Houston Rockets vs. New York Knicks

Feb 4, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	27	22	16	30	95
NYK	25	21	25	28	99

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Mario ElieSF	41	7-11	3-4	5-5	5	7	2	0	1	3	+1	22
42Kevin WillisPF	39	5-15	0-0	6-8	14	0	0	0	0	4	-4	16
34Hakeem OlajuwonC	43	10-17	0-1	6-6	5	5	1	1	5	3	0	26
22Clyde DrexlerSG	35	5-12	2-3	4-7	1	3	4	0	8	4	-9	16
12Matt MaloneyPG	26	1-5	1-4	0-0	2	3	1	0	4	1	-1	3
2-5Sam Mack	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	+1	0
32Othella Harrington	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	3	-5	0
3Randy Livingston	25	4-8	2-2	2-2	3	4	2	0	4	5	0	12
20Brent Price	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
50Matt Bullard	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
4Charles Barkley	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Charles Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	32-7045.7%	8-1650.0%	23-2882.1%	32	24	11	1	23	24	-	95

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Larry JohnsonSF	33	4-8	0-1	3-4	8	6	0	1	2	3	+8	11
34Charles OakleyPF	41	8-14	0-0	0-0	10	0	2	0	5	5	+2	16
52Buck WilliamsC	35	1-4	0-0	6-7	6	2	1	1	4	4	+4	8
20Allan HoustonSG	38	9-16	2-4	8-8	2	3	0	0	1	5	-3	28
1Chris ChildsPG	33	6-12	1-4	1-3	3	5	1	0	1	6	+11	14
3John Starks	28	5-17	1-10	3-3	2	3	4	0	2	2	-1	14
21Charlie Ward	22	2-4	1-2	1-2	5	3	1	0	0	0	-1	6
44John Wallace	6	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2
4Scott Brooks	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Patrick Ewing	— did not play —												— did not play —
40Walter McCarty	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Herb Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-7846.2%	5-2123.8%	22-2781.5%	38	22	9	2	16	26	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUNYK

(12:00) Jump Ball B. Williams vs. Olajuwon: Tip to Willis
(11:45) MISS Willis 7' Jump Shot
(11:44) Oakley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:22) Childs 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:02) Drexler Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:49) MISS Houston 14' Jump Shot
(10:47) Elie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:35) B. Williams P.FOUL (P1.T1)
+2 (10:24) Olajuwon 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Elie 1 AST)
22
(10:13) MISS Oakley 17' Jump Shot
(10:11) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:08) MISS Houston 3PT Jump Shot
(10:06) Elie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:01) Elie Driving Layup (2 PTS)
42
(9:36) B. Williams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:36) Elie STEAL (1 STL)
(9:32) Oakley S.FOUL (P1.T2)
(9:32) MISS Willis Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:32) Rockets Rebound
+1 (9:32) Willis Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
52
(9:18) Drexler S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (9:18) Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
53
+1 (9:18) Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
54
+3 (9:02) Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Maloney 1 AST)
84
+2 (8:46) Childs 9' Running Jump Shot (4 PTS)
86
(8:26) Johnson P.FOUL (P1.T3)
(8:12) MISS Drexler 7' Jump Shot
(8:10) B. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:01) Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:01) Drexler STEAL (1 STL)
(7:49) MISS Olajuwon 16' Jump Shot
(7:47) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:37) Willis 12' Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Maloney 2 AST)
106
(7:15) Oakley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:05) Maloney Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:50) Olajuwon P.FOUL (P1.T2)
(6:50) KNICKS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:33) Oakley 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (B. Williams 1 AST)
108
(6:15) Drexler Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
+2 (5:59) Houston 6' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1010
+2 (5:49) Drexler 19' Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1210
+3 (5:38) Childs 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1213
+2 (5:21) Willis Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Elie 2 AST)
1413
(5:02) MISS Childs 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:01) B. Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:53) B. Williams Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
1415
(4:53) Drexler S.FOUL (P2.T3)
+1 (4:53) B. Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1416
(4:39) MISS Willis Layup
(4:37) Rockets Rebound
(4:24) Oakley S.FOUL (P2.T4)
+1 (4:24) Willis Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1516
+1 (4:24) Willis Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1616
(4:08) MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
(4:06) Mack REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:54) Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Elie 3 AST)
1916
(3:36) MISS Oakley 20' Jump Shot
(3:35) Rockets Rebound
(3:19) KNICKS Violation: Def. Goaltending Violation
(2:59) Maloney Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(2:59) Starks STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:54) Starks 16' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1918
(2:39) Starks S.FOUL (P1.PN)
(2:39) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:39) MISS Willis Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:39) Rockets Rebound
+1 (2:39) Willis Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2018
(2:33) Elie S.FOUL (P1.T4)
+1 (2:33) Starks Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2019
+1 (2:33) Starks Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2020
+2 (2:32) Elie Layup (4 PTS) (Harrington 1 AST)
2220
(2:21) MISS Starks 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:20) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:04) MISS Willis Layup
(2:03) B. Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(1:54) B. Williams 3 Second Violation Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:38) MISS Livingston 7' Jump Shot
(1:36) Childs REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:34) Harrington P.FOUL (P1.PN)
(1:34) MISS Childs Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:34) KNICKS Rebound
+1 (1:34) Childs Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2221
(1:23) Livingston Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(1:23) Starks STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (1:19) Childs Driving Layup (10 PTS) (Starks 1 AST)
2223
+3 (1:06) Elie 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Mack 1 AST)
2523
+2 (0:46) Johnson Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2525
+2 (0:32) Willis Layup (10 PTS) (Livingston 1 AST)
2725
(0:32) Childs S.FOUL (P1.PN)
(0:32) Harrington Lane Violation Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:16) Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:16) Mack STEAL (1 STL)
(0:02) Livingston Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)
(0:00) MISS Childs 49' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) KNICKS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

NYK

95Points99

32-70(45.7%)Field Goal(%)36-78(46.2%)

8-16(50.0%)3-Point(%)5-21(23.8%)

23-28(82.1%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)

32(7)Rebounds(Offensive)38(13)

24Assists22

11Steals9

1Blocks2

23Turnovers16

24Fouls26

34Pts In The Paint32

8Fast Break Pts16

0Pts Off Turnovers0

95Bench Pts99

7Largest Lead8

Game Details

Tuesday, February 4, 1997 · 8:00 PM

Madison Square Garden · Manhattan, NY

attendance: 19,763 (95.1%)