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1996-97 Houston Rockets Team Game Log

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Record: 57-25, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich (57-25)

PTS/G: 100.6 (5th of 29) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 96.1 (13th of 29)
SRS: 3.85 (7th of 29) ▪ Pace: 91.6 (8th of 29)
Off Rtg: 108.8 (7th of 29) ▪ Def Rtg: 104.0 (10th of 29)
Expected W-L: 54-28 (7th of 29)

Arena: The Summit ▪ Attendance: 667,685 (18th of 29)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (4-2) versus Utah Jazz
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Seattle SuperSonics
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-0) versus Minnesota Timberwolves

Regular Season

TOV do not include team TOV
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1996-11-01 SAC W 240 34 87 8 25 20 31 17 45 25 20 1 21 19 96 32 72 4 12 17 23 8 40 18 11 8 27 24 85
2 2 1996-11-02 @ PHO W 240 39 84 13 32 19 27 19 58 30 3 4 17 24 110 35 87 6 20 19 26 8 30 18 8 4 5 18 95
3 3 1996-11-04 @ UTA W 240 24 62 5 17 22 32 9 46 15 12 5 22 18 75 31 79 2 12 8 11 11 40 16 8 5 16 24 72
4 4 1996-11-05 @ SAC W 240 36 79 7 18 23 33 13 38 23 19 4 21 23 102 33 78 1 4 13 28 18 48 16 8 4 29 32 80
5 5 1996-11-07 @ DEN W 265 38 89 9 22 25 34 13 42 23 5 4 14 17 110 38 97 11 23 21 25 21 56 24 6 8 17 28 108
6 6 1996-11-09 UTA W 240 30 81 5 22 26 34 18 53 22 8 7 15 23 91 32 77 1 10 20 31 8 36 19 12 3 13 23 85
7 7 1996-11-12 LAL L 290 42 98 11 37 20 27 18 46 32 6 10 17 20 115 46 100 10 27 24 31 18 48 20 5 6 14 27 126
8 8 1996-11-14 IND W 240 29 70 6 22 26 37 12 40 22 7 7 20 24 90 33 77 3 13 19 29 12 43 19 9 3 18 33 88
9 9 1996-11-16 GSW W 240 43 74 10 21 19 23 10 44 28 11 5 28 15 115 43 95 3 15 14 18 19 39 24 17 3 17 18 103
10 10 1996-11-19 MIN W 240 45 81 10 20 22 30 10 50 31 8 3 15 15 122 38 94 7 21 10 17 14 41 29 8 6 12 19 93
11 11 1996-11-21 PHO W 240 40 77 7 26 28 37 13 45 21 9 4 18 16 115 44 89 8 19 9 12 10 32 26 11 3 14 25 105
12 12 1996-11-23 @ GSW W 265 38 89 9 30 35 47 18 46 27 14 2 13 25 120 44 75 11 17 16 20 2 34 32 6 5 20 31 115
13 13 1996-11-24 @ LAL W 240 28 67 10 27 24 31 12 37 19 4 1 17 23 90 31 74 9 21 14 25 11 36 20 8 2 13 23 85
14 14 1996-11-26 POR W 265 35 79 4 14 28 38 10 36 19 12 5 17 14 102 40 81 9 24 12 14 12 44 28 11 8 22 28 101
15 15 1996-11-29 @ BOS W 240 45 80 12 22 18 25 14 51 30 5 3 19 16 120 39 91 4 13 12 17 12 33 18 9 2 9 21 94
16 16 1996-11-30 @ WSB W 240 43 75 5 16 12 14 5 39 22 8 1 17 16 103 43 84 5 18 8 13 5 28 25 6 4 9 14 99
17 17 1996-12-02 @ TOR L 240 30 76 5 28 24 31 11 37 20 8 1 15 24 89 36 79 9 24 19 29 13 47 26 4 3 14 27 100
18 18 1996-12-04 BOS W 240 33 75 5 21 23 29 11 51 22 6 8 25 21 94 34 98 6 15 15 17 17 44 21 14 6 15 26 89
19 19 1996-12-07 PHI W 240 44 82 16 26 19 29 8 45 33 8 2 14 23 123 35 92 12 28 26 36 21 50 19 9 7 14 22 108
20 20 1996-12-10 @ MIN W 240 36 77 3 18 21 29 8 41 23 7 8 14 21 96 39 93 6 12 10 16 15 43 23 5 7 10 25 94
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1996-12-12 DET W 240 42 74 14 28 17 21 6 34 32 6 0 12 22 115 37 80 6 17 16 24 13 35 20 8 5 12 22 96
22 22 1996-12-14 @ SEA W 240 36 68 12 25 25 37 13 39 24 10 4 17 25 109 35 77 7 20 23 30 15 37 22 10 5 16 24 100
