1997-98 Minnesota Timberwolves Schedule and Results

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Record: 45-37, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Flip Saunders (45-37)

Executive: Kevin McHale

PTS/G: 101.1 (2nd of 29) Opp PTS/G: 100.4 (25th of 29)

SRS: 0.17 (17th of 29) Pace: 92.6 (4th of 29)

Off Rtg: 107.8 (7th of 29) Def Rtg: 107.1 (23rd of 29) Net Rtg: +0.8 (16th of 29)

Expected W-L: 43-39 (16th of 29)

Preseason Odds: Championship +6000, Over-Under 38.5

Arena: Target Center Attendance: 738,590 (11th of 29)

NBA 1998 Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference First Round (2-3) versus Seattle SuperSonics (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, Oct 31, 1997	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		129	113	1	0	W 1	16,784
2	Sat, Nov 1, 1997	Box Score		Charlotte Hornets	W		106	90	2	0	W 2	19,006
3	Tue, Nov 4, 1997	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		105	122	2	1	L 1	20,158
4	Fri, Nov 7, 1997	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		108	97	3	1	W 1	15,302
5	Sat, Nov 8, 1997	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		97	90	4	1	W 2	19,283
6	Tue, Nov 11, 1997	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		92	93	4	2	L 1	14,593
7	Thu, Nov 13, 1997	Box Score		Washington Wizards	L	OT	88	91	4	3	L 2	16,491
8	Sat, Nov 15, 1997	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	W		105	94	5	3	W 1	17,410
9	Tue, Nov 18, 1997	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		108	90	6	3	W 2	19,023
10	Wed, Nov 19, 1997	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		93	118	6	4	L 1	17,505
11	Fri, Nov 21, 1997	Box Score		Cleveland Cavaliers	L		80	103	6	5	L 2	17,002
12	Mon, Nov 24, 1997	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L	OT	124	133	6	6	L 3	19,911
13	Wed, Nov 26, 1997	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	L		90	96	6	7	L 4	17,882
14	Fri, Nov 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	L		84	95	6	8	L 5	13,628
15	Sat, Nov 29, 1997	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		106	87	7	8	W 1	17,494
16	Wed, Dec 3, 1997	Box Score		Indiana Pacers	L		90	94	7	9	L 1	16,559
17	Fri, Dec 5, 1997	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		101	90	8	9	W 1	16,151
18	Sat, Dec 6, 1997	Box Score	@	Washington Wizards	L		103	114	8	10	L 1	20,674
19	Tue, Dec 9, 1997	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L		99	108	8	11	L 2	15,073
20	Thu, Dec 11, 1997	Box Score	@	New York Knicks	L		103	107	8	12	L 3	19,763
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
21	Sat, Dec 13, 1997	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	W		112	101	9	12	W 1	18,899
22	Tue, Dec 16, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		96	109	9	13	L 1	16,874
23	Wed, Dec 17, 1997	Box Score	@	Philadelphia 76ers	W		94	90	10	13	W 1	11,945
24	Sat, Dec 20, 1997	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		92	91	11	13	W 2	18,135
25	Mon, Dec 22, 1997	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	L		79	89	11	14	L 1	14,612
26	Tue, Dec 23, 1997	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W		112	103	12	14	W 1	17,072
27	Fri, Dec 26, 1997	Box Score		New Jersey Nets	W		116	96	13	14	W 2	17,947
28	Sun, Dec 28, 1997	Box Score	@	Detroit Pistons	W		93	89	14	14	W 3	19,450
29	Tue, Dec 30, 1997	Box Score		Chicago Bulls	W		99	95	15	14	W 4	20,097
30	Fri, Jan 2, 1998	Box Score	@	Boston Celtics	L		89	93	15	15	L 1	18,624	2:23
31	Sat, Jan 3, 1998	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		109	87	16	15	W 1	19,006
32	Wed, Jan 7, 1998	Box Score		Phoenix Suns	L		77	92	16	16	L 1	16,771
33	Fri, Jan 9, 1998	Box Score		Portland Trail Blazers	W		96	91	17	16	W 1	17,998
34	Sat, Jan 10, 1998	Box Score	@	New Jersey Nets	W		108	101	18	16	W 2	20,049
35	Mon, Jan 12, 1998	Box Score		Golden State Warriors	W		103	87	19	16	W 3	15,898
36	Fri, Jan 16, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	W	OT	116	115	20	16	W 4	16,285
37	Sat, Jan 17, 1998	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	W	OT	113	110	21	16	W 5	15,327
38	Mon, Jan 19, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Clippers	W		117	109	22	16	W 6	18,712
