Top Performers
Points
34
Drexler
HOU
Rebounds
12
Barkley
HOU
Assists
7
Anderson
POR
Threes
4
Rider
POR
41-82 (50.0%)
FG%
36-77 (46.8%)
5-11 (45.5%)
3PM
5-16 (31.3%)
10-16 (62.5%)
FTM
18-24 (75.0%)
45
Rebounds
39
16
Offensive Rebounds
12
29
Defensive Rebounds
27
23
Assists
21
3
Steals
9
3
Blocks
6
11
Turnovers
6
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
18
Fouls
17
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1997-98 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz - z | 62 | 20 | .756 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics - y | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers - x | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
| 4 |  Suns - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
| 5 |  Spurs - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
| 6 |  Trail Blazers - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16.0 |
| 7 |  Timberwolves - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 |
| 8 |  Rockets - x | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
| 9 |  Kings - e | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35.0 |
| 10 |  Mavericks - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42.0 |
| 11 |  Grizzlies - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
| 12 |  Warriors - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Clippers - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45.0 |
| 14 |  Nuggets - e | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51.0 |
Game Summary
The Houston Rockets couldn't pull it off against the Portland Trail Blazers, 97 to 95, on January 3, 1998.
Game Info
January 2, 1998
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Grant #44 | 34 | 16 | 11 (5) | 3 | 1 | 1 | +15 | 2 | 4 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 54.6 |
R. Wallace #30 | 46 | 20 | 9 (4) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 1 | 1 | 9-12 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 80.4 |
A. Sabonis #11 | 37 | 16 | 10 (3) | 4 | 1 | 2 | +12 | 4 | 2 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 72.7 |
I. Rider #34 | 43 | 27 | 8 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 3 | 11-22 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 60.2 |
K. Anderson #7 | 35 | 7 | 2 (0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 1 | 2 | 3-14 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 23.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Trent #33 | 17 | 3 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -19 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 38.7 |
A. Williams #20 | 13 | 6 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 104.2 |
S. Augmon #2 | 12 | 2 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 14.5 |
K. Cato #13 | 3 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 30 | 12 | 2 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 60.7 |
C. Barkley #34 | 37 | 12 | 12 (4) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 3 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 43.2 |
K. Willis #42 | 28 | 7 | 7 (4) | 1 | 1 | 2 | -12 | 1 | 2 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 29.8 |
C. Drexler #22 | 43 | 34 | 6 (2) | 5 | 5 | 1 | -4 | 2 | 3 | 12-22 | 1-4 | 9-10 | 64.4 |
M. Maloney #12 | 29 | 8 | 3 (0) | 6 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 57.1 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bullard #50 | 23 | 12 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 85.7 |
R. Rhodes #1 | 18 | 4 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +16 | 0 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 26.2 |
B. Price #20 | 16 | 3 | 1 (1) | 2 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Jones #23 | 11 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
E. Johnson #8 | 5 | 3 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 150.0 |
| 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
A. Sabonis makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 2PT shot
1Q
R. Wallace makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Sabonis makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Grant makes 2PT shot
1Q
R. Wallace makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Sabonis makes 22' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 22' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Sabonis makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Sabonis makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Trent makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Rider makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Drexler makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Sabonis makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Bullard makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Maloney makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Bullard makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
R. Wallace makes 20' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Grant makes 2PT shot
2Q
S. Augmon makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Price makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Anderson makes 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
A. Sabonis makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Bullard makes 20' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Bullard makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Bullard makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Rider makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Rider makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Anderson makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Anderson makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Maloney makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Wallace makes 2PT shot
3Q
I. Rider makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
R. Wallace makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
3Q
B. Grant makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Sabonis makes 9' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Willis makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Elie makes 2PT shot
3Q
R. Wallace makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Willis makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Williams makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Grant makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
I. Rider makes 2PT shot
3Q
R. Rhodes makes 2PT shot
4Q
A. Williams makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
I. Rider makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
4Q
R. Wallace makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
4Q
I. Rider makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
4Q
R. Wallace makes 2PT shot
4Q
M. Elie makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
4Q
I. Rider makes 23' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Grant makes 10' 2PT shot
4Q
I. Rider makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Elie makes 14' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Wallace makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
B. Grant makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
41-82 (50.0%)
FG%
36-77 (46.8%)
5-11 (45.5%)
3PM
5-16 (31.3%)
10-16 (62.5%)
FTM
18-24 (75.0%)
45
Rebounds
39
16
Offensive Rebounds
12
29
Defensive Rebounds
27
23
Assists
21
3
Steals
9
3
Blocks
6
11
Turnovers
6
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
18
Fouls
17
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0