Top Performers
Points
32
Rider
POR
Rebounds
10
Sabonis
POR
Assists
10
Anderson
POR
Threes
2
Rider
POR
35-83 (42.2%)
FG%
32-76 (42.1%)
6-18 (33.3%)
3PM
3-8 (37.5%)
15-18 (83.3%)
FTM
29-40 (72.5%)
42
Rebounds
43
12
Offensive Rebounds
12
30
Defensive Rebounds
31
26
Assists
16
5
Steals
4
8
Blocks
6
14
Turnovers
8
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
14
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1997-98 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz - z | 62 | 20 | .756 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics - y | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Lakers - x | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1.0 |
| 4 |  Suns - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
| 5 |  Spurs - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6.0 |
| 6 |  Trail Blazers - x | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16.0 |
| 7 |  Timberwolves - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17.0 |
| 8 |  Rockets - x | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21.0 |
| 9 |  Kings - e | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35.0 |
| 10 |  Mavericks - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42.0 |
| 11 |  Grizzlies - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
| 12 |  Warriors - e | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Clippers - e | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45.0 |
| 14 |  Nuggets - e | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves squeaked out a win over the Portland Trail Blazers, 96 to 91, on January 9, 1998.
Game Info
January 8, 1998
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Wallace #30 | 45 | 17 | 8 (2) | 3 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 4 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 66.6 |
A. Sabonis #11 | 36 | 12 | 10 (1) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 2 | 6 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 47.5 |
S. Augmon #2 | 23 | 4 | 6 (3) | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 25.4 |
I. Rider #34 | 42 | 32 | 8 (3) | 5 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 2 | 2 | 12-24 | 2-8 | 6-6 | 60.1 |
K. Anderson #7 | 40 | 14 | 3 (0) | 10 | 2 | 1 | -14 | 3 | 3 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Williams #20 | 14 | 8 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
K. Cato #13 | 12 | 2 | 3 (2) | 0 | 0 | 3 | -6 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
G. Trent #33 | 12 | 0 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
V. Askew #17 | 9 | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
J. O'Neal #7 | 7 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 2 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | POR | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Garnett #21 | 39 | 14 | 10 (1) | 1 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 50.9 |
T. Gugliotta #24 | 37 | 11 | 8 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 2 | 4 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 38.7 |
S. Roberts #53 | 34 | 14 | 8 (4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 44.8 |
C. Carr #43 | 29 | 6 | 3 (2) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 30.7 |
S. Marbury #3 | 38 | 27 | 5 (2) | 7 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 9-16 | 2-3 | 7-11 | 64.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #42 | 25 | 20 | 2 (1) | 2 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 1 | 3 | 7-9 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 85.9 |
T. Porter #30 | 14 | 4 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 69.4 |
C. Parks #44 | 12 | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
R. Jordan #31 | 11 | 0 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 |
T. Hammonds #21 | 1 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
T. Gugliotta makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Marbury makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 24' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Sabonis makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Anderson makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Carr makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Wallace makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Wallace makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Roberts makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Sabonis makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Mitchell makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Anderson makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
S. Mitchell makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Mitchell makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Williams makes 38' 3PT shot
1Q
I. Rider makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Rider makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Gugliotta makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Cato makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Porter makes 20' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Gugliotta makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Mitchell makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Augmon makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Rider makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Marbury makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Anderson makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
R. Wallace makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Wallace makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
I. Rider makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Roberts makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
I. Rider makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
I. Rider makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Sabonis makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 22' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Gugliotta makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Roberts makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Anderson makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Mitchell makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Williams makes 20' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Garnett makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Anderson makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Roberts makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
I. Rider makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Roberts makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Williams makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
R. Wallace makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Wallace makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Anderson makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Mitchell makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
V. Askew makes 10' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Wallace makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
I. Rider makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Marbury makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Mitchell makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Marbury makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
A. Sabonis makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
35-83 (42.2%)
FG%
32-76 (42.1%)
6-18 (33.3%)
3PM
3-8 (37.5%)
15-18 (83.3%)
FTM
29-40 (72.5%)
42
Rebounds
43
12
Offensive Rebounds
12
30
Defensive Rebounds
31
26
Assists
16
5
Steals
4
8
Blocks
6
14
Turnovers
8
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
14
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0