W|L 37-40-5
47 - 51
W|L 52-27-3
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 0-4-0
Nov. 19 1996MIN@HOU45 - 51
Dec. 10 1996HOU@MIN46 - 43
Jan. 07 1997HOU@MIN58 - 45
Mar. 25 1997MIN@HOU47 - 54
Playoff Match Up
W|L 0-1-0
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom Gugliotta | 11 | 18.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .143 | 8 |
| 2. | Kevin Garnett | 16 | 18.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .100 | .000 | 9 |
| 3. | Stephon Marbury | 14 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .222 | 9 |
| 4. | Dean Garrett | 9 | 9.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 3 |
| 5. | Doug West | 3 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | James Robinson | 7 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | .000 | 3 |
| 2. | Sam Mitchell | 9 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 3. | Cherokee Parks | 12 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 4. | Chris Carr | 7 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Stojko Vranković | 4 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Terry Porter | 2 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 7. | Shane Heal | 3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 6 |
| Team Totals | 97 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6.00 | .222 | .156 | 47 |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mario Elie | 12 | 16.4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.50 | .667 | .333 | 8 |
| 2. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 16 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .400 | 10 |
| 3. | Charles Barkley | 22 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 2.00 | 5 |
| 4. | Clyde Drexler | 9 | 14.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .250 | .000 | 4 |
| 5. | Matt Maloney | 7 | 13.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 2 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 10 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 | .500 | .333 | 6 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 18 | 13.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 8 |
| 3. | Sedale Threatt | 4 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Matt Bullard | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 5. | Othella Harrington | 5 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 6. | Randy Livingston | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 3 |
| 7. | Charles Jones | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 111 | 120 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 1.22 | .333 | .417 | 51 |