1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results

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Record: 40-42, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Flip Saunders (40-42)

Executive: Kevin McHale

PTS/G: 96.1 (17th of 29) Opp PTS/G: 97.6 (17th of 29)

SRS: -1.82 (18th of 29) Pace: 90.7 (13th of 29)

Off Rtg: 105.5 (17th of 29) Def Rtg: 107.1 (15th of 29) Net Rtg: -1.6 (17th of 29)

Expected W-L: 37-45 (17th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +15000, Over-Under 26.5

Arena: Target Center Attendance: 697,727 (14th of 29)

NBA 1997 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (0-3) versus Houston Rockets (Series Stats)

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Regular Season Schedule

Playoffs Schedule

Regular Season

Regular Season Table
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
1	Fri, Nov 1, 1996	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		82	78	1	0	W 1	18,109
2	Sun, Nov 3, 1996	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		85	91	1	1	L 1	15,407
3	Tue, Nov 5, 1996	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		98	95	2	1	W 1	19,023
4	Thu, Nov 7, 1996	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L	OT	94	95	2	2	L 1	20,439
5	Sun, Nov 10, 1996	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	L		70	81	2	3	L 2	6,314
6	Tue, Nov 12, 1996	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		100	97	3	3	W 1	14,107
7	Thu, Nov 14, 1996	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W		100	90	4	3	W 2	14,079
8	Sat, Nov 16, 1996	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		79	82	4	4	L 1	19,763
9	Tue, Nov 19, 1996	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		93	122	4	5	L 2	16,285
10	Thu, Nov 21, 1996	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		86	90	4	6	L 3	16,837
11	Sat, Nov 23, 1996	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		98	96	5	6	W 1	16,877
12	Mon, Nov 25, 1996	Box Score	@	Washington Bullets	L		98	105	5	7	L 1	12,224
13	Wed, Nov 27, 1996	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		98	106	5	8	L 2	16,173
14	Fri, Nov 29, 1996	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		108	103	6	8	W 1	12,129
15	Sat, Nov 30, 1996	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		79	70	7	8	W 2	18,679
16	Tue, Dec 3, 1996	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		89	96	7	9	L 1	11,191
17	Thu, Dec 5, 1996	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		86	117	7	10	L 2	17,072
18	Fri, Dec 6, 1996	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		95	106	7	11	L 3	19,911
19	Sun, Dec 8, 1996	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		86	110	7	12	L 4	15,212
20	Tue, Dec 10, 1996	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		94	96	7	13	L 5	14,627
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Wed, Dec 11, 1996	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		86	103	7	14	L 6	23,505
22	Fri, Dec 13, 1996	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		108	105	8	14	W 1	17,097
23	Sat, Dec 14, 1996	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		93	101	8	15	L 1	14,873
24	Wed, Dec 18, 1996	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	L		96	123	8	16	L 2	12,818
25	Thu, Dec 19, 1996	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		105	112	8	17	L 3	17,317
26	Sat, Dec 21, 1996	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	W		103	88	9	17	W 1	18,127
27	Mon, Dec 23, 1996	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		107	98	10	17	W 2	14,434
28	Thu, Dec 26, 1996	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		88	80	11	17	W 3	17,293
29	Sat, Dec 28, 1996	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W	OT	103	96	12	17	W 4	18,814
30	Mon, Dec 30, 1996	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		96	108	12	18	L 1	16,587
31	Fri, Jan 3, 1997	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	W		94	84	13	18	W 1	16,054	2:04
32	Sat, Jan 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		97	91	14	18	W 2	17,218
33	Tue, Jan 7, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L		95	104	14	19	L 1	18,658
34	Thu, Jan 9, 1997	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		110	107	15	19	W 1	14,025
35	Sat, Jan 11, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		95	93	16	19	W 2	16,093
36	Tue, Jan 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	L		93	95	16	20	L 1	14,032
37	Wed, Jan 15, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	L		102	112	16	21	L 2	20,113
38	Sat, Jan 18, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		108	93	17	21	W 1	17,891
