1996–97 Houston Rockets season

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1996–97 Houston Rockets season
Head coachRudy Tomjanovich
General managerCarroll Dawson
Owner(s)Leslie Alexander
ArenaThe Summit
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishConference Finals
(Lost to Jazz 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
  • KTXH
  • Fox Sports Southwest
RadioKTRH
< 1995–96 1997–98 >

The 1996–97 NBA season was the Rockets' 30th season in the National Basketball Association, and 26th season in Houston.[1] During the off-season, the Rockets acquired All-Star forward Charles Barkley from the Phoenix Suns,[2] and signed free agents Kevin Willis,[3] Brent Price, undrafted rookie guard Matt Maloney and re-signed three-point specialist Matt Bullard, who was a member of the championship team from the 1994 NBA Finals. The Rockets blasted off to a 21–2 start, but later on struggled posting a six-game losing streak between January and February. Barkley averaged 19.2 points and 13.5 rebounds per game, but appeared in just 53 games due to ankle and hip injuries.[4] At midseason, the Rockets signed free agents Eddie Johnson and Sedale Threatt,[5] as they won 14 of their final 17 games, finishing second in the Midwest Division with a 57–25 record.[6]

Barkley, Hakeem Olajuwon, Clyde Drexler and head coach Rudy Tomjanovich all represented the Western Conference during the 1997 NBA All-Star Game. However, Barkley and Drexler did not play due to injuries.[7] Olajuwon averaged 23.2 points, 9.2 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game, and was named to the All-NBA First Team, NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and finished in seventh place in Most Valuable Player voting,[8] while Drexler averaged 18.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.9 steals per game. In addition, Mario Elie contributed 11.7 points per game, while Willis provided the team with 11.2 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, and Maloney provided with 9.4 points per game, led the team with 154 three-point field goals, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team.[9]

In the Western Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Rockets swept the Minnesota Timberwolves in three straight games.[10] In the Western Conference Semi-finals, they jumped out to a 3–1 series lead over the Seattle SuperSonics.[11] However, the Sonics would win the next two games to even the series at three games a piece.[12] The Rockets would win Game 7 and advanced to the Western Conference Finals,[13] where they faced regular season MVP Karl Malone, John Stockton and the Utah Jazz. The Jazz won the first two games,[14] but the Rockets would even the series at two games a piece as Johnson hit a dramatic buzzer beater to win Game 4.[15] However, the Rockets would lose to the Jazz in six games.[16] Following the season, Threatt retired and Sam Mack was traded to the Vancouver Grizzlies.

After the departures of Barkley, Olajuwon and Drexler, the Rockets did not reach the Conference Finals again until 2015, where they were defeated by the Golden State Warriors in five games.[citation needed]

Offseason[]

During the 1996 offseason, Charles Barkley was traded from the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Sam Cassell, Robert Horry, Mark Bryant, and Chucky Brown. Barkley chose Houston specifically because he hoped to win an NBA Championship with the team.

Draft picks[]

Main article: 1996 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 30 Othella Harrington PF/C  United States Georgetown
2 42 Randy Livingston SG/PG  United States LSU
2 50 Terrell Bell C  United States Georgia

Roster[]

1996–97 Houston Rockets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
F 4 Barkley, Charles (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963–02–20 Auburn
F 50 Bullard, Matt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–06–05 Iowa
G 15 Davis, Emanual Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–08–27 Delaware State
G 22 Drexler, Clyde (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1962–06–22 Houston
G/F 17 Elie, Mario 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–11–26 American International
F 32 Harrington, Othella 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1974–01–31 Georgetown
G/F 8 Johnson, Eddie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959–05–01 Illinois
F/C 27 Jones, Charles 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1957–04–03 Albany State
G 3 Livingston, Randy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 1975–04–02 LSU
F 5 Mack, Sam Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1970–05–26 Houston
G 12 Maloney, Matt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1971–12–06 Pennsylvania
C 34 Olajuwon, Hakeem (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1963–01–21 Houston
G 20 Price, Brent Injured 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1968–12–09 Oklahoma
G 2 Threatt, Sedale 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1961–09–10 West Virginia Tech
F/C 42 Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1962–09–06 Michigan State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season[]

