April 8, 1997
| | Scoring |
|---|
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|
| MIN | 30 | 18 | 30 | 29 | 107 |
| PHO | 21 | 32 | 29 | 33 | 115 |
| Pace | eFG% | TOV% | ORB% | FT/FGA | ORtg |
|---|
| MIN | 95.6 | .472 | 12.1 | 32.6 | .258 | 112.0 |
| PHO | 95.6 | .537 | 10.2 | 29.3 | .346 | 120.3 |
Minnesota Timberwolves (37-39)
| Player | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Doug West | 44:00 | .500 | .500 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 97 | 127 |
| Tom Gugliotta | 43:00 | .330 | .263 | 4.9 | 27.2 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 12.4 | 23.3 | 81 | 114 |
| Kevin Garnett | 41:00 | .531 | .429 | 10.2 | 14.3 | 12.1 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 23.1 | 102 | 121 |
| Stephon Marbury | 40:00 | .683 | .667 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 35.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 23.6 | 133 | 127 |
| Dean Garrett | 28:00 | .589 | .545 | 22.4 | 25.1 | 23.6 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 17.6 | 142 | 114 |
| Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Terry Porter | 21:00 | .716 | .583 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 5.3 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 19.9 | 144 | 120 |
| Sam Mitchell | 8:00 | .500 | .500 | 0.0 | 43.9 | 20.7 | 0.0 | 6.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 110 | 101 |
| James Robinson | 8:00 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 46.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 73 | 128 |
| Cherokee Parks | 7:00 | .500 | .500 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | 29.6 | 79 | 127 |
| Team Totals | 240 | .526 | .472 | 32.6 | 70.7 | 50.6 | 48.7 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 12.1 | 100.0 | 112.0 | 120.3 |
| Player | PTS | TRB | AST | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|
| Jason Kidd | 15 | 10 | 13 | 42:00 | 4 | 12 | .333 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 7 | 9 | .778 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Kevin Johnson | 23 | 0 | 7 | 41:00 | 7 | 16 | .438 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Rex Chapman | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41:00 | 7 | 13 | .538 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 10 | 12 | 1 | 39:00 | 5 | 8 | .625 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Wayman Tisdale | 7 | 1 | 0 | 17:00 | 3 | 12 | .250 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Reserves | PTS | TRB | AST | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF |
|---|
| Wesley Person | 23 | 2 | 0 | 28:00 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 7 | 8 | .875 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Danny Manning | 20 | 7 | 3 | 21:00 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 8 | 12 | .667 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Brown | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11:00 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | | 1 | 2 | .500 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 115 | 43 | 27 | 240 | 40 | 81 | .494 | 7 | 21 | .333 | 28 | 37 | .757 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| Player | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Jason Kidd | 42:00 | .470 | .333 | 5.6 | 19.9 | 13.1 | 41.9 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 15.8 | 20.0 | 115 | 109 |
| Kevin Johnson | 41:00 | .576 | .438 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 25.8 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 24.8 | 118 | 119 |
| Rex Chapman | 41:00 | .538 | .538 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 15.1 | 106 | 114 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 39:00 | .625 | .625 | 18.0 | 16.1 | 17.0 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 153 | 112 |
| Wayman Tisdale | 17:00 | .263 | .250 | 6.9 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 37.3 | 59 | 122 |
| Reserves | MP | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | USG% | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|
| Wesley Person | 28:00 | 1.295 | 1.313 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 15.6 | 197 | 108 |
| Danny Manning | 21:00 | .654 | .600 | 5.6 | 29.8 | 18.4 | 26.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 34.4 | 135 | 103 |
| Mike Brown | 11:00 | .521 | .500 | 21.3 | 37.9 | 30.1 | 12.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 25.8 | 15.6 | 109 | 97 |
| Team Totals | 240 | .591 | .537 | 29.3 | 67.4 | 49.4 | 67.5 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 10.2 | 100.0 | 120.3 | 112.0 |
Officials: Joe Forte, Tom Washington, Bennie Adams
Attendance: 19,023