Minnesota Timberwolves @ Houston Rockets
33-36, 11-23 Away
103
33-36, 11-23 Away
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MIN | 30 | 26 | 16 | 31 | 103 |
HOU | 31 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 112 |
46-23, 24-11 Home
112
46-23, 24-11 Home
Minnesota Timberwolves
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 14 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | 13 | 5-16 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | 10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | 16 | 5-23 | 1-7 | 5-9 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 14 | 6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | 15 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 9 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
103 | 41-93 | 5-12 | 16-26 | 48 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 30 | 23 | ||
44% | 42% | 62% |
Houston Rockets
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 41 | 39 | 13-25 | 0-2 | 13-13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | 28 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | 12 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF | +/- |
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | 9 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
112 | 39-81 | 3-14 | 31-34 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 33 | 19 | ||
48% | 21% | 91% |
+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court
Regular Season Series
HOU wins 4-0
Game Information
12:00 AM, 26 March 1997
Attendance: 16,285
- Referees:
- Ed Middleton
- Terry Durham
- Tommie Wood
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 26 | 4 | .867 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 21 | 8 | .724 | 4.5 | L1 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 10 | .667 | 6 | W3 |
| Portland | 12 | 18 | .400 | 14 | L2 |
| Utah | 10 | 19 | .345 | 15.5 | L4 |
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Antonio | 22 | 7 | .759 | - | W7 |
| Houston | 17 | 10 | .630 | 4 | L2 |
| Memphis | 14 | 16 | .467 | 8.5 | W1 |
| Dallas | 12 | 19 | .387 | 11 | W1 |
| New Orleans | 8 | 23 | .258 | 15 | L1 |
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