W|L 36-42-4
23 - 17
W|L 48-31-3
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 1-1-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 20 | 23 | 43 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 84 |
| HOU | 24 | 17 | 41 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 96 |
Playoff W|L 1-1-0
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 1-1-0
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dean Garrett | 3 | 11.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 2. | Kevin Garnett | 10 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 6 |
| 3. | Tom Gugliotta | 7 | 9.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 4 |
| 4. | Stephon Marbury | 9 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .429 | .000 | 7 |
| 5. | Doug West | 1 | 6.1 | 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. | Terry Porter | 7 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .750 | .500 | 6 |
| 2. | Sam Mitchell | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | Shane Heal | 1 | 0.1 | 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. | James Robinson | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Stojko Vranković | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 39 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 | .300 | .100 | 23 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 8 | 11.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 2. | Clyde Drexler | 11 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Mario Elie | 3 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Charles Barkley | 9 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 4.00 | 6 |
| 5. | Matt Maloney | 1 | 4.9 | 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. | Sedale Threatt | 5 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .750 | .000 | 5 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 7 | 5.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 2 |
| 3. | Eddie Johnson | 7 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .667 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Charles Jones | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Matt Bullard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Othella Harrington | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Randy Livingston | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 51 | 60 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1.00 | .368 | .211 | 17 | |