Houston Rockets Playoff Rosters
1996-1997 Houston Rockets Playoff Roster
1996-1997 Playoff Matchups
Eastern Conference | |||
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Description | Home | Away | Result |
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 | |||
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Description | Home | Away | Result |
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 | |||
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Description | Home | Away | Result |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |