# Temporada 1996-97 de los Houston Rockets

La temporada 1996-97 fue la vigesimosexta de los Houston Rockets en su localización de Texas, y la trigésima en la NBA, tras haber jugado las cuatro primeras en San Diego (California). La temporada regular acabó con 48 victorias y 34 derrotas, ocupando el tercer puesto de la conferencia Oeste, clasificándose para los playoffs, en los que cayeron en las finales de conferencia ante los Utah Jazz.

## Elecciones en el Draft

| Ronda | Puesto | Jugador | Posición | Nacionalidad | Universidad/Club |
| 2 | 30 | Othella Harrington | Ala-Pívot | Estados Unidos | Georgetown |
| 2 | 42 | Randy Livingston | Escolta | Estados Unidos | Louisiana State |
| 2 | 50 | Terrell Bell | Pívot | Estados Unidos | Georgia |

## Temporada regular

División Medio Oeste :
| Equipo | G | P | % | PD | Casa | Fuera | Div |
| y-Utah Jazz | 64 | 18 | .780 | – | 38–3 | 26–15 | 19–5 |
| x-Houston Rockets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7 | 30–11 | 27–14 | 19–5 |
| x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24 | 25–16 | 15–26 | 16–8 |
| Dallas Mavericks | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40 | 14–27 | 10–31 | 9–15 |
| Denver Nuggets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43 | 12–29 | 9–32 | 7–17 |
| San Antonio Spurs | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44 | 12–29 | 8–33 | 8–16 |
| Vancouver Grizzlies | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50 | 8–33 | 6–35 | 6–18 |

## Playoffs
### Primera ronda

Houston Rockets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 24 de abril | Houston Rockets 112, Minnesota Timberwolves 95 | Houston |
| 26 de abril | Houston Rockets 96, Minnesota Timberwolves 84 | Houston |
| 29 de abril | Minnesota Timberwolves 120, Houston Rockets 125 | Minneapolis |
| | Houston Rockets gana las series 3-0 | |

### Semifinales de Conferencia

Houston Rockets vs. Seattle SuperSonics
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 5 de mayo | Houston Rockets 112, Seattle SuperSonics 102 | Houston |
| 7 de mayo | Houston Rockets 101, Seattle SuperSonics 106 | Houston |
| 9 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 93, Houston Rockets 97 | Seattle |
| 11 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 106, Houston Rockets 110 | Seattle |
| 13 de mayo | Houston Rockets 94, Seattle SuperSonics 100 | Houston |
| 15 de mayo | Seattle SuperSonics 99, Houston Rockets 96 | Seattle |
| 13 de mayo | Houston Rockets 96, Seattle SuperSonics 91 | Houston |
| | Houston Rockets gana las series 4-3 | |

### Finales de Conferencia

Utah Jazz vs. Houston Rockets
| Fecha | Partido | Ciudad |
| 19 de mayo | Utah Jazz 101, Houston Rockets 86 | Salt Lake City |
| 21 de mayo | Utah Jazz 104, Houston Rockets 92 | Salt Lake City |
| 23 de mayo | Houston Rockets 118, Utah Jazz 100 | Houston |
| 25 de mayo | Houston Rockets 95, Utah Jazz 92 | Houston |
| 27 de mayo | Utah Jazz 96, Houston Rockets 91 | Salt Lake City |
| 29 de mayo | Houston Rockets 100, Utah Jazz 103 | Houston |
| | Utah Jazz gana las series 4-2 | |

