Top Performers
Points
27
Gugliotta
MIN

Rebounds
15
Garrett
MIN

Assists
13
Marbury
MIN

Threes
6
Maloney
HOU

44-73 (60.3%)
FG%
47-96 (49.0%)
15-28 (53.6%)
3PM
6-15 (40.0%)
22-30 (73.3%)
FTM
20-23 (87.0%)
31
Rebounds
41
4
Offensive Rebounds
18
27
Defensive Rebounds
23
33
Assists
30
8
Steals
6
4
Blocks
2
11
Turnovers
8
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
20
Fouls
20
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 | 64 | 18 | .780 | ||
| 2 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 | |
| 3 | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 | |
| 4 | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 | |
| 6 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 | |
| 7 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 | |
| 8 | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 | |
| 9 | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 | |
| 10 | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 | |
| 11 | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 | |
| 12 | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 | |
| 13 | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 | |
| 14 | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
Game Summary
The Minnesota Timberwolves couldn't pull it off against the Houston Rockets, 125 to 120, in Game 3 of the 1997 First Round on April 29, 1997.
Game Info
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Elie #17 | 43 | 21 | 4 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +11 | 1 | 3 | 6-8 | 4-5 | 5-7 | 94.8 |
C. Barkley #34 | 34 | 20 | 6 (0) | 6 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 9-11 | 72.3 |
H. Olajuwon #34 | 39 | 19 | 11 (2) | 5 | 2 | 3 | +23 | 1 | 4 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 59.8 |
C. Drexler #22 | 31 | 17 | 1 (0) | 9 | 2 | 0 | +11 | 2 | 4 | 6-11 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 64.4 |
M. Maloney #12 | 39 | 26 | 2 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | +10 | 1 | 3 | 9-11 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 105.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E. Johnson #8 | 22 | 12 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 66.7 |
K. Willis #42 | 22 | 5 | 5 (0) | 4 | 1 | 0 | -12 | 2 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 36.3 |
S. Threatt #3 | 9 | 5 | 0 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
O. Harrington #32 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 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 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Garnett #21 | 39 | 17 | 7 (4) | 6 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 1 | 2 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 49.1 |
T. Gugliotta #24 | 40 | 27 | 10 (0) | 4 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 5 | 10-19 | 3-4 | 4-6 | 62.4 |
D. Garrett #22 | 45 | 26 | 15 (12) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 67.7 |
D. West #5 | 29 | 16 | 2 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 75.2 |
S. Marbury #3 | 37 | 14 | 3 (1) | 13 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 2 | 5 | 6-21 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 32.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell #42 | 20 | 9 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 69.9 |
T. Porter #30 | 18 | 0 | 1 (0) | 3 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Robinson #26 | 12 | 11 | 2 (1) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 78.6 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
C. Barkley makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
S. Marbury makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
D. West makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
D. West makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Olajuwon makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Marbury makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Elie makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Gugliotta makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Drexler makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Marbury makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
D. West makes 20' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Maloney makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Barkley makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
D. West makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Garnett makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Threatt makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Gugliotta makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Gugliotta makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Gugliotta makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Threatt makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Willis makes 14' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Robinson makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Mitchell makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Garrett makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Robinson makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Garnett makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Elie makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Drexler makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Garrett makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Maloney makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
H. Olajuwon makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Drexler makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Maloney makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
D. Garrett makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Garrett makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Gugliotta makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Maloney makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Garrett makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Garnett makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Garrett makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Garrett makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Elie makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Garrett makes 9' 2PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Maloney makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
H. Olajuwon makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Drexler makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Gugliotta makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Maloney makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
D. West makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Maloney makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
S. Marbury makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Mitchell makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Garrett makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Barkley makes 8' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Mitchell makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Johnson makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Mitchell makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Johnson makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Gugliotta makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Elie makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Garnett makes 9' 2PT shot
4Q
E. Johnson makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Willis makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
H. Olajuwon makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Gugliotta makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Gugliotta makes 12' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Robinson makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
S. Marbury makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Gugliotta makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Elie makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Robinson makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Barkley makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Garrett makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Garrett makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
44-73 (60.3%)
FG%
47-96 (49.0%)
15-28 (53.6%)
3PM
6-15 (40.0%)
22-30 (73.3%)
FTM
20-23 (87.0%)
31
Rebounds
41
4
Offensive Rebounds
18
27
Defensive Rebounds
23
33
Assists
30
8
Steals
6
4
Blocks
2
11
Turnovers
8
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
20
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0