minnesota timberwolves player most points in a playoffs game by rookie

Stephon Marbury has scored the most points by a Timberwolves rookie in a playoff game, with 28 points in Game 1 of the 1997 First Round versus the Rockets.

NAMEPTSDATETMOPPMINREBASTSTLBLKFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%TS%OREBDREBTOVPF+/-
1Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
28
4/24/1997
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
35
4
4
1
0
10
19
52.6
4
9
44.4
4
6
66.7
64.7
0
4
0
2
-21
2Dean Garrett
D. Garrett
26
4/29/1997
MIN MIN
vs
HOU HOU
45
15
0
0
0
11
17
64.7
0
0
4
5
80.0
67.7
12
3
0
2
-2
3Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
22
4/26/1997
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
45
5
6
1
0
10
25
40.0
2
7
28.6
0
2
0.0
42.5
1
4
7
2
-12
4Terrence Shannon Jr.
T. Shannon Jr.
15
5/24/2025
MIN MIN
vs
OKC OKC
13
2
1
1
0
5
8
62.5
1
3
33.3
4
4
100.0
76.8
0
2
0
2
+11
5Stephon Marbury
S. Marbury
14
4/29/1997
MIN MIN
vs
HOU HOU
37
3
13
0
0
6
21
28.6
0
4
0.0
2
2
100.0
32.0
1
2
2
5
-8
6Wally Szczerbiak
W. Szczerbiak
12
4/23/2000
MIN MIN
@
POR POR
29
3
0
1
0
6
11
54.5
0
3
0.0
0
0
54.5
2
1
0
5
-1
7Terrence Shannon Jr.
T. Shannon Jr.
11
5/28/2025
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
16
1
0
1
0
3
8
37.5
1
3
33.3
4
4
100.0
56.4
0
1
1
3
-10
8Terrence Shannon Jr.
T. Shannon Jr.
9
5/26/2025
MIN MIN
vs
OKC OKC
8
2
0
0
0
2
3
66.7
1
2
50.0
4
4
100.0
94.5
0
2
2
2
0
9Dean Garrett
D. Garrett
8
4/24/1997
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
31
6
1
0
1
3
7
42.9
0
0
2
3
66.7
48.1
1
5
0
5
-8
10Rob Dillingham
R. Dillingham
7
5/28/2025
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
7
1
2
0
0
3
5
60.0
1
1
100.0
0
0
70.0
0
1
0
1
+4
11Wally Szczerbiak
W. Szczerbiak
6
5/2/2000
MIN MIN
vs
POR POR
23
2
1
0
0
3
8
37.5
0
0
0
0
37.5
0
2
1
1
-7
12Shane Heal
S. Heal
6
4/24/1997
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
2
0
1
0
0
2
2
100.0
2
2
100.0
0
0
150.0
0
0
0
0
+2
13Jaylen Clark
J. Clark
4
5/24/2025
MIN MIN
vs
OKC OKC
9
3
1
0
0
2
2
100.0
0
0
0
0
100.0
0
3
0
0
+2
14Wally Szczerbiak
W. Szczerbiak
4
4/30/2000
MIN MIN
vs
POR POR
22
1
1
1
0
2
6
33.3
0
0
0
0
33.3
0
1
0
0
-4
15Rasho Nesterovic
R. Nesterovic
4
5/15/1999
MIN MIN
vs
SAS SAS
18
4
2
0
0
2
5
40.0
0
0
0
0
40.0
2
2
1
4
-6
16Dean Garrett
D. Garrett
4
4/26/1997
MIN MIN
@
HOU HOU
42
14
3
2
2
1
5
20.0
0
0
2
2
100.0
34.0
6
8
1
4
-9
17Jaylen Clark
J. Clark
3
5/20/2025
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
6
2
0
0
0
1
2
50.0
0
1
0.0
1
2
50.0
52.1
2
0
0
0
-4
18Mike Wilks
M. Wilks
3
4/22/2003
MIN MIN
vs
LAL LAL
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
100.0
1
1
100.0
0
0
150.0
0
0
0
0
+1
19Jaylen Clark
J. Clark
2
5/28/2025
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
7
1
0
1
0
1
1
100.0
0
0
0
0
100.0
0
1
0
0
+4
20Terrence Shannon Jr.
T. Shannon Jr.
2
5/20/2025
MIN MIN
@
OKC OKC
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
0
0
0
0
-6
21Terrence Shannon Jr.
T. Shannon Jr.
2
5/8/2025
MIN MIN
vs
GSW GSW
3
0
1
2
0
1
2
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
0
0
0
1
+2
22Terrence Shannon Jr.
T. Shannon Jr.
2
4/22/2025
MIN MIN
@
LAL LAL
7
1
0
0
0
1
1
100.0
0
0
0
0
100.0
0
1
0
1
+7
23Jaylen Clark
J. Clark
2
4/19/2025
MIN MIN
@
LAL LAL
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
100.0
113.6
0
0
0
1
-4
24Wally Szczerbiak
W. Szczerbiak
2
4/26/2000
MIN MIN
@
POR POR
20
2
0
1
1
1
5
20.0
0
0
0
0
20.0
0
2
0
1
-19
25Rasho Nesterovic
R. Nesterovic
2
5/13/1999
MIN MIN
vs
SAS SAS
5
1
1
0
0
1
2
50.0
0
0
0
0
50.0
0
1
0
0
+6
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