .200 2
4. Matt Bullard 64 69 133 18 0 18 46 69 115 1 2 .500 .571 .571 8
5. Charles Barkley Player Did Not Play
6. Randy Livingston Player Did Not Play
7. Sam Mack Player Did Not Play
Team Totals 504 594 1098 251 256 507 253 338 591 32 58 .552 .577 .626 120