In his first game with the Houston Rockets, Charles Barkley would get thirty three rebounds, a career high.[17]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 64 18 .780 – 38–3 26–15 19–5
x-Houston Rockets 57 25 .695 7 30–11 27–14 19–5
x-Minnesota Timberwolves 40 42 .488 24 25–16 15–26 16–8
Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 40 14–27 10–31 9–15
Denver Nuggets 21 61 .256 43 12–29 9–32 7–17
San Antonio Spurs 20 62 .244 44 12–29 8–33 8–16
Vancouver Grizzlies 14 68 .171 50 8–33 6–35 6–18
1996–97 NBA West standings
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Utah Jazz 64 18 .780 –
2 y-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 7
3 x-Houston Rockets 57 25 .695 7
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 8
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 15
6 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 40 42 .488 24
7 x-Phoenix Suns 40 42 .488 24
8 x-Los Angeles Clippers 36 46 .439 28
9 Sacramento Kings 34 48 .415 30
10 Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 34
11 Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 40
12 Denver Nuggets 21 61 .256 43
13 San Antonio Spurs 20 62 .244 44
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 14 68 .171 50
c – clinched conference title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1996-97 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta — 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–1
Boston 1–3 — 0–4 0–4 1–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–4
Charlotte 3–1 4–0 — 0–4 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–2 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 0–2 2–0 3–1
Chicago 3–1 4–0 4–0 — 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 3–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1
Cleveland 1–3 2–1 1–3 1–3 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–3 2–2 3–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3
Dallas 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 — 3–1 0–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 — 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–4 3–1 1–1
Detroit 3–1 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 3–1 2–0 4–0 1–2 2–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 0–2 — 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 1–3 4–0 0–4 2–0 0–4 3–1 0–2
Houston 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 — 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0
Indiana 1–3 2–1 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–3 3–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–3
L.A. Clippers 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 — 2–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–3 4–0 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 2–0
Miami 2–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 4–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 — 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Milwaukee 0–4 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 — 0–2 2–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 4–0 0–2 3–1 0–4 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 — 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 0–4 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
New Jersey 1–3 4–0 0–4 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
New York 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–2 — 3–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 3–0 1–1 2–0 4–0
Orlando 1–3 4–0 2–1 0–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 — 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–3
Philadelphia 0–4 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–3 0–2 1–1 1–2 0–2 0–2 0–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–3 2–2 — 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–2 2–0 1–3
Phoenix 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 — 1–3 4–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 — 2–2 4–0 1–3 0–2 2–2 4–0 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–1 0–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 2–0 4–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 — 3–1 1–3 1–1 0–4 4–0 0–2
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–3 — 0���4 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2
Seattle 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 1–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 3–1 4–0 — 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Toronto 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 3–0 0–3 0–4 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–2
Utah 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–2 4–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 — 4–0 2–0
Vancouver 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 3–1 0–4 1–1 0–4 — 1–1
Washington 1–2 4–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 0–4 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 —

Game log[]

