W|L 36-13
100 - 84
W|L 23-26
Attendance: 18,243
Season Head To Head
W|L 3-1
Nov. 03 1996MIN@LAL85 - 91
Dec. 08 1996MIN@LAL86 - 110
Dec. 21 1996LAL@MIN88 - 103
Feb. 12 1997LAL@MIN100 - 84
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Robert Horry | 26 | 40.4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8.00 | .444 | .222 | 11 |
| 2. | Elden Campbell | 38 | 39.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .158 | 21 |
| 3. | Eddie Jones | 28 | 33.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .188 | .125 | 19 |
| 4. | Nick Van Exel | 21 | 30.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.75 | .250 | .125 | 6 |
| 5. | Shaquille O'Neal | 13 | 8.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .286 | 12 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | Jerome Kersey | 30 | 26.2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | .091 | .182 | 7 |
| 2. | Travis Knight | 23 | 21.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .333 | 11 |
| 3. | Derek Fisher | 12 | 17.8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | .000 | .667 | 5 |
| 4. | Kobe Bryant | 13 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 | .000 | .750 | 2 |
| 5. | Sean Rooks | 10 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 6. | Byron Scott | 5 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 2 |
| 7. | Joe Kleine | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 220 | 240 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 1.64 | .128 | .267 | 100 |
| Starters | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kevin Garnett | 35 | 41.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.00 | .143 | .286 | 17 |
| 2. | Tom Gugliotta | 39 | 40.2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.50 | .000 | .529 | 16 |
| 3. | Stephon Marbury | 27 | 34.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.00 | .455 | .727 | 13 |
| 4. | Dean Garrett | 24 | 29.3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .250 | 7 |
| 5. | Doug West | 14 | 21.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | .200 | .800 | 9 |
| Bench | Ps | MP | DNK | TObp | TOlb | TRV | TECH | PF | PFdr | ASTr | 3Pr | FTr | PTS | |
| 1. | James Robinson | 15 | 18.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .500 | .000 | 5 |
| 2. | Sam Mitchell | 17 | 16.3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .125 | .250 | 9 |
| 3. | Terry Porter | 6 | 12.2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 4. | Chris Carr | 9 | 11.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | .333 | .667 | 6 |
| 5. | Stojko Vranković | 7 | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .000 | 0 |
| 6. | Cherokee Parks | 13 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | .000 | .667 | 2 |
| 7. | Shane Heal | 3 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | .000 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 209 | 240 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1.27 | .200 | .413 | 84 |