Top Performers
Points
31
Rider
POR
Rebounds
14
Barkley
HOU
Assists
10
Anderson
POR
Threes
3
Rider
POR
39-77 (50.6%)
FG%
36-86 (41.9%)
7-19 (36.8%)
3PM
6-27 (22.2%)
27-31 (87.1%)
FTM
18-30 (60.0%)
37
Rebounds
46
10
Offensive Rebounds
21
27
Defensive Rebounds
25
22
Assists
19
6
Steals
7
6
Blocks
3
12
Turnovers
18
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
26
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics - y | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Rockets - x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Trail Blazers - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Clippers - x | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
| 9 |  Kings - e | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
| 10 |  Warriors - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks - e | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 12 |  Nuggets - e | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
| 14 |  Grizzlies - e | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
Game Summary
The Houston Rockets were easily defeated by the Portland Trail Blazers, 112 to 96, on January 2, 1997.
Game Info
January 1, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Robinson #3 | 44 | 14 | 3 (0) | 2 | 0 | 2 | +19 | 5 | 5 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 53.8 |
G. Trent #33 | 44 | 19 | 8 (4) | 2 | 2 | 2 | +16 | 2 | 2 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 77.1 |
A. Sabonis #11 | 35 | 18 | 12 (3) | 5 | 1 | 1 | +21 | 2 | 5 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 12-12 | 58.9 |
I. Rider #34 | 37 | 31 | 5 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 1 | 0 | 12-24 | 3-10 | 4-4 | 60.2 |
K. Anderson #7 | 43 | 23 | 5 (1) | 10 | 2 | 0 | +17 | 1 | 4 | 7-14 | 1-4 | 8-10 | 62.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Dudley #24 | 15 | 4 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 69.4 |
A. McKie #8 | 12 | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
M. Butler #32 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
R. Childress #12 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. O'Neal #7 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
D. Wingfield #10 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | POR | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Elie #17 | 23 | 9 | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 90.0 |
C. Barkley #34 | 42 | 30 | 14 (5) | 4 | 1 | 1 | -13 | 7 | 6 | 10-14 | 1-3 | 9-15 | 72.8 |
H. Olajuwon #34 | 37 | 21 | 8 (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 4 | 3 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 50.9 |
C. Drexler #22 | 34 | 17 | 6 (4) | 3 | 2 | 1 | -21 | 2 | 2 | 8-20 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 41.6 |
M. Maloney #12 | 29 | 0 | 0 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -17 | 0 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bullard #50 | 19 | 3 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 18.8 |
R. Livingston #2 | 18 | 3 | 1 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 38.7 |
K. Willis #42 | 13 | 3 | 4 (3) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 30.7 |
S. Mack #4 | 12 | 5 | 3 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 64.4 |
B. Price #20 | 7 | 1 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 11.3 |
O. Harrington #32 | 4 | 2 | 3 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 69.4 |
T. Moore #20 | 2 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
C. Robinson makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Anderson makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Trent makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Robinson makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Anderson makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Anderson makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Willis makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Trent makes 2PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Dudley makes 2PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Livingston makes 2PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Dudley makes 2PT shot
2Q
I. Rider makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Elie makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
G. Trent makes 2PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
2Q
A. McKie makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Anderson makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Trent makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Anderson makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Robinson makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Bullard makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
I. Rider makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
3Q
K. Anderson makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Sabonis makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Trent makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Trent makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
3Q
I. Rider makes 20' 2PT shot
3Q
I. Rider makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
G. Trent makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Sabonis makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Anderson makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
S. Mack makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
I. Rider makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Robinson makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
G. Trent makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
I. Rider makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
4Q
A. Sabonis makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Robinson makes 2PT shot
4Q
O. Harrington makes 2PT shot
4Q
I. Rider makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Robinson makes 2PT shot
4Q
T. Moore makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
39-77 (50.6%)
FG%
36-86 (41.9%)
7-19 (36.8%)
3PM
6-27 (22.2%)
27-31 (87.1%)
FTM
18-30 (60.0%)
37
Rebounds
46
10
Offensive Rebounds
21
27
Defensive Rebounds
25
22
Assists
19
6
Steals
7
6
Blocks
3
12
Turnovers
18
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
26
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0