Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets

Jan 30, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	33	31	23	26	113
HOU	30	27	29	23	109

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20LaPhonso EllisSF	37	8-15	1-4	6-6	3	3	1	4	3	3	+7	23
24Antonio McDyessPF	29	4-13	0-0	4-4	7	6	1	2	3	4	-5	12
50Ervin JohnsonC	34	5-5	0-0	1-2	15	0	0	7	1	3	+8	11
22Ricky PierceSG	31	11-18	2-5	1-2	5	2	1	0	1	0	+11	25
13Mark JacksonPG	40	4-10	0-4	0-0	9	17	1	0	4	0	+1	8
3Dale Ellis	31	8-12	4-6	0-1	4	0	0	1	0	0	+11	20
30Kenny Smith	17	3-9	2-3	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	0	-5	8
21Tom Hammonds	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-7	2
6Brooks Thompson	6	2-5	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+1	4
35Darvin Ham	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2	0
23Bryant Stith	— did not play —												— did not play —
41LaSalle Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8951.7%	9-2437.5%	12-1580.0%	47	29	5	14	14	12	-	113

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Mario ElieSF	41	3-8	0-4	4-4	5	9	1	1	2	2	-5	10
42Kevin WillisPF	33	5-12	0-0	1-3	10	0	2	0	0	4	-9	11
34Hakeem OlajuwonC	43	24-40	0-0	0-0	10	3	0	2	3	3	-1	48
2-5Sam MackSG	34	6-13	3-6	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	1	-6	15
12Matt MaloneyPG	27	2-8	2-5	0-0	3	10	2	0	0	0	-1	6
32Othella Harrington	17	3-8	0-0	1-2	4	0	1	0	0	2	-2	7
3Randy Livingston	20	5-9	0-0	0-0	4	5	2	1	3	1	-3	10
20Brent Price	14	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	0	+6	2
50Matt Bullard	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
27Charles Jones	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4Charles Barkley	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Clyde Drexler	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-10248.0%	5-1533.3%	6-966.7%	41	33	9	4	8	13	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENHOU

(12:00) Jump Ball Olajuwon vs. Johnson: Tip to Jackson
(11:45) MISS McDyess 4' Jump Shot
(11:44) McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:41) Johnson 5' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:32) Mack 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Maloney 1 AST)
23
(11:08) MISS Pierce 15' Jump Shot
(11:06) Mack REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:00) MISS Maloney Driving Layup
(11:00) Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:00) ROCKETS Rebound
(10:45) MISS Olajuwon 8' Jump Shot
(10:43) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:42) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (10:42) Willis Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
24
(10:42) Olajuwon Lane Violation Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:26) MISS McDyess 16' Jump Shot
(10:25) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:08) MISS Willis Layup
(10:08) L. Ellis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:06) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:56) MISS Jackson 3PT Jump Shot
(9:54) Maloney REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:46) MISS Willis 14' Jump Shot
(9:44) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:39) MISS McDyess Driving Layup
(9:37) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:33) MISS Elie 3PT Jump Shot
(9:32) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (9:13) McDyess 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
44
+2 (8:56) Olajuwon Layup (2 PTS) (Maloney 2 AST)
46
+2 (8:45) McDyess 5' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (L. Ellis 1 AST)
66
+2 (8:32) Olajuwon Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Elie 1 AST)
68
+2 (8:12) Pierce 6' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (McDyess 1 AST)
88
(7:56) MISS Maloney Driving Layup
(7:56) Johnson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:55) Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:49) Jackson Layup (2 PTS) (Pierce 1 AST)
108
(7:35) MISS Maloney 3PT Jump Shot
(7:33) Pierce REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:26) MISS McDyess 3' Hook Shot
(7:25) Mack REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:18) Willis Layup (3 PTS) (Elie 2 AST)
1010
+2 (7:05) Pierce 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1210
(7:02) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:51) Olajuwon 12' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Elie 3 AST)
1212
+2 (6:33) Pierce 5' Running Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1412
(6:11) MISS Olajuwon Layup
(6:10) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:00) MISS Pierce 15' Jump Shot
(6:00) Elie BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:58) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (5:54) Mack Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Maloney 3 AST)
1414
(5:41) MISS McDyess Dunk
(5:39) McDyess REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (5:35) Johnson 7' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (McDyess 2 AST)
1614
(5:16) MISS Willis 6' Hook Shot
(5:16) L. Ellis BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:13) McDyess REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:08) MISS L. Ellis 3PT Jump Shot
(5:05) McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(4:51) Jackson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:51) Elie STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:36) Mack 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Elie 4 AST)
1617
+2 (4:28) Johnson Dunk (6 PTS) (L. Ellis 2 AST)
1817
(4:07) MISS Olajuwon 5' Hook Shot
(4:04) Willis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (4:04) Willis Tip Shot (5 PTS)
1819
+2 (3:45) Pierce 15' Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2019
+3 (3:29) Mack 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Maloney 4 AST)
2022
(3:11) Elie P.FOUL (P1.T1)
+2 (3:04) Pierce 16' Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2222
(2:51) MISS Willis 8' Hook Shot
(2:48) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (2:44) L. Ellis Dunk (2 PTS) (Jackson 3 AST)
2422
(2:30) MISS Elie 3PT Jump Shot
(2:27) Harrington REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:27) Harrington 6' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
2424
+2 (2:13) Pierce 7' Running Jump Shot (12 PTS)
2624
(1:59) Elie Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:59) Pierce STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:53) D. Ellis 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jackson 4 AST)
2824
(1:34) MISS Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:33) D. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:29) L. Ellis Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:29) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (1:12) Harrington 6' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2826
+3 (0:56) D. Ellis 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jackson 5 AST)
3126
+2 (0:43) Mack Driving Layup (13 PTS)
3128
(0:29) MISS Jackson 6' Jump Shot
(0:27) Elie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:21) MISS Mack 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:19) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:15) MISS Smith 20' Jump Shot
(0:12) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:12) Willis P.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (0:12) L. Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3228
+1 (0:12) L. Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3328
+2 (0:02) Livingston Driving Layup (2 PTS)
3330
(0:00) MISS Jackson 40' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

HOU

113Points109

46-89(51.7%)Field Goal(%)49-102(48.0%)

9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)5-15(33.3%)

12-15(80.0%)Free Throw(%)6-9(66.7%)

47(13)Rebounds(Offensive)41(14)

29Assists33

5Steals9

14Blocks4

14Turnovers8

12Fouls13

42Pts In The Paint70

18Fast Break Pts13

0Pts Off Turnovers0

113Bench Pts109

8Largest Lead5

Game Details

Thursday, January 30, 1997 · 8:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,285 (89.0%)