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1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves Team Game Log

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Record: 40-42, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Flip Saunders (40-42)

PTS/G: 96.1 (17th of 29) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 97.6 (17th of 29)
SRS: -1.82 (18th of 29) ▪ Pace: 90.7 (13th of 29)
Off Rtg: 105.5 (17th of 29) ▪ Def Rtg: 107.1 (15th of 29)
Expected W-L: 37-45 (17th of 29)

Arena: Target Center ▪ Attendance: 597,727 (26th of 29)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (3-0) versus Houston Rockets

Regular Season

TOV do not include team TOV
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1996-11-01 SAS W 240 31 74 3 8 17 23 9 36 18 6 12 17 13 82 31 72 4 13 12 18 9 40 21 10 4 17 23 78
2 2 1996-11-03 @ LAL L 240 34 82 3 13 14 18 12 37 23 7 6 15 24 85 38 79 4 12 11 17 14 47 23 6 6 21 21 91
3 3 1996-11-05 @ PHO W 240 35 65 4 8 24 34 7 33 22 6 6 16 23 98 37 81 3 10 18 26 19 42 26 7 3 14 28 95
4 4 1996-11-07 @ POR L 265 36 93 3 11 19 28 13 44 16 8 10 8 26 94 31 80 5 22 28 35 9 51 18 5 9 19 28 95
5 5 1996-11-10 @ LAC L 240 23 75 1 5 23 30 12 44 6 7 9 15 23 70 29 82 2 7 21 27 16 52 14 8 2 14 26 81
6 6 1996-11-12 POR W 240 36 79 4 8 24 37 15 44 25 8 9 15 32 100 30 78 9 21 28 40 13 41 15 7 5 13 25 97
7 7 1996-11-14 DAL W 240 40 84 1 8 19 23 13 48 25 11 13 20 25 100 33 81 3 13 21 33 14 44 27 9 4 21 26 90
8 8 1996-11-16 @ NYK L 240 27 73 3 8 22 28 12 31 14 9 1 21 25 79 31 64 4 13 16 24 9 40 17 11 7 27 24 82
9 9 1996-11-19 @ HOU L 240 38 94 7 21 10 17 14 41 29 8 6 12 19 93 45 81 10 20 22 30 10 50 31 8 3 15 15 122
10 10 1996-11-21 @ ORL L 240 34 74 4 12 14 21 7 32 20 8 7 11 30 86 34 81 3 19 19 33 18 46 16 5 5 14 14 90
11 11 1996-11-23 LAC W 240 35 66 2 9 26 34 14 40 22 7 8 21 32 98 31 70 4 9 30 45 13 29 15 10 5 14 28 96
12 12 1996-11-25 @ WSB L 240 36 86 8 19 18 23 16 49 15 3 7 21 29 98 38 81 5 11 24 33 7 40 27 7 5 13 22 105
13 13 1996-11-27 SEA L 240 38 85 5 18 17 24 11 36 27 11 8 16 26 98 36 72 9 17 25 34 10 39 27 9 9 18 18 106
14 14 1996-11-29 @ DEN W 240 39 77 3 9 27 39 13 38 18 6 6 16 23 108 35 75 6 20 27 33 10 34 24 7 6 19 29 103
15 15 1996-11-30 TOR W 240 28 70 2 7 21 28 11 42 17 5 6 18 24 79 25 69 4 12 16 23 14 43 11 7 6 19 21 70
16 16 1996-12-03 SAC L 240 33 82 1 8 22 26 13 46 17 4 12 17 21 89 37 95 4 7 18 27 19 47 17 11 5 9 26 96
17 17 1996-12-05 @ SEA L 240 29 83 4 21 24 36 20 44 19 3 3 20 26 86 41 80 4 16 31 35 11 42 30 13 12 12 22 117
