The Houston Rockets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 112 to 95, in Game 1 of the 1997 First Round on April 24, 1997.

Final

Timberwolves

0-1

95

Rockets

1-0

112

Team

MIN

HOU

Total

112

Team Stats

Player Stats

Timberwolves

Rockets

FG Made - Attempted

37-85

39-85

Field Goal %

43.5

45.9

3PT Made - Attempted

9-20

11-27

3PT %

45.0

40.7

FT Made - Attempted

12-18

23-31

Free Throw %

66.7

74.2

Rebounds

Offensive Rebounds

Defensive Rebounds

Assists

Steals

Blocks

Turnovers

Personal Fouls

Timberwolves

Rockets

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
Kevin Garnett K. Garnett	40	21	9	4	1	1	10-21	47.6	1-1	100.0	0-0		50.0	6	3	0	2	-14
Tom Gugliotta T. Gugliotta	39	11	3	4	1	0	5-12	41.7	0-0		1-2	50.0	42.7	0	3	1	4	-18
Stephon Marbury S. Marbury	35	28	4	4	1	0	10-19	52.6	4-9	44.4	4-6	66.7	64.7	0	4	0	2	-21
Dean Garrett D. Garrett	31	8	6	1	0	1	3-7	42.9	0-0		2-3	66.7	48.1	1	5	0	5	-8
Doug West D. West	23	4	1	1	1	1	1-4	25.0	0-0		2-2	100.0	41.0	0	1	0	4	-15

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
James Robinson J. Robinson	19	3	1	1	1	0	1-5	20.0	1-4	25.0	0-0		30.0	0	1	1	2	-1
Sam Mitchell S. Mitchell	16	7	4	0	0	1	2-5	40.0	0-0		3-5	60.0	48.6	1	3	1	3	-2
Cherokee Parks C. Parks	11	4	5	0	1	0	2-3	66.7	0-0		0-0		66.7	0	5	0	5	-3
Terry Porter T. Porter	10	3	0	3	0	0	1-3	33.3	1-2	50.0	0-0		50.0	0	0	1	1	+4
Chris Carr C. Carr	8	0	2	1	0	0	0-2	0.0	0-2	0.0	0-0		0.0	0	2	1	0	-3
Stojko Vrankovic S. Vrankovic	6	0	1	0	0	0	0-2	0.0	0-0		0-0		0.0	1	0	0	0	-6
Shane Heal S. Heal	2	6	0	1	0	0	2-2	100.0	2-2	100.0	0-0		150.0	0	0	0	0	+2

Starters

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
Hakeem Olajuwon H. Olajuwon	35	18	11	1	1	2	7-13	53.8	0-0		4-5	80.0	59.2	5	6	4	4	+9
Mario Elie M. Elie	33	21	4	4	0	0	7-13	53.8	4-7	57.1	3-3	100.0	73.3	3	1	2	2	+10
Clyde Drexler C. Drexler	33	8	10	8	0	0	4-13	30.8	0-4	0.0	0-0		30.8	2	8	1	1	+21
Charles Barkley C. Barkley	31	15	11	2	0	0	4-7	57.1	1-1	100.0	6-10	60.0	65.8	3	8	2	3	+25
Matt Maloney M. Maloney	29	14	1	6	0	0	5-11	45.5	4-7	57.1	0-0		63.6	0	1	0	2	+12

Bench

NAME	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
Kevin Willis K. Willis	25	15	13	1	5-9	55.6	0-0		5-8	62.5	59.9	0	13	1	2	+4
Eddie Johnson E. Johnson	25	13	5	2	5-15	33.3	0-5	0.0	3-3	100.0	39.8	3	2	1	2	+2
Randy Livingston R. Livingston	11	3	0	2	1-2	50.0	1-1	100.0	0-0		75.0	0	0	1	1	+3
Sedale Threatt S. Threatt	10	0	1	1	0-1	0.0	0-1	0.0	0-0		0.0	0	1	1	3	+7
Matt Bullard M. Bullard	3	3	1	0	1-1	100.0	1-1	100.0	0-0		150.0	0	1	0	1	-4
Othella Harrington O. Harrington	3	2	1	0	0-0		0-0		2-2	100.0	113.6	0	1	1	0	-4
Charles Jones C. Jones	2	0	0	1	0-0		0-0		0-0			0	0	0	0	0