The Minnesota Timberwolves were 40-42 in 1996-97. They finished 3rd in the Midwest Division and 6th in the Western Conference. They lost in the Western Conference First Round against the Houston Rockets, 3 games to 0.

1996-97 Conference Standings

TEAMWLPCTGB
4
56
26
.683
8.0
5
49
33
.598
15.0
6
Timberwolves Timberwolves
40
42
.488
24.0
7
40
42
.488
24.0
8
36
46
.439
28.0

1996-97 Stats

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Team
82
241.2
96.1
39.7
22.9
7.5
6.8
35.8
78.5
45.6
4.5
13.3
33.9
20.0
26.6
75.1
53.3
11.7
28.1
15.2
22.2
Team Rank
22nd
17th
23rd
9th
24th
2nd
17th
18th
13th
26th
25th
25th
7th
8th
9th
17th
21st
16th
9th
16th
Opponent
82
241.2
97.6
41.9
21.8
8.0
5.4
35.9
79.7
45.0
5.7
15.7
36.2
20.1
26.6
75.4
53.4
13.0
28.8
15.6
22.3
Opponent Rank
22nd
17th
19th
14th
10th
23rd
12th
17th
13th
7th
7th
15th
23rd
20th
29th
13th
20th
19th
17th
12th
Net
-1.5
-2.1
+1.1
-0.4
+1.4
-0.1
-1.3
+0.6
-1.2
-2.4
-2.3
-0.1
0.0
-0.3
-0.1
-1.4
-0.8
-0.5
-0.1
Net Rank
17th
24th
9th
20th
2nd
15th
19th
15th
23rd
25th
25th
16th
15th
15th
15th
26th
19th
12th
13th

Gallery

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NBA 2025-26 Rankings

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

NBA 2025-26 Betting

NBA 2025-26 Standings

EasternWLPCTGB
1
30
10
.750
2
26
15
.634
4.5
3
25
17
.595
6.0
4
25
18
.581
6.5
5
23
18
.561
7.5
6
24
19
.558
7.5
7
22
18
.550
8.0
8
21
20
.512
9.5
9
19
22
.463
11.5
10
20
24
.455
12.0
11
17
24
.415
13.5
12
15
26
.366
15.5
13
12
27
.308
17.5
14
10
30
.250
20.0
15
10
33
.233
21.5
WesternWLPCTGB
1
35
7
.833
2
28
13
.683
6.5
3
28
13
.683
6.5
4
27
15
.643
8.0
5
24
15
.615
9.5
6
24
15
.615
9.5
7
25
17
.595
10.0
8
23
19
.548
12.0
9
20
22
.476
15.0
10
18
23
.439
16.5
11
17
23
.425
17.0
12
17
26
.395
18.5
13
14
28
.333
21.0
14
12
30
.286
23.0
15
10
34
.227
26.0

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sun
12/21
@
132-139
Sun
12/21
@
95-103
Sun
12/21
@
113-119
Sun
12/21
@
112-135
Sun
12/21
@
103-119

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/18
@
12:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
7:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
7:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
9:00 PM