39	Wed, Jan 21, 1998	Box Score		Boston Celtics	W		104	95	23	16	W 7	19,006	2:25
40	Sat, Jan 24, 1998	Box Score	@	Toronto Raptors	L	OT	107	113	23	17	L 1	15,778
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
41	Tue, Jan 27, 1998	Box Score		Atlanta Hawks	W		113	96	24	17	W 1	16,842
42	Thu, Jan 29, 1998	Box Score	@	Vancouver Grizzlies	W		112	106	25	17	W 2	15,111
43	Fri, Jan 30, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Lakers	L		114	121	25	18	L 1	17,505
44	Sun, Feb 1, 1998	Box Score		Milwaukee Bucks	L		110	118	25	19	L 2	20,188
45	Mon, Feb 2, 1998	Box Score	@	Cleveland Cavaliers	L		99	109	25	20	L 3	13,841
46	Wed, Feb 4, 1998	Box Score		New York Knicks	W		95	88	26	20	W 1	17,228
47	Wed, Feb 11, 1998	Box Score		Orlando Magic	L		89	96	26	21	L 1	17,093
48	Fri, Feb 13, 1998	Box Score	@	Denver Nuggets	W		107	80	27	21	W 1	12,013
49	Sun, Feb 15, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	W	OT	105	99	28	21	W 2	19,949
50	Tue, Feb 17, 1998	Box Score	@	Miami Heat	L		84	110	28	22	L 1	15,200
51	Wed, Feb 18, 1998	Box Score	@	Orlando Magic	L		102	115	28	23	L 2	17,077
52	Fri, Feb 20, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W	OT	100	95	29	23	W 1	19,083
53	Sun, Feb 22, 1998	Box Score		Sacramento Kings	W		113	95	30	23	W 2	17,977
54	Tue, Feb 24, 1998	Box Score	@	San Antonio Spurs	L		99	105	30	24	L 1	14,422
55	Thu, Feb 26, 1998	Box Score	@	Houston Rockets	L		98	118	30	25	L 2	16,285
56	Fri, Feb 27, 1998	Box Score		Los Angeles Lakers	L		91	104	30	26	L 3	20,197
57	Sun, Mar 1, 1998	Box Score		Detroit Pistons	W	2OT	115	113	31	26	W 1	18,651
58	Tue, Mar 3, 1998	Box Score		Dallas Mavericks	L		99	110	31	27	L 1	18,493
59	Wed, Mar 4, 1998	Box Score	@	Charlotte Hornets	L		102	112	31	28	L 2	22,493
60	Fri, Mar 6, 1998	Box Score		Toronto Raptors	W		113	91	32	28	W 1	18,156
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
61	Sun, Mar 8, 1998	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L	OT	98	99	32	29	L 1	19,006
62	Wed, Mar 11, 1998	Box Score	@	Golden State Warriors	W		113	84	33	29	W 1	10,390
63	Thu, Mar 12, 1998	Box Score	@	Portland Trail Blazers	L		92	95	33	30	L 1	20,553
64	Sat, Mar 14, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L		80	114	33	31	L 2	17,072
65	Mon, Mar 16, 1998	Box Score		Utah Jazz	L		96	102	33	32	L 3	17,333
66	Wed, Mar 18, 1998	Box Score		San Antonio Spurs	L		76	92	33	33	L 4	19,297
67	Fri, Mar 20, 1998	Box Score		Denver Nuggets	W		104	88	34	33	W 1	18,007
68	Sat, Mar 21, 1998	Box Score		Vancouver Grizzlies	W		102	88	35	33	W 2	18,336
69	Mon, Mar 23, 1998	Box Score	@	Dallas Mavericks	L		87	91	35	34	L 1	11,274
70	Wed, Mar 25, 1998	Box Score	@	Phoenix Suns	W		99	97	36	34	W 1	19,023
71	Fri, Mar 27, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		100	98	37	34	W 2	11,758
72	Sun, Mar 29, 1998	Box Score	@	Sacramento Kings	W		104	96	38	34	W 3	16,465
73	Thu, Apr 2, 1998	Box Score	@	Indiana Pacers	L		108	111	38	35	L 1	14,869
74	Fri, Apr 3, 1998	Box Score	@	Chicago Bulls	L		93	107	38	36	L 2	23,985
75	Sun, Apr 5, 1998	Box Score	@	Atlanta Hawks	W		97	96	39	36	W 1	15,165
76	Tue, Apr 7, 1998	Box Score		Miami Heat	W		92	89	40	36	W 2	17,978
77	Fri, Apr 10, 1998	Box Score		Philadelphia 76ers	W		107	102	41	36	W 3	18,448
78	Sat, Apr 11, 1998	Box Score		Utah Jazz	W		110	103	42	36	W 4	20,051
79	Mon, Apr 13, 1998	Box Score	@	Los Angeles Clippers	W		107	88	43	36	W 5	9,158
80	Tue, Apr 14, 1998	Box Score	@	Utah Jazz	L		109	126	43	37	L 1	19,911
G	Date			Opponent			Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.	LOG	Notes
81	Fri, Apr 17, 1998	Box Score		Houston Rockets	W		102	95	44	37	W 1	19,881
82	Sat, Apr 18, 1998	Box Score	@	Milwaukee Bucks	W		111	109	45	37	W 2	16,886

Playoffs

Playoffs Table
G	Date			Opponent		Tm	Opp	W	L	Streak	Attend.
1	Fri, Apr 24, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	83	108	0	1	L 1	17,072
2	Sun, Apr 26, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	W	98	93	1	1	W 1	17,072
3	Tue, Apr 28, 1998	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	W	98	90	2	1	W 2	19,006
4	Thu, Apr 30, 1998	Box Score		Seattle SuperSonics	L	88	92	2	2	L 1	19,006
5	Sat, May 2, 1998	Box Score	@	Seattle SuperSonics	L	84	97	2	3	L 2	17,072

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