W|L 58-20-4
27 - 22
W|L 44-32-6
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 7-6-1
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 23 | 20 | 43 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 103 |
| HOU | 21 | 28 | 49 | 22 | 29 | 51 | 100 |
Playoff W|L 8-7-1
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-1-2
Nov. 04 1996HOU@UTA26 - 26
Nov. 09 1996UTA@HOU22 - 20
Jan. 25 1997UTA@HOU20 - 20
Apr. 11 1997HOU@UTA28 - 27
Playoff Match Up
W|L 4-2-0
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA25 - 30
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA26 - 35
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU21 - 29
May. 25 1997UTA@HOU23 - 27
May. 27 1997HOU@UTA20 - 24
May. 29 1997UTA@HOU27 - 22
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 2. | Jeff Hornacek | 11 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .167 | .333 | 9 |
| 3. | Karl Malone | 13 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 8 |
| 4. | Greg Ostertag | 4 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | John Stockton | 4 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 6 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Howard Eisley | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Greg Foster | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Antoine Carr | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 4. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Shandon Anderson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 41 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 | .200 | .100 | 27 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Charles Barkley | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .250 | 1.25 | 5 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 9 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .600 | .000 | 8 |
| 3. | Mario Elie | 5 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 5 |
| 4. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 5 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 5. | Matt Maloney | 3 | 6.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Sedale Threatt | 2 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 3 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Charles Jones | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 4. | Eddie Johnson | 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 | 39 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1.40 | .438 | .313 | 22 | |