NY
@
IND
108
-
125
Houston Rockets
@
Minnesota Timberwolves
W|L 57-25
125 - 120
W|L 40-42
Final
Apr. 29 1997
Attendance: 19,006
Playoff W|L 3-0
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
Season Head To Head
W|L 4-0

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 3-0

Apr. 24 1997MIN@HOU95 - 112

Apr. 26 1997MIN@HOU84 - 96

Apr. 29 1997HOU@MIN125 - 120

Houston
Starters Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Mario Elie 90 38 128 0 15 15 90 23 113 2 3 .667 1.00 .948 21
2. Matt Maloney 137 47 184 0 0 0 137 47 184 3 3 1.00 1.09 1.06 26
3. Hakeem Olajuwon 54 68 122 54 68 122 0 0 0 9 15 .600 .600 .598 19
4. Charles Barkley 58 50 108 36 27 63 22 23 45 4 7 .571 .611 .723 20
5. Clyde Drexler 37 84 121 15 16 31 22 68 90 5 7 .714 .591 .644 17
Bench Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Kevin Willis 22 28 50 22 28 50 0 0 0 2 6 .333 .333 .363 5
2. Eddie Johnson 71 127 198 26 0 26 45 127 172 3 3 1.00 .667 .667 12
3. Sedale Threatt 44 44 88 21 0 21 23 44 67 1 1 1.00 .625 .625 5
4. Othella Harrington 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 0
5. Charles Jones Player Did Not Play
6. Matt Bullard Player Did Not Play
7. Randy Livingston Player Did Not Play
Team Totals 513 486 999 174 154 328 339 332 671 29 45 .644 .705 .725 125
Minnesota
Starters Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Dean Garrett 28 23 51 34 41 75 0 0 0 11 17 .647 .647 .677 26
2. Tom Gugliotta 112 102 214 45 79 124 67 23 90 7 15 .467 .605 .624 27
3. Kevin Garnett 54 61 115 54 61 115 0 0 0 7 16 .438 .438 .491 17
4. Stephon Marbury 41 144 185 41 55 96 0 89 89 6 17 .353 .286 .320 14
5. Doug West 79 18 97 79 18 97 0 0 0 5 8 .625 .625 .752 16
Bench Dm Dx DT 2Dm 2Dx 2DT 3Dm 3Dx 3DT 2P 2PA 2P% EFG% TS% PTS
1. Sam Mitchell 39 31 70 39 31 70 0 0 0 4 6 .667 .667 .699 9
2. Terry Porter 0 23 23 0 0 0 0 23 23 0 1 .000 .000 .000 0
3. James Robinson 67 68 135 0 0 0 67 68 135 1 1 1.00 .786 .786 11
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 420 470 890 292 285 577 134 203 337 41 81 .506 .521 .565 120