HOU
UTATop Performers
Points
30
Olajuwon
HOU
Rebounds
15
Malone
UTA
Assists
12
Stockton
UTA
Threes
3
Drexler
HOU
31-85 (36.5%)
FG%
35-78 (44.9%)
5-16 (31.3%)
3PM
3-10 (30.0%)
25-34 (73.5%)
FTM
31-37 (83.8%)
37
Rebounds
56
14
Offensive Rebounds
17
23
Defensive Rebounds
39
13
Assists
21
6
Steals
3
6
Blocks
10
7
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
25
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 Utah Jazz decisively defeated the Houston Rockets, 104 to 92, in Game 2 of the 1997 Western Conference Finals on May 21, 1997.
Game Info
May 20, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Elie #17 | 45 | 12 | 3 (3) | 3 | 2 | 0 | -10 | 1 | 2 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 52.1 |
C. Barkley #32 | 34 | 16 | 12 (5) | 2 | 2 | 0 | -16 | 0 | 6 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 6-10 | 48.8 |
H. Olajuwon #34 | 38 | 30 | 5 (2) | 1 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 12-22 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 57.8 |
C. Drexler #22 | 44 | 15 | 8 (0) | 4 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 1 | 3 | 6-18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 41.7 |
M. Maloney #12 | 36 | 8 | 1 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +9 | 3 | 3 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 38.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Willis #42 | 23 | 6 | 7 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 1 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 38.1 |
S. Threatt #3 | 12 | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -21 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
E. Johnson #8 | 7 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
O. Harrington #32 | 1 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 56.8 |
| 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Russell #3 | 38 | 12 | 6 (2) | 2 | 1 | 2 | +9 | 1 | 1 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 60.7 |
K. Malone #32 | 40 | 24 | 15 (3) | 1 | 1 | 2 | +8 | 2 | 4 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 47.2 |
G. Ostertag #00 | 14 | 2 | 7 (3) | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 17.0 |
J. Hornacek #14 | 36 | 17 | 6 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +10 | 4 | 4 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 75.9 |
J. Stockton #12 | 41 | 26 | 8 (3) | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 12-12 | 67.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Foster #44 | 21 | 6 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +23 | 1 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 60.0 |
A. Carr #35 | 20 | 4 | 6 (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 41.0 |
S. Anderson #40 | 16 | 2 | 1 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 53.2 |
H. Eisley #6 | 7 | 7 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 90.2 |
C. Morris #34 | 6 | 4 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
S. Howard #43 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 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
31-85 (36.5%)
FG%
35-78 (44.9%)
5-16 (31.3%)
3PM
3-10 (30.0%)
25-34 (73.5%)
FTM
31-37 (83.8%)
37
Rebounds
56
14
Offensive Rebounds
17
23
Defensive Rebounds
39
13
Assists
21
6
Steals
3
6
Blocks
10
7
Turnovers
13
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