23 23 1996-12-15 @ POR W 240 34 66 6 10 25 28 3 39 23 9 3 17 26 99 32 84 6 22 19 26 10 33 21 8 4 11 26 89
24 24 1996-12-17 @ VAN L 240 35 71 8 22 14 19 14 41 29 7 2 17 21 92 35 76 6 19 17 20 11 34 29 12 4 10 20 93
25 25 1996-12-19 SAS L 240 36 81 11 31 18 26 15 40 27 8 4 15 20 101 45 80 9 17 16 28 11 38 29 7 2 14 20 115
26 26 1996-12-21 MIA L 240 23 71 4 12 16 27 15 40 12 8 4 15 17 66 31 77 11 31 13 16 15 51 19 7 10 15 25 86
27 27 1996-12-23 MIL L 240 35 89 2 18 4 8 15 52 23 5 7 11 15 76 34 74 4 9 9 15 5 42 18 7 5 10 14 81
28 28 1996-12-26 @ MIL W 240 39 65 5 13 18 23 4 31 23 7 4 18 23 101 33 70 6 15 18 23 7 28 22 11 5 16 18 90
29 29 1996-12-28 GSW W 240 40 86 7 25 17 22 17 45 26 10 5 14 15 104 38 93 5 20 14 20 16 41 22 9 3 14 20 95
30 30 1996-12-30 SEA W 240 37 78 9 23 16 20 10 40 27 11 2 11 19 99 33 76 10 31 15 19 11 41 25 7 2 16 21 91
31 31 1997-01-02 POR L 240 36 86 6 27 18 30 21 46 19 7 3 18 26 96 39 77 7 19 27 31 10 37 22 6 6 12 24 112
32 32 1997-01-04 LAC L 240 35 80 7 19 14 22 15 46 23 10 5 18 19 91 37 82 9 19 12 17 13 42 22 11 6 15 22 95
33 33 1997-01-07 @ MIN W 240 32 76 9 19 31 35 15 49 18 6 7 15 13 104 37 91 9 26 12 13 15 41 16 9 9 11 24 95
34 34 1997-01-08 @ CLE W 240 24 63 8 27 25 31 13 43 20 13 2 22 21 81 27 67 7 20 17 22 9 32 19 16 3 17 22 78
35 35 1997-01-10 @ PHI W 240 51 94 13 23 5 11 11 57 38 11 5 21 24 120 37 95 6 23 19 27 11 40 26 11 1 13 15 99
36 36 1997-01-11 @ CHI L 240 28 75 5 18 25 29 6 35 20 6 4 12 15 86 45 92 11 22 9 14 14 53 29 7 5 8 20 110
37 37 1997-01-14 NYK W 240 38 72 9 23 21 24 7 49 26 10 6 21 20 106 35 81 6 21 10 13 7 29 19 12 4 16 17 86
38 38 1997-01-16 SAC W 240 33 75 6 18 17 24 7 37 24 14 3 13 17 89 33 86 5 12 9 14 20 55 20 6 8 20 19 80
39 39 1997-01-17 @ DAL W 240 34 83 6 23 14 18 12 48 21 11 7 14 21 88 31 75 5 15 11 16 8 39 17 9 2 17 18 78
40 40 1997-01-19 CHI W 240 43 86 10 19 6 12 11 45 33 7 5 12 18 102 33 91 4 23 16 18 19 50 21 7 5 12 18 86
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1997-01-21 @ CHH L 240 41 76 8 18 18 19 7 31 18 6 4 17 31 108 38 76 6 17 32 42 11 36 32 9 1 12 23 114
42 42 1997-01-23 NJN W 240 46 84 6 18 13 19 11 49 34 3 7 14 18 111 40 95 9 23 15 19 14 43 21 6 1 8 22 104
43 43 1997-01-25 UTA L 265 35 83 11 28 19 24 11 45 28 8 7 19 23 100 39 90 7 15 20 27 14 48 25 13 5 12 22 105
44 44 1997-01-30 DEN L 240 49 102 5 15 6 9 14 41 33 9 4 8 13 109 46 89 9 24 12 15 13 47 29 5 14 14 12 113
45 45 1997-01-31 @ IND L 240 29 78 9 23 7 16 9 34 15 12 3 19 20 74 41 82 6 20 12 21 18 54 21 7 5 18 18 100
46 46 1997-02-02 @ ORL L 240 39 86 6 23 6 11 13 49 18 5 5 19 22 90 39 90 6 23 19 25 11 42 29 11 6 10 16 103
47 47 1997-02-04 @ NYK L 240 32 70 8 16 23 28 7 32 24 11 1 23 24 95 36 78 5 21 22 27 13 38 22 9 2 16 26 99
48 48 1997-02-06 @ DET L 240 29 71 6 19 23 26 9 34 19 4 3 16 12 87 41 82 6 17 8 12 10 42 26 10 4 13 20 96
49 49 1997-02-11 VAN W 240 41 78 6 24 18 25 14 33 29 14 6 14 17 106 38 70 5 12 16 23 11 35 21 10 2 21 22 97
50 50 1997-02-14 @ SEA L 240 32 71 10 32 11 18 8 34 20 7 2 21 21 85 43 84 4 19 15 16 12 39 30 16 6 10 20 105
51 51 1997-02-15 @ POR L 240 35 73 7 19 28 33 3 35 21 5 7 11 24 105 41 83 11 20 16 30 13 43 14 9 4 12 26 109
52 52 1997-02-17 ATL W 240 46 78 13 23 22 27 14 47 29 10 2 22 20 127 37 82 7 20 17 20 8 24 20 12 3 15 20 98
