The Seattle SuperSonics came up just a bit short against the Houston Rockets, 97 to 93, in Game 3 of the 1997 Western Conference Semifinals on May 9, 1997.
Final
Rockets
SuperSonics
FG Made - Attempted
33-77
32-81
Field Goal %
42.9
39.5
3PT Made - Attempted
7-21
5-13
3PT %
33.3
38.5
FT Made - Attempted
24-29
24-30
Free Throw %
82.8
80.0
Rebounds
42
43
Offensive Rebounds
12
17
Defensive Rebounds
30
26
Assists
21
18
Steals
7
7
Blocks
4
5
Turnovers
10
8
Personal Fouls
21
23
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Maloney | 43 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 43.8 | 5-8 | 62.5 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 56.3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -2 |
C. Barkley | 38 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-11 | 18.2 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 37.9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 3 | +5 |
H. Olajuwon | 37 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8-12 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 77.3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 3 | +14 | |
C. Drexler | 36 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 50.0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 56.3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | +26 |
M. Elie | 30 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +8 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Willis | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 42.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -11 | |
S. Threatt | 18 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 68.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +3 |
E. Johnson | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 37.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -23 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Payton | 48 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11-25 | 44.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 51.5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 |
S. Kemp | 40 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7-20 | 35.0 | 0-0 | 14-16 | 87.5 | 51.8 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | -12 | |
H. Hawkins | 40 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 33.8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | -8 |
D. Schrempf | 38 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 60.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -14 |
S. Perkins | 31 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-6 | 0.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Cummings | 25 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 33.8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +8 | |
D. Wingate | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +8 | |
E. Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 |
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ORTG
113.6
13th
DRTG
103.1
1st
NETRTG
10.6
2nd
3P%
34.4
19th
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