Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets

Mar 29, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	18	36	24	27	105
HOU	28	25	40	27	120

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20LaPhonso EllisSF	47	9-21	3-9	3-4	16	3	1	0	3	3	-12	24
24Antonio McDyessPF	46	7-19	0-1	7-9	10	2	2	1	1	2	-17	21
50Ervin JohnsonC	19	2-4	0-0	0-0	8	0	0	1	0	6	-18	4
3Dale EllisSG	36	7-12	3-7	0-1	2	3	0	0	2	3	-31	17
5Anthony GoldwirePG	16	0-5	0-1	4-4	0	3	0	0	1	1	-19	4
21Tom Hammonds	15	2-3	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	1	4	+9	4
30Kenny Smith	31	5-10	3-5	5-7	1	8	0	0	2	0	+4	18
53Jerome Allen	16	2-5	0-2	3-5	2	2	0	0	1	1	+7	7
25George Zidek	9	2-3	0-0	2-4	3	0	0	0	0	3	+2	6
22Vincent Askew	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Bryant Stith	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Brooks Thompson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-8243.9%	9-2536.0%	24-3470.6%	45	22	4	2	11	23	-	105

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Mario ElieSF	39	6-10	4-7	2-2	5	6	4	0	0	3	+24	18
42Kevin WillisPF	4	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
34Hakeem OlajuwonC	39	14-24	1-1	16-17	11	4	0	2	2	5	+22	45
22Clyde DrexlerSG	35	7-16	0-5	4-6	8	7	0	0	1	3	+12	18
12Matt MaloneyPG	30	4-5	3-3	0-0	2	12	1	0	3	1	+19	11
32Othella Harrington	33	4-4	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	4	+6	9
2Sedale Threatt	18	1-5	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	2	-1	2
8Eddie Johnson	20	4-11	1-4	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	-5	9
50Matt Bullard	17	3-7	2-5	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	4	-2	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	-	43-8451.2%	11-2642.3%	23-2785.2%	36	36	5	2	8	23	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENHOU

(12:00) Jump Ball Olajuwon vs. Johnson: Tip to Elie
+2 (11:42) Olajuwon 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Drexler 1 AST)
02
(11:20) MISS Johnson 14' Jump Shot
(11:18) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:01) Olajuwon 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Elie 1 AST)
04
(10:48) MISS McDyess 5' Hook Shot
(10:45) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:42) MISS Drexler 3PT Jump Shot
(10:40) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:32) MISS McDyess 3PT Jump Shot
(10:29) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:19) MISS Willis 8' Hook Shot
(10:17) D. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:00) MISS McDyess Driving Layup
(9:59) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:45) MISS Maloney 17' Jump Shot
(9:43) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:34) Johnson Layup (2 PTS) (Goldwire 1 AST)
24
(9:33) ROCKETS Timeout: Short (Full 0 Short 1)
(9:22) MISS Elie 15' Jump Shot
(9:20) McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:14) MISS L. Ellis 3PT Jump Shot
(9:12) ROCKETS Rebound
(8:58) MISS Olajuwon 12' Jump Shot
(8:58) Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:56) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:51) MISS Goldwire Driving Layup
(8:49) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:49) Elie S.FOUL (P1.T1)
(8:49) MISS L. Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:49) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (8:49) L. Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
34
(8:35) MISS Elie 3PT Jump Shot
(8:33) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:19) MISS Goldwire 3PT Jump Shot
(8:17) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:58) MISS Olajuwon Driving Layup
(7:56) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:47) McDyess 8' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Goldwire 2 AST)
54
(7:36) MISS Drexler Driving Layup
(7:34) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (7:22) L. Ellis 7' Jump Shot (3 PTS) (D. Ellis 1 AST)
74
(7:15) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 1)
+2 (7:00) Olajuwon 4' Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Elie 2 AST)
76
(6:41) Olajuwon S.FOUL (P1.T2)
(6:41) MISS McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:41) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (6:41) McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
86
+3 (6:31) Maloney 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
89
(6:12) MISS D. Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:10) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:59) Drexler 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Maloney 1 AST)
811
(5:45) MISS D. Ellis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:43) Elie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:32) MISS Olajuwon 14' Jump Shot
(5:30) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:26) Maloney S.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (5:26) Goldwire Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
911
+1 (5:26) Goldwire Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1011
(5:16) Maloney Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:57) Goldwire OFF.Foul (P1)
(4:57) Goldwire Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(4:43) MISS Drexler 3PT Jump Shot
(4:41) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(4:37) Drexler P.FOUL (P1.T4)
+1 (4:37) Goldwire Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1111
+1 (4:37) Goldwire Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1211
(4:27) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (4:27) Elie Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1212
+1 (4:27) Elie Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1213
(4:27) ROCKETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
(4:09) ROCKETS Violation: Def. Goaltending Violation
+2 (4:05) D. Ellis 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Goldwire 3 AST)
1413
(3:51) Johnson S.FOUL (P2.T2)
+1 (3:51) Olajuwon Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1414
+1 (3:51) Olajuwon Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1415
(3:38) MISS D. Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:36) Elie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:26) Olajuwon 13' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Maloney 2 AST)
1417
(3:03) MISS McDyess 17' Jump Shot
(3:01) Harrington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:53) Olajuwon 14' Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Elie 3 AST)
1419
(2:42) L. Ellis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:42) Elie STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:37) Elie Dunk (4 PTS)
1421
(2:12) MISS Goldwire 6' Running Jump Shot
(2:09) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(2:00) D. Ellis P.FOUL (P1.T3)
(2:00) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(1:50) MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
(1:48) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(1:43) D. Ellis Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:29) MISS Elie 3PT Jump Shot
(1:27) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(1:25) L. Ellis Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:25) Elie STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (1:17) Elie 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Olajuwon 1 AST)
1424
+2 (0:59) D. Ellis 19' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Hammonds 1 AST)
1624
(0:46) Hammonds S.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (0:46) Olajuwon Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
1625
+1 (0:46) Olajuwon Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
1626
(0:32) MISS L. Ellis 3PT Jump Shot
(0:30) McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (0:30) McDyess Slam Dunk (5 PTS)
1826
+2 (0:21) Threatt 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1828

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

HOU

105Points120

36-82(43.9%)Field Goal(%)43-84(51.2%)

9-25(36.0%)3-Point(%)11-26(42.3%)

24-34(70.6%)Free Throw(%)23-27(85.2%)

45(7)Rebounds(Offensive)36(4)

22Assists36

4Steals5

2Blocks2

11Turnovers8

23Fouls23

42Pts In The Paint38

27Fast Break Pts12

0Pts Off Turnovers0

105Bench Pts120

5Largest Lead20

Game Details

Saturday, March 29, 1997 · 8:30 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,285 (89.0%)