53 53 1997-02-20 TOR W 240 41 78 10 31 15 20 4 40 31 7 4 18 19 107 35 85 8 25 19 20 9 34 23 14 4 13 19 97
54 54 1997-02-21 @ ATL L 240 27 73 7 20 13 19 14 52 14 6 6 18 17 74 30 82 5 25 11 16 11 38 15 8 10 8 14 76
55 55 1997-02-23 SAS W 240 38 77 9 20 10 18 8 35 28 9 7 6 18 95 33 77 1 6 18 25 17 51 21 6 1 10 19 85
56 56 1997-02-25 LAL W 240 37 77 7 22 19 23 7 40 25 7 4 18 22 100 36 84 4 23 20 26 10 40 22 6 5 11 21 96
57 57 1997-02-27 CHH L 240 35 79 5 26 20 28 16 46 23 3 2 16 16 95 43 83 6 18 14 16 7 34 27 12 2 7 20 106
58 58 1997-03-01 DAL W 240 37 76 5 16 10 11 9 37 27 13 3 15 17 89 31 70 5 15 13 16 5 29 21 3 2 16 16 80
59 59 1997-03-04 @ LAC W 240 43 73 11 20 16 18 10 40 26 6 5 25 22 113 41 84 7 21 20 32 14 33 18 14 2 12 19 109
60 60 1997-03-05 @ GSW W 240 34 71 3 18 19 24 7 35 27 12 5 16 22 90 31 78 4 15 19 23 15 46 16 4 1 20 23 85
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1997-03-07 @ LAL W 240 44 82 9 18 14 16 14 47 31 6 7 18 25 111 34 84 4 19 18 25 13 34 23 9 6 9 21 90
62 62 1997-03-09 @ DAL W 240 32 79 11 24 13 16 9 38 24 7 7 14 20 88 29 75 6 16 19 20 12 46 14 5 4 17 18 83
63 63 1997-03-11 @ SAS W 240 40 81 10 17 13 17 10 40 26 12 4 11 14 103 35 80 0 9 9 20 17 42 16 9 6 15 18 79
64 64 1997-03-12 ORL L 240 41 87 7 18 6 8 13 48 27 2 3 12 20 95 34 79 8 21 20 25 9 39 20 10 2 8 17 96
65 65 1997-03-16 @ MIA L 240 32 73 4 18 12 19 6 34 13 9 4 14 17 80 37 81 9 28 18 23 18 52 20 8 5 13 19 101
66 66 1997-03-18 @ NJN W 240 39 87 11 27 8 11 8 42 31 15 3 13 15 97 33 87 6 19 17 20 19 55 19 8 6 20 15 89
67 67 1997-03-20 WSB W 240 37 78 10 18 12 17 11 40 27 10 1 21 16 96 39 86 2 12 10 13 16 42 25 13 5 19 16 90
68 68 1997-03-22 PHO L 240 42 97 5 17 10 12 17 49 30 9 1 9 15 99 42 82 10 21 10 13 5 41 33 5 2 14 12 104
69 69 1997-03-25 MIN W 240 39 81 3 14 31 34 8 41 26 6 6 9 19 112 41 93 5 12 16 26 18 48 30 3 3 9 23 103
70 70 1997-03-27 CLE W 240 36 70 11 21 24 32 11 45 29 7 3 18 24 107 31 77 6 20 21 28 11 32 19 13 2 11 26 89
71 71 1997-03-29 DEN W 240 43 84 11 26 23 27 4 36 36 5 2 8 23 120 36 82 9 25 24 34 7 45 22 4 2 11 23 105
72 72 1997-04-01 @ DEN W 240 46 85 11 27 13 17 7 35 16 10 6 11 14 116 41 87 4 18 13 15 9 39 22 6 5 15 14 99
73 73 1997-04-02 @ PHO L 240 39 87 9 25 9 14 12 46 23 4 2 17 18 96 42 85 9 23 16 22 6 42 28 11 4 8 18 109
74 74 1997-04-04 @ SAC W 240 32 77 10 28 34 42 14 44 16 6 5 11 23 108 36 79 2 9 20 33 17 44 21 5 5 18 31 94
75 75 1997-04-06 @ VAN W 240 38 80 9 27 9 16 14 41 23 8 8 14 15 94 33 82 7 16 12 19 16 44 23 12 6 15 11 85
76 76 1997-04-08 @ LAC W 240 42 71 10 20 33 36 3 38 21 6 1 19 22 127 43 95 9 27 22 30 15 39 27 15 7 8 28 117
77 77 1997-04-10 VAN W 240 39 81 8 21 16 26 12 38 29 14 5 9 13 102 38 80 8 19 10 11 13 45 25 4 5 17 21 94
78 78 1997-04-11 @ UTA L 240 25 82 5 28 28 32 18 54 14 8 0 15 28 83 35 85 6 16 28 36 13 51 24 11 0 10 23 104
79 79 1997-04-13 SEA W 240 42 93 13 39 16 22 21 65 31 7 7 15 19 113 29 92 4 20 11 17 18 45 16 8 2 16 20 73
80 80 1997-04-15 LAC W 240 42 82 15 30 24 29 13 41 31 9 3 16 21 123 48 89 10 29 13 16 12 40 31 12 2 15 26 119
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1997-04-18 DAL W 265 42 87 13 33 15 21 13 48 25 9 3 19 16 112 43 99 7 24 9 15 18 45 24 15 2 17 19 102
82 82 1997-04-20 @ SAS W 240 36 85 7 25 24 27 15 47 20 3 5 12 21 103 39 86 1 16 20 29 16 46 21 5 5 8 21 99

