Final
Series starts 11/5
| Game 1: Tuesday, November 5th | ||
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| Timberwolves | 98 | Final |
| Suns | 95 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, December 13th | ||
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| Suns | 105 | Final |
| Timberwolves | 108 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, February 16th | ||
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| Suns | 96 | Final |
| Timberwolves | 107 | |
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| Game 4: Tuesday, April 8th | ||
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| Timberwolves | 107 | Final |
| Suns | 115 | |
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(0-3, 0-2 home)
7:00 PM ET, November 5, 1996
US Airways Center, Phoenix, AZ
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
| MIN | 24 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 98 |
| PHX | 28 | 19 | 20 | 28 | 95 |
Top Performers
Minnesota: K. Garnett 14 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl, 4 Blk
Phoenix: S. Cassell 23 Pts, 4 Reb, 12 Ast, 3 Stl
| Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS | |||
| Tom Gugliotta, PF | 37 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 7-10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 19 | |||
| Doug West, F | 31 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 16 | |||
| Kevin Garnett, C | 36 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 14 | |||
| Stojko Vrankovic, C | 31 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 8 | |||
| Terry Porter, G | 18 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | |||
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS | |||
| Cherokee Parks, PF | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 | |||
| Sam Mitchell, F | 30 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 16 | |||
| Chris Carr, G | 17 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 11 | |||
| James Robinson, G | 30 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 12 | |||
| Dean Garrett, C | DNP | ||||||||||||||||
| Stephon Marbury, PG | DNP | ||||||||||||||||
| Shane Heal, SG | DNP | ||||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |||||
| 35-65 | 4-8 | 24-34 | 7 | 26 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 98 | ||||||
| 53.8% | 50.0% | 70.6% | |||||||||||||||
Fast break points: 0 Points in the paint: -1 Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers): 32 (22) +/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court. | |||||||||||||||||
| Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||||||||
| STARTERS | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS | |||
| Robert Horry, PF | 28 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 5 | |||
| Wesley Person, SF | 23 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | |||
| A.C. Green, F | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 7 | |||
| Danny Manning, F | 36 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 24 | |||
| Sam Cassell, PG | 37 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | 23 | |||
| BENCH | MIN | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | PTS | |||
| Wayman Tisdale, F | 15 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 | |||
| Chucky Brown, F | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 2 | |||
| Joe Kleine, C | 20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 1 | |||
| Steve Nash, PG | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | |||
| Michael Finley, SG | 22 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | |||
| Rex Chapman, G | 25 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 10 | |||
| Ben Davis, F | DNP | ||||||||||||||||
| TOTALS | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | PTS | |||||
| 37-81 | 3-10 | 18-26 | 19 | 23 | 42 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 28 | 95 | ||||||
| 45.7% | 30.0% | 69.2% | |||||||||||||||
Fast break points: 0 Points in the paint: -1 Total Team Turnovers (Points off turnovers): 28 (20) +/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court. | |||||||||||||||||
