W|L 37-40-5
24 - 32
W|L 38-39-5
Attendance: 19,911
Playoff W|L 0-1-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 27 | 24 | 51 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 103 |
| UTA | 24 | 20 | 44 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 90 |
Playoff W|L 1-0-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
Dec. 25 1997HOU@UTA23 - 22
Jan. 10 1998UTA@HOU26 - 22
Mar. 01 1998UTA@HOU25 - 22
Mar. 09 1998HOU@UTA15 - 26
Playoff Match Up
W|L 0-1-0
Apr. 23 1998HOU@UTA24 - 32
Apr. 25 1998HOU@UTA-| - |-
Apr. 29 1998UTA@HOU-| - |-
May. 01 1998UTA@HOU-| - |-
May. 03 1998HOU@UTA-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 5 | 35 | 40 | 5 | 35 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .333 | .333 | .515 | 4 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 0 | 47 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .333 | .258 | 2 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Kevin Willis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .568 | 1 |
| 5. | Matt Bullard | 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. | Charles Barkley | 6 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .587 | 7 |
| 2. | Mario Elie | 24 | 17 | 41 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .833 | .833 | 5 |
| 3. | Eddie Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | 1.14 | 2 |
| 4. | Brent Price | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.50 | 1.50 | 3 |
| 5. | Charles Jones | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 6. | Othella Harrington | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Rodrick Rhodes | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 60 | 110 | 170 | 11 | 63 | 74 | 49 | 47 | 96 | 4 | 8 | .500 | .583 | .616 | 24 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Stockton | 21 | 46 | 67 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 3 | 4 | .750 | .600 | .633 | 8 |
| 2. | Karl Malone | 15 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .600 | .600 | .680 | 8 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .862 | 4 |
| 4. | Adam Keefe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Greg Foster | 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. | Bryon Russell | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | .500 | .615 | 3 |
| 2. | Greg Ostertag | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .532 | 2 |
| 3. | Shandon Anderson | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1.50 | .798 | 3 |
| 4. | Antoine Carr | 10 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 4 |
| 5. | Howard Eisley | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| 7. | Jacque Vaughn | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 77 | 109 | 186 | 55 | 62 | 117 | 22 | 47 | 69 | 11 | 17 | .647 | .625 | .622 | 32 | |