Playoffs

TOV do not include team TOV
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1997-04-24 MIN W 240 39 85 11 27 23 31 16 58 28 1 2 14 21 112 37 85 9 20 12 18 9 36 20 6 4 5 28 95
2 2 1997-04-26 MIN W 240 32 73 9 26 23 29 13 44 26 10 6 17 19 96 36 85 4 15 8 13 15 39 22 11 6 13 22 84
3 3 1997-04-29 @ MIN W 240 44 73 15 28 22 30 4 31 33 8 4 11 20 125 47 96 6 15 20 23 18 41 30 6 2 8 20 120
4 4 1997-05-05 SEA W 240 41 73 15 28 15 19 5 38 30 9 6 17 16 112 41 85 10 22 10 13 12 39 26 11 5 13 22 102
5 5 1997-05-07 SEA L 240 35 77 9 27 22 32 16 41 25 10 4 19 25 101 33 76 9 27 31 33 14 40 21 15 4 17 24 106
6 6 1997-05-09 @ SEA W 240 33 77 7 21 24 29 12 42 21 7 4 10 21 97 32 81 5 13 24 30 17 43 18 7 5 8 23 93
7 7 1997-05-11 @ SEA W 265 39 95 14 30 18 24 19 52 24 11 3 19 23 110 38 88 5 19 25 31 17 47 24 13 4 18 24 106
8 8 1997-05-13 SEA L 240 30 78 5 27 29 38 20 46 17 9 1 11 23 94 35 73 6 18 24 31 10 32 21 6 2 9 25 100
9 9 1997-05-15 @ SEA L 240 34 81 6 23 22 27 18 44 21 7 5 21 26 96 34 76 4 12 27 33 12 35 23 12 4 13 19 99
10 10 1997-05-17 SEA W 240 37 79 6 24 16 24 13 43 24 10 0 17 24 96 31 81 7 18 22 29 15 44 21 8 1 15 23 91
11 11 1997-05-19 @ UTA L 240 27 71 7 24 25 34 10 40 17 4 5 18 21 86 37 84 5 14 22 27 15 49 24 10 3 15 30 101
12 12 1997-05-21 @ UTA L 240 31 85 5 16 25 34 14 37 13 6 6 7 25 92 35 78 3 10 31 37 17 56 21 3 10 13 25 104
13 13 1997-05-23 UTA W 240 44 75 12 25 18 22 10 38 28 8 6 15 22 118 39 82 6 16 16 20 9 30 23 6 4 12 23 100
14 14 1997-05-25 UTA W 240 33 72 6 19 23 28 9 43 20 7 6 12 22 95 35 83 2 8 20 25 12 40 25 9 3 8 23 92
15 15 1997-05-27 @ UTA L 240 30 67 7 24 24 31 9 32 16 10 3 14 24 91 34 69 3 13 25 28 9 35 17 10 4 16 23 96
16 16 1997-05-29 UTA L 240 36 72 8 23 20 23 8 35 27 6 9 15 18 100 40 82 8 16 15 18 11 39 22 8 6 11 24 103