Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz

May 27, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	27	17	20	27	91
UTA	24	23	24	25	96

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
17Mario ElieSF	39	1-6	0-4	4-5	6	2	1	0	1	2	-13	6
4Charles BarkleyPF	39	3-6	2-3	2-4	7	5	1	0	3	4	-6	10
34Hakeem OlajuwonC	42	11-18	0-0	11-13	10	3	3	1	5	3	-8	33
22Clyde DrexlerSG	36	5-15	0-5	5-6	3	1	4	1	1	4	+1	15
12Matt MaloneyPG	34	5-9	4-6	0-0	0	2	1	1	2	3	0	14
2Sedale Threatt	13	3-5	1-2	2-2	2	2	0	0	1	3	-5	9
8Eddie Johnson	20	2-7	0-4	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	+2	4
42Kevin Willis	12	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	4	+6	0
32Othella Harrington	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
50Matt Bullard	— did not play —												— did not play —
27Charles Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Randy Livingston	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	30-6744.8%	7-2429.2%	24-3177.4%	32	16	10	3	14	24	-	91

JAZZ	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Bryon RussellSF	40	4-11	1-7	4-4	4	2	1	1	0	3	-5	13
32Karl MalonePF	44	11-22	0-0	7-8	14	4	0	1	3	3	+9	29
00Greg OstertagC	21	2-4	0-0	0-2	4	0	2	2	0	3	+1	4
14Jeff HornacekSG	35	3-9	0-2	5-5	5	4	3	0	2	0	+3	11
12John StocktonPG	32	6-7	1-1	4-4	0	6	0	0	5	4	+4	17
10Howard Eisley	15	3-6	1-2	3-3	1	1	1	0	2	1	+1	10
44Greg Foster	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	-4	2
55Antoine Carr	20	4-5	0-0	2-2	2	0	2	0	0	6	+4	10
40Shandon Anderson	14	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	2	0	+5	0
34Chris Morris	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	+7	0
43Stephen Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Adam Keefe	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	34-6949.3%	3-1323.1%	25-2889.3%	35	17	10	4	16	23	-	96

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUUTA

(12:00) Jump Ball Ostertag vs. Olajuwon: Tip to Maloney
(11:43) Stockton S.FOUL (P1.T1)
(11:43) MISS Olajuwon Free Throw 1 of 2
(11:43) Rockets Rebound
+1 (11:43) Olajuwon Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
(11:27) MISS Ostertag Layup
(11:27) Olajuwon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:25) Rockets Rebound
(11:09) MISS Drexler 14' Jump Shot
(11:07) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:05) MISS Olajuwon 9' Jump Shot
(11:02) Malone REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:53) Maloney P.FOUL (P1.T1)
+2 (10:45) Stockton 8' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)
12
+2 (10:19) Olajuwon 17' Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Maloney 1 AST)
32
+3 (10:01) Russell 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hornacek 1 AST)
35
(9:36) MISS Olajuwon 17' Jump Shot
(9:36) JAZZ Rebound
(9:27) MISS Hornacek 18' Jump Shot
(9:19) Hornacek REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:19) Drexler P.FOUL (P1.T2)
(9:11) MISS Malone 19' Jump Shot
(9:08) Barkley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:01) Barkley 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
65
(8:52) MISS Malone 13' Jump Shot
(8:50) Drexler REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:40) Barkley 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)
95
(8:21) MISS Malone 7' Jump Shot
(8:18) Elie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:04) Olajuwon Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:04) Hornacek STEAL (1 STL)
(7:54) Olajuwon Violation:Lane
+2 (7:54) Malone 3' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Russell 1 AST)
97
(7:43) MISS Drexler Layup
(7:42) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (7:42) Olajuwon Dunk (5 PTS)
117
(7:29) Elie S.FOUL (P1.T3)
+1 (7:29) Russell Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
118
+1 (7:29) Russell Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
119
(7:10) MISS Barkley 17' Jump Shot
(7:07) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(7:06) Ostertag S.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (7:06) Olajuwon Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
129
+1 (7:06) Olajuwon Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
139
+2 (6:58) Russell Layup (7 PTS) (Stockton 1 AST)
1311
(6:38) MISS Maloney 3PT Jump Shot
(6:34) Malone REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:23) Malone 14' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Russell 2 AST)
1313
(6:12) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:03) MISS Elie 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:02) Ostertag REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:55) Ostertag Dunk (2 PTS) (Malone 1 AST)
1315
(5:29) MISS Drexler Layup
(5:29) Ostertag BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:26) Malone REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:24) Maloney Violation:Double Lane
(5:06) Olajuwon S.FOUL (P1.T4)
(5:06) MISS Ostertag Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:06) JAZZ Rebound
(5:06) MISS Ostertag Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:05) Olajuwon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (4:50) Olajuwon 4' Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1515
+2 (4:30) Malone 8' Hook Shot (6 PTS)
1517
(4:12) Malone S.FOUL (P1.T3)
(4:12) MISS Olajuwon Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:12) Rockets Rebound
+1 (4:12) Olajuwon Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
1617
(3:54) MISS Russell 3PT Jump Shot
(3:52) Threatt REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:50) Threatt Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:50) Eisley STEAL (1 STL)
(3:39) Threatt P.FOUL (P1.PN)
+1 (3:39) Russell Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1618
+1 (3:39) Russell Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1619
(3:29) Ostertag Violation:Defensive Goaltending
+2 (3:17) Threatt 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Barkley 1 AST)
1819
+2 (3:05) Eisley Layup (2 PTS)
1821
(3:05) Threatt S.FOUL (P2.PN)
+1 (3:05) Eisley Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1822
(2:47) MISS Threatt 20' Jump Shot
(2:46) Malone REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(2:29) MISS Hornacek 19' Jump Shot
(2:27) Barkley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:25) Drexler Layup (2 PTS) (Barkley 2 AST)
2022
(2:00) MISS Foster 19' Jump Shot
(1:57) Barkley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:51) MISS Johnson 12' Jump Shot
(1:51) Russell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:45) Eisley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:31) MISS Eisley 3PT Jump Shot
(1:27) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:26) Willis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:26) Hornacek STEAL (2 STL)
(1:22) MISS Hornacek 14' Jump Shot
(1:20) Willis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:19) Johnson 4' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Threatt 1 AST)
2222
(0:57) Drexler Violation:Defensive Goaltending
(0:57) JAZZ Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(0:41) Foster Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(0:41) Drexler STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:28) Maloney 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Barkley 3 AST)
2522
+2 (0:06) Eisley 17' Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2524
+2 (0:01) Drexler Driving Layup (4 PTS)
2724
(0:00) Hornacek Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:00) Barkley STEAL (1 STL)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

UTA

91Points96

30-67(44.8%)Field Goal(%)34-69(49.3%)

7-24(29.2%)3-Point(%)3-13(23.1%)

24-31(77.4%)Free Throw(%)25-28(89.3%)

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

16Assists17

10Steals10

3Blocks4

14Turnovers16

24Fouls23

32Pts In The Paint36

15Fast Break Pts8

0Pts Off Turnovers0

91Bench Pts96

6Largest Lead9

Game Details

Tuesday, May 27, 1997 · 9:00 PM

Chase Field · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 19,911 (41.1%)