Top Performers
Points
24
Kemp
SEA
Rebounds
11
Kemp
SEA
Assists
8
Elie
HOU
Threes
5
Elie
HOU
41-85 (48.2%)
FG%
41-73 (56.2%)
10-22 (45.5%)
3PM
15-28 (53.6%)
10-13 (76.9%)
FTM
15-19 (78.9%)
39
Rebounds
38
12
Offensive Rebounds
5
27
Defensive Rebounds
33
26
Assists
30
11
Steals
9
5
Blocks
6
13
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
22
Fouls
16
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 |  Jazz - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics - y | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Rockets - x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Trail Blazers - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Clippers - x | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
| 9 |  Kings - e | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
| 10 |  Warriors - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks - e | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 12 |  Nuggets - e | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
| 14 |  Grizzlies - e | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
Game Summary
The Houston Rockets decisively defeated the Seattle SuperSonics, 112 to 102, in Game 1 of the 1997 Western Conference Semifinals on May 5, 1997.
Game Info
May 4, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Schrempf #11 | 29 | 15 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 | 1 | -18 | 2 | 3 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 80.5 |
T. Cummings #34 | 30 | 14 | 8 (3) | 3 | 4 | 0 | -14 | 1 | 2 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 53.8 |
S. Kemp #40 | 33 | 24 | 11 (4) | 1 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 3 | 5 | 11-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 75.6 |
H. Hawkins #33 | 33 | 12 | 1 (0) | 3 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 60.0 |
G. Payton #20 | 43 | 19 | 3 (0) | 3 | 5 | 0 | -13 | 3 | 2 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 51.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Perkins #41 | 24 | 8 | 9 (5) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 45.0 |
E. Snow #20 | 17 | 5 | 1 (0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
D. Wingate #25 | 15 | 3 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 21.4 |
J. McIlvaine #22 | 9 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
G. Graham #20 | 7 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
| 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 | 37 | 20 | 4 (1) | 8 | 0 | 1 | +27 | 2 | 0 | 7-8 | 5-5 | 1-1 | 118.5 |
C. Barkley #34 | 35 | 19 | 9 (1) | 3 | 3 | 1 | +14 | 5 | 3 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 3-5 | 58.6 |
H. Olajuwon #34 | 38 | 15 | 11 (1) | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 58.8 |
C. Drexler #22 | 35 | 22 | 9 (2) | 5 | 3 | 0 | +14 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 3-4 | 65.6 |
M. Maloney #12 | 36 | 17 | 1 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 | 2 | 6-10 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 81.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Threatt #3 | 19 | 5 | 0 (0) | 5 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
K. Willis #42 | 19 | 6 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 4 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 42.9 |
E. Johnson #8 | 17 | 4 | 0 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -11 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
O. Harrington #32 | 4 | 4 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 113.6 |
| 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
T. Cummings makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Cummings makes 2PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
G. Payton makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 7' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Cummings makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Payton makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
S. Kemp makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Graham makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
G. Payton makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Elie makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
2Q
S. Perkins makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
2Q
S. Threatt makes 21' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Schrempf makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Willis makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Snow makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Elie makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
T. Cummings makes 2PT shot
2Q
D. Schrempf makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Willis makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Kemp makes 2PT shot
2Q
S. Threatt makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
S. Kemp makes 2PT shot
2Q
D. Schrempf makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Elie makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
G. Payton makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Cummings makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Kemp makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Kemp makes 2PT shot
2Q
S. Kemp makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Maloney makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 8' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
S. Kemp makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Schrempf makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 2PT shot
3Q
G. Payton makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Maloney makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Schrempf makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Elie makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 2PT shot
3Q
S. Perkins makes 2PT shot
3Q
T. Cummings makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Maloney makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Wingate makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
G. Payton makes 2PT shot
4Q
M. Maloney makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
S. Kemp makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Snow makes 2PT shot
4Q
K. Willis makes 2PT shot
4Q
T. Cummings makes 2PT shot
4Q
G. Payton makes 2PT shot
4Q
H. Hawkins makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Barkley makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
H. Hawkins makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Maloney makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
H. Hawkins makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Drexler makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
H. Hawkins makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
S. Perkins makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
41-85 (48.2%)
FG%
41-73 (56.2%)
10-22 (45.5%)
3PM
15-28 (53.6%)
10-13 (76.9%)
FTM
15-19 (78.9%)
39
Rebounds
38
12
Offensive Rebounds
5
27
Defensive Rebounds
33
26
Assists
30
11
Steals
9
5
Blocks
6
13
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
22
Fouls
16
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0