Game Stats: Rockets vs. Nets, 97-89 in the 1997 NBA Regular Season
Box score from the NBA basketball game played between the Houston Rockets and the New Jersey Nets on March 18, 1997 with final result, scoring by period, game leaders and statistics by team and by player.
Scoring by Period
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
| HOU | 18 | 29 | 18 | 32 | 97 |
| NJN | 26 | 15 | 25 | 23 | 89 |
Game Leaders
| Rockets | Nets | |
Points |
23 -
C.
Clyde
Drexler |
20 - 2 players |
Rebounds |
15 -
H.
Hakeem
Olajuwon |
18 -
E.
Eric
Montross |
Assists |
12 -
C.
Clyde
Drexler |
6 -
S.
Sam
Cassell |
Steals |
3 - 2 players | 2 - 3 players |
Blocks |
2 -
C.
Clyde
Drexler |
3 -
E.
Eric
Montross |
Game Data
Date: March 18, 1997
Home Team: New Jersey Nets
Game Box Score
Houston Rockets
97
| Shooting | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
Players |
Min | FG |
3P |
FT |
O | D | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts | |
Reserves
|
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| Clyde Drexler | 36:04 | 9-16 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 37:12 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Kevin Willis | 39:52 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Mario Elie | 35:56 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Matt Maloney | 21:20 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Reserves
|
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| Eddie Johnson | 24:00 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | |
| Sedale Threatt | 22:37 | 6-8 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | |
| Othella Harrington | 18:56 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Randy Livingston | 04:03 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charles Barkley | Did Not Dress | |||||||||||||
| Matt Bullard | DNP - Coach's Decision | |||||||||||||
| Sam Mack | Did Not Dress | |||||||||||||
Totals: |
240 | 39-87 | 11-27 | 8-11 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 97 | |
| Percentages: | .448 | .407 | .727 | |||||||||||
New Jersey Nets
89
| Shooting | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
Players |
Min | FG |
3P |
FT |
O | D | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts | |
Reserves
|
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| Jim Jackson | 36:31 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 20 | |
| Kendall Gill | 33:57 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | |
| Sam Cassell | 38:49 | 5-17 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 13 | |
| Tony Massenburg | 26:02 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Eric Montross | 33:35 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
Reserves
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| Kevin Edwards | 09:11 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
| Kerry Kittles | 25:32 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Joe Kleine | 14:25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Xavier McDaniel | 21:58 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| Yinka Dare | DNP - Coach's Decision | |||||||||||||
| Chris Gatling | Not With Team | |||||||||||||
| Jack Haley | DNP - Coach's Decision | |||||||||||||
Totals: |
240 | 33-87 | 6-19 | 17-20 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 89 | |
| Percentages: | .379 | .316 | .850 | |||||||||||