57-25 | Lost Conf Finals |
Record | Outcome |
The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a 57-25 record. They went 30-11 at home and 27-14 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Houston Rockets went 66-32. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference Finals to the Utah Jazz.
The 1996-97 Houston Rockets played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
The 1996-97 Houston Rockets had their best month in November, when they went 15-1 and had a 93.8% win percentage. Their worst month was February, when they went 5-7 and had a 41.7% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
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November '96 | 15-1 | 93.8% | +142 |
December '96 | 9-5 | 64.3% | +37 |
January '97 | 8-7 | 53.3% | +10 |
February '97 | 5-7 | 41.7% | -1 |
March '97 | 11-3 | 78.6% | +97 |
April '97 | 9-2 | 81.8% | +82 |
Yes, the Houston Rockets made the Playoffs in 1997. They won their first series against the Seattle SuperSonics in the Western Conference Semifinals. They eventually lost against the Utah Jazz in the Western Conference Finals.
The Houston Rockets finished the regular season with a point differential of +367. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Rockets could have been expected to have about 53.6 wins, or a 54-28 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1996-97 Houston Rockets went 8-5.
During the regular season, the 1996-97 Houston Rockets went 4-2 in overtime games.
In the playoffs, the 1996-97 Houston Rockets went 1-0 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1996-97 Houston Rockets was a 9 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Houston Rockets had during the 1996-97 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | ||||
Fri, Nov 1, 1996 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 96 - 85 | ||
Sat, Nov 2, 1996 | @ Phoenix Suns | Win 110 - 95 | ||
Mon, Nov 4, 1996 | @ Utah Jazz | Win 75 - 72 | ||
Tue, Nov 5, 1996 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 102 - 80 | ||
Thu, Nov 7, 1996 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 110 - 108 | OT | |
Sat, Nov 9, 1996 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 91 - 85 | ||
Tue, Nov 12, 1996 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Loss 115 - 126 | OT2 | |
Thu, Nov 14, 1996 | vs Indiana Pacers | Win 90 - 88 | ||
Sat, Nov 16, 1996 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 115 - 103 | ||
Tue, Nov 19, 1996 | vs Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 122 - 93 | ||
Thu, Nov 21, 1996 | vs Phoenix Suns | Win 115 - 105 | ||
Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 120 - 115 | OT | |
Sun, Nov 24, 1996 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 90 - 85 | ||
Tue, Nov 26, 1996 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Win 102 - 101 | OT | |
Fri, Nov 29, 1996 | @ Boston Celtics | Win 120 - 94 | ||
Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | @ Washington Bullets | Win 103 - 99 | ||
Mon, Dec 2, 1996 | @ Toronto Raptors | Loss 89 - 100 | ||
Wed, Dec 4, 1996 | vs Boston Celtics | Win 94 - 89 | ||
Sat, Dec 7, 1996 | vs Philadelphia 76ers | Win 123 - 108 | ||
Tue, Dec 10, 1996 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 96 - 94 | ||
Thu, Dec 12, 1996 | vs Detroit Pistons | Win 115 - 96 | ||
Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 109 - 100 | ||
Sun, Dec 15, 1996 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Win 99 - 89 | ||
Tue, Dec 17, 1996 | @ Vancouver Grizzlies | Loss 92 - 93 | ||
Thu, Dec 19, 1996 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Loss 101 - 115 | ||
Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | vs Miami Heat | Loss 66 - 86 | ||
Mon, Dec 23, 1996 | vs Milwaukee Bucks | Loss 76 - 81 | ||
Thu, Dec 26, 1996 | @ Milwaukee Bucks | Win 101 - 90 | ||
Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | vs Golden State Warriors | Win 104 - 95 | ||
Mon, Dec 30, 1996 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 99 - 91 | ||
Thu, Jan 2, 1997 | vs Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 96 - 112 | ||
Sat, Jan 4, 1997 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Loss 91 - 95 | ||
Tue, Jan 7, 1997 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 104 - 95 | ||
Wed, Jan 8, 1997 | @ Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 81 - 78 | ||
Fri, Jan 10, 1997 | @ Philadelphia 76ers | Win 120 - 99 | ||
Sat, Jan 11, 1997 | @ Chicago Bulls | Loss 86 - 110 | ||
