W|L 49-29-4
43 - 49
W|L 45-31-6
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 11-2-1
| 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 5-9-2
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-0-1
Nov. 04 1996HOU@UTA30 - 37
Nov. 09 1996UTA@HOU43 - 42
Jan. 25 1997UTA@HOU43 - 43
Apr. 11 1997HOU@UTA39 - 52
Playoff Match Up
W|L 4-1-1
May. 19 1997HOU@UTA40 - 48
May. 21 1997HOU@UTA42 - 48
May. 23 1997UTA@HOU51 - 51
May. 25 1997UTA@HOU53 - 48
May. 27 1997HOU@UTA44 - 47
May. 29 1997UTA@HOU43 - 49
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 42 | 45 | 87 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 24 | 45 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .625 | .625 | 5 |
| 2. | Greg Ostertag | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 12 |
| 3. | Karl Malone | 62 | 48 | 110 | 62 | 48 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | .417 | .417 | .417 | 10 |
| 4. | John Stockton | 0 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .200 | .340 | 4 |
| 5. | Jeff Hornacek | 28 | 36 | 64 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 2 | 4 | .500 | .583 | .583 | 7 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Shandon Anderson | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .387 | 3 |
| 2. | Howard Eisley | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 3. | Antoine Carr | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Greg Foster | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Chris Morris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Adam Keefe | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Stephen Howard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 157 | 181 | 338 | 117 | 90 | 207 | 46 | 97 | 143 | 17 | 33 | .515 | .500 | .515 | 43 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 43 | 18 | 61 | 43 | 18 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | .714 | .714 | .714 | 10 |
| 2. | Charles Barkley | 16 | 5 | 21 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .600 | .600 | .666 | 9 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 0 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 91 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Clyde Drexler | 65 | 31 | 96 | 41 | 8 | 49 | 24 | 23 | 47 | 4 | 5 | .800 | .786 | .856 | 15 |
| 5. | Mario Elie | 8 | 45 | 53 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | .600 | .600 | 6 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 40 | 22 | 62 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .833 | .833 | 5 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 16 | 22 | 38 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .410 | 4 |
| 3. | Sedale Threatt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 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 | 188 | 234 | 422 | 142 | 53 | 195 | 46 | 181 | 227 | 17 | 25 | .680 | .571 | .622 | 49 | |