The Minnesota Timberwolves couldn't pull it off against the Detroit Pistons, 92 to 88, on March 5, 1997.
Final
Pistons
Timberwolves
FG Made - Attempted
35-80
35-85
Field Goal %
43.8
41.2
3PT Made - Attempted
5-16
5-15
3PT %
31.3
33.3
FT Made - Attempted
17-20
13-15
Free Throw %
85.0
86.7
Rebounds
40
46
Offensive Rebounds
7
13
Defensive Rebounds
33
33
Assists
15
21
Steals
8
4
Blocks
4
8
Turnovers
7
11
Personal Fouls
13
19
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Hunter | 40 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7-13 | 53.8 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 69.1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +7 |
G. Hill | 37 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7-19 | 36.8 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 100.0 | 44.8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | -7 | |
O. Thorpe | 36 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 55.6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 66.7 | 60.1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +17 | |
J. Dumars | 35 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | |
T. Ratliff | 27 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +4 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. McKie | 21 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 50.7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +10 |
G. Long | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 51.2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -7 | |
T. Mills | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25.0 | 1-3 | 33.3 | 0-0 | 37.5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -6 | |
M. Curry | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Gugliotta | 45 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8-23 | 34.8 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 7-7 | 100.0 | 44.1 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | -4 |
K. Garnett | 43 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-19 | 52.6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 55.3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +10 | |
S. Marbury | 41 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6-18 | 33.3 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-0 | 38.9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | -8 | |
D. West | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-7 | 42.9 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 0-0 | 57.1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -9 | |
D. Garrett | 30 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 82.0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 | -10 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Mitchell | 21 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 50.0 | 44.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
C. Carr | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-3 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 20.0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +5 | |
T. Porter | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +4 | ||
J. Robinson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 75.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 |
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ORTG
111.1
22nd
DRTG
108.5
5th
NETRTG
2.6
9th
3P%
37.2
13th
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