NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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HOUSTON 17 14 28 23 82
UTAH 24 14 30 30 98 FINAL
HIGH SCORERS: HOU - CUTTINO MOBLEY 17, HAKEEM OLAJUWON 12, BRYCE DREW 10
UTH - KARL MALONE 21, JOHN STOCKTON 18, JEFF HORNACEK 17
HIGH REBOUND: HOU - TONY MASSENBURG 6, CHARLES BARKLEY 5
UTH - GREG OSTERTAG 10, KARL MALONE 8
HIGH ASSISTS: HOU - CHARLES BARKLEY 6, STEVE FRANCIS 5
UTH - JOHN STOCKTON 7, HOWARD EISLEY 6
ATT: 19,142
Extended Box
HOUSTON (82) AT UTAH (98)
HOUSTON
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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BARKLEY F 34 3-10 2-2 1 4 5 6 1 0 1 8
WILLIAMS F 29 3-6 1-1 0 2 2 0 3 1 2 9
OLAJUWON C 28 6-13 0-0 1 3 4 3 2 3 3 12
ANDERSON G 22 2-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 4
FRANCIS G 30 3-8 1-2 0 2 2 5 2 0 4 8
CATO 19 1-4 4-6 1 2 3 0 4 1 0 6
MOBLEY 33 6-12 2-2 1 3 4 1 2 2 3 17
MASSENBURG 10 1-1 0-0 0 6 6 1 2 0 1 2
DREW 19 3-7 3-3 1 0 1 2 3 2 3 10
ROGERS 11 1-2 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4
HAMILTON 5 1-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 2
THOMAS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
TOTALS 240 30-68 15-18 5 23 28 20 22 11 23 82
(.441) (.833) TEAM REBS: 11 TOTAL TO: 26(26 PTS)
UTAH
REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
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KEEFE F 16 1-2 2-2 1 3 4 0 1 0 3 4
MALONE F 37 8-12 5-7 1 7 8 5 4 3 6 21
POLYNICE C 16 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0
HORNACEK G 29 8-11 1-1 0 3 3 1 3 0 3 17
STOCKTON G 25 8-8 2-2 0 1 1 7 0 1 3 18
EISLEY 27 5-10 0-0 0 1 1 6 4 2 0 11
RUSSELL 28 2-15 2-2 1 3 4 1 1 0 1 7
VAUGHN 9 2-3 0-0 0 1 1 2 5 1 1 4
CHILCUTT 14 2-2 0-0 1 3 4 1 1 0 0 4
LEWIS 7 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
OSTERTAG 29 3-6 2-5 4 6 10 0 3 1 2 8
PADGETT 3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2
TOTALS 240 41-77 14-19 8 29 37 24 26 8 19 98
(.532) (.737) TEAM REBS: 6 TOTAL TO: 19(13 PTS)
HOUSTON 17 14 28 23 - 82
UTAH 24 14 30 30 - 98
BLOCKED SHOTS: HOUSTON - OLAJUWON 3, CATO 2, ANDERSON. UTAH - OSTERTAG
3, MALONE 2, CHILCUTT.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: HOUSTON 7-19 (.368), BARKLEY 0-1, WILLIAMS 2-4,
OLAJUWON 0-1, ANDERSON 0-1, FRANCIS 1-2, MOBLEY 3-6, DREW 1-3, ROGERS 0-1.
UTAH 2-10 (.200), HORNACEK 0-1, EISLEY 1-2, RUSSELL 1-6, LEWIS 0-1.
TECHNICALS: UTAH - MALONE.
OFFICIALS: MIKE MATHIS, VIOLET PALMER, JIM CAPERS.
A - 19,142. T - 2:04.
