W|L 36-42-4
23 - 30
W|L 48-31-3
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 0-1-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 25 | 23 | 48 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 95 |
| HOU | 31 | 30 | 61 | 27 | 24 | 51 | 112 |
Playoff W|L 1-0-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 1-3-0
Nov. 19 1996MIN@HOU24 - 37
Dec. 10 1996HOU@MIN21 - 26
Jan. 07 1997HOU@MIN22 - 20
Mar. 25 1997MIN@HOU26 - 27
Playoff Match Up
W|L 0-1-0
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dean Garrett | 10 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .667 | 3 |
| 2. | Kevin Garnett | 7 | 12.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 6 |
| 3. | Tom Gugliotta | 7 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Doug West | 7 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 5. | Stephon Marbury | 9 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .400 | .000 | 7 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | James Robinson | 5 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Terry Porter | 3 | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 3. | Sam Mitchell | 3 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Chris Carr | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Cherokee Parks | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Shane Heal | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Stojko Vranković | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 51 | 60 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.00 | .261 | .174 | 23 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 14 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .250 | 4 |
| 2. | Mario Elie | 9 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .250 | 6 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 4 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .000 | 6 |
| 4. | Clyde Drexler | 8 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .333 | .000 | 2 |
| 5. | Charles Barkley | 7 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 7 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 11 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .286 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 10 | 7.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.50 | 3 |
| 3. | Randy Livingston | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Charles Jones | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Matt Bullard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Othella Harrington | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Sedale Threatt | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 66 | 60 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2.00 | .333 | .375 | 30 | |