National Basketball Association » Minnesota Timberwolves » 1997
| 40-42 | Lost First Round |
| Record | Outcome |
The Minnesota Timberwolves finished the regular season with a 40-42 record. They went 25-16 at home and 15-26 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Minnesota Timberwolves went 40-45. Their final game was a loss in the Western Conference First Round to the Houston Rockets.
The 1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves played in the Midwest Division of the Western Conference.
Yes, the Minnesota Timberwolves made the Playoffs in 1997. They lost their only series against the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference First Round.
The Minnesota Timberwolves finished the regular season with a point differential of -121. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Timberwolves could have been expected to have about 36.7 wins, or a 37-45 record in the regular season.
In close, one-possession games, or games that went to overtime, the 1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves went 12-5.
During the regular season, the 1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves went 2-1 in overtime games.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1996-97 Minnesota Timberwolves was a 4 game winning streak on 2 separate stretches during the season.
The longest losing streak that the Minnesota Timberwolves had during the 1996-97 regular season was 6 games, which happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
| Date | Opponent | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||
| Fri, Nov 1, 1996 Fri, Nov 1, 1996 | vs San Antonio SpursSpurs | Win W 82 - 78 | |
| Sun, Nov 3, 1996 Sun, Nov 3, 1996 | @ Los Angeles LakersLakers | Loss L 85 - 91 | |
| Tue, Nov 5, 1996 Tue, Nov 5, 1996 | @ Phoenix SunsSuns | Win W 98 - 95 | |
| Thu, Nov 7, 1996 Thu, Nov 7, 1996 | @ Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers | Loss L 94 - 95 | OT |
| Sun, Nov 10, 1996 Sun, Nov 10, 1996 | @ Los Angeles ClippersClippers | Loss L 70 - 81 | |
| Tue, Nov 12, 1996 Tue, Nov 12, 1996 | vs Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers | Win W 100 - 97 | |
| Thu, Nov 14, 1996 Thu, Nov 14, 1996 | vs Dallas MavericksMavericks | Win W 100 - 90 | |
| Sat, Nov 16, 1996 Sat, Nov 16, 1996 | @ New York KnicksKnicks | Loss L 79 - 82 | |
| Tue, Nov 19, 1996 Tue, Nov 19, 1996 | @ Houston RocketsRockets | Loss L 93 - 122 | |
| Thu, Nov 21, 1996 Thu, Nov 21, 1996 | @ Orlando MagicMagic | Loss L 86 - 90 | |
| Sat, Nov 23, 1996 Sat, Nov 23, 1996 | vs Los Angeles ClippersClippers | Win W 98 - 96 | |
| Mon, Nov 25, 1996 Mon, Nov 25, 1996 | @ Washington BulletsBullets | Loss L 98 - 105 | |
| Wed, Nov 27, 1996 Wed, Nov 27, 1996 | vs Seattle SuperSonicsSuperSonics | Loss L 98 - 106 | |
| Fri, Nov 29, 1996 Fri, Nov 29, 1996 | @ Denver NuggetsNuggets | Win W 108 - 103 | |
| Sat, Nov 30, 1996 Sat, Nov 30, 1996 | vs Toronto RaptorsRaptors | Win W 79 - 70 | |
