Top Performers
Points
27
Marbury
MIN
Rebounds
12
Garnett
MIN
Assists
7
Marbury
MIN
Threes
4
Marbury
MIN
33-83 (39.8%)
FG%
28-68 (41.2%)
4-21 (19.0%)
3PM
5-14 (35.7%)
10-14 (71.4%)
FTM
27-34 (79.4%)
46
Rebounds
42
12
Offensive Rebounds
6
34
Defensive Rebounds
36
20
Assists
18
6
Steals
10
6
Blocks
9
19
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
22
Fouls
16
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Eastern Standings
NYKMIN
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulls - z | 69 | 13 | .841 | |
| 2 |  Heat - y | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 |
| 4 |  Hawks - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13.0 |
| 5 |  Pistons - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Hornets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Bullets - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25.0 |
| 9 |  Cavaliers - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27.0 |
| 10 |  Pacers - e | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30.0 |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36.0 |
| 12 |  Raptors - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 |
| 14 |  76ers - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47.0 |
| 15 |  Celtics - e | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54.0 |
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics - y | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Rockets - x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Trail Blazers - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Clippers - x | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
| 9 |  Kings - e | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
| 10 |  Warriors - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks - e | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 12 |  Nuggets - e | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
| 14 |  Grizzlies - e | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves emerged victorious over the New York Knicks, 88 to 80, on December 26, 1996.
Game Info
December 25, 1996
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Johnson #2 | 40 | 14 | 4 (3) | 6 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 46.7 |
C. Oakley #34 | 39 | 12 | 11 (3) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 55.8 |
P. Ewing #33 | 36 | 13 | 10 (2) | 1 | 0 | 2 | -14 | 3 | 2 | 6-17 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 34.6 |
A. Houston #20 | 29 | 10 | 6 (2) | 3 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 | 2 | 3-15 | 2-10 | 2-2 | 31.5 |
C. Childs #1 | 35 | 17 | 5 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 3 | 5 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 61.2 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Starks #3 | 24 | 5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 1 | 3 | 2-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 27.8 |
B. Williams #52 | 17 | 3 | 8 (2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 79.8 |
C. Ward #21 | 13 | 2 | 2 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Wallace #44 | 7 | 4 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | NYK | 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 | 44 | 20 | 12 (2) | 2 | 2 | 6 | +19 | 4 | 2 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 51.2 |
T. Gugliotta #24 | 37 | 22 | 10 (1) | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 75.8 |
S. Vrankovic #11 | 18 | 2 | 5 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
C. Carr #43 | 16 | 3 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
S. Marbury #3 | 43 | 27 | 2 (1) | 7 | 2 | 0 | +6 | 6 | 0 | 8-18 | 4-7 | 7-10 | 60.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Porter #30 | 32 | 6 | 5 (1) | 3 | 1 | 1 | +16 | 1 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 31.1 |
S. Mitchell #42 | 29 | 8 | 3 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 44.4 |
C. Parks #44 | 16 | 0 | 3 (1) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 |
J. Robinson #26 | 5 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 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
S. Marbury makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Carr makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
L. Johnson makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Oakley makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Gugliotta makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Gugliotta makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Childs makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Marbury makes 2PT shot
1Q
C. Childs makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Gugliotta makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Houston makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
S. Marbury makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Childs makes 2PT shot
1Q
J. Starks makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Childs makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Oakley makes 2PT shot
2Q
S. Mitchell makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Marbury makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Ward makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Johnson makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Johnson makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Gugliotta makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Johnson makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Williams makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Mitchell makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Wallace makes 2PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Vrankovic makes 2PT shot
2Q
J. Wallace makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
P. Ewing makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Childs makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
P. Ewing makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Houston makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
3Q
K. Garnett makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Johnson makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Oakley makes 20' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Childs makes 2PT shot
3Q
K. Garnett makes 2PT shot
3Q
T. Porter makes 20' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Johnson makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Garnett makes 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 2PT shot
3Q
J. Starks makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
C. Oakley makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Childs makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Gugliotta makes 2PT shot
4Q
K. Garnett makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Marbury makes 2PT shot
4Q
T. Gugliotta makes 2PT shot
4Q
S. Mitchell makes 2PT shot
4Q
T. Gugliotta makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
L. Johnson makes 2PT shot
4Q
S. Mitchell makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
P. Ewing makes 2PT shot
4Q
33-83 (39.8%)
FG%
28-68 (41.2%)
4-21 (19.0%)
3PM
5-14 (35.7%)
10-14 (71.4%)
FTM
27-34 (79.4%)
46
Rebounds
42
12
Offensive Rebounds
6
34
Defensive Rebounds
36
20
Assists
18
6
Steals
10
6
Blocks
9
19
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
22
Fouls
16
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0