Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves were 40-42 in 1996-97. They finished 3rd in the Midwest Division and 6th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Houston Rockets, 3 games to 0.

Scores & Schedules

See schedule

DATE		OPP	SCORE
Tue 4/29	vs	HOU	L 120-125
Sat 4/26	@	HOU	L 84-96
Thu 4/24	@	HOU	L 95-112
Sat 4/19	@	UTA	L 89-101
Fri 4/18	vs	MIL	W 122-112

Team Leaders

See roster

PPG

20.6

Gugliotta

RPG

8.7

Gugliotta

APG

7.8

Marbury

1996-97 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
4	Lakers	56	26	.683	8.0
5	Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	15.0
6	Timberwolves	40	42	.488	24.0
7	Suns	40	42	.488	24.0
8	Clippers	36	46	.439	28.0

1996-97 Stats

See stats

	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
Team	82	241.2	96.1	39.7	22.9	7.5	6.8	35.8	78.5	45.6	4.5	13.3	33.9	20.0	26.6	75.1	53.3	11.7	28.1	15.2	22.2
Team Rank		22nd	17th	23rd	9th	24th	2nd	17th	18th	13th	26th	25th	25th	7th	8th	9th	17th	21st	16th	9th	16th
Opponent	82	241.2	97.6	41.9	21.8	8.0	5.4	35.9	79.7	45.0	5.7	15.7	36.2	20.1	26.6	75.4	53.4	13.0	28.8	15.6	22.3
Opponent Rank		22nd	17th	19th	14th	10th	23rd	12th	17th	13th	7th	7th	15th	23rd	20th	29th	13th	20th	19th	17th	12th
Net			-1.5	-2.1	+1.1	-0.4	+1.4	-0.1	-1.3	+0.6	-1.2	-2.4	-2.3	-0.1	0.0	-0.3	-0.1	-1.4	-0.8	-0.5	-0.1
Net Rank			17th	24th	9th	20th	2nd	15th	19th	15th	23rd	25th	25th	16th	15th	15th	15th	26th	19th	12th	13th

Gallery

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

31.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.5

Edwards

RPG Leaders

12.8

Jokić

11.9

Towns

11.8

Clingan

APG Leaders

10.8

Jokić

9.9

Cunningham

8.3

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.0

Maxey

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Thompson

BPG Leaders

3.1

Wembanyama

1.9

Holmgren

1.8

Huff

3PM Leaders

4.0

Dončić

3.7

Ball

3.5

Knueppel

TS% Leaders

68.1

Duren

67.5

Ayton

67.2

Jokić

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

121.9

120.2

119.7

119.2

119.0

118.7

DRtg Rankings

107.5

109.8

111.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

11.0

7.8

7.6

6.7

4.8

Tank Leaderboard

16-57

17-56

17-55

19-55

21-52

23-50

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

3,616.6

Jokić

3,535.6

Dončić

3,149.7

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

3,849.3

Jokić

3,744

Dončić

3,334.8

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

35.9

Brown

33.9

Leonard

MPG Leaders

38.3

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.6

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.79

Jokić

1.61

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.90

Jokić

1.71

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

46-27

44-28-1

43-30

43-31

41-31

42-31

Worst Record ATS

30-44

30-43

30-42

31-41

32-41

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons - x	53	20	.726
2	Celtics	48	24	.667	4.5
3	Knicks	48	26	.649	5.5
4	Cavaliers	45	28	.616	8.0
5	Hawks	41	32	.562	12.0
6	Raptors	40	32	.556	12.5
7	76ers	40	33	.548	13.0
8	Magic	39	34	.534	14.0
9	Hornets	39	34	.534	14.0
10	Heat	39	34	.534	14.0
11	Bucks	29	43	.403	23.5
12	Bulls	29	43	.403	23.5
13	Wizards - e	17	55	.236	35.5
14	Nets - e	17	56	.233	36.0
15	Pacers - e	16	57	.219	37.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder - x	57	16	.781
2	Spurs - x	55	18	.753	2.0
3	Lakers	47	26	.644	10.0
4	Nuggets	46	28	.622	11.5
5	Timberwolves	45	28	.616	12.0
6	Rockets	43	29	.597	13.5
7	Suns	40	33	.548	17.0
8	Clippers	37	36	.507	20.0
9	Trail Blazers	37	37	.500	20.5
10	Warriors	35	38	.479	22.0
11	Pelicans - e	25	49	.338	32.5
12	Grizzlies - e	24	48	.333	32.5
13	Mavericks - e	23	50	.315	34.0
14	Jazz - e	21	52	.288	36.0
15	Kings - e	19	55	.257	38.5