Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz

Dec 25, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	25	25	30	23	103
UTA	20	29	36	22	107

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Mario ElieSF	28	5-8	1-3	4-4	4	2	0	0	1	0	-5	15
4Charles BarkleyPF	40	3-10	0-2	5-6	7	3	2	0	1	3	-3	11
42Kevin WillisC	36	10-15	0-0	5-6	8	1	1	0	3	3	-11	25
22Clyde DrexlerSG	39	4-12	1-3	6-8	2	5	4	0	2	4	-13	15
12Matt MaloneyPG	21	3-5	2-4	1-2	2	4	0	0	0	3	-9	9
8Eddie Johnson	22	3-9	1-3	1-1	3	2	0	0	2	2	+8	8
50Matt Bullard	23	3-8	2-5	2-2	4	1	1	0	1	2	+8	10
15Emanual Davis	5	0-2	0-1	1-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
20Brent Price	21	2-6	2-3	3-4	2	5	1	0	1	3	+5	9
32Othella Harrington	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Charles Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
41Joe Stephens	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	33-7544.0%	9-2437.5%	28-3580.0%	32	23	10	0	11	20	-	103

JAZZ	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
31Adam KeefeSF	23	3-3	0-0	5-6	4	0	0	0	0	5	+9	11
32Karl MalonePF	41	10-15	0-0	0-0	10	6	2	0	4	3	+14	20
55Antoine CarrC	21	1-3	0-0	5-6	2	1	0	0	2	4	0	7
14Jeff HornacekSG	39	7-13	4-4	2-2	3	9	2	0	1	1	+10	20
12John StocktonPG	27	10-16	1-4	3-4	2	3	1	0	3	1	+6	24
10Howard Eisley	20	5-12	0-2	2-2	0	5	0	0	3	3	-2	12
0Greg Ostertag	15	2-2	0-0	1-1	5	0	0	2	0	4	+1	5
40Shandon Anderson	14	2-4	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	1	1	-12	4
3Bryon Russell	28	1-3	0-2	2-2	7	2	1	0	1	3	+7	4
44Greg Foster	7	0-3	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-13	0
34Chris Morris	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Jacque Vaughn	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-7455.4%	5-1241.7%	20-2387.0%	35	26	7	2	16	27	-	107

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUUTA

(12:00) Jump Ball Carr vs. Willis: Tip to Maloney
(11:43) Willis Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:33) Malone Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (11:24) Drexler 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:11) MISS Hornacek 4' Running Jump Shot
(11:07) Maloney REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:55) MISS Maloney 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:52) Keefe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:42) Keefe Dunk (2 PTS) (Malone 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:23) Willis 7' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Maloney 1 AST)
42
+2 (10:05) Keefe Layup (4 PTS) (Stockton 1 AST)
44
(9:48) MISS Drexler 16' Jump Shot
(9:46) Malone REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:33) MISS Stockton 15' Jump Shot
(9:29) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:18) MISS Drexler 20' Jump Shot
(9:16) Carr REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:07) MISS Carr 18' Jump Shot
(9:04) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:56) MISS Willis 16' Jump Shot
(8:52) Keefe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:48) MISS Hornacek Layup
(8:46) Barkley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:41) Maloney Layup (2 PTS) (Elie 1 AST)
64
(8:26) Carr Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:26) Willis STEAL (1 STL)
(8:15) MISS Maloney 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:12) Elie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:11) Elie Layup (2 PTS)
84
+2 (7:51) Stockton 21' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hornacek 1 AST)
86
+2 (7:33) Barkley 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Elie 2 AST)
106
(7:15) MISS Malone 16' Jump Shot
(7:14) JAZZ Rebound
(7:12) Drexler S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (7:12) Keefe Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
107
+1 (7:12) Keefe Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
108
+3 (6:59) Maloney 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Drexler 1 AST)
138
(6:46) Carr Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:46) Drexler STEAL (1 STL)
(6:42) Keefe P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(6:42) JAZZ Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:33) MISS Drexler 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:31) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:19) Elie 13' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Barkley 1 AST)
158
(6:02) MISS Malone 15' Jump Shot
(6:02) Rockets Rebound
(6:02) Carr L.B.FOUL (P1.T2)
(5:50) Malone P.FOUL (P1.T3)
+2 (5:39) Willis Dunk (4 PTS) (Drexler 2 AST)
178
+2 (5:21) Stockton 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Hornacek 2 AST)
1710
(4:54) Elie Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:54) Malone STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:46) Stockton 19' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1712
(4:28) Hornacek Violation:Defensive Goaltending
(4:22) Eisley S.FOUL (P1.T4)
(4:22) MISS Maloney Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:22) Rockets Rebound
+1 (4:22) Maloney Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1812
+2 (4:09) Malone 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Eisley 1 AST)
1814
(3:54) Carr S.FOUL (P2.PN)
+1 (3:54) Willis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1914
+1 (3:54) Willis Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2014
(3:38) Malone Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(3:25) Willis Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)
(3:15) MISS Eisley 21' Jump Shot
(3:12) Rockets Rebound
(3:03) Drexler Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (2:53) Malone Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Hornacek 3 AST)
2016
(2:33) MISS Willis 11' Hook Shot
(2:29) Keefe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:16) Malone Layup (6 PTS) (Hornacek 4 AST)
2018
(2:13) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:01) Drexler 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2218
(1:45) MISS Hornacek Layup
(1:39) Bullard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:34) MISS Bullard 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:32) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:19) Willis 6' Hook Shot (8 PTS)
2418
(0:55) MISS Eisley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:53) Keefe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (0:36) Eisley 2' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2420
(0:23) Ostertag S.FOUL (P1.PN)
(0:23) MISS Davis Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:23) Rockets Rebound
+1 (0:23) Davis Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2520
(0:04) MISS Eisley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:02) Willis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:00) Willis Traveling Turnover (P3.T5)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

UTA

103Points107

33-75(44.0%)Field Goal(%)41-74(55.4%)

9-24(37.5%)3-Point(%)5-12(41.7%)

28-35(80.0%)Free Throw(%)20-23(87.0%)

32(12)Rebounds(Offensive)35(9)

23Assists26

10Steals7

0Blocks2

11Turnovers16

20Fouls27

38Pts In The Paint42

11Fast Break Pts13

0Pts Off Turnovers0

103Bench Pts107

9Largest Lead12

Game Details

Thursday, December 25, 1997 · 3:00 PM

Chase Field · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 19,911 (41.1%)