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1996-97 · Western Conference Semifinals Game 1 · May 5, 1997

#3 Seattle SuperSonics vs #2 Houston Rockets

Seattle SuperSonics and Houston Rockets met in Game 1, with the series stakes and the story leading into tipoff preserved below.

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Starting fives

Verified starters

Home starting five
Houston Rockets
StarterCBCharles Barkley
StarterCDClyde Drexler
StarterHOHakeem Olajuwon
StarterMEMario Elie

Before the game

Spoiler-free context

Seattle SuperSonics and Houston Rockets met in Western Conference Semifinals. The result remains hidden here while the verified situation entering the game is preserved below.

  • The series was beginning with both teams four wins from advancing.

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Starter
MMMatt Maloney
Away starting five
Seattle SuperSonics
StarterDSDetlef Schrempf
StarterGPGary Payton
StarterHHHersey Hawkins
StarterSKShawn Kemp
StarterTCTerry Cummings

The five starters come from each team’s saved NBA box-score order. Exact positions are omitted because this archive does not reliably provide them.