W|L 36-45-1
43 - 41
W|L 45-31-6
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 2-2-0
Nov. 19 1996MIN@HOU48 - 71
Dec. 10 1996HOU@MIN50 - 51
Jan. 07 1997HOU@MIN46 - 50
Mar. 25 1997MIN@HOU56 - 58
Playoff Match Up
W|L 1-1-0
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kevin Garnett | 21.7 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 2. | Tom Gugliotta | 21.4 | 6 | 13 | .462 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
| 3. | Stephon Marbury | 21.2 | 4 | 11 | .364 | 1 | 4 | .250 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 4. | Dean Garrett | 21.0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5. | Doug West | 18.1 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Terry Porter | 8.7 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2. | Sam Mitchell | 7.9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3. | Shane Heal | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 120 | 20 | 44 | .455 | 2 | 8 | .250 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 43 | |
| Starters | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Clyde Drexler | 21.9 | 4 | 12 | .333 | 3 | 6 | .500 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| 2. | Hakeem Olajuwon | 20.0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 3. | Charles Barkley | 18.4 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 8 | .750 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 4. | Mario Elie | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 3 | 3 | 1.00 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5. | Matt Maloney | 13.9 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | DRB | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |
| 1. | Sedale Threatt | 10.1 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2. | Kevin Willis | 9.7 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3. | Eddie Johnson | 8.6 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 120 | 14 | 37 | .378 | 4 | 13 | .308 | 9 | 11 | .818 | 16 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 41 | |