39	Mon, Jan 20, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	W		96	83	18	21	W 2	17,113
40	Tue, Jan 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	L		106	118	18	22	L 1	15,859
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Thu, Jan 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		95	76	19	22	W 1	15,282
42	Sat, Jan 25, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		94	101	19	23	L 1	21,314
43	Tue, Jan 28, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	L		88	91	19	24	L 2	14,119
44	Thu, Jan 30, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W		92	82	20	24	W 1	14,836
45	Fri, Jan 31, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		97	95	21	24	W 2	13,564
46	Sun, Feb 2, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		103	102	22	24	W 3	19,006
47	Tue, Feb 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		101	115	22	25	L 1	24,042
48	Thu, Feb 6, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		103	86	23	25	W 1	14,277
49	Wed, Feb 12, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		84	100	23	26	L 1	18,243
50	Fri, Feb 14, 1997	Box Score		Orlando Magic	W		104	100	24	26	W 1	19,006
51	Sun, Feb 16, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		107	96	25	26	W 2	18,774
52	Tue, Feb 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		84	95	25	27	L 1	17,317
53	Wed, Feb 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		84	73	26	27	W 1	15,729
54	Fri, Feb 21, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		101	82	27	27	W 2	16,279
55	Wed, Feb 26, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		108	89	28	27	W 3	14,153
56	Thu, Feb 27, 1997	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W	2OT	107	105	29	27	W 4	12,405
57	Sun, Mar 2, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	L		96	108	29	28	L 1	19,006
58	Wed, Mar 5, 1997	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	L		88	92	29	29	L 2	17,003
59	Fri, Mar 7, 1997	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		96	83	30	29	W 1	18,522
60	Sun, Mar 9, 1997	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		106	115	30	30	L 1	19,006
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Tue, Mar 11, 1997	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		104	100	31	30	W 1	15,527
62	Thu, Mar 13, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		92	108	31	31	L 1	17,979
63	Fri, Mar 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	L		95	109	31	32	L 2	18,731
64	Sun, Mar 16, 1997	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		119	101	32	32	W 1	17,346	1:55
65	Tue, Mar 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		97	115	32	33	L 1	14,184
66	Wed, Mar 19, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		95	72	33	33	W 1	13,368
67	Fri, Mar 21, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	L		98	112	33	34	L 1	21,454
68	Sun, Mar 23, 1997	Box Score		Miami Heat	L		108	113	33	35	L 2	19,006
69	Tue, Mar 25, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		103	112	33	36	L 3	16,285
70	Wed, Mar 26, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		102	100	34	36	W 1	10,326
71	Fri, Mar 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		81	92	34	37	L 1	17,072
72	Sun, Mar 30, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		113	102	35	37	W 1	14,498
73	Wed, Apr 2, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		94	89	36	37	W 2	14,919
74	Fri, Apr 4, 1997	Box Score		Washington Bullets	W		97	95	37	37	W 3	18,788
75	Sun, Apr 6, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		83	94	37	38	L 1	18,881
76	Tue, Apr 8, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	L		107	115	37	39	L 2	19,023
77	Thu, Apr 10, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		108	96	38	39	W 1	15,283
78	Sat, Apr 12, 1997	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	L		66	80	38	40	L 1	18,874
79	Mon, Apr 14, 1997	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	W		95	87	39	40	W 1	14,856
80	Wed, Apr 16, 1997	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		77	92	39	41	L 1	16,444
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 18, 1997	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	W		122	112	40	41	W 1	19,006
82	Sat, Apr 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		89	101	40	42	L 1	19,911

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	L	Streak	Attend.
1	Thu, Apr 24, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	95	112	1	L 1	16,285
2	Sat, Apr 26, 1997	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L	84	96	2	L 2	16,285
3	Tue, Apr 29, 1997	Box Score		Houston Rockets	L	120	125	3	L 3	19,006

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