Top Performers
Points
34
Rogers
LAC
Rebounds
14
Barkley
HOU
Assists
9
Barry
LAC
Threes
5
Johnson
HOU
48-89 (53.9%)
FG%
42-82 (51.2%)
10-29 (34.5%)
3PM
15-30 (50.0%)
13-16 (81.3%)
FTM
24-29 (82.8%)
40
Rebounds
41
12
Offensive Rebounds
13
28
Defensive Rebounds
28
31
Assists
31
12
Steals
9
2
Blocks
3
16
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
26
Fouls
21
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 squeaked out a win over the Los Angeles Clippers, 123 to 119, on April 15, 1997.
Game Info
April 14, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Manning #15 | 6 | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
R. Rogers #54 | 43 | 34 | 5 (1) | 1 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 4 | 4 | 13-18 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 86.0 |
L. Vaught #35 | 41 | 22 | 11 (4) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 3 | 10-18 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 58.3 |
M. Sealy #21 | 28 | 7 | 2 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -19 | 2 | 3 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 30.6 |
D. Martin #15 | 20 | 4 | 1 (0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 28.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Outlaw #45 | 30 | 7 | 5 (2) | 5 | 4 | 1 | -11 | 2 | 4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 71.7 |
B. Barry #31 | 28 | 13 | 3 (0) | 9 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 3 | 0 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 65.0 |
L. Murray #7 | 24 | 18 | 9 (5) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +9 | 2 | 5 | 6-10 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 71.2 |
E. Piatkowski #52 | 13 | 10 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +16 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 77.6 |
T. Dehere #24 | 7 | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | LAC | 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 | 25 | 7 | 0 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 3 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 59.5 |
C. Barkley #34 | 37 | 23 | 14 (7) | 6 | 2 | 0 | +3 | 5 | 3 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 8-10 | 59.3 |
H. Olajuwon #34 | 37 | 24 | 9 (1) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 62.9 |
C. Drexler #22 | 27 | 11 | 6 (2) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 51.7 |
M. Maloney #12 | 35 | 19 | 2 (0) | 3 | 4 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 67.9 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Johnson #8 | 30 | 23 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 8-12 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 89.3 |
K. Willis #42 | 22 | 5 | 4 (1) | 4 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 1 | 5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 42.5 |
M. Bullard #50 | 14 | 6 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
S. Threatt #3 | 13 | 5 | 0 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 83.3 |
| 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
M. Elie makes 2PT shot
1Q
R. Manning makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 2PT shot
1Q
L. Vaught makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Martin makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
R. Rogers makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Sealy makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
1Q
R. Rogers makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
1Q
E. Johnson makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
R. Rogers makes 2PT shot
1Q
L. Vaught makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Rogers makes 2PT shot
1Q
E. Johnson makes 2PT shot
1Q
L. Vaught makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Martin makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Willis makes 2PT shot
1Q
L. Vaught makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Bullard makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
R. Rogers makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Bullard makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
L. Murray makes 22' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Rogers makes 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Barry makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
S. Threatt makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
B. Outlaw makes 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 2PT shot
2Q
R. Rogers makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Dehere makes 2PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Outlaw makes 2PT shot
2Q
L. Murray makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
L. Vaught makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
2Q
L. Murray makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Elie makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
L. Vaught makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Outlaw makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Sealy makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Sealy makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 9' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Vaught makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
3Q
L. Vaught makes 2PT shot
3Q
R. Rogers makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Johnson makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Maloney makes 2PT shot
3Q
K. Willis makes 9' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
3Q
E. Piatkowski makes 2PT shot
3Q
B. Barry makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Threatt makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Rogers makes 2PT shot
4Q
E. Piatkowski makes 12' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Johnson makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
B. Barry makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
R. Rogers makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
L. Murray makes 2PT shot
4Q
L. Murray makes 2PT shot
4Q
E. Piatkowski makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
R. Rogers makes 2PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
4Q
B. Barry makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
4Q
R. Rogers makes 2PT shot
4Q
L. Murray makes 2PT shot
4Q
M. Maloney makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
L. Vaught makes 2PT shot
4Q
L. Vaught makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Rogers makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Piatkowski makes 2PT shot
4Q
B. Barry makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
48-89 (53.9%)
FG%
42-82 (51.2%)
10-29 (34.5%)
3PM
15-30 (50.0%)
13-16 (81.3%)
FTM
24-29 (82.8%)
40
Rebounds
41
12
Offensive Rebounds
13
28
Defensive Rebounds
28
31
Assists
31
12
Steals
9
2
Blocks
3
16
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
26
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0