Top Performers
Points
27
Payton
SEA

Rebounds
14
Barkley
HOU

Assists
11
Elie
HOU

Threes
4
Payton
SEA

31-81 (38.3%)
FG%
37-79 (46.8%)
7-18 (38.9%)
3PM
6-24 (25.0%)
22-29 (75.9%)
FTM
16-24 (66.7%)
44
Rebounds
43
15
Offensive Rebounds
13
29
Defensive Rebounds
30
21
Assists
24
8
Steals
10
1
Blocks
0
15
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
23
Fouls
24
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 | 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 squeaked out a win over the Seattle SuperSonics, 96 to 91, in Game 7 of the 1997 Western Conference Semifinals on May 17, 1997.
Game Info
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Schrempf #11 | 37 | 15 | 8 (2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 5-8 | 55.5 |
S. Kemp #40 | 42 | 21 | 10 (5) | 3 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 8 | 4 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 53.8 |
S. Perkins #41 | 27 | 4 | 3 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
H. Hawkins #33 | 41 | 12 | 5 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 49.2 |
G. Payton #20 | 46 | 27 | 8 (2) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-22 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 54.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Cummings #34 | 23 | 5 | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 36.3 |
D. Wingate #25 | 18 | 7 | 4 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
G. Graham #20 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
E. Snow #20 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 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 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Elie #17 | 38 | 9 | 0 (0) | 11 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 66.6 |
C. Barkley #34 | 44 | 20 | 14 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 4 | 3 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 63.9 |
H. Olajuwon #34 | 40 | 22 | 13 (4) | 1 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 5 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 54.1 |
C. Drexler #22 | 42 | 24 | 8 (3) | 8 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 5 | 4 | 9-19 | 2-8 | 4-7 | 54.3 |
M. Maloney #12 | 37 | 15 | 3 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 3 | 2 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 58.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Threatt #3 | 20 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +7 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
K. Willis #42 | 12 | 2 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
E. Johnson #8 | 7 | 4 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Payton makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
G. Payton makes 2PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Wingate makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Wingate makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Wingate makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Willis makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Cummings makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Payton makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Payton makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Drexler makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
2Q
G. Payton makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
H. Hawkins makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
2Q
G. Payton makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Maloney makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Drexler makes 20' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Kemp makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Barkley makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Perkins makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Maloney makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
S. Perkins makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
G. Payton makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Payton makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
G. Payton makes 2PT shot
3Q
D. Schrempf makes 2PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Schrempf makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Cummings makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Elie makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
4Q
H. Hawkins makes 2PT shot
4Q
H. Hawkins makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. Schrempf makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
H. Hawkins makes 2PT shot
4Q
S. Kemp makes 2PT shot
4Q
M. Maloney makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Schrempf makes 2PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
4Q
31-81 (38.3%)
FG%
37-79 (46.8%)
7-18 (38.9%)
3PM
6-24 (25.0%)
22-29 (75.9%)
FTM
16-24 (66.7%)
44
Rebounds
43
15
Offensive Rebounds
13
29
Defensive Rebounds
30
21
Assists
24
8
Steals
10
1
Blocks
0
15
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
23
Fouls
24
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0