18 18 1996-12-06 @ UTA L 240 32 65 2 7 29 35 7 34 21 3 4 16 22 95 38 81 4 12 26 29 14 41 27 9 1 12 26 106
19 19 1996-12-08 @ LAL L 240 35 88 3 16 13 16 17 43 20 11 4 24 25 86 41 78 8 15 20 26 12 41 31 15 9 18 22 110
20 20 1996-12-10 HOU L 240 39 93 6 12 10 16 15 43 23 5 7 10 25 94 36 77 3 18 21 29 8 41 23 7 8 14 21 96
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
21 21 1996-12-11 @ CHI L 240 38 82 2 11 8 13 16 41 27 9 2 18 23 86 40 79 5 12 18 23 12 40 29 11 3 14 18 103
22 22 1996-12-13 PHO W 240 43 88 7 15 15 16 15 37 27 9 8 12 22 108 40 79 7 16 18 21 13 38 19 6 4 21 21 105
23 23 1996-12-14 CLE L 240 30 69 5 12 28 34 15 34 24 1 3 12 22 93 39 77 6 14 17 18 12 32 24 3 4 6 25 101
24 24 1996-12-18 @ GSW L 240 34 85 2 11 26 34 17 37 25 11 4 12 20 96 48 85 12 26 15 21 13 44 33 9 1 15 27 123
25 25 1996-12-19 @ SAC L 240 37 79 6 14 25 37 19 38 24 10 8 13 34 105 34 70 3 8 41 51 15 41 13 7 3 15 28 112
26 26 1996-12-21 LAL W 240 39 77 6 13 19 25 8 34 24 9 10 13 22 103 31 78 6 11 20 28 19 47 14 7 7 20 24 88
27 27 1996-12-23 UTA W 240 39 72 8 14 21 26 8 32 29 9 5 10 23 107 38 72 5 15 17 25 11 37 27 2 1 12 20 98
28 28 1996-12-26 NYK W 240 28 68 5 14 27 34 6 42 18 10 9 16 16 88 33 83 4 21 10 14 12 46 20 6 6 16 22 80
29 29 1996-12-28 DEN W 265 38 91 5 12 22 25 18 50 20 11 9 16 29 103 31 78 5 14 29 42 16 43 20 10 11 20 22 96
30 30 1996-12-30 @ CLE L 240 30 69 12 22 24 26 9 35 19 8 7 20 31 96 37 70 14 23 20 33 7 33 28 8 2 11 25 108
31 31 1997-01-03 @ BOS W 240 33 68 0 7 28 37 8 46 21 13 13 25 12 94 38 99 2 9 6 9 17 50 20 12 1 23 28 84
32 32 1997-01-04 @ MIL W 240 33 75 3 8 28 33 10 43 22 7 10 14 16 97 33 85 0 10 25 31 19 50 19 8 2 14 23 91
33 33 1997-01-07 HOU L 240 37 91 9 26 12 13 15 41 16 9 9 11 24 95 32 76 9 19 31 35 15 49 18 6 7 15 13 104
34 34 1997-01-09 @ NJN W 240 39 78 8 12 24 30 12 40 21 7 8 19 22 110 40 97 7 18 20 28 28 54 22 8 13 16 22 107
35 35 1997-01-11 LAC W 240 32 73 5 15 26 36 13 38 22 12 7 11 21 95 35 76 7 16 16 24 17 48 14 3 9 20 28 93
36 36 1997-01-14 @ ATL L 240 31 60 4 13 27 37 7 36 20 6 5 19 26 93 33 85 4 23 25 29 17 36 9 9 2 11 25 95
37 37 1997-01-15 CHI L 240 41 84 8 19 12 17 13 40 21 5 9 10 17 102 48 93 6 16 10 15 18 47 32 4 5 9 14 112
38 38 1997-01-18 GSW W 240 41 80 5 11 21 26 13 45 28 8 2 17 19 108 34 72 8 19 17 24 5 29 22 6 6 14 21 93
39 39 1997-01-20 SAS W 240 36 79 8 17 16 28 12 41 26 9 6 10 20 96 31 69 4 10 17 24 8 39 17 6 7 17 23 83
40 40 1997-01-21 @ TOR L 240 39 89 8 22 20 27 18 42 25 8 8 10 18 106 44 79 12 20 18 25 9 40 37 5 14 11 20 118
