W|L 52-27-3
66 - 61
W|L 37-40-5
Attendance: 19,006
Playoff W|L 3-0-0
| Q1 | Q2 | 1H | Q3 | Q4 | 2H | FNL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 32 | 27 | 59 | 32 | 34 | 66 | 125 |
| MIN | 29 | 30 | 59 | 32 | 29 | 61 | 120 |
Playoff W|L 0-3-0
Season Head To Head
W|L 4-0-0
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 3-0-0
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Matt Maloney | 11 | 24.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | .500 | 14 |
| 2. | Mario Elie | 16 | 22.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .667 | 2.33 | 13 |
| 3. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 19 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .222 | 11 |
| 4. | Charles Barkley | 20 | 17.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | 3.33 | 12 |
| 5. | Clyde Drexler | 11 | 15.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.00 | .333 | 1.00 | 5 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Kevin Willis | 11 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | .000 | .667 | 3 |
| 2. | Eddie Johnson | 9 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .833 | .000 | 8 |
| 3. | Othella Harrington | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Charles Jones | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 5. | Matt Bullard | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 6. | Randy Livingston | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| 7. | Sedale Threatt | Player Did Not Play | ||||||||||||
| Team Totals | 98 | 120 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1.43 | .387 | .839 | 66 | |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stephon Marbury | 23 | 22.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7.00 | .231 | .154 | 8 |
| 2. | Dean Garrett | 21 | 22.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .100 | 15 |
| 3. | Tom Gugliotta | 26 | 21.8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.67 | .375 | .500 | 15 |
| 4. | Kevin Garnett | 18 | 17.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .333 | 6 |
| 5. | Doug West | 10 | 14.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .500 | 4 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Sam Mitchell | 9 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .200 | 7 |
| 2. | Terry Porter | 1 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 3. | James Robinson | 6 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 6 |
| 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 | 114 | 120 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 2.20 | .180 | .240 | 61 | |