Houston Rockets @ Seattle SuperSonics
Series tied 3-3
57-25, 27-14 Away
96
57-25, 27-14 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HOU | 13 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 96 |
SEA | 30 | 21 | 27 | 21 | 99 |
57-25, 31-10 Home
99
57-25, 31-10 Home
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 39 | 20 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 30 | 12-21 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | 18 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | 4 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | 9 | 3-14 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 16 | 8 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | 7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
96 | 34-81 | 6-23 | 22-27 | 44 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 26 | ||
42% | 26% | 81% |
Seattle SuperSonics
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 40 | 14 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | 22 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 10-14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | 6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | 19 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | 16 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 23 | 14 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
99 | 34-76 | 4-12 | 27-33 | 35 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 19 | ||
45% | 33% | 82% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Series tied 3-3
Game Information
KeyArena
11:00 PM, 15 May 1997
Seattle, WA
Attendance: 17,072
- Referees:
- Hue Hollins
- Ron Garretson
- Eddie F. Rush
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 23 | 8 | .742 | - | L1 |
| Houston | 19 | 10 | .655 | 3 | W2 |
| Memphis | 15 | 16 | .484 | 8 | W2 |
| Dallas | 12 | 21 | .364 | 12 | L2 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 25 | .242 | 16 | L3 |
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