Box Score
HOUSTON (82)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Barkley 34 3-10 2-2 1-5 6 1 8
Williams 29 3-6 1-1 0-2 0 3 9
Olajuwon 28 6-13 0-0 1-4 3 2 12
Anderson 22 2-4 0-0 0-0 0 2 4
Francis 30 3-8 1-2 0-2 5 2 8
Cato 19 1-4 4-6 1-3 0 4 6
Mobley 33 6-12 2-2 1-4 1 2 17
Massenburg 10 1-1 0-0 0-6 1 2 2
Drew 19 3-7 3-3 1-1 2 3 10
Rogers 11 1-2 2-2 0-0 0 0 4
Hamilton 5 1-1 0-0 0-1 2 1 2
Thomas DNP - coach's decision
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TOTALS 240 30-68 15-18 5-28 20 22 82
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Percentages: FG-.441, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
7-19, .368 (Barkley 0-1, Williams 2-4, Olajuwon
0-1, Anderson 0-1, Francis 1-2, Mobley 3-6, Drew
1-3, Rogers 0-1). Team rebounds: 11. Blocked
shots: 6 (Olajuwon 3, Cato 2, Anderson).
Turnovers: 26 (Francis 4, Anderson 3, Drew 3,
Mobley 3, Olajuwon 3, Hamilton 2, Williams 2,
Barkley, Massenburg, Rogers). Steals: 11
(Olajuwon 3, Drew 2, Mobley 2, Cato, Hamilton,
Rogers, Williams).
UTAH (98)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Keefe 16 1-2 2-2 1-4 0 1 4
Malone 37 8-12 5-7 1-8 5 4 21
Polynice 16 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 4 0
Hornacek 29 8-11 1-1 0-3 1 3 17
Stockton 25 8-8 2-2 0-1 7 0 18
Eisley 27 5-10 0-0 0-1 6 4 11
Russell 28 2-15 2-2 1-4 1 1 7
Vaughn 9 2-3 0-0 0-1 2 5 4
Chilcutt 14 2-2 0-0 1-4 1 1 4
Lewis 7 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
Ostertag 29 3-6 2-5 4-10 0 3 8
Padgett 3 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 2
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TOTALS 240 41-77 14-19 8-37 24 26 98
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Percentages: FG-.532, FT-.737. 3-Point Goals:
2-10, .200 (Hornacek 0-1, Eisley 1-2, Russell
1-6, Lewis 0-1). Team rebounds: 6. Blocked shots:
6 (Ostertag 3, Malone 2, Chilcutt). Turnovers: 19
(Malone 6, Hornacek 3, Keefe 3, Stockton 3,
Ostertag 2, Russell, Vaughn). Steals: 8 (Malone
3, Eisley 2, Ostertag, Stockton, Vaughn).
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Houston 17 14 28 23 - 82
Utah 24 14 30 30 - 98
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Technical fouls: Utah 1 (Malone, 6:37 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,142. T: 2:04.
Officials: Mike Mathis, Violet Palmer, Jim Capers.
San Antonio (2-0) at Houston (0-2) 8:00 pm EDT
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HOUSTON (Ticker) -- The winless Houston Rockets look to hand the
defending champion San Antonio Spurs their first defeat of the
young season tonight in the first of four meetings between the
Midwest Division rivals this season.
The Rockets are coming off Thursday's 98-82 loss in Utah,
falling to 0-2 for the first time since dropping a pair against
Seattle to open the 1992-93 campaign.
Cuttino Mobley scored 17 points and Hakeem Olajuwon added 12 for
Houston while Charles Barkley was held to just eight points on
3-of-10 shooting.
San Antonio is off to a fast start, improving to 2-0 with
Thursday's 104-81 rout of the Golden State Warriors. The Spurs
have captured 33 of their last 38 regular-season games and,
counting last season's playoffs, are 48-7 since March 1.
David Robinson scored 19 points in just 25 minutes against the
Warriors while Tim Duncan collected his second straight
double-double with 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Eligible for free agency at the end of the season, Duncan has
averaged 17.5 points and 15 rebounds in San Antonio's two wins.
He had 20 and 16 in Tuesday's 89-76 triumph over Philadelphia.
Samaki Walker contributed 16 points off the bench as five San
Antonio players hit for double figures.
The Spurs took all three meetings from the Rockets last year in
the lockout-abbreviated campaign. In the last contest, San
Antonio rallied from a 23-point deficit to post an 86-83 victory
when Mario Elie hit a 3-pointer with one tenth of a second left.