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
41 41 1997-01-23 @ VAN W 240 38 84 4 18 15 19 17 53 27 14 6 19 14 95 32 80 2 9 10 13 9 37 18 10 12 21 14 76
42 42 1997-01-25 @ POR L 240 39 83 5 16 11 20 12 37 25 9 8 13 16 94 39 79 8 15 15 19 13 43 19 7 2 18 17 101
43 43 1997-01-28 SAC L 240 37 78 4 12 10 14 7 34 24 12 11 16 14 88 37 84 6 16 11 16 17 45 20 10 5 18 17 91
44 44 1997-01-30 @ DAL W 240 34 78 3 10 21 24 11 45 15 6 7 13 26 92 31 78 1 11 19 26 12 43 18 7 1 15 22 82
45 45 1997-01-31 @ SAS W 240 37 84 1 9 22 26 18 45 27 7 5 13 21 97 31 69 7 15 26 27 5 31 20 10 8 13 23 95
46 46 1997-02-02 POR W 240 35 70 1 8 32 45 8 37 19 8 8 10 28 103 34 85 6 17 28 39 15 44 16 7 3 14 34 102
47 47 1997-02-04 @ CHH L 240 38 84 3 15 22 23 12 36 23 4 3 11 18 101 46 85 9 16 14 17 10 40 32 2 6 12 17 115
48 48 1997-02-06 VAN W 240 37 75 4 9 25 36 12 44 20 7 8 12 13 103 37 87 6 21 6 16 17 46 23 7 6 16 28 86
49 49 1997-02-12 LAL L 240 29 80 4 16 22 33 13 44 19 6 7 15 15 84 40 86 4 11 16 23 15 49 23 13 13 14 24 100
50 50 1997-02-14 ORL W 240 38 77 6 11 22 24 14 41 26 6 9 17 19 104 36 84 7 22 21 27 14 37 24 8 5 11 19 100
51 51 1997-02-16 PHO W 240 41 77 4 12 21 28 7 42 30 8 9 15 25 107 34 84 6 16 22 30 11 36 20 11 4 13 20 96
52 52 1997-02-18 @ SAC L 240 33 83 2 17 16 19 13 49 15 9 6 20 22 84 38 98 4 15 15 22 22 57 23 9 3 12 20 95
53 53 1997-02-19 @ VAN W 240 37 74 0 7 10 17 10 42 28 9 4 16 18 84 29 76 2 10 13 21 15 44 18 8 4 16 22 73
54 54 1997-02-21 GSW W 240 40 85 4 16 17 22 11 42 31 16 10 17 22 101 31 92 5 21 15 19 22 53 16 9 5 22 20 82
55 55 1997-02-26 @ SAS W 240 44 75 4 11 16 25 7 31 32 11 7 14 21 108 37 86 2 7 13 24 23 45 16 12 5 15 24 89
56 56 1997-02-27 @ DAL W 290 40 88 7 22 20 27 11 42 25 8 5 15 27 107 39 91 6 16 21 24 19 54 23 5 5 21 31 105
57 57 1997-03-02 CHH L 240 39 85 2 16 16 26 10 37 26 6 4 6 24 96 32 67 14 21 30 33 5 39 24 4 3 13 24 108
58 58 1997-03-05 DET L 240 35 85 5 15 13 15 13 46 21 4 8 11 19 88 35 80 5 16 17 20 7 40 15 8 4 7 13 92
59 59 1997-03-07 DEN W 240 36 84 2 7 22 33 13 47 25 11 4 9 18 96 29 80 5 30 20 24 12 46 18 7 8 18 31 83
60 60 1997-03-09 UTA L 240 32 70 7 20 35 48 11 32 15 8 7 13 23 106 44 78 5 8 22 28 10 39 29 10 6 14 30 115
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
61 61 1997-03-11 PHI W 240 32 73 4 13 36 46 10 36 17 10 5 12 20 104 37 77 5 9 21 28 10 34 17 8 8 19 28 100
62 62 1997-03-13 SEA L 240 33 71 5 13 21 29 11 34 23 3 6 15 15 92 45 87 7 21 11 14 13 39 23 9 7 10 21 108
63 63 1997-03-14 @ PHI L 240 33 77 5 16 24 35 15 38 22 7 6 13 20 95 41 81 3 12 24 26 14 45 26 10 8 14 23 109
