| Boston Celtics | 98 |
| Charlotte Hornets (1988) | 99 |
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| Cleveland Cavaliers | 99 |
| New Jersey Nets | 101 |
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| Houston Rockets | 83 |
| Los Angeles Clippers | 95 |
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| Portland Trail Blazers | 105 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 96 |
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L.A. Clippers 95, Houston 83
Opening Round - Houston wins 3-2
Compaq Center (Houston, Texas)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: Lee Jones, Eddie Rush, Jack Madden
Team Rebounds: Los Angeles (0) Houston (0)
Technicals: Los Angeles (0) Houston (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC (41-41) | 22 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 95 |
| HOU (55-27) | 22 | 19 | 25 | 17 | 83 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 89 | 106.8 | 93.3 |
| HOU | 89 | 93.3 | 106.8 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | .481 | 0.157 | 0.267 | 0.273 |
| HOU | .342 | 0.157 | 0.308 | 0.452 |
Los Angeles Clippers
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Ron Harper | Starter | SG | 39:00 | 12-25 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 18.0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 29 |
| 13 | Mark Jackson | Starter | PG | 38:00 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 16.6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 5 | Danny Manning | Starter | PF | 28:00 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8.0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Ken Norman | Starter | SF | 35:00 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 15.2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 53 | Stanley Roberts | Starter | C | 24:00 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 7.6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| 7 | Lester Conner | Bench | SG | 14:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | Gary Grant | Bench | SG | 23:00 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 35 | Loy Vaught | Bench | PF | 17:00 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2.2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 34 | John Williams | Bench | PF | 20:00 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Jaren Jackson | Bench | SG | 02:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 36-77 | 2-3 | 21-28 | 89.5 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 23 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 95 | ||||
| 46.8% | 66.7% | 75.0% |
Houston Rockets
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Winston Garland | Starter | SG | 33:00 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2.6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 25 | Robert Horry | Starter | SF | 15:00 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -0.2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Hakeem Olajuwon | Starter | C | 46:00 | 6-19 | 0-0 | 18-20 | 25.8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 30 |
| 30 | Kenny Smith | Starter | PG | 29:00 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 33 | Otis Thorpe | Starter | PF | 29:00 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3.6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | Scott Brooks | Bench | PG | 27:00 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 50 | Matt Bullard | Bench | PF | 21:00 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 4.8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 21 | Sleepy Floyd | Bench | PG | 17:00 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Carl Herrera | Bench | PF | 21:00 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 9.2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 15 | Tree Rollins | Bench | C | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Terry Teagle | Bench | SG | 01:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 23-73 | 4-16 | 33-41 | 65.6 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 18 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 83 | ||||
| 31.5% | 25.0% | 80.5% |
Los Angeles Clippers Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Mark Jackson 14.4p, 4.7r, 8.8a |
Ron Harper 18p, 5.3r, 4.5a |
Ken Norman 15p, 7.5r, 2.2a |
Danny Manning 22.8p, 6.6r, 2.6a |
Stanley Roberts 11.3p, 6.2r, 0.8a |
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Gary Grant 6.6p, 1.9r, 4.8a |
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John Williams 6.6p, 4.3r, 1.9a |
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Lester Conner 2.4p, 1.6r, 2.1a |
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Loy Vaught 9.4p, 6.2r, 0.7a |
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| Lim PT | |
Jaren Jackson 3.9p, 1.1r, 1a |
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Houston Rockets Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Kenny Smith 13p, 2r, 5.4a |
Winston Garland 5.9p, 1.6r, 2.1a |
Robert Horry 10.1p, 5r, 2.4a |
Otis Thorpe 12.8p, 8.2r, 2.5a |
Hakeem Olajuwon 26.1p, 13r, 3.5a |
| Rotation | Scott Brooks 6.3p, 1.2r, 3a |
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Carl Herrera 7.5p, 5.6r, 0.8a |
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| Rotation | Sleepy Floyd 6.6p, 1.7r, 2.5a |
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Matt Bullard 7.3p, 2.8r, 1.4a |
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| Lim PT | |
Terry Teagle 2.5p, 1.5r, 1a |
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Tree Rollins 0.7p, 1.4r, 0.2a |