The Minnesota Timberwolves were defeated by the Houston Rockets, 125 to 120, in Game 3 of the 1997 First Round on April 29, 1997.

1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves

Final

HOU

Rockets

3-0

125

MIN

Timberwolves

0-3

120

Team

1

32

29

2

27

30

3

32

32

4

34

29

Total

125

120

Team Stats

Player Stats

Rockets

Timberwolves

FG Made - Attempted

44-73

47-96

Field Goal %

60.3

49.0

3PT Made - Attempted

15-28

6-15

3PT %

53.6

40.0

FT Made - Attempted

22-30

20-23

Free Throw %

73.3

87.0

Rebounds

31

41

Offensive Rebounds

4

18

Defensive Rebounds

27

23

Assists

33

30

Steals

8

6

Blocks

4

2

Turnovers

11

8

Personal Fouls

20

20

Rockets

Timberwolves

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Mario Elie	43	21	4	3	1	0	6-8	4-5	5-7	1	3	+11	1	3	75.0	80.0	71.4
Matt Maloney	39	26	2	2	2	0	9-11	6-8	2-3	1	3	+10	0	2	81.8	75.0	66.7
Hakeem Olajuwon	39	19	11	5	2	3	9-15	0-0	1-2	1	4	+23	2	9	60.0		50.0
Charles Barkley	34	20	6	6	0	1	5-9	1-2	9-11	3	4	-1	0	6	55.6	50.0	81.8
Clyde Drexler	31	17	1	9	2	0	6-11	1-4	4-5	2	4	+11	0	1	54.5	25.0	80.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Eddie Johnson	22	12	2	2	0	0	5-9	2-6	0-0	1	0	-12	1	1	55.6	33.3
Kevin Willis	22	5	5	4	1	0	2-6	0-0	1-2	2	2	-12	0	5	33.3		50.0
Sedale Threatt	9	5	0	2	0	0	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	0	-5	0	0	50.0	33.3
Othella Harrington	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Dean Garrett	45	26	15	0	0	0	11-17	0-0	4-5	0	2	-2	12	3	64.7		80.0
Tom Gugliotta	40	27	10	4	3	0	10-19	3-4	4-6	4	5	-3	0	10	52.6	75.0	66.7
Kevin Garnett	39	17	7	6	0	1	7-16	0-0	3-3	1	2	-8	4	3	43.8		100.0
Stephon Marbury	37	14	3	13	0	0	6-21	0-4	2-2	2	5	-8	1	2	28.6	0.0	100.0
Doug West	29	16	2	2	1	0	5-8	0-0	6-6	0	3	-1	0	2	62.5		100.0

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT	FT	TOV	PF	+/-	OREB	DREB	FG%	3P%	FT%
Sam Mitchell	20	9	1	0	1	0	4-6	0-0	1-1	0	1	-4	0	1	66.7		100.0
Terry Porter	18	0	1	3	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	-7	0	1	0.0	0.0
James Robinson	12	11	2	2	1	0	4-7	3-6	0-0	0	2	+8	1	1	57.1	50.0

Explore

More Timberwolves Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

28.0

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

RPG

13.0

Gobert

Rudy Gobert

APG

6.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.6

16th

DRTG

109.0

1st

NETRTG

6.6

3rd

3P%

38.7

3rd

2023-24 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 4/28	MIN	@	PHX	9:30 PM
Tue 4/30	PHX	@	MIN	9:30 PM
Thu 5/2	MIN	@	PHX	1:00 PM
Sat 5/4	PHX	@	MIN	1:00 PM

Last Game

PHX

0-3

109

Final

126

MIN

3-0

Fri 26 Apr 2024

NBA 2023-24 Leaders

Playoff PPG Leaders

37.7

Embiid

Joel Embiid

32.3

Davis

Anthony Davis

32.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

Playoff RPG Leaders

15.7

Jokic

Nikola Jokic

13.8

Allen

Jarrett Allen

13.5

Valanciunas

Jonas Valanciunas

Playoff APG Leaders

12.0

Haliburton

Tyrese Haliburton

9.7

James

LeBron James

9.0

Herro

Tyler Herro

Playoff SPG Leaders

2.3

Edwards

Anthony Edwards

2.3

Irving

Kyrie Irving

2.3

Jr.

Kelly Oubre Jr.

Playoff BPG Leaders

3.5

Holmgren

Chet Holmgren

2.3

Mobley

Evan Mobley

2.0

Isaac

Jonathan Isaac

Playoff 3PM Leaders

5.3

Lillard

Damian Lillard

4.5

Herro

Tyler Herro

4.3

Harden

James Harden

Playoff TS% Leaders

92.6

Wright

Delon Wright

81.8

Hauser

Sam Hauser

81.7

White

Derrick White

NBA 2023-24 Rankings

Playoff ORtg Rankings

Timberwolves

123.9

76ers

121.6

Knicks

121.2

Thunder

118.8

Celtics

118.5

Pacers

117.1

Playoff DRtg Rankings

Magic

97.3

Thunder

100.3

Timberwolves

104.8

Cavaliers

107.2

Mavericks

107.6

Clippers

108.4

Playoff NetRtg Rankings

Timberwolves

19.1

Thunder

18.5

Magic

9.9

Nuggets

7.1

Celtics

5.5

Pacers

1.7

Playoff Tank Leaderboard

Pelicans

0-2

Suns

0-3

Lakers

0-3

Clippers

1-2

Bucks

1-2

76ers

1-2

NBA 2023-24 Betting

Best Record ATS

Magic

53-33

Mavericks

50-35

76ers

50-36

Thunder

47-36-1

Rockets

45-35-2

Pelicans

46-39-1

Worst Record ATS

Hawks

29-54

34-48

Suns

36-48-1

Bucks

37-48

Raptors

36-46

Nets

34-44-4

NBA 2023-24 Conference Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Celtics	64	18	.780
2	Knicks	50	32	.610	14.0
3	Bucks	49	33	.598	15.0
4	Cavaliers	48	34	.585	16.0
5	Magic	47	35	.573	17.0
6	Pacers	47	35	.573	17.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	57	25	.695
2	Nuggets	57	25	.695
3	Timberwolves	56	26	.683	1.0
4	Clippers	51	31	.622	6.0
5	Mavericks	50	32	.610	7.0
6	Suns	49	33	.598	8.0

NBA 2023-24 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 4/26	CLE	@	ORL	89-112
Thu 4/25	MIN	@	PHX	126-109
Thu 4/25	LAC	@	DAL	90-101
Thu 4/25	MIL	@	IND	118-121
Wed 4/24	NYK	@	PHI	114-125

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 4/27	OKC	@	NOP	3:30 PM
Sat 4/27	BOS	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Sat 4/27	DEN	@	LAL	8:30 PM
Sun 4/28	NYK	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 4/28	LAC	@	DAL	3:30 PM