The Houston Rockets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 96 to 84, in Game 2 of the 1997 First Round on April 26, 1997.
Final
Timberwolves
Rockets
FG Made - Attempted
36-85
32-73
Field Goal %
42.4
43.8
3PT Made - Attempted
4-15
9-26
3PT %
26.7
34.6
FT Made - Attempted
8-13
23-29
Free Throw %
61.5
79.3
Rebounds
39
44
Offensive Rebounds
15
13
Defensive Rebounds
24
31
Assists
22
26
Steals
11
10
Blocks
6
6
Turnovers
13
17
Personal Fouls
22
19
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Garnett | 46 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7-14 | 50.0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | -14 | ||
S. Marbury | 45 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10-25 | 40.0 | 2-7 | 28.6 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 42.5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -12 |
T. Gugliotta | 42 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8-21 | 38.1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 38.8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -19 | |
D. Garrett | 42 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1-5 | 20.0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 100.0 | 34.0 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | -9 | |
D. West | 35 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 60.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 62.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -18 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Porter | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 50.0 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 66.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 |
S. Mitchell | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.0 | 17.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | +7 | |
S. Heal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Starters
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Drexler | 41 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6-17 | 35.3 | 5-11 | 45.5 | 0-0 | 50.0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +12 | |
H. Olajuwon | 40 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9-12 | 75.0 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 75.0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | +16 | |
M. Elie | 38 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 66.7 | 0-0 | 8-8 | 100.0 | 92.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +21 | |
C. Barkley | 37 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 46.2 | 0-1 | 0.0 | 8-13 | 61.5 | 53.4 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | +21 |
M. Maloney | 31 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 4-4 | 100.0 | 61.5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | +23 |
Bench
| NAME | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Willis | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 37.5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 46.1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -13 | |
S. Threatt | 17 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 50.0 | 2-5 | 40.0 | 0-0 | 66.7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | |
E. Johnson | 17 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-6 | 0.0 | 0-2 | 0.0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | -9 |
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ORTG
113.4
14th
DRTG
103.9
2nd
NETRTG
9.5
5th
3P%
32.8
27th
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