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1996-1997 Houston Rockets Opening Day Roster
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Opening Day Roster

Player Pos HT WT Born Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Charles Barkley F 6-6 252 Feb 20, 1963 33 Auburn 12 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 5, Philadelphia Sixers
Matt Bullard F 6-10 215 Jun 5, 1967 29 Iowa 5 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Emanual Davis G 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 Rnd 1 Pick 14, Portland Trail Blazers
Mario Elie SG 6-5 210 Nov 26, 1963 32 American International 6 1985 Rnd 7 Pick 21, Milwaukee Bucks
Othella Harrington F-C 6-9 235 Jan 31, 1974 22 Georgetown 0 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 1, Houston Rockets
Charles A. Jones FC 6-9 215 Apr 3, 1957 39 Albany State (GA) 13 1979 Rnd 8 Pick 18, Golden State Warriors
Randy Livingston GF 6-4 209 Apr 2, 1975 21 LSU 0 1996 Rnd 2 Pick 13, Houston Rockets
Sam Mack G-F 6-7 220 May 26, 1970 26 Houston 3 1992 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Matt Maloney G 6-3 192 Dec 6, 1971 24 Pennsylvania 1 1995 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Hakeem Olajuwon C 7-0 255 Jan 21, 1963 33 Houston 12 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 1, Houston Rockets
Brent Price G 6-1 165 Dec 9, 1968 27 Oklahoma 4 1992 Rnd 2 Pick 5, Washington Wizards
Kevin Willis C-F 7-0 245 Sep 6, 1962 34 Michigan State 12 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 11, Atlanta Hawks

Sacramento 85, Houston 96

November 1, 1996
Regular Season
Compaq Center (Houston, Texas)
Attendance: 16,285
Officials: Joe Crawford, Eddie Rush, Blane Reichelt
Team Rebounds: Sacramento (0) Houston (0)
Technicals: Sacramento (0) Houston (0)



Overall Record 0-1
  1 2 3 4 Final
Sacramento 24 11 19 31 85
Houston 31 21 24 20 96

  Pace eFG% oRtg
Sacramento 99.7 .472% 86.6
Houston 99.7 .437% 94.8


Overall Record 1-0
Sacramento Kings
Starter Status Pos Min FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A FIC FIC40 Off Def Reb Ast PF STL TO BLK PTS
Brian Grant Starter PF 25:00 3-11 0-0 2-2 3.8 6.0 1 5 6 0 2 0 1 2 8
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf Starter PG 29:00 7-13 1-2 2-2 12.0 16.6 0 2 2 5 2 1 2 1 17
Olden Polynice Starter C 32:00 0-4 0-0 1-4 0.8 0.9 2 5 7 3 3 1 4 0 1
Mitch Richmond Starter SG 32:00 6-12 1-4 1-1 10.9 13.6 0 5 5 3 1 1 3 2 14
Corliss Williamson Starter SF 37:00 7-11 0-0 0-0 8.5 9.2 1 3 4 4 5 1 4 1 14
Duane Causwell Bench C 16:00 1-1 0-0 1-2 4.0 10.0 1 2 3 1 4 0 1 2 3
Tyus Edney Bench PG 26:00 4-11 0-2 6-8 3.0 4.6 0 1 1 0 1 4 4 0 14
Lionel Simmons Bench SF 18:00 2-6 2-4 0-0 0.2 0.6 1 1 2 1 2 1 4 0 6
Michael Smith Bench SF 25:00 2-3 0-0 4-4 9.2 14.8 2 8 10 1 4 2 4 0 8
Team                              
Totals 240 32-72 4-12 17-23 52.4   8 32 40 18 24 11 27 8 85
44.4% 33.3% 73.9%
Houston Rockets
Starter Status Pos Min FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A FIC FIC40 Off Def Reb Ast PF STL TO BLK PTS
Clyde Drexler Starter SF 42:00 8-21 2-5 7-10 25.0 23.8 4 6 10 9 2 10 7 0 25
Mario Elie Starter SG 32:00 7-12 3-6 3-4 16.5 20.6 4 0 4 3 4 2 0 0 20
Matt Maloney Starter PG 32:00 3-8 1-5 1-2 3.5 4.4 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 8
Hakeem Olajuwon Starter C 39:00 5-13 0-0 7-10 19.0 19.5 3 10 13 6 2 3 4 1 17
Kevin Willis Starter PF 39:00 3-12 0-1 2-2 -1.2 -1.3 1 4 5 0 3 0 2 0 8
Matt Bullard Bench PF 14:00 3-5 2-3 0-0 8.8 25.0 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 8
Emanual Davis Bench SG 02:00 0-1 0-1 0-0 -1.2 -25.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Othella Harrington Bench PF 18:00 4-6 0-0 0-0 7.8 17.2 3 3 6 1 2 1 2 0 8
Randy Livingston Bench SG 14:00 1-2 0-0 0-3 -1.9 -5.4 0 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 2
Sam Mack Bench SF 05:00 0-2 0-1 0-0 -1.5 -12.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0
Tracy Moore Bench SG 03:00 0-5 0-3 0-0 -2.0 -26.7 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Team                              
Totals 240 34-87 8-25 20-31 72.6   17 28 45 25 19 20 21 1 96
39.1% 32.0% 64.5%