Game Date Opponent Result Team points Opponent score Record Streak OT
1 November 1 vs Sacramento Win 96 85 1-0 Won 1
2 November 2 at Phoenix Win 110 95 2-0 Won 2
3 November 4 at Utah Win 75 72 3-0 Won 3
4 November 5 at Sacramento Win 102 80 4-0 Won 4
5 November 7 at Denver Win 110 108 5-0 Won 5 OT
6 November 9 vs Utah Win 91 85 6-0 Won 6
7 November 12 vs LA Lakers Loss 115 126 6-1 Lost 1 2OT
8 November 14 vs Indiana Win 90 88 7-1 Won 1
9 November 16 vs Golden State Win 115 103 8-1 Won 2
10 November 19 vs Minnesota Win 122 93 9-1 Won 3
11 November 21 vs Phoenix Win 115 105 10-1 Won 4
12 November 23 at Golden State Win 120 115 11-1 Won 5 OT
13 November 24 at LA Lakers Win 90 85 12-1 Won 6
14 November 26 vs Portland Win 102 101 13-1 Won 7 OT
15 November 29 at Boston Win 120 94 14-1 Won 8
16 November 30 at Washington Win 103 99 15-1 Won 9
17 December 2 at Toronto Loss 89 100 15-2 Lost 1
18 December 4 vs Boston Win 94 89 16-2 Won 1
19 December 7 vs Philadelphia Win 123 108 17-2 Won 2
20 December 10 at Minnesota Win 96 94 18-2 Won 3
21 December 12 vs Detroit Win 115 96 19-2 Won 4
22 December 14 at Seattle Win 109 100 20-2 Won 5
23 December 15 at Portland Win 99 89 21-2 Won 6
24 December 17 at Vancouver Loss 92 93 21-3 Lost 1
25 December 19 vs San Antonio Loss 101 115 21-4 Lost 2
26 December 21 vs Miami Loss 66 86 21-5 Lost 3
27 December 23 vs Milwaukee Loss 76 81 21-6 Lost 4
28 December 26 at Milwaukee Win 101 90 22-6 Won 1
29 December 28 vs Golden State Win 104 95 23-6 Won 2
30 December 30 vs Seattle Win 99 91 24-6 Won 3
31 January 2 vs Portland Loss 96 112 24-7 Lost 1
32 January 4 vs LA Clippers Loss 91 95 24-8 Lost 2
33 January 7 at Minnesota Win 104 95 25-8 Won 1
34 January 8 at Cleveland Win 81 78 26-8 Won 2
35 January 10 at Philadelphia Win 120 99 27-8 Won 3
36 January 11 at Chicago Loss 86 110 27-9 Lost 1
37 January 14 vs New York Win 106 86 28-9 Won 1
38 January 16 vs Sacramento Win 89 80 29-9 Won 2
39 January 17 at Dallas Win 88 78 30-9 Won 3
40 January 19 vs Chicago Win 102 86 31-9 Won 4
41 January 21 at Charlotte Loss 108 114 31-10 Lost 1
42 January 23 vs New Jersey Win 111 104 32-10 Won 1
43 January 25 vs Utah Loss 100 105 32-11 Lost 1 OT
44 January 30 vs Denver Loss 109 113 32-12 Lost 2
45 January 31 at Indiana Loss 74 100 32-13 Lost 3
46 February 2 at Orlando Loss 90 103 32-14 Lost 4
47 February 4 at New York Loss 95 99 32-15 Lost 5
48 February 6 at Detroit Loss 87 96 32-16 Lost 6
49 February 11 vs Vancouver Win 106 97 33-16 Won 1
50 February 14 at Seattle Loss 85 105 33-17 Lost 1
51 February 15 at Portland Loss 105 109 33-18 Lost 2
52 February 17 vs Atlanta Win 127 98 34-18 Won 1
53 February 20 vs Toronto Win 107 97 35-18 Won 2
54 February 21 at Atlanta Loss 74 76 35-19 Lost 1
55 February 23 vs San Antonio Win 95 85 36-19 Won 1
56 February 25 vs LA Lakers Win 100 96 37-19 Won 2
57 February 27 vs Charlotte Loss 95 106 37-20 Lost 1
58 March 1 vs Dallas Win 89 80 38-20 Won 1
59 March 4 at LA Clippers Win 113 109 39-20 Won 2
60 March 5 at Golden State Win 90 85 40-20 Won 3
61 March 7 at LA Lakers Win 111 90 41-20 Won 4
62 March 9 at Dallas Win 88 83 42-20 Won 5
63 March 11 at San Antonio Win 103 79 43-20 Won 6
64 March 12 vs Orlando Loss 95 96 43-21 Lost 1
65 March 16 at Miami Loss 80 101 43-22 Lost 2
66 March 18 at New Jersey Win 97 89 44-22 Won 1
67 March 20 vs Washington Win 96 90 45-22 Won 2
68 March 22 vs Phoenix Loss 99 104 45-23 Lost 1
69 March 25 vs Minnesota Win 112 103 46-23 Won 1
70 March 27 vs Cleveland Win 107 89 47-23 Won 2
71 March 29 vs Denver Win 120 105 48-23 Won 3
72 April 1 at Denver Win 116 99 49-23 Won 4
73 April 2 at Phoenix Loss 96 109 49-24 Lost 1
74 April 4 at Sacramento Win 108 94 50-24 Won 1
75 April 6 at Vancouver Win 94 85 51-24 Won 2
76 April 8 at LA Clippers Win 127 117 52-24 Won 3
77 April 10 vs Vancouver Win 102 94 53-24 Won 4
78 April 11 at Utah Loss 83 104 53-25 Lost 1
79 April 13 vs Seattle Win 113 73 54-25 Won 1
80 April 15 vs LA Clippers Win 123 119 55-25 Won 2
81 April 18 vs Dallas Win 112 102 56-25 Won 3 OT
82 April 20 at San Antonio Win 103 99 57-25 Won 4

Playoffs[]

1997 playoff game log
First Round: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 24 Minnesota W 112–95 Mario Elie (21) Kevin Willis (13) Clyde Drexler (8) The Summit
16,285 		1–0
2 April 26 Minnesota W 96–84 Charles Barkley (20) Charles Barkley (15) Clyde Drexler (7) The Summit
16,285 		2–0
3 April 29 @ Minnesota W 125–120 Matt Maloney (26) Hakeem Olajuwon (11) Clyde Drexler (9) Target Center
19,006 		3–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 5 Seattle W 112–102 Clyde Drexler (22) Hakeem Olajuwon (11) Mario Elie (8) The Summit
16,285 		1–0
2 May 7 Seattle L 101–106 Clyde Drexler (25) Hakeem Olajuwon (12) Clyde Drexler (8) The Summit
16,285 		1–1
3 May 9 @ Seattle W 97–93 Hakeem Olajuwon (24) Hakeem Olajuwon (11) Sedale Threatt (5) KeyArena
17,072 		2–1
4 May 11 @ Seattle W 110–106 (OT) Maloney, Barkley (26) Charles Barkley (15) Hakeem Olajuwon (9) KeyArena
17,072 		3–1
5 May 13 Seattle L 94–100 Hakeem Olajuwon (31) Charles Barkley (20) Mario Elie (6) The Summit
16,285 		3–2
6 May 15 @ Seattle L 96–99 Hakeem Olajuwon (30) Charles Barkley (12) Clyde Drexler (6) KeyArena
17,072 		3–3
7 May 17 Seattle W 96–91 Clyde Drexler (24) Charles Barkley (14) Mario Elie (11) The Summit
16,285 		4–3
Conference Finals: 2–4 (Home: 2–1; Road: 0–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 19 @ Utah L 86–101 Hakeem Olajuwon (30) Hakeem Olajuwon (13) Hakeem Olajuwon (5) Delta Center
19,911 		0–1
2 May 21 @ Utah L 92–104 Hakeem Olajuwon (30) Charles Barkley (12) Clyde Drexler (4) Delta Center
19,911 		0–2
3 May 23 Utah W 118–100 Eddie Johnson (31) Charles Barkley (16) three players tied (6) The Summit
16,285 		1–2
4 May 25 Utah W 95–92 Hakeem Olajuwon (27) Charles Barkley (16) Matt Maloney (6) The Summit
16,285 		2–2
5 May 27 @ Utah L 91–96 Hakeem Olajuwon (33) Hakeem Olajuwon (10) Charles Barkley (5) Delta Center
19,911 		2–3
6 May 29 Utah L 100–103 Clyde Drexler (33) Hakeem Olajuwon (11) Sedale Threatt (9) The Summit
16,285 		2–4
1997 schedule

Player statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

NOTE: Please write the players statistics in alphabetical order by last name.

Season[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Charles Barkley
Elmer Bennett
Matt Bullard
Emanual Davis
Clyde Drexler
Mario Elie
Othella Harrington
Eddie Johnson
Charles Jones
Randy Livingston
Sam Mack
Matt Maloney
Tracy Moore
Hakeem Olajuwon
Brent Price
Joe Stephens
Sedale Threatt
Kevin Willis

Playoffs[]

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Charles Barkley
Matt Bullard
Clyde Drexler
Mario Elie
Othella Harrington
Eddie Johnson
Charles Jones
Randy Livingston
Matt Maloney
Hakeem Olajuwon
Sedale Threatt
Kevin Willis

Awards and records[]

Awards[]

Records[]

Transactions[]

Trades[]

August 19, 1996 To Houston Rockets
Charles Barkley 		To Phoenix Suns
Robert Horry
Sam Cassell
Mark Bryant
Chucky Brown


Free agents[]

Player Transactions Citation:[18]

See also[]

References[]

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  12. ^ "Fisticuffs Fever Spreads to Seattle". New York Times. May 16, 1997. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  13. ^ "Rockets Survive SuperSonic Scare". Los Angeles Times. May 18, 1997. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
  14. ^ "Jazz No-Names Introduce Themselves to Rockets". New York Times. May 22, 1997. Retrieved January 18, 2022.
  15. ^ "Jazz-killer Johnson does it again". Deseret News. May 26, 1997. Retrieved July 17, 2021.
  16. ^ "Stockton Sends Jazz to Finals At Last Second". New York Times. May 30, 1997. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
  17. ^ Numbelivable!, p.101, Michael X. Ferraro and John Veneziano, Triumph Books, Chicago, Illinois, 2007, ISBN 978-1-57243-990-0
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