UTA
HOUTop Performers
Points
27
Olajuwon
HOU
Rebounds
16
Barkley
HOU
Assists
8
Stockton
UTA
Threes
2
Russell
UTA
35-83 (42.2%)
FG%
33-72 (45.8%)
2-8 (25.0%)
3PM
6-19 (31.6%)
20-25 (80.0%)
FTM
23-28 (82.1%)
40
Rebounds
43
12
Offensive Rebounds
9
28
Defensive Rebounds
34
25
Assists
20
9
Steals
7
3
Blocks
6
8
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
23
Fouls
22
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 Utah Jazz, 95 to 92, in Game 4 of the 1997 Western Conference Finals on May 25, 1997.
Game Info
May 24, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Russell #3 | 37 | 9 | 3 (0) | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 65.4 |
K. Malone #32 | 41 | 22 | 10 (3) | 5 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 10-28 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 38.1 |
G. Ostertag #00 | 17 | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 0 | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 34.7 |
J. Hornacek #14 | 34 | 14 | 2 (0) | 5 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 49.3 |
J. Stockton #12 | 38 | 22 | 4 (1) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9-12 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 77.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Foster #44 | 28 | 4 | 5 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 1 | 5 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 29.1 |
S. Anderson #40 | 18 | 8 | 9 (4) | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 45.7 |
A. Carr #35 | 10 | 6 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
H. Eisley #6 | 10 | 4 | 1 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Morris #34 | 6 | 1 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 37.9 |
A. Keefe #31 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Elie #17 | 30 | 11 | 6 (1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 55.0 |
C. Barkley #32 | 41 | 20 | 16 (4) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 3 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 10-11 | 63.1 |
H. Olajuwon #34 | 39 | 27 | 10 (0) | 4 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 4 | 5 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 58.0 |
C. Drexler #22 | 41 | 16 | 3 (2) | 4 | 1 | 1 | +7 | 1 | 3 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 47.7 |
M. Maloney #12 | 34 | 8 | 1 (0) | 6 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Johnson #8 | 24 | 7 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 64.3 |
K. Willis #42 | 17 | 4 | 5 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | +4 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
S. Threatt #3 | 14 | 2 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| 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
35-83 (42.2%)
FG%
33-72 (45.8%)
2-8 (25.0%)
3PM
6-19 (31.6%)
20-25 (80.0%)
FTM
23-28 (82.1%)
40
Rebounds
43
12
Offensive Rebounds
9
28
Defensive Rebounds
34
25
Assists
20
9
Steals
7
3
Blocks
6
8
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
23
Fouls
22
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
