Top Performers
Points
26
Sabonis
POR
Rebounds
13
Sabonis
POR
Assists
11
Stockton
UTA
Threes
3
Rider
POR
34-71 (47.9%)
FG%
36-66 (54.5%)
8-19 (42.1%)
3PM
5-8 (62.5%)
18-24 (75.0%)
FTM
22-32 (68.8%)
37
Rebounds
28
11
Offensive Rebounds
5
26
Defensive Rebounds
23
17
Assists
28
8
Steals
8
9
Blocks
7
22
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
27
Fouls
22
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 Utah Jazz squeaked out a win over the Portland Trail Blazers, 99 to 94, on December 26, 1996.
Game Info
December 25, 1996
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Robinson #3 | 45 | 17 | 6 (3) | 2 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 3 | 5 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 54.8 |
G. Trent #33 | 33 | 14 | 3 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 3 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 63.6 |
A. Sabonis #11 | 34 | 26 | 13 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 2 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 8-8 | 78.7 |
I. Rider #34 | 34 | 19 | 3 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -7 | 4 | 1 | 7-15 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 58.2 |
K. Anderson #7 | 36 | 10 | 2 (0) | 8 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 2 | 5 | 4-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 41.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Dudley #24 | 25 | 0 | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | -11 | 2 | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
A. McKie #8 | 14 | 8 | 3 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 75.2 |
R. Jordan #31 | 12 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -13 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 |
M. Butler #32 | 7 | 0 | 0 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Russell #3 | 37 | 23 | 3 (1) | 2 | 4 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 8-9 | 2-3 | 5-9 | 88.7 |
K. Malone #32 | 43 | 24 | 9 (2) | 5 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 3 | 2 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 52.0 |
G. Ostertag #00 | 22 | 6 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 44.4 |
J. Hornacek #14 | 33 | 11 | 2 (1) | 5 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 4 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 48.6 |
J. Stockton #12 | 38 | 18 | 6 (1) | 11 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 6 | 2 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 6-7 | 81.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carr #33 | 21 | 6 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 1 | 4 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
S. Anderson #40 | 12 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
A. Keefe #31 | 11 | 4 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
H. Eisley #10 | 10 | 5 | 0 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 64.4 |
G. Foster #44 | 10 | 2 | 3 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Morris #34 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 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
K. Malone makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Sabonis makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Sabonis makes 2PT shot
1Q
B. Russell makes 2PT shot
1Q
J. Stockton makes 2PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Anderson makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 2PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Sabonis makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Sabonis makes 2PT shot
1Q
K. Malone makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Sabonis makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Robinson makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Sabonis makes 2PT shot
1Q
B. Russell makes 2PT shot
1Q
J. Hornacek makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Eisley makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
G. Trent makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Trent makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Carr makes 14' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Malone makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Malone makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Carr makes 2PT shot
2Q
A. Keefe makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Rider makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Anderson makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Keefe makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Robinson makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
G. Foster makes 20' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Robinson makes 2PT shot
2Q
J. Stockton makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Robinson makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Ostertag makes 2PT shot
3Q
K. Malone makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Sabonis makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Malone makes 2PT shot
3Q
A. Sabonis makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Russell makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
G. Trent makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Hornacek makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Anderson makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
I. Rider makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Hornacek makes 9' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Russell makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Russell makes 2PT shot
3Q
I. Rider makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
B. Russell makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
G. Ostertag makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Trent makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
G. Trent makes 21' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Russell makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Trent makes 9' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Carr makes 2PT shot
4Q
A. McKie makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Stockton makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Robinson makes 14' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Malone makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
A. McKie makes 2PT shot
4Q
G. Trent makes 2PT shot
4Q
J. Stockton makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Malone makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Stockton makes 2PT shot
4Q
B. Russell makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Hornacek makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Malone makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Robinson makes 2PT shot
4Q
K. Malone makes 14' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Anderson makes 2PT shot
4Q
34-71 (47.9%)
FG%
36-66 (54.5%)
8-19 (42.1%)
3PM
5-8 (62.5%)
18-24 (75.0%)
FTM
22-32 (68.8%)
37
Rebounds
28
11
Offensive Rebounds
5
26
Defensive Rebounds
23
17
Assists
28
8
Steals
8
9
Blocks
7
22
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
27
Fouls
22
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0