Top Performers
Points
28
Marbury
MIN
Rebounds
13
Willis
HOU
Assists
8
Drexler
HOU
Threes
4
Marbury
MIN
37-85 (43.5%)
FG%
39-85 (45.9%)
9-20 (45.0%)
3PM
11-27 (40.7%)
12-18 (66.7%)
FTM
23-31 (74.2%)
36
Rebounds
58
9
Offensive Rebounds
16
27
Defensive Rebounds
42
20
Assists
28
6
Steals
1
4
Blocks
2
5
Turnovers
14
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
28
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Western Standings
| 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 Houston Rockets dominated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 112 to 95, in Game 1 of the 1997 First Round on April 24, 1997.
Game Info
April 23, 1997
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Garnett #21 | 40 | 21 | 9 (6) | 4 | 1 | 1 | -14 | 0 | 2 | 10-21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
T. Gugliotta #24 | 39 | 11 | 3 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -18 | 1 | 4 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 42.7 |
D. Garrett #22 | 31 | 8 | 6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 0 | 5 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 48.1 |
D. West #5 | 23 | 4 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -15 | 0 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 41.0 |
S. Marbury #3 | 35 | 28 | 4 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -21 | 0 | 2 | 10-19 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 64.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Robinson #26 | 19 | 3 | 1 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 30.0 |
S. Mitchell #42 | 16 | 7 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 48.6 |
C. Parks #44 | 11 | 4 | 5 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
T. Porter #30 | 10 | 3 | 0 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Carr #43 | 8 | 0 | 2 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
S. Vrankovic #11 | 6 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
S. Heal #10 | 2 | 6 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 150.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MIN | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Elie #17 | 33 | 21 | 4 (3) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 2 | 2 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 73.3 |
C. Barkley #34 | 31 | 15 | 11 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +25 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 6-10 | 65.8 |
H. Olajuwon #34 | 35 | 18 | 11 (5) | 1 | 1 | 2 | +9 | 4 | 4 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 59.2 |
C. Drexler #22 | 33 | 8 | 10 (2) | 8 | 0 | 0 | +21 | 1 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 30.8 |
M. Maloney #12 | 29 | 14 | 1 (0) | 6 | 0 | 0 | +12 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 63.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Johnson #8 | 25 | 13 | 5 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 2 | 5-15 | 0-5 | 3-3 | 39.8 |
K. Willis #42 | 25 | 15 | 13 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 59.9 |
R. Livingston #2 | 11 | 3 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 75.0 |
S. Threatt #3 | 10 | 0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
M. Bullard #50 | 3 | 3 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 150.0 |
O. Harrington #32 | 3 | 2 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 113.6 |
C. Jones #23 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | HOU | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
S. Marbury makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Gugliotta makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 22' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Garrett makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
S. Marbury makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Marbury makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Johnson makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Willis makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Johnson makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
D. West makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Willis makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Garrett makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Porter makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Elie makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Marbury makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Maloney makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Maloney makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Drexler makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Marbury makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Elie makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Barkley makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
S. Marbury makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Elie makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Garnett makes 8' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Maloney makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Elie makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Garnett makes 9' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Garrett makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 22' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Gugliotta makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Garnett makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Mitchell makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Robinson makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Willis makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Johnson makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Parks makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Marbury makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Johnson makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Mitchell makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Willis makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Parks makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Willis makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Gugliotta makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Marbury makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Gugliotta makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Marbury makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Gugliotta makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Bullard makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
S. Heal makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
R. Livingston makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
S. Heal makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
37-85 (43.5%)
FG%
39-85 (45.9%)
9-20 (45.0%)
3PM
11-27 (40.7%)
12-18 (66.7%)
FTM
23-31 (74.2%)
36
Rebounds
58
9
Offensive Rebounds
16
27
Defensive Rebounds
42
20
Assists
28
6
Steals
1
4
Blocks
2
5
Turnovers
14
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
28
Fouls
21
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0