Seattle SuperSonics @ Houston Rockets
21-11, 11-7 Away
91
21-11, 11-7 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SEA | 35 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 91 |
HOU | 28 | 29 | 22 | 20 | 99 |
24-6, 12-4 Home
99
24-6, 12-4 Home
Seattle SuperSonics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 37 | 16 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 18 | 7-11 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | 21 | 10-22 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | 15 | 5-14 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | 4 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | 8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
91 | 33-76 | 10-31 | 15-19 | 41 | 25 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 30 | 21 | ||
43% | 32% | 79% |
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 42 | 25 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 7-9 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | 17 | 5-10 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | 14 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 7 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
99 | 37-78 | 9-23 | 16-20 | 40 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 19 | ||
47% | 39% | 80% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
HOU leads 2-0
Game Information
12:30 AM, 31 December 1996
Attendance: 16,285
- Referees:
- Joe Forte
- Bernie Fryer
- Monty McCutchen
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 9 | .719 | - | L2 |
| Houston | 20 | 10 | .667 | 2 | W3 |
| Memphis | 15 | 18 | .455 | 8.5 | L2 |
| Dallas | 12 | 22 | .353 | 12 | L3 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 26 | .235 | 16 | L4 |
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