1996–97 Houston Rockets season
Game log
Columns: Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Team points | Opponent score | Record | Streak
1 | November 1 | vs Sacramento | Win | 96 | 85 | 1-0 | Won 1 | 2 | November 2 | at Phoenix | Win | 110 | 95 | 2-0 | Won 2 | 3 | November 4 | at Utah | Win | 75 | 72 | 3-0 | Won 3 | 4 | November 5 | at Sacramento | Win | 102 | 80 | 4-0 | Won 4 | 5 | November 7 | at Denver | Win | 110 | 108 | 5-0 | Won 5 | 6 | November 9 | vs Utah | Win | 91 | 85 | 6-0 | Won 6 | 7 | November 12 | vs LA Lakers | Loss | 115 | 126 | 6-1 | Lost 1 | 8 | November 14 | vs Indiana | Win | 90 | 88 | 7-1 | Won 1 | 9 | November 16 | vs Golden State | Win | 115 | 103 | 8-1 | Won 2 | 10 | November 19 | vs Minnesota | Win | 122 | 93 | 9-1 | Won 3 | 11 | November 21 | vs Phoenix | Win | 115 | 105 | 10-1 | Won 4 | 12 | November 23 | at Golden State | Win | 120 | 115 | 11-1 | Won 5 | 13 | November 24 | at LA Lakers | Win | 90 | 85 | 12-1 | Won 6 | 14 | November 26 | vs Portland | Win | 102 | 101 | 13-1 | Won 7 | 15 | November 29 | at Boston | Win | 120 | 94 | 14-1 | Won 8 | 16 | November 30 | at Washington | Win | 103 | 99 | 15-1 | Won 9 | 17 | December 2 | at Toronto | Loss | 89 | 100 | 15-2 | Lost 1 | 18 | December 4 | vs Boston | Win | 94 | 89 | 16-2 | Won 1 | 19 | December 7 | vs Philadelphia | Win | 123 | 108 | 17-2 | Won 2 | 20 | December 10 | at Minnesota | Win | 96 | 94 | 18-2 | Won 3 | 21 | December 12 | vs Detroit | Win | 115 | 96 | 19-2 | Won 4 | 22 | December 14 | at Seattle | Win | 109 | 100 | 20-2 | Won 5 | 23 | December 15 | at Portland | Win | 99 | 89 | 21-2 | Won 6 | 24 | December 17 | at Vancouver | Loss | 92 | 93 | 21-3 | Lost 1 | 25 | December 19 | vs San Antonio | Loss | 101 | 115 | 21-4 | Lost 2 | 26 | December 21 | vs Miami | Loss | 66 | 86 | 21-5 | Lost 3 | 27 | December 23 | vs Milwaukee | Loss | 76 | 81 | 21-6 | Lost 4 | 28 | December 26 | at Milwaukee | Win | 101 | 90 | 22-6 | Won 1 | 29 | December 28 | vs Golden State | Win | 104 | 95 | 23-6 | Won 2 | 30 | December 30 | vs Seattle | Win | 99 | 91 | 24-6 | Won 3 | 31 | January 2 | vs Portland | Loss | 96 | 112 | 24-7 | Lost 1 | 32 | January 4 | vs LA Clippers | Loss | 91 | 95 | 24-8 | Lost 2 | 33 | January 7 | at Minnesota | Win | 104 | 95 | 25-8 | Won 1 | 34 | January 8 | at Cleveland | Win | 81 | 78 | 26-8 | Won 2 | 35 | January 10 | at Philadelphia | Win | 120 | 99 | 27-8 | Won 3 | 36 | January 11 | at Chicago | Loss | 86 | 110 | 27-9 | Lost 1 | 37 | January 14 | vs New York | Win | 106 | 86 | 28-9 | Won 1 | 38 | January 16 | vs Sacramento | Win | 89 | 80 | 29-9 | Won 2 | 39 | January 17 | at Dallas | Win | 88 | 78 | 30-9 | Won 3 | 40 | January 19 | vs Chicago | Win | 102 | 86 | 31-9 | Won 4 | 41 | January 21 | at Charlotte | Loss | 108 | 114 | 31-10 | Lost 1 | 42 | January 23 | vs New Jersey | Win | 111 | 104 | 32-10 | Won 1 | 43 | January 25 | vs Utah | Loss | 100 | 105 | 32-11 | Lost 1 | 44 | January 30 | vs Denver | Loss | 109 | 113 | 32-12 | Lost 2 | 45 | January 31 | at Indiana | Loss | 74 | 100 | 32-13 | Lost 3 | 46 | February 2 | at Orlando | Loss | 90 | 103 | 32-14 | Lost 4 | 47 | February 4 | at New York | Loss | 95 | 99 | 32-15 | Lost 5 | 48 | February 6 | at Detroit | Loss | 87 | 96 | 32-16 | Lost 6 | 49 | February 11 | vs Vancouver | Win | 106 | 97 | 33-16 | Won 1 | 50 | February 14 | at Seattle | Loss | 85 | 105 | 33-17 | Lost 1 | 51 | February 15 | at Portland | Loss | 105 | 109 | 33-18 | Lost 2 | 52 | February 17 | vs Atlanta | Win | 127 | 98 | 34-18 | Won 1 | 53 | February 20 | vs Toronto | Win | 107 | 97 | 35-18 | Won 2 | 54 | February 21 | at Atlanta | Loss | 74 | 76 | 35-19 | Lost 1 | 55 | February 23 | vs San Antonio | Win | 95 | 85 | 36-19 | Won 1 | 56 | February 25 | vs LA Lakers | Win | 100 | 96 | 37-19 | Won 2 | 57 | February 27 | vs Charlotte | Loss | 95 | 106 | 37-20 | Lost 1 | 58 | March 1 | vs Dallas | Win | 89 | 80 | 38-20 | Won 1 | 59 | March 4 | at LA Clippers | Win | 113 | 109 | 39-20 | Won 2 | 60 | March 5 | at Golden State | Win | 90 | 85 | 40-20 | Won 3 | 61 | March 7 | at LA Lakers | Win | 111 | 90 | 41-20 | Won 4 | 62 | March 9 | at Dallas | Win | 88 | 83 | 42-20 | Won 5 | 63 | March 11 | at San Antonio | Win | 103 | 79 | 43-20 | Won 6 | 64 | March 12 | vs Orlando | Loss | 95 | 96 | 43-21 | Lost 1 | 65 | March 16 | at Miami | Loss | 80 | 101 | 43-22 | Lost 2 | 66 | March 18 | at New Jersey | Win | 97 | 89 | 44-22 | Won 1 | 67 | March 20 | vs Washington | Win | 96 | 90 | 45-22 | Won 2 | 68 | March 22 | vs Phoenix | Loss | 99 | 104 | 45-23 | Lost 1 | 69 | March 25 | vs Minnesota | Win | 112 | 103 | 46-23 | Won 1 | 70 | March 27 | vs Cleveland | Win | 107 | 89 | 47-23 | Won 2 | 71 | March 29 | vs Denver | Win | 120 | 105 | 48-23 | Won 3 | 72 | April 1 | at Denver | Win | 116 | 99 | 49-23 | Won 4 | 73 | April 2 | at Phoenix | Loss | 96 | 109 | 49-24 | Lost 1 | 74 | April 4 | at Sacramento | Win | 108 | 94 | 50-24 | Won 1 | 75 | April 6 | at Vancouver | Win | 94 | 85 | 51-24 | Won 2 | 76 | April 8 | at LA Clippers | Win | 127 | 117 | 52-24 | Won 3 | 77 | April 10 | vs Vancouver | Win | 102 | 94 | 53-24 | Won 4 | 78 | April 11 | at Utah | Loss | 83 | 104 | 53-25 | Lost 1 | 79 | April 13 | vs Seattle | Win | 113 | 73 | 54-25 | Won 1 | 80 | April 15 | vs LA Clippers | Win | 123 | 119 | 55-25 | Won 2 | 81 | April 18 | vs Dallas | Win | 112 | 102 | 56-25 | Won 3 | 82 | April 20 | at San Antonio | Win | 103 | 99 | 57-25 | Won 4