The Minnesota Timberwolves came up just a bit short against the Miami Heat, 113 to 108, on March 23, 1997.
Final
Heat
Timberwolves
FG Made - Attempted
37-70
38-81
Field Goal %
52.9
46.9
3PT Made - Attempted
11-21
5-17
3PT %
52.4
29.4
FT Made - Attempted
28-40
27-35
Free Throw %
70.0
77.1
Rebounds
33
42
Offensive Rebounds
5
12
Defensive Rebounds
28
30
Assists
21
29
Steals
8
7
Blocks
1
4
Turnovers
11
14
Personal Fouls
28
26
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
V. Lenard | 43 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 72.7 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 86.2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +4 |
T. Hardaway | 40 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6-17 | 35.3 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 7-8 | 87.5 | 53.6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -6 |
J. Mashburn | 35 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 38.5 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 51.2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +7 |
I. Austin | 27 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 55.1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -8 | |
K. Askins | 27 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -13 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Mourning | 33 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 0-0 | 9-16 | 56.3 | 74.8 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +11 | |
W. Anderson | 20 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 57.1 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 71.4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | +21 | |
J. Crotty | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 86.8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +9 |
M. Strickland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 79.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Garnett | 44 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6-16 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 60.0 | 41.2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +5 | |
S. Marbury | 39 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10-17 | 58.8 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 4-5 | 80.0 | 70.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +4 |
T. Gugliotta | 39 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 9-17 | 52.9 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 7-9 | 77.8 | 59.6 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 3 | +4 |
J. Robinson | 35 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 36.4 | 1-7 | 14.3 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 42.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -1 |
D. Garrett | 31 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 85.7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 88.8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +3 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 16.7 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 40.5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -12 | |
T. Porter | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 73.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -10 |
D. West | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 30.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -11 | |
S. Vrankovic | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | ||||
C. Parks | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
More Timberwolves Stats
Team Rankings
ORTG
113.6
12th
DRTG
110.8
8th
NETRTG
2.7
12th
3P%
37.5
7th
2024-25 Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9 |  Clippers | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 |
10 |  Spurs | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 |
11 |  Timberwolves | 6 | 6 | .500 | 4.0 |
12 |  Mavericks | 5 | 7 | .417 | 5.0 |
13 |  Trail Blazers | 5 | 8 | .385 | 5.5 |
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