SEA
HOUTop 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
| 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 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
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Payton #20 | 46 | 27 | 8 (2) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9-22 | 4-7 | 5-6 | 54.8 |
S. Kemp #40 | 42 | 21 | 10 (5) | 3 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 8 | 4 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 53.8 |
H. Hawkins #33 | 41 | 12 | 5 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 49.2 |
D. Schrempf #11 | 37 | 15 | 8 (2) | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 5-8 | 55.5 |
S. Perkins #44 | 27 | 4 | 3 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
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 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Barkley #32 | 44 | 20 | 14 (5) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 4 | 3 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 63.9 |
C. Drexler #22 | 42 | 24 | 8 (3) | 8 | 2 | 0 | +5 | 5 | 4 | 9-19 | 2-8 | 4-7 | 54.3 |
H. Olajuwon #34 | 40 | 22 | 13 (4) | 1 | 4 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 5 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 54.1 |
M. Elie #17 | 38 | 9 | 0 (0) | 11 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 66.6 |
M. Maloney #12 | 37 | 15 | 3 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 3 | 2 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 58.8 |
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 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
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
