Top Performers
Points
22
Lenard
MIA

Rebounds
17
Mourning
MIA

Assists
7
Hardaway
MIA

Threes
5
Lenard
MIA

31-77 (40.3%)
FG%
23-71 (32.4%)
11-31 (35.5%)
3PM
4-12 (33.3%)
13-16 (81.3%)
FTM
16-27 (59.3%)
51
Rebounds
40
15
Offensive Rebounds
15
36
Defensive Rebounds
25
19
Assists
12
7
Steals
8
10
Blocks
4
16
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
17
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Eastern Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 69 | 13 | .841 | ||
| 2 | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8.0 | |
| 3 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 | |
| 4 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13.0 | |
| 5 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 | |
| 6 | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 | |
| 7 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24.0 | |
| 8 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27.0 | |
| 10 | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30.0 | |
| 11 | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36.0 | |
| 12 | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39.0 | |
| 13 | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47.0 | |
| 15 | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 | |
| 3 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 6 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 | |
| 7 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 | |
| 8 | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | |
| 9 | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 | |
| 10 | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | |
| 11 | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 | |
| 12 | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 | |
| 14 | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
Game Summary
The Houston Rockets were easily defeated by the Miami Heat, 86 to 66, on December 21, 1996.
Game Info
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Askins #2 | 28 | 3 | 4 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
P.J. Brown #42 | 29 | 6 | 7 (3) | 2 | 2 | 5 | +28 | 3 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 43.6 |
A. Mourning #33 | 39 | 18 | 17 (5) | 5 | 1 | 3 | +19 | 5 | 5 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 70.5 |
S. Danilovic #5 | 26 | 8 | 5 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +22 | 0 | 4 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 42.4 |
T. Hardaway #10 | 39 | 18 | 3 (0) | 7 | 2 | 0 | +10 | 2 | 0 | 7-23 | 2-10 | 2-2 | 37.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Lenard #1 | 38 | 22 | 5 (1) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +20 | 1 | 3 | 7-15 | 5-11 | 3-3 | 67.4 |
K. Thomas #40 | 20 | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 1 | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 34.7 |
I. Austin #8 | 9 | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
G. Grant #23 | 7 | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
J. Scott #32 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
M. Strickland #30 | 2 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
M. Muursepp #13 | 1 | 2 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 34.7 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIA | 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 | 46 | 13 | 3 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -18 | 6 | 4 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 52.8 |
K. Willis #42 | 36 | 9 | 12 (5) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -20 | 3 | 5 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 35.3 |
H. Olajuwon #34 | 42 | 20 | 13 (4) | 3 | 5 | 2 | -12 | 3 | 3 | 6-17 | 1-1 | 7-11 | 45.8 |
T. Moore #20 | 32 | 8 | 2 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -14 | 2 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 43.5 |
M. Maloney #12 | 26 | 7 | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 44.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Livingston #2 | 24 | 3 | 2 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -15 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 16.9 |
O. Harrington #32 | 18 | 6 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
S. Mack #4 | 9 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
M. Bullard #50 | 7 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
P.J. Brown makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Willis makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Mourning makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Hardaway makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Moore makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Moore makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
V. Lenard makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
V. Lenard makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Askins makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Mourning makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
O. Harrington makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
V. Lenard makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Willis makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
V. Lenard makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
O. Harrington makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Livingston makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Elie makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Mourning makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Grant makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Grant makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
V. Lenard makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
V. Lenard makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Elie makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Mourning makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Maloney makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Austin makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Hardaway makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Maloney makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
P.J. Brown makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Hardaway makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
S. Danilovic makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Willis makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Mourning makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Mourning makes 11' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Willis makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Mourning makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Elie makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
O. Harrington makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Hardaway makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Hardaway makes 21' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Elie makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
V. Lenard makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
S. Danilovic makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Hardaway makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Danilovic makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Muursepp makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
31-77 (40.3%)
FG%
23-71 (32.4%)
11-31 (35.5%)
3PM
4-12 (33.3%)
13-16 (81.3%)
FTM
16-27 (59.3%)
51
Rebounds
40
15
Offensive Rebounds
15
36
Defensive Rebounds
25
19
Assists
12
7
Steals
8
10
Blocks
4
16
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
17
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0