Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters

1996-1997 Houston Rockets Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Charles Barkley SF 6-6 252 Feb 20, 1963 34 Auburn 12 1984 1st Rnd, #5, Philadelphia Sixers
Matt Bullard PF 6-10 215 Jun 5, 1967 29 Iowa 5 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Emanual Davis SG 6-4 195 Aug 27, 1968 28 Delaware State 2 1991 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Clyde Drexler G-F 6-7 210 Jun 22, 1962 34 Houston 13 1983 1st Rnd, #14, Portland Trail Blazers
Mario Elie SG 6-5 210 Nov 26, 1963 33 American International 6 1985 7th Rnd, #160, Milwaukee Bucks
Othella Harrington F-C 6-9 235 Jan 31, 1974 23 Georgetown 0 1996 2nd Rnd, #30, Houston Rockets
Eddie Johnson SF 6-7 215 May 1, 1959 37 Illinois 14 1981 2nd Rnd, #29, Kansas City Kings
Charles A. Jones FC 6-9 215 Apr 3, 1957 40 Albany State (GA) 15 1979 8th Rnd, #165, Phoenix Suns
Randy Livingston GF 6-4 209 Apr 2, 1975 22 LSU 0 1996 2nd Rnd, #42, Houston Rockets
Sam Mack G-F 6-7 220 May 26, 1970 26 Houston 3 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Matt Maloney PG 6-3 192 Dec 6, 1971 25 Pennsylvania 1 1995 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 Jan 21, 1963 34 Houston 12 1984 1st Rnd, #1, Houston Rockets
Brent Price PG 6-1 165 Dec 9, 1968 28 Oklahoma 4 1992 2nd Rnd, #32, Washington Wizards
Sedale Threatt SG 6-2 175 Sep 10, 1961 35 West Virginia Tech 13 1983 6th Rnd, #139, Philadelphia Sixers
Kevin Willis C-F 7-0 245 Sep 6, 1962 34 Michigan State 12 1984 1st Rnd, #11, Atlanta Hawks

1996-1997 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Washington Bullets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 Orlando Magic MIA in 5
First Round #3 New York Knicks #6 Charlotte Hornets NYK in 3
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Atlanta Hawks CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Miami Heat #3 New York Knicks MIA in 7
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Miami Heat CHI in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Los Angeles Clippers UTA in 3
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Phoenix Suns SEA in 5
First Round #3 Houston Rockets #6 Minnesota Timberwolves HOU in 3
First Round #4 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #4 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 5
Second Round #3 Houston Rockets #2 Seattle SuperSonics HOU in 7
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Houston Rockets UTA in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #1 Utah Jazz CHI in 6

1996-1997 Houston Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Hakeem Olajuwon 16 39.3 23.1 10.9 3.4 2.1 2.6 2.9
Clyde Drexler 16 38.9 18.1 5.6 4.8 1.6 0.4 2.2
Charles Barkley 16 37.8 17.9 12.0 3.4 1.2 0.4 2.7
Mario Elie 16 37.4 11.5 3.5 3.8 0.9 0.2 1.9
Matt Maloney 16 32.9 11.2 1.2 3.1 0.6 0.2 2.4
Eddie Johnson 16 17.8 8.3 2.2 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.4
Kevin Willis 16 18.4 6.4 4.7 0.7 0.6 0.2 1.4
Sedale Threatt 16 16.6 3.7 1.1 3.0 0.4 0.2 0.8
Othella Harrington 7 2.1 1.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Matt Bullard 2 3.5 3.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Randy Livingston 2 7.5 1.5 0.0 2.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
Charles A. Jones 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

1996-1997 Houston Rockets Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Minnesota Leaders
Apr 24, 1997
v.
Minnesota
W, 112-95 Compaq Center
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 21. Mario Elie
REB: 13. Kevin Willis
AST: 8. C. Drexler
PTS: 28. S. Marbury
REB: 9. K. Garnett
AST: 4. S. Marbury
Apr 26, 1997
v.
Minnesota
W, 96-84 Compaq Center
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 20. C. Barkley
REB: 15. C. Barkley
AST: 7. C. Drexler
PTS: 22. S. Marbury
REB: 14. Dean Garrett
AST: 6. S. Marbury
Apr 29, 1997
@
Minnesota
W, 120-125 Target Center
Opening Round
3-0 PTS: 26. Matt Maloney
REB: 11. H. Olajuwon
AST: 9. C. Drexler
PTS: 27. T. Gugliotta
REB: 15. Dean Garrett
AST: 13. S. Marbury

