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1996-97 · Western Conference Finals Game 5 · May 27, 1997

#2 Houston Rockets vs #1 Utah Jazz

Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz met in Game 5, with the series stakes and the story leading into tipoff preserved below.

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Game lineups

Starting fives

Verified starters

Home starting five
Utah Jazz
StarterBRBryon Russell
StarterGOGreg Ostertag
StarterJHJeff Hornacek
StarterJSJohn Stockton
StarterKMKarl Malone
Away starting five
Houston Rockets
StarterCBCharles Barkley
StarterCDClyde Drexler
StarterHOHakeem Olajuwon
StarterMEMario Elie
StarterMMMatt Maloney

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.

Before the game

Spoiler-free context

Houston Rockets and Utah Jazz met in Western Conference Finals. The result remains hidden here while the verified situation entering the game is preserved below.

  • The series was tied 2–2, making this the game that would break the deadlock.

Game recap hidden

The matchup stays visible. Outcome details stay tucked away.

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