NY
@
IND
108
-
125
Minnesota Timberwolves
@
Houston Rockets
W|L 40-42
84 - 96
W|L 57-25
Final
Apr. 26 1997
Attendance: 16,285
Playoff W|L 0-2
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 2-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 0-4

Nov. 19 1996MIN@HOU93 - 122

Dec. 10 1996HOU@MIN96 - 94

Jan. 07 1997HOU@MIN104 - 95

Mar. 25 1997MIN@HOU103 - 112

Playoff Match Up
W|L 0-2

Apr. 24 1997MIN@HOU95 - 112

Apr. 26 1997MIN@HOU84 - 96

Apr. 29 1997HOU@MIN-| - |-

Minnesota
Starters Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Kevin Garnett 56 49 105 56 49 105 0 0 0 7 14 .500 .500 .500 14
2. Stephon Marbury 87 149 236 41 34 75 46 115 161 8 18 .444 .440 .425 22
3. Tom Gugliotta 42 157 199 42 157 199 0 0 0 8 21 .381 .381 .388 17
4. Dean Garrett 0 21 21 0 21 21 0 0 0 1 5 .200 .200 .340 4
5. Doug West 63 73 136 63 26 89 0 47 47 6 8 .750 .600 .623 13
Bench Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Terry Porter 45 90 135 0 0 0 45 90 135 2 2 1.00 .625 .666 13
2. Sam Mitchell 0 31 31 0 31 31 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .174 1
3. Shane Heal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .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 293 570 863 202 318 520 91 252 343 32 70 .457 .447 .463 84
Houston
Starters Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Clyde Drexler 120 174 294 0 35 35 120 139 259 1 6 .167 .500 .500 17
2. Hakeem Olajuwon 50 45 95 50 21 71 0 24 24 9 11 .818 .750 .750 18
3. Mario Elie 12 0 12 12 0 12 0 0 0 2 3 .667 .667 .920 12
4. Charles Barkley 4 22 26 4 0 4 0 22 22 6 12 .500 .462 .534 20
5. Matt Maloney 48 108 156 0 18 18 48 90 138 1 2 .500 .500 .615 12
Bench Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Kevin Willis 19 30 49 19 30 49 0 0 0 3 8 .375 .375 .461 9
2. Eddie Johnson 0 98 98 0 52 52 0 46 46 0 4 .000 .000 .000 0
3. Sedale Threatt 66 69 135 20 0 20 46 69 115 1 1 1.00 .667 .667 8
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 319 546 865 105 156 261 214 390 604 23 47 .489 .500 .560 96