1996-97 Houston Rockets Referee Summary

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Record: 57-25, Finished 2nd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Rudy Tomjanovich (57-25)

Executive: Carroll Dawson

PTS/G: 100.6 (6th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 96.1 (13th of 29)

SRS: 3.85 (7th of 29) Pace: 91.6 (8th of 29)

Off Rtg: 108.8 (7th of 29) Def Rtg: 104.0 (10th of 29) Net Rtg: +4.8 (7th of 29)

Expected W-L: 54-28 (7th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +800, Over-Under 53.5

Arena: The Summit Attendance: 667,685 (19th of 29)

NBA 1997 Playoffs:
Won NBA Western Conference First Round (3-0) versus Minnesota Timberwolves (Series Stats)
Won NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-3) versus Seattle SuperSonics (Series Stats)
Lost NBA Western Conference Finals (2-4) versus Utah Jazz (Series Stats)

59 Referees

Statistics are per 48 minutes

59 Referees Table
		Summary					Team per 48					Opponent per 48					Diff per 48
Rk	Referee	G	W	L	W/L%	Pace	PTS	FTA	PF	S.Foul	O.Foul	PTS	FTA	PF	S.Foul	O.Foul	PTS	FTA	PF	S.Foul	O.Foul
1	Joe Crawford	7	5	2	.714	91.4	98.7	21.8	18.2	7.6	0.8	95.3	19.7	18.6	9.1	0.7	3.4	2.1	-0.4	-1.5	0.1
2	Blane Reichelt	3	3	0	1.000	92.7	105.0	24.7	18.7	8.0	0.7	92.0	22.3	22.0	9.7	0.7	13.0	2.4	-3.3	-1.7	0.0
3	Eddie F. Rush	5	2	3	.400	89.1	85.8	19.2	16.5	6.5	0.4	87.2	18.0	17.6	8.0	0.0	-1.4	1.2	-1.1	-1.5	0.4
4	Joe Forte	7	4	3	.571	91.6	103.6	25.9	21.5	10.8	0.6	100.3	27.5	22.5	9.6	1.7	3.3	-1.6	-1.0	1.2	-1.1
5	Scott Foster	4	3	1	.750	91.3	107.0	28.5	20.8	8.5	0.5	97.5	24.0	22.8	8.5	1.0	9.5	4.5	-2.0	0.0	-0.5
6	Ron Olesiak	7	6	1	.857	90.7	102.0	25.0	19.4	8.7	0.9	96.3	21.7	21.4	8.6	1.3	5.7	3.3	-2.0	0.1	-0.4
7	Dick Bavetta	4	3	1	.750	89.6	96.8	25.5	19.0	7.0	2.0	87.8	17.0	21.3	10.3	1.0	9.0	8.5	-2.3	-3.3	1.0
8	Mike Callahan	5	4	1	.800	87.2	89.0	26.6	21.4	8.2	2.2	87.4	21.6	22.0	10.2	1.2	1.6	5.0	-0.6	-2.0	1.0
9	Tommy Nunez Sr.	1	1	0	1.000	87.4	75.0	32.0	18.0	5.0	3.0	72.0	11.0	24.0	10.0	2.0	3.0	21.0	-6.0	-5.0	1.0
10	Tony Brothers	6	5	1	.833	93.0	94.8	24.8	20.0	7.7	2.7	90.0	20.0	23.2	9.5	2.0	4.8	4.8	-3.2	-1.8	0.7
11	Terry Durham	8	5	3	.625	91.5	94.7	26.8	19.9	8.3	2.4	94.8	21.7	23.4	11.1	1.8	-0.1	5.1	-3.5	-2.8	0.6
12	Steve Javie	6	4	2	.667	91.5	96.2	21.0	17.7	7.0	1.3	90.8	18.0	19.3	8.7	1.7	5.4	3.0	-1.6	-1.7	-0.4
13	Gary Benson	6	3	3	.500	90.0	93.6	21.6	16.1	7.2	1.0	95.4	19.0	18.2	8.9	1.0	-1.8	2.6	-2.1	-1.7	0.0
