The Houston Rockets couldn't pull it off against the Seattle SuperSonics, 115 to 112, in Game 3 of the 1996 Western Conference Semifinals on May 10, 1996.
Final
SuperSonics
Rockets
FG Made - Attempted
41-78
37-79
Field Goal %
52.6
46.8
3PT Made - Attempted
6-13
11-27
3PT %
46.2
40.7
FT Made - Attempted
27-34
27-30
Free Throw %
79.4
90.0
Rebounds
38
34
Offensive Rebounds
12
8
Defensive Rebounds
26
26
Assists
28
25
Steals
10
8
Blocks
4
6
Turnovers
14
16
Personal Fouls
22
27
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Payton | 44 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12-19 | 63.2 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 67.4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
S. Kemp | 41 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6-19 | 31.6 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 90.0 | 44.9 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | ||
D. Schrempf | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 10-15 | 66.7 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 75.6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 4 | |
H. Hawkins | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 62.5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | ||
E. Johnson | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Perkins | 33 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 79.9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | |
N. McMillan | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
V. Askew | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 72.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
F. Brickowski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Smith | 48 | 27 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 53.3 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 76.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
H. Olajuwon | 46 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7-12 | 58.3 | 0-0 | 10-11 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | ||
C. Drexler | 37 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10-21 | 47.6 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 59.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
R. Horry | 34 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 43.8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | ||
C. Brown | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 61.9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Elie | 23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 40.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 3-3 | 100.0 | 57.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
M. Bryant | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |||
S. Cassell | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 20.5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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ORTG
112.4
16th
DRTG
105.9
2nd
NETRTG
6.5
6th
3P%
32.7
28th
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