Tue, Jan 14, 1997 | vs New York Knicks | Win 106 - 86 | ||
Thu, Jan 16, 1997 | vs Sacramento Kings | Win 89 - 80 | ||
Fri, Jan 17, 1997 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 88 - 78 | ||
Sun, Jan 19, 1997 | vs Chicago Bulls | Win 102 - 86 | ||
Tue, Jan 21, 1997 | @ Charlotte Hornets | Loss 108 - 114 | ||
Thu, Jan 23, 1997 | vs New Jersey Nets | Win 111 - 104 | ||
Sat, Jan 25, 1997 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 100 - 105 | OT | |
Thu, Jan 30, 1997 | vs Denver Nuggets | Loss 109 - 113 | ||
Fri, Jan 31, 1997 | @ Indiana Pacers | Loss 74 - 100 | ||
Sun, Feb 2, 1997 | @ Orlando Magic | Loss 90 - 103 | ||
Tue, Feb 4, 1997 | @ New York Knicks | Loss 95 - 99 | ||
Thu, Feb 6, 1997 | @ Detroit Pistons | Loss 87 - 96 | ||
Tue, Feb 11, 1997 | vs Vancouver Grizzlies | Win 106 - 97 | ||
Fri, Feb 14, 1997 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 85 - 105 | ||
Sat, Feb 15, 1997 | @ Portland Trail Blazers | Loss 105 - 109 | ||
Mon, Feb 17, 1997 | vs Atlanta Hawks | Win 127 - 98 | ||
Thu, Feb 20, 1997 | vs Toronto Raptors | Win 107 - 97 | ||
Fri, Feb 21, 1997 | @ Atlanta Hawks | Loss 74 - 76 | ||
Sun, Feb 23, 1997 | vs San Antonio Spurs | Win 95 - 85 | ||
Tue, Feb 25, 1997 | vs Los Angeles Lakers | Win 100 - 96 | ||
Thu, Feb 27, 1997 | vs Charlotte Hornets | Loss 95 - 106 | ||
Sat, Mar 1, 1997 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 89 - 80 | ||
Tue, Mar 4, 1997 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 113 - 109 | ||
Wed, Mar 5, 1997 | @ Golden State Warriors | Win 90 - 85 | ||
Fri, Mar 7, 1997 | @ Los Angeles Lakers | Win 111 - 90 | ||
Sun, Mar 9, 1997 | @ Dallas Mavericks | Win 88 - 83 | ||
Tue, Mar 11, 1997 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 103 - 79 | ||
Wed, Mar 12, 1997 | vs Orlando Magic | Loss 95 - 96 | ||
Sun, Mar 16, 1997 | @ Miami Heat | Loss 80 - 101 | ||
Tue, Mar 18, 1997 | @ New Jersey Nets | Win 97 - 89 | ||
Thu, Mar 20, 1997 | vs Washington Bullets | Win 96 - 90 | ||
Sat, Mar 22, 1997 | vs Phoenix Suns | Loss 99 - 104 | ||
Tue, Mar 25, 1997 | vs Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 112 - 103 | ||
Thu, Mar 27, 1997 | vs Cleveland Cavaliers | Win 107 - 89 | ||
Sat, Mar 29, 1997 | vs Denver Nuggets | Win 120 - 105 | ||
Tue, Apr 1, 1997 | @ Denver Nuggets | Win 116 - 99 | ||
Wed, Apr 2, 1997 | @ Phoenix Suns | Loss 96 - 109 | ||
Fri, Apr 4, 1997 | @ Sacramento Kings | Win 108 - 94 | ||
Sun, Apr 6, 1997 | @ Vancouver Grizzlies | Win 94 - 85 | ||
Tue, Apr 8, 1997 | @ Los Angeles Clippers | Win 127 - 117 | ||
Thu, Apr 10, 1997 | vs Vancouver Grizzlies | Win 102 - 94 | ||
Fri, Apr 11, 1997 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 83 - 104 | ||
Sun, Apr 13, 1997 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 113 - 73 | ||
Tue, Apr 15, 1997 | vs Los Angeles Clippers | Win 123 - 119 | ||
Fri, Apr 18, 1997 | vs Dallas Mavericks | Win 112 - 102 | OT | |
Sun, Apr 20, 1997 | @ San Antonio Spurs | Win 103 - 99 | ||
Playoffs | ||||
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Western Conference First Round (Won 3 - 0) | ||||
Thu, Apr 24, 1997 | vs Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 112 - 95 | ||
Sat, Apr 26, 1997 | vs Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 96 - 84 | ||
Tue, Apr 29, 1997 | @ Minnesota Timberwolves | Win 125 - 120 | ||
Western Conference Semifinals (Won 4 - 3) | ||||
Mon, May 5, 1997 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 112 - 102 | ||
Wed, May 7, 1997 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 101 - 106 | ||
Fri, May 9, 1997 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 97 - 93 | ||
Sun, May 11, 1997 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Win 110 - 106 | OT | |
Tue, May 13, 1997 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 94 - 100 | ||
Thu, May 15, 1997 | @ Seattle SuperSonics | Loss 96 - 99 | ||
Sat, May 17, 1997 | vs Seattle SuperSonics | Win 96 - 91 | ||
Western Conference Finals (Lost 2 - 4) | ||||
Mon, May 19, 1997 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 86 - 101 | ||
Wed, May 21, 1997 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 92 - 104 | ||
Fri, May 23, 1997 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 118 - 100 | ||
Sun, May 25, 1997 | vs Utah Jazz | Win 95 - 92 | ||
Tue, May 27, 1997 | @ Utah Jazz | Loss 91 - 96 | ||
Thu, May 29, 1997 | vs Utah Jazz | Loss 100 - 103 |
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