New York Knicks vs. Houston Rockets

Nov 18, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NYK	25	17	19	23	84
HOU	26	22	12	35	95

Player Stats

KNICKS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Larry JohnsonSF	33	1-9	0-0	5-7	10	1	2	0	3	6	-7	7
34Charles OakleyPF	34	4-8	0-0	2-3	7	2	1	0	3	4	-11	10
33Patrick EwingC	34	5-12	0-0	2-2	7	1	0	4	5	3	-10	12
20Allan HoustonSG	24	2-9	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	2	+4	4
21Charlie WardPG	24	5-6	2-3	2-2	4	5	0	0	2	5	-11	14
3John Starks	29	8-17	2-7	11-13	1	0	4	0	4	3	-7	29
1Chris Childs	23	1-7	0-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	2
14Chris Dudley	13	0-3	0-0	0-2	4	0	0	2	0	3	-3	0
42Chris Mills	20	2-5	0-1	2-2	5	0	1	1	1	2	-10	6
8Pete Myers	— did not play —												— did not play —
52Buck Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Herb Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	28-7636.8%	4-1625.0%	24-3177.4%	40	12	8	8	19	31	-	84

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Mario ElieSF	32	3-7	0-1	3-4	1	2	2	0	1	2	+19	9
42Kevin WillisPF	39	6-15	0-0	5-5	9	2	0	0	0	4	+18	17
34Hakeem OlajuwonC	39	10-14	0-0	4-4	8	3	0	3	5	4	+18	24
22Clyde DrexlerSG	38	3-13	1-6	9-10	7	6	4	0	4	4	+15	16
12Matt MaloneyPG	34	4-11	4-7	11-13	4	2	2	0	0	2	+12	23
50Matt Bullard	12	0-2	0-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	2	-11	0
1Rodrick Rhodes	17	1-4	0-0	2-4	2	1	0	0	3	3	-6	4
20Brent Price	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-3	0
15Emanual Davis	6	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	2	-4	2
32Othella Harrington	4	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
4Charles Barkley	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Eddie Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	28-7238.9%	5-1827.8%	34-4085.0%	36	19	8	3	14	25	-	95

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterNYKHOU

(12:00) Jump Ball Olajuwon vs. Ewing: Tip to Elie
(11:46) MISS Olajuwon 10' Jump Shot
(11:44) Ewing REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:27) Ewing Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:18) MISS Willis Driving Layup
(11:18) Ewing BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:16) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:16) Willis Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:01) Houston 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ward 1 AST)
22
(10:46) MISS Maloney 17' Jump Shot
(10:44) Ewing REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:36) MISS Oakley 19' Jump Shot
(10:34) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (10:28) Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Elie 1 AST)
25
(10:09) MISS Ward 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:07) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(9:44) Elie Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:44) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:38) Houston 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ward 2 AST)
45
(9:16) MISS Willis 15' Jump Shot
(9:14) Ward REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:08) MISS Ewing Driving Layup
(9:06) Ward REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:06) Ward Layup (2 PTS)
65
(8:40) Olajuwon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (8:17) Ward 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Oakley 1 AST)
95
+3 (8:02) Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
98
(7:54) MISS Houston 21' Jump Shot
(7:52) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:39) Willis Layup (4 PTS)
910
(7:16) MISS Ewing 16' Jump Shot
(7:15) Oakley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:15) Oakley Layup (2 PTS)
1110
(7:15) Maloney S.FOUL (P1.T1)
(7:15) MISS Oakley Free Throw 1 of 1
(7:15) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(7:14) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:55) Olajuwon Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:55) Johnson STEAL (2 STL)
(6:47) MISS Oakley 19' Jump Shot
(6:45) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(6:36) Drexler Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(6:28) Olajuwon P.FOUL (P1.T2)
(6:28) ROCKETS T.FOUL
+1 (6:28) Oakley Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
1210
+2 (6:21) Ewing 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ward 3 AST)
1410
+3 (6:02) Maloney 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Olajuwon 1 AST)
1413
(5:54) MISS Houston 19' Jump Shot
(5:52) ROCKETS Rebound
(5:39) Ward S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (5:39) Maloney Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
1414
+1 (5:39) Maloney Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
1415
(5:27) MISS Johnson 4' Running Jump Shot
(5:25) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:22) MISS Elie Layup
(5:22) Ewing BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:21) ROCKETS Rebound
+3 (5:08) Maloney 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Willis 1 AST)
1418
(5:01) Knicks Timeout: Short (Reg.0 Short 1)
(4:50) Oakley Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:50) Maloney STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:46) Elie Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Maloney 1 AST)
1420
(4:46) Oakley S.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (4:46) Elie Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1421
(4:33) MISS Ewing 13' Jump Shot
(4:31) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:17) MISS Willis 9' Hook Shot
(4:15) Oakley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:58) Johnson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:58) Elie STEAL (1 STL)
(3:52) MISS Maloney 3PT Jump Shot
(3:51) ROCKETS Rebound
(3:51) Ewing L.B.FOUL (P1.T3)
(3:43) MISS Bullard 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:41) Elie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:37) MISS Drexler 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:35) Ewing REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:30) Johnson Layup (2 PTS) (Ward 4 AST)
1621
+3 (3:15) Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Bullard 1 AST)
1624
(3:05) Knicks Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 1)
+2 (2:48) Starks 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1824
(2:22) MISS Willis 8' Jump Shot
(2:20) Ewing REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (2:05) Oakley Layup (5 PTS) (Ewing 1 AST)
2024
(2:05) Drexler S.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (2:05) Oakley Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2124
(1:49) MISS Rhodes 22' Jump Shot
(1:48) Knicks Rebound
(1:48) Willis L.B.FOUL (P1.T4)
(1:34) Starks Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (1:12) Drexler Driving Layup (5 PTS)
2126
(1:04) MISS Houston 19' Jump Shot
(1:02) Maloney REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:59) Drexler Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
+3 (0:44) Starks 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Childs 1 AST)
2426
(0:44) Rhodes S.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (0:44) Starks Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2526
(0:30) MISS Drexler 3PT Jump Shot
(0:28) Oakley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:07) MISS Starks 3PT Jump Shot
(0:05) Dudley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:05) MISS Dudley Tip Shot
(0:05) Knicks Rebound
(0:05) Knicks Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
(0:00) MISS Drexler 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) ROCKETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

NYK

HOU

84Points95

28-76(36.8%)Field Goal(%)28-72(38.9%)

4-16(25.0%)3-Point(%)5-18(27.8%)

24-31(77.4%)Free Throw(%)34-40(85.0%)

40(11)Rebounds(Offensive)36(7)

12Assists19

8Steals8

8Blocks3

19Turnovers14

31Fouls25

22Pts In The Paint18

14Fast Break Pts10

0Pts Off Turnovers0

84Bench Pts95

6Largest Lead13

Game Details

Tuesday, November 18, 1997 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,285 (89.0%)