Sacramento Kings
  PG SG SF PF C
Starters Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
17.0p, 2.0r, 5.0a		 Mitch Richmond
14.0p, 5.0r, 3.0a		 Corliss Williamson
14.0p, 4.0r, 4.0a		 Brian Grant
8.0p, 6.0r, 0.0a		 Olden Polynice
1.0p, 7.0r, 3.0a
Rotation Tyus Edney
14.0p, 1.0r, 0.0a		  
 		 Michael Smith
8.0p, 10.0r, 1.0a		  
 		 Duane Causwell
3.0p, 3.0r, 1.0a
Rotation  
 		  
 		 Lionel Simmons
6.0p, 2.0r, 1.0a		  
 		  
 
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Sacramento Kings
MPG Corliss Williamson 37.0
FG% Duane Causwell 1.000
3P% Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf .500
FT% Mitch Richmond 1.000
FIC40 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 12.0
ORPG Olden Polynice 2.0
DRPG Michael Smith 8.0
RPG Michael Smith 10.0
SPG Tyus Edney 4.0
APG Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 5.0
BPG Mitch Richmond 2.0
PPG Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 17.0
Houston Rockets
  PG SG SF PF C
Starters Matt Maloney
8.0p, 2.0r, 1.0a		 Mario Elie
20.0p, 4.0r, 3.0a		 Clyde Drexler
25.0p, 10.0r, 9.0a		 Kevin Willis
8.0p, 5.0r, 0.0a		 Hakeem Olajuwon
17.0p, 13.0r, 6.0a
Rotation  
 		 Randy Livingston
2.0p, 1.0r, 1.0a		  
 		 Othella Harrington
8.0p, 6.0r, 1.0a		  
 
Rotation  
 		  
 		  
 		 Matt Bullard
8.0p, 2.0r, 2.0a		  
 
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Lim PT  
 		 Tracy Moore
0.0p, 1.0r, 1.0a		 Sam Mack
0.0p, 1.0r, 1.0a		  
 		  
 
Lim PT  
 		 Emanual Davis
0.0p, 0.0r, 0.0a		  
 		  
 		  
 
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Houston Rockets
MPG Clyde Drexler 42.0
FG% Othella Harrington .667
3P% Matt Bullard .667
FT% Kevin Willis 1.000
FIC40 Clyde Drexler 25.0
ORPG Mario Elie 4.0
DRPG Hakeem Olajuwon 10.0
RPG Hakeem Olajuwon 13.0
SPG Clyde Drexler 10.0
APG Clyde Drexler 9.0
BPG Hakeem Olajuwon 1.0
PPG Clyde Drexler 25.0