W|L 48-31-3
24 - 21
W|L 47-33-2
Attendance: 17,072
Playoff W|L 4-5-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 13 | 24 | 37 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 96 |
| SEA | 30 | 21 | 51 | 27 | 21 | 48 | 99 |
Playoff W|L 6-5-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-1-1
Dec. 14 1996HOU@SEA25 - 25
Dec. 30 1996SEA@HOU18 - 29
Feb. 14 1997HOU@SEA22 - 29
Apr. 13 1997SEA@HOU18 - 25
Playoff Match Up
W|L 3-3-0
May. 05 1997SEA@HOU30 - 29
May. 07 1997SEA@HOU33 - 17
May. 09 1997HOU@SEA26 - 23
May. 11 1997HOU@SEA24 - 28
May. 13 1997SEA@HOU30 - 33
May. 15 1997HOU@SEA24 - 21
May. 17 1997SEA@HOU-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 26 | 17 | 43 | 26 | 17 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .800 | .800 | .800 | 8 |
| 2. | Charles Barkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .347 | 2 |
| 3. | Mario Elie | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 4. | Clyde Drexler | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Matt Maloney | 27 | 23 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | 50 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .750 | .694 | 4 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Sedale Threatt | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .347 | 2 |
| 3. | Kevin Willis | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .515 | 4 |
| 4. | Charles Jones | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 5. | Matt Bullard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Othella Harrington | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Randy Livingston | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 65 | 141 | 206 | 38 | 40 | 78 | 27 | 113 | 140 | 7 | 14 | .500 | .425 | .510 | 24 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sam Perkins | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .500 | .500 | 3 |
| 2. | Detlef Schrempf | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Gary Payton | 10 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .250 | .410 | 4 |
| 4. | Hersey Hawkins | 0 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Shawn Kemp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .258 | 2 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Terry Cummings | 13 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .600 | .600 | .600 | 6 |
| 2. | Eric Snow | 20 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 6 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| 3. | David Wingate | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 4. | Larry Stewart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Greg Graham | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Jim McIlvaine | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Nate McMillan | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 86 | 135 | 221 | 68 | 28 | 96 | 24 | 113 | 137 | 7 | 18 | .389 | .370 | .417 | 21 | |