The Houston Rockets squeaked out a win over the Utah Jazz, 89 to 85, in Game 3 of the 1998 First Round on April 29, 1998.

1997-98 Houston Rockets

Final

UTA

Jazz

1-2

85

HOU

Rockets

2-1

89

Team

1

19

26

2

24

21

3

26

26

4

16

16

Total

85

89

Team Stats

Player Stats

Jazz

Rockets

FG Made - Attempted

31-73

31-77

Field Goal %

42.5

40.3

3PT Made - Attempted

5-13

6-22

3PT %

38.5

27.3

FT Made - Attempted

18-22

21-27

Free Throw %

81.8

77.8

Rebounds

42

44

Offensive Rebounds

6

8

Defensive Rebounds

36

36

Assists

19

18

Steals

5

8

Blocks

2

1

Turnovers

15

8

Personal Fouls

18

17

Jazz

Rockets

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Karl Malone	43	19	14	1	1	1	6-16	0-1	7-9	5	3	-11	0	14	37.5	0.0	77.8
Jeff Hornacek	31	9	2	3	3	0	2-10	1-2	4-5	0	1	-5	0	2	20.0	50.0	80.0
John Stockton	28	15	5	6	0	0	6-14	0-2	3-4	5	3	-14	3	2	42.9	0.0	75.0
Adam Keefe	9	3	1	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	1-1	0	0	-8	0	1	33.3		100.0
Greg Foster	3	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	-8	0	0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Bryon Russell	39	19	6	2	0	0	7-10	3-6	2-2	2	1	+4	2	4	70.0	50.0	100.0
Greg Ostertag	37	4	4	0	1	1	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	4	+14	0	4	100.0
Howard Eisley	21	10	2	6	0	0	4-11	1-1	1-1	3	1	+9	0	2	36.4	100.0	100.0
Shandon Anderson	17	4	4	1	0	0	2-5	0-1	0-0	0	0	+1	0	4	40.0	0.0
Antoine Carr	12	2	4	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	3	-2	1	3	50.0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Hakeem Olajuwon	42	28	12	3	1	1	10-26	0-1	8-8	0	2	-2	1	11	38.5	0.0	100.0
Clyde Drexler	41	22	9	5	2	0	8-18	2-6	4-4	3	1	+9	2	7	44.4	33.3	100.0
Matt Maloney	33	11	4	5	0	0	2-8	2-7	5-6	1	4	+5	0	4	25.0	28.6	83.3
Kevin Willis	29	4	8	1	1	0	2-6	0-0	0-0	2	3	+18	2	6	33.3
Matt Bullard	15	7	1	1	0	0	3-5	1-3	0-0	0	1	+16	0	1	60.0	33.3

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Mario Elie	33	7	2	2	2	0	3-6	1-1	0-1	1	2	-12	1	1	50.0	100.0	0.0
Charles Barkley	25	8	6	1	2	0	3-5	0-1	2-5	1	2	-8	1	5	60.0	0.0	40.0
Brent Price	15	2	2	0	0	0	0-3	0-3	2-3	0	1	-1	1	1	0.0	0.0	66.7
Eddie Johnson	7	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	-5	0	0

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More Rockets Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

21.1

Sengun

Alperen Sengun

RPG

9.3

Sengun

Alperen Sengun

APG

8.1

VanVleet

Fred VanVleet

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.5

20th

DRTG

113.4

9th

NETRTG

1.1

18th

3P%

35.2

23rd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
9	Kings	46	36	.561	11.0
10	Warriors	46	36	.561	11.0
11	Rockets	41	41	.500	16.0
12	Jazz	31	51	.378	26.0
13	Grizzlies	27	55	.329	30.0

Last Game

LAC

51-31

105

Final

116

HOU

41-41

Sun 14 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

33.7

Brunson

Jalen Brunson

33.0

Embiid

Joel Embiid

30.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.6

Davis

Anthony Davis

12.9

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

11.8

Hart

Josh Hart

Playoff APG Leaders

9.1

Doncic

Luka Doncic

8.8

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

8.8

James

LeBron James

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.4

James

LeBron James

1.8

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

1.8

Booker

Devin Booker

Playoff BPG Leaders

2.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.2

Mobley

Evan Mobley

1.7

Gilgeous-Alexander

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Playoff 3PM Leaders

3.7

White

Derrick White

3.7

Maxey

Tyrese Maxey

3.3

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

Playoff TS% Leaders

67.0

Gordon

Aaron Gordon

66.6

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

66.5

Davis

Anthony Davis

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Pacers

120.2

Celtics

119.5

Timberwolves

118.9

Knicks

118.7

76ers

116.9

Bucks

116.0

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

101.3

Thunder

105.4

Celtics

106.9

Timberwolves

109.4

Mavericks

111.4

Pelicans

111.7

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Celtics

12.6

Timberwolves

9.6

Thunder

6.7

Magic

4.7

Mavericks

3.6

Pacers

2.1

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-4

Suns

0-4

Heat

1-4

Lakers

1-4

Clippers

2-4

Bucks

2-4

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

55-34

Mavericks

55-39

76ers

51-38

Thunder

52-39-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Celtics

48-40-4

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-49-1

Bucks

38-50

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 5/17	OKC	@	DAL	116-117
Thu 5/16	NYK	@	IND	103-116
Wed 5/15	DEN	@	MIN	70-115
Tue 5/14	CLE	@	BOS	98-113
Tue 5/14	DAL	@	OKC	104-92

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 5/19	IND	@	NYK	3:30 PM
Sun 5/19	MIN	@	DEN	8:00 PM