HOU
SEATop Performers
Points
30
Olajuwon
HOU
Rebounds
12
Barkley
HOU
Assists
13
Payton
SEA
Threes
2
Elie
HOU
34-81 (42.0%)
FG%
34-76 (44.7%)
6-23 (26.1%)
3PM
4-12 (33.3%)
22-27 (81.5%)
FTM
27-33 (81.8%)
44
Rebounds
35
18
Offensive Rebounds
12
26
Defensive Rebounds
23
21
Assists
23
7
Steals
12
5
Blocks
4
21
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
26
Fouls
19
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Western
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Rockets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Trail Blazers | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 7 |  Suns | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Clippers | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
| 9 |  Kings | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
| 10 |  Warriors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 12 |  Nuggets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
| 14 |  Grizzlies | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
Game Summary
The Seattle SuperSonics squeaked out a win over the Houston Rockets, 99 to 96, in Game 6 of the 1997 Western Conference Semifinals on May 15, 1997.
Game Info
May 14, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Elie #17 | 41 | 18 | 3 (3) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 6 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 87.2 |
C. Barkley #32 | 39 | 20 | 12 (4) | 5 | 2 | 0 | -8 | 4 | 4 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 49.8 |
H. Olajuwon #34 | 41 | 30 | 11 (3) | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 12-21 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 62.3 |
C. Drexler #22 | 43 | 9 | 9 (3) | 6 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 2 | 2 | 3-14 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 30.2 |
M. Maloney #12 | 27 | 4 | 1 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 3 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 34.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Threatt #3 | 23 | 7 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 2 | 4 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 59.5 |
K. Willis #42 | 16 | 8 | 3 (2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 45.7 |
E. Johnson #8 | 10 | 0 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 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 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Schrempf #11 | 40 | 14 | 4 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 3 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 50.9 |
S. Kemp #40 | 39 | 22 | 11 (6) | 3 | 1 | 2 | +6 | 4 | 3 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 10-14 | 54.6 |
S. Perkins #44 | 33 | 6 | 4 (0) | 0 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 60.0 |
H. Hawkins #33 | 39 | 16 | 2 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 59.2 |
G. Payton #20 | 43 | 19 | 8 (2) | 13 | 5 | 0 | +7 | 3 | 2 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 52.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Cummings #34 | 23 | 14 | 5 (3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 6 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 50.4 |
D. Wingate #25 | 15 | 6 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
E. Snow #20 | 7 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
L. Stewart #33 | 1 | 0 | 0 (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% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | SEA | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
34-81 (42.0%)
FG%
34-76 (44.7%)
6-23 (26.1%)
3PM
4-12 (33.3%)
22-27 (81.5%)
FTM
27-33 (81.8%)
44
Rebounds
35
18
Offensive Rebounds
12
26
Defensive Rebounds
23
21
Assists
23
7
Steals
12
5
Blocks
4
21
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
26
Fouls
19
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
