Washington Wizards vs. Houston Rockets

Mar 20, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
WAS	20	23	26	21	90
HOU	25	31	18	22	96

Player Stats

WIZARDS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Juwan HowardSF	39	7-12	0-0	0-0	5	1	2	1	5	3	-14	14
4Chris WebberPF	43	6-19	2-5	2-4	10	6	3	3	5	4	-4	16
77Gheorghe MuresanC	25	3-5	0-0	2-2	5	0	1	0	2	0	-6	8
40Calbert CheaneySG	30	7-12	0-0	0-0	5	5	2	0	2	4	-9	14
1Rod StricklandPG	41	9-20	0-1	3-4	4	10	4	0	3	1	-8	21
44Harvey Grant	18	2-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	1	0	0	+1	4
32Jaren Jackson	11	2-3	0-1	1-1	3	0	0	0	1	2	+3	5
35Tracy Murray	22	1-8	0-3	2-2	6	0	1	0	1	1	+5	4
12Chris Whitney	6	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	+2	4
50Ashraf Amaya	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Ben Wallace	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	39-8645.3%	2-1216.7%	10-1376.9%	42	25	13	5	19	16	-	90

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Mario ElieSF	32	4-7	3-4	0-1	4	4	4	0	3	1	-5	11
42Kevin WillisPF	42	6-20	0-0	6-8	11	2	0	0	2	2	+16	18
34Hakeem OlajuwonC	40	12-20	0-0	2-2	9	3	2	1	6	2	+16	26
22Clyde DrexlerSG	37	6-14	4-9	3-4	8	8	3	0	5	2	+17	19
12Matt MaloneyPG	32	4-7	2-2	0-0	1	7	1	0	3	2	+21	10
2Sedale Threatt	15	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	3	-15	0
32Othella Harrington	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	-20	4
50Matt Bullard	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
8Eddie Johnson	21	3-5	1-2	1-2	5	2	0	0	2	2	+5	8
4Charles Barkley	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Randy Livingston	— did not play —												— did not play —
2-5Sam Mack	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-7847.4%	10-1855.6%	12-1770.6%	40	27	10	1	21	16	-	96

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterWASHOU

(12:00) Jump Ball Olajuwon vs. Webber: Tip to Strickland
+2 (11:45) Muresan Layup (2 PTS) (Strickland 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:30) Olajuwon 6' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
(11:13) Drexler S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (11:13) Muresan Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
32
+1 (11:13) Muresan Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
42
(11:03) MISS Drexler 20' Jump Shot
(11:02) ROCKETS Rebound
(10:51) Elie Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:40) MISS Strickland 13' Jump Shot
(10:37) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:16) Maloney 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Olajuwon 1 AST)
45
(9:57) Muresan Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:57) Elie STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:50) Willis Dunk (2 PTS) (Elie 1 AST)
47
(9:33) MISS Cheaney 13' Jump Shot
(9:32) ROCKETS Rebound
(9:22) MISS Maloney 6' Jump Shot
(9:22) Webber BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:22) ROCKETS Rebound
(9:18) MISS Olajuwon 15' Jump Shot
(9:17) Cheaney REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:58) Webber Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:58) Olajuwon STEAL (1 STL)
(8:45) Willis Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:45) Webber STEAL (1 STL)
(8:41) MISS Cheaney Layup
(8:40) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:32) Drexler 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Elie 2 AST)
410
(8:28) Bullets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:15) Willis S.FOUL (P1.T2)
(8:15) MISS Webber Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:15) Bullets Rebound
(8:15) MISS Webber Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:15) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:56) Bullets Violation: Def. Goaltending Violation
(7:37) MISS Maloney 13' Running Jump Shot
(7:35) Howard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:21) Howard 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Webber 1 AST)
610
(7:04) MISS Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:03) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:56) Olajuwon 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
612
+2 (6:35) Strickland Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Webber 2 AST)
812
(6:28) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:22) Maloney Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:22) Howard STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:19) Webber Dunk (2 PTS) (Howard 1 AST)
1012
(6:01) Drexler Out Of Bounds Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (5:48) Cheaney 9' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1212
(5:33) MISS Willis 5' Hook Shot
(5:31) Webber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:16) MISS Muresan 5' Hook Shot
(5:14) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (5:09) Elie 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Maloney 1 AST)
1215
(4:48) MISS Cheaney 15' Jump Shot
(4:45) Cheaney REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:39) Cheaney Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:39) Drexler STEAL (1 STL)
(4:33) Drexler Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(4:21) MISS Howard 11' Jump Shot
(4:19) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:09) Drexler 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Maloney 2 AST)
1218
(4:05) Cheaney Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T4)
(3:47) Bullets Foul
(3:47) MISS Elie Free Throw Technical
(3:47) ROCKETS Rebound
+2 (3:33) Maloney 20' Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1220
(3:25) Bullets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(3:15) MISS Webber 3PT Jump Shot
(3:13) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:06) MISS Willis Layup
(3:06) Howard BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:05) Muresan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:01) Strickland Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(3:01) Elie STEAL (2 STL)
(2:48) MISS Olajuwon 15' Jump Shot
(2:45) Webber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:37) Strickland 9' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1420
+2 (2:19) Willis 6' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Drexler 1 AST)
1422
(1:58) MISS Webber 3PT Jump Shot
(1:56) Strickland REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:48) Elie P.FOUL (P1.T3)
+2 (1:33) Webber 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Cheaney 1 AST)
1622
(1:20) Elie Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
(1:20) Strickland STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:15) Cheaney Layup (4 PTS) (Strickland 2 AST)
1822
+3 (1:05) Drexler 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1825
(0:50) Threatt S.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (0:50) Strickland Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1925
+1 (0:50) Strickland Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2025
(0:34) Elie Traveling Turnover (P3.T7)
(0:23) Howard Traveling Turnover (P1.T6)
(0:07) MISS Elie 3PT Jump Shot
(0:06) Webber REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:01) MISS Jackson 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) ROCKETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

WAS

HOU

90Points96

39-86(45.3%)Field Goal(%)37-78(47.4%)

2-12(16.7%)3-Point(%)10-18(55.6%)

10-13(76.9%)Free Throw(%)12-17(70.6%)

42(16)Rebounds(Offensive)40(11)

25Assists27

13Steals10

5Blocks1

19Turnovers21

16Fouls16

46Pts In The Paint36

14Fast Break Pts15

0Pts Off Turnovers0

90Bench Pts96

2Largest Lead13

Game Details

Thursday, March 20, 1997 · 8:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,285 (89.0%)