Top Performers
Points
25
Willis
HOU
Rebounds
10
Malone
UTA
Assists
9
Hornacek
UTA
Threes
4
Hornacek
UTA
33-75 (44.0%)
FG%
41-74 (55.4%)
9-24 (37.5%)
3PM
5-12 (41.7%)
28-35 (80.0%)
FTM
20-23 (87.0%)
32
Rebounds
35
12
Offensive Rebounds
9
20
Defensive Rebounds
26
23
Assists
26
10
Steals
7
0
Blocks
2
11
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
20
Fouls
27
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 Utah Jazz squeaked out a win over the Houston Rockets, 107 to 103, on December 25, 1997.
Game Info
December 24, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Elie #17 | 28 | 15 | 4 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 76.8 |
C. Barkley #34 | 40 | 11 | 7 (2) | 3 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 3 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 43.5 |
K. Willis #42 | 37 | 25 | 8 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 3 | 3 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 70.9 |
C. Drexler #22 | 40 | 15 | 2 (0) | 5 | 4 | 0 | -13 | 2 | 4 | 4-12 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 48.3 |
M. Maloney #12 | 22 | 9 | 2 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 76.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Bullard #50 | 23 | 10 | 4 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 56.3 |
E. Johnson #8 | 23 | 8 | 3 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 2 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 42.4 |
B. Price #20 | 21 | 9 | 2 (0) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 3 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 58.0 |
E. Davis #15 | 6 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 17.4 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Keefe #31 | 23 | 11 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 97.5 |
A. Carr #33 | 22 | 7 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 62.1 |
K. Malone #32 | 42 | 20 | 10 (3) | 6 | 2 | 0 | +14 | 4 | 3 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
J. Hornacek #14 | 39 | 20 | 3 (1) | 9 | 2 | 0 | +10 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 72.0 |
J. Stockton #12 | 27 | 24 | 2 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 3 | 1 | 10-16 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 67.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Russell #3 | 28 | 4 | 7 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 51.5 |
H. Eisley #10 | 21 | 12 | 0 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 3 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 46.6 |
S. Anderson #40 | 15 | 4 | 2 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
G. Ostertag #00 | 15 | 5 | 5 (1) | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 102.5 |
G. Foster #44 | 8 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 1 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | UTA | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
C. Drexler makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Keefe makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Willis makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Keefe makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 2PT shot
1Q
J. Stockton makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Willis makes 2PT shot
1Q
J. Stockton makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Stockton makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Malone makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Malone makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Malone makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Willis makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Eisley makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Anderson makes 21' 2PT shot
2Q
H. Eisley makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
G. Ostertag makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
2Q
G. Ostertag makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Bullard makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
H. Eisley makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Bullard makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 2PT shot
2Q
J. Stockton makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Malone makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Hornacek makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Price makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Stockton makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Malone makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Hornacek makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Malone makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Willis makes 2PT shot
2Q
J. Hornacek makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Stockton makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
3Q
K. Willis makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Maloney makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
J. Hornacek makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Elie makes 23' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Malone makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Elie makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Keefe makes 2PT shot
3Q
K. Malone makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Stockton makes 20' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Malone makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Carr makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
H. Eisley makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Hornacek makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
J. Hornacek makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Bullard makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
H. Eisley makes 2PT shot
4Q
K. Willis makes 2PT shot
4Q
S. Anderson makes 2PT shot
4Q
K. Willis makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Johnson makes 2PT shot
4Q
J. Hornacek makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Willis makes 13' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Price makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Stockton makes 2PT shot
4Q
K. Willis makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Malone makes 2PT shot
4Q
B. Russell makes 2PT shot
4Q
J. Stockton makes 2PT shot
4Q
M. Elie makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Stockton makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Willis makes 2PT shot
4Q
33-75 (44.0%)
FG%
41-74 (55.4%)
9-24 (37.5%)
3PM
5-12 (41.7%)
28-35 (80.0%)
FTM
20-23 (87.0%)
32
Rebounds
35
12
Offensive Rebounds
9
20
Defensive Rebounds
26
23
Assists
26
10
Steals
7
0
Blocks
2
11
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
20
Fouls
27
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0