NBA 1996-97Regular season

Final

Sacramento Kings80–89Houston Rockets

Sacramento Kings at Houston Rockets

Date: Thursday 16 January 1997
Arena: Not recorded
Season: NBA 1996-97Regular season
Meeting: 148th meetingof 254 played

Sacramento Kings

Sacramento Kings box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	+/−
Mitch Richmond	9–21	4–8	1–1	2	5	7	4	1	2	5	1	23	-12
Olden Polynice	9–19	0–0	0–0	5	11	16	0	0	1	2	3	18	-7
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf	3–15	1–4	3–3	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	10	-2
Corliss Williamson	3–10	0–0	3–4	3	4	7	3	0	0	3	1	9	-3
Billy Owens	2–8	0–0	1–2	3	2	5	2	1	0	2	3	5	-4
Michael Smith	2–5	0–0	1–4	6	8	14	3	1	1	4	3	5	-12
Duane Causwell	2–3	0–0	0–0	1	2	3	2	0	4	0	3	4	-1
Tyus Edney	2–4	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	4	-1
Kevin Gamble	1–1	0–0	0–0	0	2	2	3	1	0	0	3	2	+3
Bobby Hurley	0–0	0–0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	-6
Team totals	33–86	5–12	9–14	20	35	55	20	6	8	20	19	80	—

Houston Rockets

Houston Rockets box score
Player	FG	3P	FT	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	+/−
Hakeem Olajuwon	10–17	0–0	6–6	0	6	6	1	2	1	6	1	26	+7
Charles Barkley	6–8	1–2	3–7	3	7	10	8	4	0	3	2	16	+9
Clyde Drexler	4–15	3–6	1–3	0	5	5	6	2	0	1	2	12	+12
Randy Livingston	4–5	1–1	0–0	1	1	2	3	3	0	0	1	9	-8
Matt Maloney	3–6	1–3	1–1	1	2	3	5	2	0	1	2	8	+17
Sam Mack	2–11	0–2	3–3	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	7	-3
Matt Bullard	2–6	0–1	2–2	1	2	3	0	0	1	0	3	6	+7
Othella Harrington	2–3	0–0	1–2	0	5	5	0	0	1	1	4	5	+3
Mario Elie	0–4	0–3	0–0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	+1
Team totals	33–75	6–18	17–24	7	30	37	24	14	3	13	17	89	—

This season

Houston Rockets 4, Sacramento Kings 0 in NBA 1996-97.

1 Nov 1996Sacramento Kings 85–96 Houston Rockets
5 Nov 1996Houston Rockets 102–80 Sacramento Kings
16 Jan 199780–89 this game
4 Apr 1997Houston Rockets 108–94 Sacramento Kings

Records going in

Sacramento Kings: 16–22
Houston Rockets: 28–9

Regular season, before this game.

Meetings

All-time: Houston Rockets 150, Sacramento Kings 104.

5 Nov 1996Houston Rockets 102–80 Sacramento Kings
4 Apr 1997Houston Rockets 108–94 Sacramento Kings

Data: Basketball-Reference, NBA stats API.