## Estadísticas
### Temporada regular

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | Pos. | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Charles Barkley | 33 | PF | 53 | 53 | 37.9 | 6.3 | 13.1 | .484 | 1.1 | 3.9 | .283 | 5.4 | 7.8 | .694 | 4.0 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 19.2 |
| 2 | Clyde Drexler | 34 | SG | 62 | 62 | 36.6 | 6.4 | 14.5 | .442 | 1.9 | 5.4 | .355 | 3.2 | 4.3 | .750 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 34 | C | 78 | 78 | 36.6 | 9.3 | 18.3 | .510 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .313 | 4.5 | 5.7 | .787 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 9.2 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 23.2 |
| 4 | Mario Elie | 33 | SF | 78 | 77 | 34.4 | 3.7 | 7.5 | .497 | 1.5 | 3.7 | .420 | 2.7 | 3.0 | .896 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 11.7 |
| 5 | Matt Maloney | 25 | PG | 82 | 82 | 29.1 | 3.3 | 7.5 | .441 | 1.9 | 4.6 | .404 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .763 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 9.4 |
| 6 | Kevin Willis | 34 | PF | 75 | 32 | 26.2 | 4.7 | 9.7 | .481 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .143 | 1.9 | 2.7 | .693 | 1.9 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 11.2 |
| 7 | Eddie Johnson | 37 | SF | 24 | 2 | 25.3 | 4.2 | 9.4 | .447 | 1.7 | 4.3 | .388 | 1.5 | 1.7 | .854 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 11.5 |
| 8 | Emanual Davis | 28 | PG | 13 | 0 | 17.7 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .444 | 0.9 | 2.1 | .444 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .625 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Sam Mack | 26 | SF | 52 | 10 | 17.4 | 2.0 | 5.0 | .401 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .331 | 0.7 | 0.8 | .833 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Sedale Threatt | 35 | SG | 21 | 0 | 15.9 | 1.3 | 3.5 | .378 | 0.4 | 1.0 | .400 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .750 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
| 11 | Brent Price | 28 | PG | 25 | 0 | 15.6 | 1.8 | 4.2 | .419 | 0.7 | 2.1 | .321 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.000 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Randy Livingston | 21 | PG | 64 | 0 | 15.3 | 1.6 | 3.6 | .437 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .409 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .646 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| 13 | Othella Harrington | 23 | PF | 57 | 1 | 15.1 | 2.0 | 3.6 | .549 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.9 | 1.4 | .605 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.8 |
| 14 | Matt Bullard | 29 | PF | 71 | 12 | 14.4 | 1.6 | 4.0 | .401 | 0.9 | 2.6 | .366 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .735 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 4.5 |
| 15 | Tracy Moore | 31 | SG | 27 | 1 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 3.1 | .388 | 0.4 | 1.6 | .256 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .710 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| 16 | Charles Jones | 39 | PF | 12 | 0 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 17 | Joe Stephens | 24 | PF | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2.5 | .200 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 18 | Elmer Bennett | 26 | PG | 4 | 0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .333 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .333 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .833 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 |

### Playoffs

| Rk | Jugador | Edad | Pos. | P | PT | MP | TC | TCI | %TC | T3 | T3I | %T3 | TL | TLI | %TL | RO | RD | RT | AS | RB | TAP | BP | FP | PTS |
| 1 | Hakeem Olajuwon | 34 | C | 16 | 16 | 39.3 | 9.2 | 15.6 | .590 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 4.8 | 6.5 | .731 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 23.1 |
| 2 | Clyde Drexler | 34 | SG | 16 | 16 | 38.9 | 6.6 | 15.1 | .436 | 2.4 | 6.4 | .373 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .778 | 1.6 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 18.1 |
| 3 | Charles Barkley | 33 | PF | 16 | 16 | 37.8 | 5.4 | 12.4 | .434 | 0.7 | 2.4 | .289 | 6.4 | 8.4 | .769 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 12.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 17.9 |
| 4 | Mario Elie | 33 | SF | 16 | 16 | 37.4 | 3.4 | 7.3 | .466 | 1.5 | 3.8 | .400 | 3.3 | 3.9 | .839 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 11.5 |
| 5 | Matt Maloney | 25 | PG | 16 | 16 | 32.9 | 3.8 | 9.6 | .399 | 2.7 | 6.8 | .398 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .667 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 11.2 |
| 6 | Kevin Willis | 34 | PF | 16 | 0 | 18.4 | 2.4 | 5.9 | .400 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.6 | 2.4 | .684 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 6.4 |
| 7 | Eddie Johnson | 37 | SF | 16 | 0 | 17.8 | 3.0 | 7.3 | .410 | 0.9 | 2.9 | .298 | 1.4 | 1.5 | .958 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 8.3 |
| 8 | Sedale Threatt | 35 | SG | 16 | 0 | 16.6 | 1.4 | 3.5 | .393 | 0.6 | 1.9 | .300 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .750 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.7 |
| 9 | Randy Livingston | 21 | PG | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | .250 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 10 | Matt Bullard | 29 | PF | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Othella Harrington | 23 | PF | 7 | 0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 1.0 | 1.4 | .700 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Charles Jones | 39 | PF | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |

## Galardones y récords

| Jugador | Galardón |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | Mejor quinteto de la NBA 2.º Mejor quinteto defensivo de la NBA All-Star |
| Matt Maloney | 2.º Mejor quinteto de rookies de la NBA |