64 64 1997-03-16 BOS W 240 46 83 10 18 17 23 10 48 35 8 13 13 16 119 39 97 11 27 12 17 17 44 24 5 6 11 22 101
65 65 1997-03-18 @ IND L 240 37 78 7 20 16 18 8 26 26 4 3 10 16 97 46 80 4 6 19 26 15 41 32 3 5 10 19 115
66 66 1997-03-19 VAN W 240 39 74 4 11 13 23 11 51 27 6 11 21 16 95 25 81 6 16 16 19 9 32 17 6 2 14 20 72
67 67 1997-03-21 @ DET L 240 34 76 5 19 25 31 7 40 25 3 1 12 23 98 39 79 10 23 24 33 8 40 29 9 2 7 23 112
68 68 1997-03-23 MIA L 240 38 81 5 17 27 35 12 42 29 7 4 14 26 108 37 70 11 21 28 40 5 33 21 8 1 11 28 113
69 69 1997-03-25 @ HOU L 240 41 93 5 12 16 26 18 48 30 3 3 9 23 103 39 81 3 14 31 34 8 41 26 6 6 9 19 112
70 70 1997-03-26 @ DEN W 240 40 81 2 6 20 26 9 34 23 8 8 8 22 102 36 73 5 17 23 27 8 35 18 5 6 14 20 100
71 71 1997-03-28 @ SEA L 240 32 69 6 17 11 14 9 36 24 10 6 22 21 81 35 84 8 24 14 21 22 48 22 14 6 16 13 92
72 72 1997-03-30 @ GSW W 240 43 74 3 10 24 30 5 33 32 12 7 13 24 113 38 82 7 16 19 22 13 40 26 4 2 18 25 102
73 73 1997-04-02 NJN W 240 38 72 9 16 9 14 6 32 27 5 8 15 18 94 33 77 4 16 19 27 16 40 19 11 5 13 19 89
74 74 1997-04-04 WSB W 240 34 73 3 11 26 33 11 32 25 8 4 11 25 97 36 69 3 12 20 27 11 40 21 7 5 16 28 95
75 75 1997-04-06 IND L 240 32 74 3 14 16 21 8 33 25 2 10 17 27 83 31 66 5 8 27 33 8 37 22 9 5 14 22 94
76 76 1997-04-08 @ PHO L 240 39 89 6 13 23 29 15 44 19 6 3 14 31 107 40 81 7 21 28 37 12 43 27 9 4 11 18 115
77 77 1997-04-10 @ LAC W 240 41 79 5 12 21 26 11 47 22 7 11 18 27 108 33 87 8 20 22 31 15 38 15 12 7 15 22 96
78 78 1997-04-12 ATL L 240 22 73 3 12 19 22 11 43 14 2 7 15 28 66 23 76 5 23 29 34 18 53 15 6 5 9 15 80
79 79 1997-04-14 @ MIA W 240 37 69 4 7 17 22 8 35 23 10 4 17 17 95 37 76 6 22 7 11 10 33 25 11 2 17 17 87
80 80 1997-04-16 DAL L 240 30 76 2 16 15 20 12 37 19 5 6 12 17 77 34 78 6 14 18 19 12 40 19 4 6 10 23 92
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
81 81 1997-04-18 MIL W 240 48 82 8 14 18 26 8 28 36 7 4 12 24 122 38 73 5 13 31 39 9 35 21 10 6 15 23 112
82 82 1997-04-19 @ UTA L 240 33 75 10 23 13 17 9 39 22 9 5 23 29 89 36 77 4 15 25 34 11 41 28 16 11 15 17 101

Playoffs

TOV do not include team TOV
Team Opponent
Rk G Date Opp MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 1 1997-04-24 @ HOU L 240 37 85 9 20 12 18 9 36 20 6 4 5 28 95 39 85 11 27 23 31 16 58 28 1 2 14 21 112
2 2 1997-04-26 @ HOU L 240 36 85 4 15 8 13 15 39 22 11 6 13 22 84 32 73 9 26 23 29 13 44 26 10 6 17 19 96
3 3 1997-04-29 HOU L 240 47 96 6 15 20 23 18 41 30 6 2 8 20 120 44 73 15 28 22 30 4 31 33 8 4 11 20 125