HOU
UTATop Performers
Points
33
Olajuwon
HOU
Rebounds
14
Malone
UTA
Assists
6
Stockton
UTA
Threes
4
Maloney
HOU
30-67 (44.8%)
FG%
34-69 (49.3%)
7-24 (29.2%)
3PM
3-13 (23.1%)
24-31 (77.4%)
FTM
25-28 (89.3%)
32
Rebounds
35
9
Offensive Rebounds
9
23
Defensive Rebounds
26
16
Assists
17
10
Steals
10
3
Blocks
4
14
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
23
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 squeaked out a win over the Houston Rockets, 96 to 91, in Game 5 of the 1997 Western Conference Finals on May 27, 1997.
Game Info
May 26, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Elie #17 | 39 | 6 | 6 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -13 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 4-5 | 36.6 |
C. Barkley #32 | 39 | 10 | 7 (2) | 5 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 3 | 4 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 64.4 |
H. Olajuwon #34 | 43 | 33 | 10 (4) | 3 | 3 | 1 | -8 | 5 | 3 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 69.6 |
C. Drexler #22 | 37 | 15 | 3 (1) | 1 | 4 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 4 | 5-15 | 0-5 | 5-6 | 42.5 |
M. Maloney #12 | 34 | 14 | 0 (0) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 77.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Johnson #8 | 20 | 4 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 26.9 |
S. Threatt #3 | 14 | 9 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 3 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 76.5 |
K. Willis #42 | 13 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 1 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
O. Harrington #32 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Russell #3 | 40 | 13 | 4 (1) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 3 | 4-11 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 50.9 |
K. Malone #32 | 44 | 29 | 14 (3) | 4 | 0 | 1 | +9 | 3 | 3 | 11-22 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 56.8 |
G. Ostertag #00 | 22 | 4 | 4 (1) | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 41.0 |
J. Hornacek #14 | 36 | 11 | 5 (2) | 4 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 49.1 |
J. Stockton #12 | 33 | 17 | 0 (0) | 6 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 5 | 4 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 97.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Carr #35 | 20 | 10 | 2 (0) | 0 | 2 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 85.0 |
H. Eisley #6 | 15 | 10 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 68.3 |
S. Anderson #40 | 14 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
G. Foster #44 | 10 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Morris #34 | 6 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 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
30-67 (44.8%)
FG%
34-69 (49.3%)
7-24 (29.2%)
3PM
3-13 (23.1%)
24-31 (77.4%)
FTM
25-28 (89.3%)
32
Rebounds
35
9
Offensive Rebounds
9
23
Defensive Rebounds
26
16
Assists
17
10
Steals
10
3
Blocks
4
14
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
23
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
