W|L 51-28-3
36 - 42
W|L 40-40-2
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 1-3-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UTA | 10 | 26 | 36 | 29 | 28 | 57 | 93 |
| HOU | 21 | 21 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 29 | 71 |
Playoff W|L 3-1-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
Dec. 25 1997HOU@UTA50 - 49
Jan. 10 1998UTA@HOU51 - 40
Mar. 01 1998UTA@HOU46 - 53
Mar. 09 1998HOU@UTA57 - 47
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-3-0
Apr. 23 1998HOU@UTA51 - 44
Apr. 25 1998HOU@UTA42 - 47
Apr. 29 1998UTA@HOU43 - 47
May. 01 1998UTA@HOU36 - 42
May. 03 1998HOU@UTA-| - |-
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Karl Malone | 12 | 50 | 62 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | .444 | .444 | .506 | 10 |
| 2. | John Stockton | 48 | 21 | 69 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .750 | .820 | 8 |
| 3. | Jeff Hornacek | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 2 |
| 4. | Greg Foster | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Adam Keefe | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Bryon Russell | 24 | 59 | 83 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 48 | 72 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .500 | .595 | 7 |
| 2. | Shandon Anderson | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .400 | .400 | .458 | 7 |
| 3. | Greg Ostertag | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Howard Eisley | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 | .250 | .250 | 2 |
| 5. | Antoine Carr | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 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 | 91 | 257 | 348 | 19 | 209 | 228 | 72 | 48 | 120 | 9 | 32 | .281 | .365 | .426 | 36 | |
| Starters | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kevin Willis | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .167 | .167 | .167 | 2 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 0 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .143 | .342 | 6 |
| 3. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 33 | 79 | 112 | 33 | 79 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | .400 | .400 | .486 | 18 |
| 4. | Matt Maloney | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Matt Bullard | 24 | 58 | 82 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .375 | .375 | 3 |
| Bench | Dm | Dx | DT | 2Dm | 2Dx | 2DT | 3Dm | 3Dx | 3DT | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | EFG% | TS% | PTS | |
| 1. | Mario Elie | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 2 | .500 | .333 | .333 | 2 |
| 2. | Charles Barkley | 16 | 14 | 30 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | .800 | .800 | .800 | 8 |
| 3. | Brent Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Eddie Johnson | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 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 | 97 | 309 | 406 | 49 | 173 | 222 | 48 | 142 | 190 | 13 | 34 | .382 | .381 | .444 | 42 | |