W|L 37-41-4
30 - 24
W|L 42-34-6
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 1-0-0
| 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 0-1-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 2-2-0
Nov. 19 1996MIN@HOU29 - 25
Dec. 10 1996HOU@MIN19 - 13
Jan. 07 1997HOU@MIN37 - 20
Mar. 25 1997MIN@HOU31 - 29
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-0-0
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tom Gugliotta | 7 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .250 | 6 |
| 2. | Stephon Marbury | 8 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .400 | .000 | 6 |
| 3. | Kevin Garnett | 6 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Dean Garrett | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Doug West | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | James Robinson | 5 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 3 |
| 2. | Cherokee Parks | 12 | 9.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 3. | Sam Mitchell | 7 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 4. | Terry Porter | 2 | 4.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Chris Carr | 1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Shane Heal | 3 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 6 |
| 7. | Stojko Vranković | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 53 | 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 7.00 | .261 | .174 | 30 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mario Elie | 7 | 6.8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | 1.00 | 2 |
| 2. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 7 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Matt Maloney | 2 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Charles Barkley | 3 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 5. | Clyde Drexler | 3 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Eddie Johnson | 7 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .400 | .400 | 6 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 13 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .200 | 6 |
| 3. | Sedale Threatt | 1 | 5.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 56 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1.00 | .412 | .529 | 24 |