| Tue, Dec 3, 1996 Tue, Dec 3, 1996 | vs Sacramento KingsKings | Loss L 89 - 96 | |
| Thu, Dec 5, 1996 Thu, Dec 5, 1996 | @ Seattle SuperSonicsSuperSonics | Loss L 86 - 117 | |
| Fri, Dec 6, 1996 Fri, Dec 6, 1996 | @ Utah JazzJazz | Loss L 95 - 106 | |
| Sun, Dec 8, 1996 Sun, Dec 8, 1996 | @ Los Angeles LakersLakers | Loss L 86 - 110 | |
| Tue, Dec 10, 1996 Tue, Dec 10, 1996 | vs Houston RocketsRockets | Loss L 94 - 96 | |
| Wed, Dec 11, 1996 Wed, Dec 11, 1996 | @ Chicago BullsBulls | Loss L 86 - 103 | |
| Fri, Dec 13, 1996 Fri, Dec 13, 1996 | vs Phoenix SunsSuns | Win W 108 - 105 | |
| Sat, Dec 14, 1996 Sat, Dec 14, 1996 | vs Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers | Loss L 93 - 101 | |
| Wed, Dec 18, 1996 Wed, Dec 18, 1996 | @ Golden State WarriorsWarriors | Loss L 96 - 123 | |
| Thu, Dec 19, 1996 Thu, Dec 19, 1996 | @ Sacramento KingsKings | Loss L 105 - 112 | |
| Sat, Dec 21, 1996 Sat, Dec 21, 1996 | vs Los Angeles LakersLakers | Win W 103 - 88 | |
| Mon, Dec 23, 1996 Mon, Dec 23, 1996 | vs Utah JazzJazz | Win W 107 - 98 | |
| Thu, Dec 26, 1996 Thu, Dec 26, 1996 | vs New York KnicksKnicks | Win W 88 - 80 | |
| Sat, Dec 28, 1996 Sat, Dec 28, 1996 | vs Denver NuggetsNuggets | Win W 103 - 96 | OT |
| Mon, Dec 30, 1996 Mon, Dec 30, 1996 | @ Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers | Loss L 96 - 108 | |
| Fri, Jan 3, 1997 Fri, Jan 3 | @ Boston CelticsCeltics | Win W 94 - 84 | |
| Sat, Jan 4, 1997 Sat, Jan 4 | @ Milwaukee BucksBucks | Win W 97 - 91 | |
| Tue, Jan 7, 1997 Tue, Jan 7 | vs Houston RocketsRockets | Loss L 95 - 104 | |
| Thu, Jan 9, 1997 Thu, Jan 9 | @ New Jersey NetsNets | Win W 110 - 107 | |
| Sat, Jan 11, 1997 Sat, Jan 11 | vs Los Angeles ClippersClippers | Win W 95 - 93 | |
| Tue, Jan 14, 1997 Tue, Jan 14 | @ Atlanta HawksHawks | Loss L 93 - 95 | |
| Wed, Jan 15, 1997 Wed, Jan 15 | vs Chicago BullsBulls | Loss L 102 - 112 | |
| Sat, Jan 18, 1997 Sat, Jan 18 | vs Golden State WarriorsWarriors | Win W 108 - 93 | |
| Mon, Jan 20, 1997 Mon, Jan 20 | vs San Antonio SpursSpurs | Win W 96 - 83 | |
| Tue, Jan 21, 1997 Tue, Jan 21 | @ Toronto RaptorsRaptors | Loss L 106 - 118 | |
| Thu, Jan 23, 1997 Thu, Jan 23 | @ Vancouver GrizzliesGrizzlies | Win W 95 - 76 | |
| Sat, Jan 25, 1997 Sat, Jan 25 | @ Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers | Loss L 94 - 101 | |
| Tue, Jan 28, 1997 Tue, Jan 28 | vs Sacramento KingsKings | Loss L 88 - 91 | |
| Thu, Jan 30, 1997 Thu, Jan 30 | @ Dallas MavericksMavericks | Win W 92 - 82 | |
| Fri, Jan 31, 1997 Fri, Jan 31 | @ San Antonio SpursSpurs | Win W 97 - 95 | |
| Sun, Feb 2, 1997 Sun, Feb 2 | vs Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers | Win W 103 - 102 | |
| Tue, Feb 4, 1997 Tue, Feb 4 | @ Charlotte HornetsHornets | Loss L 101 - 115 | |
| Thu, Feb 6, 1997 Thu, Feb 6 | vs Vancouver GrizzliesGrizzlies | Win W 103 - 86 | |
| Wed, Feb 12, 1997 Wed, Feb 12 | vs Los Angeles LakersLakers | Loss L 84 - 100 | |
| Fri, Feb 14, 1997 Fri, Feb 14 | vs Orlando MagicMagic | Win W 104 - 100 | |
