1997–98 Minnesota Timberwolves season
1997–98 Minnesota Timberwolves season | |
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Head coach | Flip Saunders |
Owner(s) | Glen Taylor |
Arena | Target Center |
Results | |
Record | 45–37 (.549) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 7th (Western) |
Playoff finish | West First Round (eliminated 2-3) |
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com |
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Local media | |
Television | KLGT-TV, Midwest Sports Channel |
The 1997-98 NBA season was the Timberwolves' 9th season in the NBA.[1] Kevin Garnett and Stephon Marbury continued to establish themselves as two of the brightest stars in the NBA, as Garnett averaged 18.5 points, 9.6 rebounds per game, and was selected for the 1998 NBA All-Star Game. Marbury averaged 17.7 points, and 8.6 assists per game. Despite losing scoring leader Tom Gugliotta for half of the season, the Timberwolves went on to post their first winning record at 45-37. Third in the Midwest Division making their second consecutive playoff appearance. In the first round of the playoffs, the Timberwolves took a 2-1 lead over the #2 seed Seattle SuperSonics, but went on to lose the series in five games.
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Draft picks
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 20 | Paul Grant | C | United States | Wisconsin |
2 | 43 | Gordon Malone | United States | West Virginia |
Roster
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Regular season
Season standings
Midwest Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
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z-Utah Jazz | 62 | 20 | .756 | – | 36–5 | 26–15 | 22–2 |
x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6 | 31–10 | 25–16 | 18–6 |
x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 | 26–15 | 19–22 | 14–10 |
x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 | 24–17 | 17–24 | 14–10 |
Dallas Mavericks | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42 | 13–28 | 7–34 | 9–15 |
Vancouver Grizzlies | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 | 14–27 | 5–36 | 4–20 |
Denver Nuggets | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51 | 9–32 | 2–39 | 3–21 |
# | Western Conference | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
1 | z-Utah Jazz | 62 | 20 | .756 | – |
2 | y-Seattle SuperSonics | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1 |
3 | x-Los Angeles Lakers | 61 | 21 | .744 | 1 |
4 | x-Phoenix Suns | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6 |
5 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 6 |
6 | x-Portland Trail Blazers | 46 | 36 | .561 | 16 |
7 | x-Minnesota Timberwolves | 45 | 37 | .549 | 17 |
8 | x-Houston Rockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 21 |
9 | Sacramento Kings | 27 | 55 | .329 | 35 |
10 | Dallas Mavericks | 20 | 62 | .244 | 42 |
11 | Vancouver Grizzlies | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 |
11 | Golden State Warriors | 19 | 63 | .232 | 43 |
13 | Los Angeles Clippers | 17 | 65 | .207 | 45 |
14 | Denver Nuggets | 11 | 71 | .134 | 51 |
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Game log
Playoffs
West First Round
(2) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (7) Minnesota Timberwolves Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the SuperSonics and Timberwolves.
Game | Date | Home | Score | Visitor | Score | Record
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Venue | Box score | Television |
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1 | April 24 | Seattle | 108 | Minnesota | 83 | 1-0 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | 1 | TBS 9:30et |
2 | April 26 | Seattle | 93 | Minnesota | 98 | 1-1 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | 2 | TNT 9:00et |
3 | April 28 | Minnesota | 98 | Seattle | 90 | 1-2 | Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 3 | TBS 9:30et |
4 | April 30 | Minnesota | 88 | Seattle | 92 | 2-2 | Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota | 4 | TBS 9:30et |
5 | May 2 | Seattle | 97 | Minnesota | 84 | 3-2 | KeyArena, Seattle, Washington | 5 | NBC 3:30et |
Seattle wins series 3–2 |
Player statistics
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
Season
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Chris Carr | 51 | 40 | 22.8 | .420 | .315 | .848 | 3.0 | 1.7 | .3 | .2 | 9.9 |
Bill Curley | 11 | 1 | 13.3 | .485 | .000 | .667 | 2.5 | .4 | .3 | .1 | 3.1 |
Kevin Garnett | 82 | 82 | 39.3 | .491 | .188 | .738 | 9.6 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 18.5 |
Tom Gugliotta | 41 | 41 | 38.6 | .502 | .118 | .821 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 1.5 | .5 | 20.1 |
Tom Hammonds | 57 | 2 | 20.0 | .516 | .000 | .697 | 4.8 | .6 | .3 | .3 | 6.1 |
Reggie Jordan | 57 | 1 | 8.5 | .478 | .000 | .569 | 1.7 | .9 | .6 | .2 | 2.6 |
Stephon Marbury | 82 | 81 | 38.0 | .415 | .313 | .731 | 2.8 | 8.6 | 1.3 | .1 | 17.7 |
Sam Mitchell | 81 | 33 | 27.6 | .464 | .349 | .832 | 4.8 | 1.3 | .8 | .3 | 12.3 |
Cherokee Parks | 79 | 43 | 21.6 | .499 | .000 | .651 | 5.5 | .7 | .5 | 1.1 | 7.1 |
Anthony Peeler | 30 | 24 | 33.0 | .445 | .453 | .780 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 1.7 | .2 | 13.0 |
Terry Porter | 82 | 8 | 21.8 | .449 | .395 | .856 | 2.0 | 3.3 | .8 | .2 | 9.5 |
Stanley Roberts | 74 | 44 | 17.9 | .495 | . | .481 | 4.9 | .4 | .3 | 1.0 | 6.2 |
Clifford Rozier | 6 | 0 | 5.0 | .500 | . | .000 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
Doug West | 38 | 10 | 18.1 | .374 | .000 | .725 | 2.2 | 1.2 | .3 | .1 | 4.1 |
DeJuan Wheat | 34 | 0 | 4.4 | .400 | .471 | .600 | .3 | .7 | .2 | .0 | 1.7 |
Micheal Williams | 25 | 0 | 6.4 | .333 | .000 | .970 | .6 | 1.3 | .4 | .1 | 2.6 |
Playoffs
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Bill Curley | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | . | . | . | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Kevin Garnett | 5 | 5 | 38.8 | .480 | . | .778 | 9.6 | 4.0 | .8 | 2.4 | 15.8 |
Tom Hammonds | 5 | 1 | 22.6 | .429 | . | .750 | 4.4 | .4 | .0 | .2 | 7.2 |
Reggie Jordan | 2 | 0 | 14.5 | .625 | 1.000 | .500 | 4.5 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | 6.0 |
Stephon Marbury | 5 | 5 | 41.8 | .306 | .280 | .783 | 3.2 | 7.6 | 2.4 | .0 | 13.8 |
Sam Mitchell | 5 | 5 | 35.4 | .448 | .214 | .895 | 5.4 | 1.6 | .2 | .2 | 14.4 |
Cherokee Parks | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | . | . | . | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |
Anthony Peeler | 5 | 5 | 42.6 | .403 | .484 | 1.000 | 7.6 | 3.6 | 2.0 | .6 | 16.2 |
Terry Porter | 5 | 4 | 37.6 | .429 | .400 | .833 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.0 | .0 | 15.8 |
Stanley Roberts | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | .000 | . | .500 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
DeJuan Wheat | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | .500 | . | . | 1.0 | .0 | 1.0 | .0 | 2.0 |
Micheal Williams | 4 | 0 | 14.5 | .400 | .500 | .778 | 2.3 | 2.8 | .8 | .3 | 5.0 |
Awards and records
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Transactions
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