The Minnesota Timberwolves came up just a bit short against the Houston Rockets, 96 to 94, on December 10, 1996.
Final
Rockets
Timberwolves
FG Made - Attempted
36-77
39-93
Field Goal %
46.8
41.9
3PT Made - Attempted
3-18
6-12
3PT %
16.7
50.0
FT Made - Attempted
21-29
10-16
Free Throw %
72.4
62.5
Rebounds
41
43
Offensive Rebounds
8
15
Defensive Rebounds
33
28
Assists
23
23
Steals
7
5
Blocks
8
7
Turnovers
14
10
Personal Fouls
21
25
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Drexler | 44 | 36 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 14-20 | 70.0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 75.1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | +11 |
M. Elie | 42 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30.0 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +11 | |
C. Barkley | 39 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 27.3 | 0-4 | 0.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 29.5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
H. Olajuwon | 37 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10-20 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 57.4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +6 | |
M. Maloney | 37 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 57.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -2 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Willis | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 36.3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | -2 | |
R. Livingston | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 52.1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +4 | |
M. Bullard | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -9 | |
T. Moore | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell | 44 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11-19 | 57.9 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 100.0 | 64.7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | -4 | |
T. Gugliotta | 37 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-14 | 35.7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 42.1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -3 | |
S. Marbury | 36 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8-18 | 44.4 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -9 | |
D. West | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 33.7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -1 | |
S. Vrankovic | 16 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -1 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Garrett | 32 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2-9 | 22.2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 22.2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | ||
C. Carr | 19 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 44.4 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 60.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
C. Parks | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | ||
T. Porter | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | +7 |
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ORTG
111.1
22nd
DRTG
108.5
5th
NETRTG
2.6
9th
3P%
37.2
13th
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