1996-1997 Houston Rockets Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Seattle Leaders
May 5, 1997
v.
Seattle
W, 112-102 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 22. C. Drexler
REB: 11. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. Mario Elie
PTS: 24. Shawn Kemp
REB: 11. Shawn Kemp
AST: 7. Eric Snow
May 7, 1997
v.
Seattle
L, 101-106 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 25. C. Drexler
REB: 12. H. Olajuwon
AST: 8. C. Drexler
PTS: 22. Shawn Kemp
REB: 15. Shawn Kemp
AST: 9. Gary Payton
May 9, 1997
@
Seattle
W, 93-97 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 24. H. Olajuwon
REB: 17. C. Barkley
AST: 5. S. Threatt
PTS: 28. Shawn Kemp
REB: 10. Shawn Kemp
AST: 5. Shawn Kemp
May 11, 1997
@
Seattle
W, 106-110 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals
3-1 PTS: 26. C. Barkley
REB: 15. C. Barkley
AST: 9. H. Olajuwon
PTS: 27. Gary Payton
REB: 9. Shawn Kemp
AST: 11. Gary Payton
May 13, 1997
v.
Seattle
L, 94-100 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
3-2 PTS: 31. H. Olajuwon
REB: 20. C. Barkley
AST: 6. Mario Elie
PTS: 23. H. Hawkins
REB: 10. Shawn Kemp
AST: 11. Gary Payton
May 15, 1997
@
Seattle
L, 99-96 Climate Pledge Arena
Conference Semi Finals
3-3 PTS: 30. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. C. Barkley
AST: 6. C. Drexler
PTS: 22. Shawn Kemp
REB: 11. Shawn Kemp
AST: 13. Gary Payton
May 17, 1997
v.
Seattle
W, 96-91 Compaq Center
Conference Semi Finals
4-3 PTS: 24. C. Drexler
REB: 14. C. Barkley
AST: 11. Mario Elie
PTS: 27. Gary Payton
REB: 10. Shawn Kemp
AST: 7. Gary Payton

1996-1997 Houston Rockets Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Houston Leaders Utah Leaders
May 19, 1997
@
Utah
L, 101-86 Delta Center
Conference Finals
0-1 PTS: 30. H. Olajuwon
REB: 13. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. H. Olajuwon
PTS: 21. Karl Malone
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 13. J. Stockton
May 21, 1997
@
Utah
L, 104-92 Delta Center
Conference Finals
0-2 PTS: 30. H. Olajuwon
REB: 12. C. Barkley
AST: 4. C. Drexler
PTS: 26. J. Stockton
REB: 15. Karl Malone
AST: 12. J. Stockton
May 23, 1997
v.
Utah
W, 118-100 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
1-2 PTS: 31. E. Johnson
REB: 16. C. Barkley
AST: 6. C. Drexler
PTS: 21. Karl Malone
REB: 9. G. Ostertag
AST: 10. J. Stockton
May 25, 1997
v.
Utah
W, 95-92 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
2-2 PTS: 27. H. Olajuwon
REB: 16. C. Barkley
AST: 6. Matt Maloney
PTS: 22. J. Stockton
REB: 10. Karl Malone
AST: 8. J. Stockton
May 27, 1997
@
Utah
L, 96-91 Delta Center
Conference Finals
2-3 PTS: 33. H. Olajuwon
REB: 10. H. Olajuwon
AST: 5. C. Barkley
PTS: 29. Karl Malone
REB: 14. Karl Malone
AST: 6. J. Stockton
May 29, 1997
v.
Utah
L, 100-103 Compaq Center
Conference Finals
2-4 PTS: 33. C. Drexler
REB: 11. H. Olajuwon
AST: 9. S. Threatt
PTS: 25. J. Stockton
REB: 14. G. Ostertag
AST: 13. J. Stockton