The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn't pull it off against the Houston Rockets, 81 to 78, on January 8, 1997.
Final
Rockets
Cavaliers
FG Made - Attempted
24-63
27-67
Field Goal %
38.1
40.3
3PT Made - Attempted
8-27
7-20
3PT %
29.6
35.0
FT Made - Attempted
25-31
17-22
Free Throw %
80.6
77.3
Rebounds
43
32
Offensive Rebounds
13
9
Defensive Rebounds
30
23
Assists
20
19
Steals
13
16
Blocks
2
3
Turnovers
22
17
Personal Fouls
21
22
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Barkley | 42 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-12 | 16.7 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 29.1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | +6 |
M. Elie | 41 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-9 | 88.9 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 7-7 | 100.0 | 107.6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +1 |
H. Olajuwon | 41 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-15 | 46.7 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 80.0 | 56.7 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | +5 | |
C. Drexler | 37 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2-10 | 20.0 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 34.4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | +9 |
M. Maloney | 32 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 56.3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | +7 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Livingston | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -7 | ||
S. Mack | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 43.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 |
K. Willis | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 25.8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -5 | |
B. Price | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Mills | 45 | 7 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-8 | 12.5 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 32.9 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | -4 |
T. Brandon | 38 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 9-21 | 42.9 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 56.0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | -3 |
B. Phills | 38 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-18 | 50.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 56.9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | -2 |
D. Ferry | 35 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 58.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | -4 |
M. West | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +1 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sura | 23 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 51.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -1 |
D. Marshall | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 60.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | |
V. Potapenko | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
A. Lang | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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Team Rankings
ORTG
123.8
1st
DRTG
111.5
8th
NETRTG
12.3
1st
3P%
41.6
1st
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