14	Jim Clark	7	5	2	.714	92.2	98.1	21.3	16.6	7.0	1.3	92.9	17.9	19.0	8.7	1.3	5.2	3.4	-2.4	-1.7	0.0
15	Bennett Salvatore	3	3	0	1.000	96.3	113.4	30.0	17.4	8.7	0.6	105.7	23.5	23.8	11.9	1.0	7.7	6.5	-6.4	-3.2	-0.4
16	Mike Mathis	5	4	1	.800	88.5	93.8	26.2	20.4	7.0	2.4	88.2	22.4	22.0	10.6	1.4	5.6	3.8	-1.6	-3.6	1.0
17	Woody Mayfield	4	3	1	.750	91.7	98.5	25.5	22.5	8.8	2.0	94.5	26.5	22.5	9.8	1.0	4.0	-1.0	0.0	-1.0	1.0
18	Greg Willard	6	5	1	.833	89.9	96.7	22.7	18.3	7.2	1.8	85.7	20.5	19.8	9.5	1.5	11.0	2.2	-1.5	-2.3	0.3
19	Nolan Fine	2	0	2	.000	90.3	92.8	17.2	19.0	10.0	0.9	103.7	25.4	19.5	8.2	2.3	-10.9	-8.2	-0.5	1.8	-1.4
20	Leroy Richardson	3	2	1	.667	90.8	105.4	25.2	19.9	11.2	0.0	102.9	29.3	22.1	9.7	1.6	2.5	-4.1	-2.2	1.5	-1.6
21	Ed Middleton	7	5	2	.714	89.7	95.9	27.6	21.1	9.6	2.3	92.4	24.0	23.6	10.9	1.4	3.5	3.6	-2.5	-1.3	0.9
22	Bennie Adams	3	2	1	.667	91.3	104.0	22.3	17.3	8.7	1.3	96.0	20.3	18.3	10.3	1.0	8.0	2.0	-1.0	-1.6	0.3
23	Bernie Fryer	7	5	2	.714	88.7	98.1	23.1	17.4	8.0	1.0	93.7	19.7	20.7	9.7	0.9	4.4	3.4	-3.3	-1.7	0.1
24	Don Vaden	5	3	2	.600	91.5	104.6	27.4	20.6	8.6	1.0	97.8	24.6	21.8	10.8	0.8	6.8	2.8	-1.2	-2.2	0.2
25	Jess Kersey	6	5	1	.833	88.9	98.0	25.0	16.8	7.0	1.0	94.8	16.8	22.2	9.8	0.8	3.2	8.2	-5.4	-2.8	0.2
26	Hugh Evans	3	2	1	.667	88.9	103.7	28.0	22.2	7.7	1.3	96.6	23.5	23.8	11.0	1.0	7.1	4.5	-1.6	-3.3	0.3
27	Michael Smith	4	3	1	.750	90.1	102.3	31.2	22.7	7.6	1.5	96.5	23.9	24.6	11.7	1.0	5.8	7.3	-1.9	-4.1	0.5
28	Tom Washington	5	3	2	.600	90.6	101.7	26.1	21.0	10.2	1.2	98.9	24.7	22.9	10.8	1.2	2.8	1.4	-1.9	-0.6	0.0
29	Sean Corbin	5	5	0	1.000	85.1	96.0	27.6	18.0	8.6	0.8	86.8	21.7	21.7	9.6	0.6	9.2	5.9	-3.7	-1.0	0.2
30	Bob Delaney	5	3	2	.600	91.8	94.2	21.7	17.4	5.5	1.2	95.2	15.9	19.8	7.8	1.4	-1.0	5.8	-2.4	-2.3	-0.2
31	David Jones	5	3	2	.600	95.5	106.0	22.9	19.4	7.4	1.6	100.9	21.9	19.2	9.2	0.8	5.1	1.0	0.2	-1.8	0.8
32	Ken Mauer	4	2	2	.500	90.6	96.5	21.5	19.5	8.5	1.8	94.8	19.5	19.8	9.8	0.5	1.7	2.0	-0.3	-1.3	1.3
33	Tommie Wood	4	2	2	.500	91.4	103.8	28.8	18.3	8.8	1.8	101.3	21.5	22.0	12.0	1.0	2.5	7.3	-3.7	-3.2	0.8
34	Luis Grillo	4	3	1	.750	88.8	99.0	17.3	17.8	8.3	0.8	93.5	18.0	16.0	7.5	0.5	5.5	-0.7	1.8	0.8	0.3
35	George Toliver	2	1	1	.500	92.2	99.0	21.0	20.0	7.0	1.5	99.0	20.0	20.0	9.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	-2.0	0.5
36	Monty McCutchen	4	3	1	.750	89.7	100.3	24.0	18.5	7.8	0.8	97.3	19.5	22.8	10.5	1.3	3.0	4.5	-4.3	-2.7	-0.5
