Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets

Apr 1, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	29	30	33	24	116
DEN	19	21	26	33	99

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Mario ElieSF	36	7-14	1-5	4-4	3	1	3	0	2	1	+19	19
32Othella HarringtonPF	27	6-8	0-0	1-4	4	1	0	0	0	1	+24	13
34Hakeem OlajuwonC	26	4-10	0-0	4-4	7	4	0	1	4	4	+18	12
12Matt MaloneySG	31	8-15	3-6	0-0	5	2	3	1	0	0	+22	19
22Clyde DrexlerPG	26	10-15	3-4	1-1	7	4	1	1	3	1	+22	24
27Charles Jones	21	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	1	0	3	-4	0
2Sedale Threatt	25	4-6	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	1	0	2	-5	9
50Matt Bullard	20	1-5	0-4	1-2	2	0	0	1	0	1	-7	3
8Eddie Johnson	23	6-12	3-7	2-2	4	3	1	0	2	1	-4	17
4Charles Barkley	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Randy Livingston	— did not play —												— did not play —
42Kevin Willis	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8554.1%	11-2740.7%	13-1776.5%	35	16	10	6	11	14	-	116

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20LaPhonso EllisSF	42	10-20	1-5	4-4	8	3	0	0	3	1	-16	25
24Antonio McDyessPF	41	13-22	0-0	1-1	10	2	1	2	4	4	-20	27
50Ervin JohnsonC	16	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	2	0	4	-14	4
3Dale EllisSG	33	4-8	2-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	1	-20	10
5Anthony GoldwirePG	14	1-7	0-2	0-0	2	5	0	0	3	1	-15	2
21Tom Hammonds	31	1-2	0-0	1-2	7	1	1	0	0	1	-8	3
30Kenny Smith	25	2-9	0-2	3-3	1	2	1	0	3	0	-2	7
53Jerome Allen	12	0-3	0-2	3-4	0	2	0	1	1	1	+1	3
6Brooks Thompson	19	6-9	1-4	0-0	2	5	2	0	1	0	+7	13
25George Zidek	3	2-3	0-0	1-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	+2	5
22Vincent Askew	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Bryant Stith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-8747.1%	4-1822.2%	13-1586.7%	39	22	6	5	15	14	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUDEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Johnson vs. Olajuwon: Tip to Johnson
(11:46) McDyess Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:26) MISS Elie 3PT Jump Shot
(11:24) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:12) McDyess 10' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(10:56) MISS Drexler 18' Jump Shot
(10:55) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:45) MISS Goldwire 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:44) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:27) MISS Harrington Layup
(10:26) McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:16) L. Ellis 6' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)
04
(10:03) MISS Elie Layup
(10:03) Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:59) McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:58) MISS Goldwire 14' Jump Shot
(9:53) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:53) Johnson Tip Shot (2 PTS)
06
(9:52) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(9:38) MISS Olajuwon Layup
(9:38) Johnson BLOCK (2 BLK)
(9:36) McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:23) MISS D. Ellis 19' Jump Shot
(9:19) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:03) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (9:03) Olajuwon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
16
+1 (9:03) Olajuwon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
26
(8:43) L. Ellis Out Of Bounds Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (8:32) Drexler 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Maloney 1 AST)
46
+2 (8:21) McDyess 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Goldwire 1 AST)
48
(8:06) MISS Olajuwon 8' Jump Shot
(8:06) McDyess BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:03) Goldwire REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:43) Goldwire Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:43) Maloney STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:31) Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
78
(7:19) MISS D. Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:16) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:12) Olajuwon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:12) D. Ellis STEAL (1 STL)
(7:07) MISS Goldwire 3PT Jump Shot
(7:03) Harrington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:53) MISS Maloney 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:52) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:44) MISS Goldwire Driving Layup
(6:42) Maloney REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:32) Olajuwon 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Harrington 1 AST)
98
(6:22) MISS McDyess 19' Jump Shot
(6:22) Rockets Rebound
+2 (6:10) Elie Driving Layup (2 PTS)
118
(5:47) MISS L. Ellis 20' Jump Shot
(5:45) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:32) Drexler 18' Running Jump Shot (4 PTS)
138
+2 (5:13) McDyess 10' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (D. Ellis 1 AST)
1310
(4:55) Johnson S.FOUL (P2.T2)
+1 (4:55) Olajuwon Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1410
+1 (4:55) Olajuwon Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1510
(4:42) MISS McDyess Layup
(4:42) Olajuwon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:40) Goldwire REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:35) Goldwire Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(4:35) Elie STEAL (1 STL)
(4:29) MISS Maloney 21' Jump Shot
(4:25) McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:21) MISS Goldwire 14' Jump Shot
(4:19) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:08) Drexler Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:08) Hammonds STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:01) D. Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Goldwire 2 AST)
1513
+3 (3:37) Elie 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Olajuwon 1 AST)
1813
(3:20) MISS D. Ellis 19' Jump Shot
(3:17) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (3:13) Drexler Driving Layup (6 PTS)
2013
(3:02) MISS L. Ellis Layup
(3:00) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+3 (2:46) Drexler 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2313
(2:44) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:29) L. Ellis Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(2:29) Drexler STEAL (1 STL)
(2:27) Drexler Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(2:10) MISS D. Ellis 7' Jump Shot
(2:10) Drexler BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:06) D. Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:06) D. Ellis Layup (5 PTS)
2315
+2 (1:50) Drexler Layup (11 PTS)
2515
(1:40) MISS L. Ellis Layup
(1:40) Jones BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:38) Hammonds REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:38) Jones S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (1:38) Hammonds Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2516
(1:38) MISS Hammonds Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:35) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:26) Harrington Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Drexler 1 AST)
2716
(1:10) McDyess Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
(1:10) Elie STEAL (2 STL)
(1:01) MISS Elie 18' Jump Shot
(0:59) McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+3 (0:53) D. Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)
2719
(0:40) MISS Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:38) Hammonds REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:33) MISS Smith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:30) Elie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:09) Harrington 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Elie 1 AST)
2919
(0:00) MISS McDyess 19' Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

DEN

116Points99

46-85(54.1%)Field Goal(%)41-87(47.1%)

11-27(40.7%)3-Point(%)4-18(22.2%)

13-17(76.5%)Free Throw(%)13-15(86.7%)

35(7)Rebounds(Offensive)39(9)

16Assists22

10Steals6

6Blocks5

11Turnovers15

14Fouls14

40Pts In The Paint42

7Fast Break Pts15

0Pts Off Turnovers0

116Bench Pts99

29Largest Lead6

Game Details

Tuesday, April 1, 1997 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 13,341 (69.9%)