W|L 37-40-5
30 - 26
W|L 38-39-5
Attendance: 19,911
Playoff W|L 1-1-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 19 | 23 | 42 | 18 | 30 | 48 | 90 |
| UTA | 29 | 18 | 47 | 32 | 26 | 58 | 105 |
Playoff W|L 1-1-0
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 1-1-0
Apr. 23 1998HOU@UTA24 - 32
Apr. 25 1998HOU@UTA30 - 26
Apr. 29 1998UTA@HOU-| - |-
May. 01 1998UTA@HOU-| - |-
May. 03 1998HOU@UTA-| - |-
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clyde Drexler | 6 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | .250 | 5 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 9 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 5 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Matt Bullard | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 11 | 12.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | 1.00 | 6 |
| 2. | Brent Price | 7 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 3. | Charles Barkley | 8 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 4. | Othella Harrington | 7 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .667 | 6 |
| 5. | Charles Jones | 5 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 6. | Rodrick Rhodes | 6 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 7. | Mario Elie | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 65 | 60 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 2.00 | .316 | .789 | 30 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karl Malone | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.50 | 9 |
| 2. | Jeff Hornacek | 10 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .667 | 3 |
| 3. | John Stockton | 6 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 4. | Adam Keefe | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Greg Foster | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 5 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 2. | Greg Ostertag | 9 | 10.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 1 |
| 3. | Antoine Carr | 5 | 7.3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Shandon Anderson | 2 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 1 |
| 5. | Howard Eisley | 4 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 6. | Jacque Vaughn | 6 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 5 |
| 7. | Chris Morris | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 60 | 60 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1.00 | .143 | .143 | 26 | |