37	Derek Richardson	1	0	1	.000	90.3	89.0	31.0	24.0	6.0	2.0	100.0	29.0	27.0	12.0	2.0	-11.0	2.0	-3.0	-6.0	0.0
38	Dan Crawford	3	2	1	.667	96.4	101.0	20.3	18.7	7.0	2.0	99.3	19.3	19.7	8.0	1.0	1.7	1.0	-1.0	-1.0	1.0
39	Jim Kinsey	5	4	1	.800	96.1	101.8	17.6	21.8	7.0	1.6	93.0	21.4	19.6	7.6	1.6	8.8	-3.8	2.2	-0.6	0.0
40	Derrick Stafford	3	3	0	1.000	93.2	99.0	23.0	19.0	9.7	1.7	88.0	21.0	21.7	8.0	1.0	11.0	2.0	-2.7	1.7	0.7
41	Joe Borgia	5	3	2	.600	91.6	95.8	20.6	20.2	9.2	1.0	92.6	25.2	18.4	8.2	0.4	3.2	-4.6	1.8	1.0	0.6
42	Paul Mihalak	2	2	0	1.000	96.5	114.5	26.5	21.5	9.0	1.0	97.0	24.5	19.5	11.0	0.5	17.5	2.0	2.0	-2.0	0.5
43	Ronnie Nunn	2	1	1	.500	94.9	109.5	29.5	24.5	13.0	1.5	110.0	33.5	23.0	11.0	1.0	-0.5	-4.0	1.5	2.0	0.5
44	Ted Bernhardt	4	3	1	.750	90.0	98.8	29.3	19.8	7.3	2.3	99.3	17.5	23.3	11.0	0.8	-0.5	11.8	-3.5	-3.7	1.5
45	Tim Donaghy	3	3	0	1.000	94.6	115.3	28.3	20.7	7.7	3.0	103.7	17.3	23.7	10.3	1.0	11.6	11.0	-3.0	-2.6	2.0
46	Bruce Alexander	3	3	0	1.000	94.0	119.3	24.7	19.3	9.7	0.7	104.0	23.0	21.3	11.3	1.0	15.3	1.7	-2.0	-1.6	-0.3
47	Joe DeRosa	5	4	1	.800	87.6	105.4	25.0	22.4	8.8	1.0	96.8	27.0	22.2	10.0	1.0	8.6	-2.0	0.2	-1.2	0.0
48	Bill Oakes	5	4	1	.800	94.2	115.0	22.0	25.0	9.2	1.8	100.2	28.8	20.6	9.2	1.2	14.8	-6.8	4.4	0.0	0.6
49	James Capers Jr.	4	3	1	.750	90.7	106.0	23.9	18.0	9.0	0.7	99.2	20.7	21.2	10.2	0.2	6.8	3.2	-3.2	-1.2	0.5
50	Jack Nies	1	0	1	.000	91.5	101.0	26.0	20.0	11.0	1.0	115.0	28.0	20.0	14.0	0.0	-14.0	-2.0	0.0	-3.0	1.0
51	Leon Wood	2	1	1	.500	85.2	78.0	25.5	19.5	8.0	2.5	85.5	19.5	24.0	11.0	2.5	-7.5	6.0	-4.5	-3.0	0.0
52	Bill Spooner	4	2	2	.500	92.7	99.0	21.5	21.8	10.3	2.3	98.5	25.3	20.3	8.8	1.3	0.5	-3.8	1.5	1.5	1.0
53	Ed T. Rush	5	4	1	.800	87.5	94.6	24.0	18.8	8.6	0.6	88.2	22.0	20.4	8.6	0.6	6.4	2.0	-1.6	0.0	0.0
54	Scott Wall	1	1	0	1.000	88.6	104.0	35.0	13.0	6.0	0.0	95.0	13.0	24.0	13.0	1.0	9.0	22.0	-11.0	-7.0	-1.0
55	Ron Garretson	5	2	3	.400	91.5	98.8	22.8	18.2	7.2	1.0	103.2	17.8	19.6	8.8	1.2	-4.4	5.0	-1.4	-1.6	-0.2
56	Hank Armstrong	1	1	0	1.000	94.5	106.0	24.0	20.0	3.0	2.0	86.0	13.0	17.0	12.0	0.0	20.0	11.0	3.0	-9.0	2.0
57	Hue Hollins	5	4	1	.800	93.8	100.6	18.2	19.2	8.6	1.6	91.4	20.6	17.8	7.8	0.8	9.2	-2.4	1.4	0.8	0.8
58	Kevin Fehr	2	0	2	.000	90.4	101.5	23.5	23.5	10.0	1.0	110.0	29.0	21.5	10.0	1.5	-8.5	-5.5	2.0	0.0	-0.5
59	Mark Wunderlich	3	1	2	.333	94.7	102.7	14.7	16.7	6.0	1.0	104.3	18.0	15.0	5.7	0.7	-1.6	-3.3	1.7	0.3	0.3

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