W|L 42-37-3
28 - 38
W|L 42-34-6
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 4-6-1
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 31 | 20 | 51 | 21 | 28 | 49 | 100 |
| HOU | 18 | 33 | 51 | 29 | 38 | 67 | 118 |
Playoff W|L 9-4-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-2-1
Nov. 04 1996HOU@UTA19 - 9
Nov. 09 1996UTA@HOU20 - 29
Jan. 25 1997UTA@HOU28 - 28
Apr. 11 1997HOU@UTA16 - 25
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-2-0
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA21 - 22
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA24 - 21
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU28 - 38
May. 25 1997UTA@HOU-| - |-
May. 27 1997HOU@UTA-| - |-
May. 29 1997UTA@HOU-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Stockton | 25 | 46 | 71 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | .500 | .563 | 5 |
| 2. | Karl Malone | 23 | 20 | 43 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .500 | .500 | .488 | 8 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 4. | Bryon Russell | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Greg Ostertag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .647 | 6 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Shandon Anderson | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .500 | .500 | 2 |
| 2. | Antoine Carr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 3. | Greg Foster | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Howard Eisley | 25 | 24 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .750 | .750 | 3 |
| 5. | Stephen Howard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 76 | 156 | 232 | 51 | 39 | 90 | 25 | 117 | 142 | 7 | 13 | .538 | .447 | .556 | 28 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Barkley | 35 | 4 | 39 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .625 | .717 | 7 |
| 2. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .926 | 8 |
| 3. | Clyde Drexler | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .750 | .868 | 5 |
| 4. | Matt Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Mario Elie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 70 | 22 | 92 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 1.00 | .929 | .941 | 14 |
| 2. | Sedale Threatt | 0 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Kevin Willis | 5 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .667 | .667 | .667 | 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 | 134 | 77 | 211 | 62 | 31 | 93 | 72 | 46 | 118 | 11 | 16 | .688 | .738 | .775 | 38 | |