| Sun, Feb 16, 1997 Sun, Feb 16 | vs Phoenix SunsSuns | Win W 107 - 96 | |
| Tue, Feb 18, 1997 Tue, Feb 18 | @ Sacramento KingsKings | Loss L 84 - 95 | |
| Wed, Feb 19, 1997 Wed, Feb 19 | @ Vancouver GrizzliesGrizzlies | Win W 84 - 73 | |
| Fri, Feb 21, 1997 Fri, Feb 21 | vs Golden State WarriorsWarriors | Win W 101 - 82 | |
| Wed, Feb 26, 1997 Wed, Feb 26 | @ San Antonio SpursSpurs | Win W 108 - 89 | |
| Thu, Feb 27, 1997 Thu, Feb 27 | @ Dallas MavericksMavericks | Win W 107 - 105 | 2OT |
| Sun, Mar 2, 1997 Sun, Mar 2 | vs Charlotte HornetsHornets | Loss L 96 - 108 | |
| Wed, Mar 5, 1997 Wed, Mar 5 | vs Detroit PistonsPistons | Loss L 88 - 92 | |
| Fri, Mar 7, 1997 Fri, Mar 7 | vs Denver NuggetsNuggets | Win W 96 - 83 | |
| Sun, Mar 9, 1997 Sun, Mar 9 | vs Utah JazzJazz | Loss L 106 - 115 | |
| Tue, Mar 11, 1997 Tue, Mar 11 | vs Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Win W 104 - 100 | |
| Thu, Mar 13, 1997 Thu, Mar 13 | vs Seattle SuperSonicsSuperSonics | Loss L 92 - 108 | |
| Fri, Mar 14, 1997 Fri, Mar 14 | @ Philadelphia 76ers76ers | Loss L 95 - 109 | |
| Sun, Mar 16, 1997 Sun, Mar 16 | vs Boston CelticsCeltics | Win W 119 - 101 | |
| Tue, Mar 18, 1997 Tue, Mar 18 | @ Indiana PacersPacers | Loss L 97 - 115 | |
| Wed, Mar 19, 1997 Wed, Mar 19 | vs Vancouver GrizzliesGrizzlies | Win W 95 - 72 | |
| Fri, Mar 21, 1997 Fri, Mar 21 | @ Detroit PistonsPistons | Loss L 98 - 112 | |
| Sun, Mar 23, 1997 Sun, Mar 23 | vs Miami HeatHeat | Loss L 108 - 113 | |
| Tue, Mar 25, 1997 Tue, Mar 25 | @ Houston RocketsRockets | Loss L 103 - 112 | |
| Wed, Mar 26, 1997 Wed, Mar 26 | @ Denver NuggetsNuggets | Win W 102 - 100 | |
| Fri, Mar 28, 1997 Fri, Mar 28 | @ Seattle SuperSonicsSuperSonics | Loss L 81 - 92 | |
| Sun, Mar 30, 1997 Sun, Mar 30 | @ Golden State WarriorsWarriors | Win W 113 - 102 | |
| Wed, Apr 2, 1997 Wed, Apr 2 | vs New Jersey NetsNets | Win W 94 - 89 | |
| Fri, Apr 4, 1997 Fri, Apr 4 | vs Washington BulletsBullets | Win W 97 - 95 | |
| Sun, Apr 6, 1997 Sun, Apr 6 | vs Indiana PacersPacers | Loss L 83 - 94 | |
| Tue, Apr 8, 1997 Tue, Apr 8 | @ Phoenix SunsSuns | Loss L 107 - 115 | |
| Thu, Apr 10, 1997 Thu, Apr 10 | @ Los Angeles ClippersClippers | Win W 108 - 96 | |
| Sat, Apr 12, 1997 Sat, Apr 12 | vs Atlanta HawksHawks | Loss L 66 - 80 | |
| Mon, Apr 14, 1997 Mon, Apr 14 | @ Miami HeatHeat | Win W 95 - 87 | |
| Wed, Apr 16, 1997 Wed, Apr 16 | vs Dallas MavericksMavericks | Loss L 77 - 92 | |
| Fri, Apr 18, 1997 Fri, Apr 18 | vs Milwaukee BucksBucks | Win W 122 - 112 | |
| Sat, Apr 19, 1997 Sat, Apr 19 | @ Utah JazzJazz | Loss L 89 - 101 | |
| Playoffs | |||
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| Western Conference First Round | |||
| Thu, Apr 24, 1997 Thu, Apr 24 | @ Houston RocketsRockets | Loss L 95 - 112 | |
| Sat, Apr 26, 1997 Sat, Apr 26 | @ Houston RocketsRockets | Loss L 84 - 96 | |
| Tue, Apr 29, 1997 Tue, Apr 29 | vs Houston RocketsRockets | Loss L 120 - 125 | |
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