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1996-97 Houston Rockets
57–25 · #5 in the league · Conference Finals
Season snapshotHOU
Houston Rockets went 57–25 in the regular season, good for the #5 record in the league, and finished as conference finals.
League rank
#5
Net rating
+4.8
Home floor
The Summit
Roster
18 players
Record
57–25
69.5% win rate
League rank
#5
Playoff team
Net rating
+4.8
SRS +3.9
Finish
Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Maloney | G | 12 | 82 | 82 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 3.7 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | C | 34 | 78 | 78 | 23.2 | 9.2 | 3.0 |
| Mario Elie | G-F | 17 | 78 | 77 | 11.7 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Clyde Drexler | G | 22 | 62 | 62 | 18.0 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| Charles Barkley | F | 4 | 53 | 53 | 19.2 | 13.5 | 4.7 |
| Kevin Willis | F-C | 42 | 75 | 32 | 11.2 | 7.5 | 0.9 |
| Matt Bullard | F | 50 | 71 | 12 | 4.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Sam Mack | F-G | 5 | 52 | 10 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Eddie Johnson | F-G | 8 | 24 | 2 | 11.5 | 4.1 | 1.5 |
| Othella Harrington | F-C | 32 | 57 | 1 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 0.3 |
| Tracy Moore | G-F | 9 | 27 | 1 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Randy Livingston | G | 3 | 64 | 0 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Brent Price | G | 20 | 25 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| Sedale Threatt | G | 2 | 21 | 0 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| Emanual Davis | G | 15 | 13 | 0 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Charles Jones | F-C | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Elmer Bennett | G | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| Joe Stephens | F | 41 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
108.8
ORtg
104.0
DRtg
91.6
Pace
+3.9
SRS
+4.5
MOV
56.0%
TS%
52.0%
eFG%
30.8
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Rudy Tomjanovich
head_coach
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Conference Finals
Reached the Conference Finals.
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The Summit
16,285 average attendance
Then and now
Houston Rockets
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18 players