Phoenix Suns vs. Minnesota Timberwolves

Dec 13, 1997

FINAL

56-26PhoenixSuns

101

45-37MinnesotaT-wolves

112

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	31	23	28	19	101
MIN	31	28	22	31	112

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21George McCloudSF	40	6-18	2-11	2-2	7	1	0	1	2	3	-5	16
34Antonio McDyessPF	24	4-5	0-0	0-2	4	3	2	1	2	4	-4	8
18Hot Rod WilliamsC	19	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	-9	0
1Cedric CeballosSG	25	9-13	2-5	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	+5	20
32Jason KiddPG	43	7-13	3-3	3-4	5	8	3	0	6	0	-9	20
30Clifford Robinson	17	2-7	0-1	0-0	5	4	0	1	2	1	+7	4
15Danny Manning	31	7-14	0-0	1-1	8	1	2	0	3	3	-11	15
13Steve Nash	27	6-12	1-4	2-2	0	5	1	0	2	4	-18	15
20Marko Milic	4	0-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	1	1	-2	0
2Mark Bryant	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	3	-5	1
4Brooks Thompson	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-4	2
3Rex Chapman	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8947.2%	8-2630.8%	9-1369.2%	40	23	9	3	21	21	-	101

TIMBERWOLVES	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Kevin GarnettSF	36	8-12	0-0	4-6	8	8	3	2	4	4	+6	20
24Tom GugliottaPF	38	4-8	0-0	6-7	6	2	3	1	3	1	+12	14
53Stanley RobertsC	15	4-6	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	2	1	0	+5	8
43Chris CarrSG	26	8-14	1-3	1-2	0	3	0	1	0	2	-6	18
3Stephon MarburyPG	41	6-12	0-1	0-1	5	14	1	0	4	2	+11	12
20Tom Hammonds	23	2-3	0-0	1-2	3	1	1	0	3	2	-1	5
42Sam Mitchell	29	9-14	1-1	5-6	6	1	2	0	1	1	+11	24
32DeJuan Wheat	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
30Terry Porter	23	3-7	1-2	2-3	2	3	2	0	1	0	+17	9
31Reggie Jordan	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
44Cherokee Parks	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Doug West	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-7758.4%	3-742.9%	19-2770.4%	32	34	12	6	17	13	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXMIN

(12:00) Jump Ball Roberts vs. McDyess: Tip to Kidd
+2 (11:43) Ceballos Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Kidd 1 AST)
20
(11:27) MISS Gugliotta 7' Hook Shot
(11:27) McDyess BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:24) Ceballos REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:16) Kidd 8' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)
40
(11:02) MISS Gugliotta 9' Jump Shot
(11:00) Kidd REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:56) MISS Kidd 20' Jump Shot
(10:54) Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:43) Carr Layup (2 PTS) (Marbury 1 AST)
42
(10:30) Williams Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:07) Carr 14' Running Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Garnett 1 AST)
44
+2 (9:48) Ceballos Driving Layup (4 PTS) (McDyess 1 AST)
64
+2 (9:39) Carr Driving Dunk (6 PTS) (Marbury 2 AST)
66
+3 (9:20) McCloud 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
96
+2 (9:09) Carr 19' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Marbury 3 AST)
98
+2 (8:51) Ceballos Driving Layup (6 PTS)
118
+2 (8:36) Garnett 9' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Marbury 4 AST)
1110
(8:24) MISS Kidd 18' Jump Shot
(8:22) Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:12) Carr 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Marbury 5 AST)
1113
(8:05) Roberts Violation:Defensive Goaltending
(8:05) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:57) Kidd Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:57) Gugliotta STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:45) Garnett Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Gugliotta 1 AST)
1115
+2 (7:30) Kidd 17' Running Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1315
(7:17) MISS Garnett 18' Jump Shot
(7:15) Ceballos REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:10) MISS McCloud 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:08) Gugliotta REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:50) Roberts Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Garnett 2 AST)
1317
(6:34) MISS McCloud 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:32) Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:14) Roberts Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Garnett 3 AST)
1319
(6:06) McDyess OFF.Foul (P1)
(6:06) McDyess Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:45) MISS Roberts Layup
(5:43) McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:29) MISS McCloud 16' Jump Shot
(5:27) TIMBERWOLVES Rebound
(5:27) McDyess L.B.FOUL (P2.T1)
+2 (5:14) Roberts 7' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Carr 1 AST)
1321
(5:03) Garnett S.FOUL (P1.T1)
(5:03) MISS McDyess Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:03) Suns Rebound
(5:03) MISS McDyess Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:03) Garnett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:46) MISS Garnett Layup
(4:44) McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:24) Kidd 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Robinson 1 AST)
1621
+2 (4:04) Hammonds Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Garnett 4 AST)
1623
(3:58) McDyess Traveling Turnover (P2.T4)
+2 (3:42) Carr 20' Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Garnett 5 AST)
1625
(3:34) MISS Robinson 9' Jump Shot
(3:32) McCloud REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (3:23) Ceballos 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Robinson 2 AST)
1925
+2 (3:01) Garnett 16' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Marbury 6 AST)
1927
+2 (2:52) Manning Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Kidd 2 AST)
2127
(2:39) Gugliotta Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:39) TIMBERWOLVES Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:23) Robinson 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T5)
(2:12) MISS Carr 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:10) Manning REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:56) Ceballos 8' Running Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2327
(1:44) MISS Garnett 11' Jump Shot
(1:43) McCloud REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:34) MISS Manning 14' Jump Shot
(1:31) McCloud REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (1:31) McCloud Layup (5 PTS)
2527
(1:31) Garnett S.FOUL (P2.T2)
+1 (1:31) McCloud Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2627
(1:15) Manning P.FOUL (P1.T2)
(0:59) Hammonds 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:49) Kidd Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T6)
(0:49) Hammonds STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:44) Carr Driving Layup (15 PTS) (Marbury 7 AST)
2629
+2 (0:35) Manning Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Robinson 3 AST)
2829
(0:28) MISS Carr 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:26) Hammonds REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:05) Hammonds Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Marbury 8 AST)
2831
+3 (0:00) Kidd 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3131

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

MIN

101Points112

42-89(47.2%)Field Goal(%)45-77(58.4%)

8-26(30.8%)3-Point(%)3-7(42.9%)

9-13(69.2%)Free Throw(%)19-27(70.4%)

40(15)Rebounds(Offensive)32(7)

23Assists34

9Steals12

3Blocks6

21Turnovers17

21Fouls13

50Pts In The Paint48

9Fast Break Pts21

0Pts Off Turnovers0

101Bench Pts112

4Largest Lead13

Game Details

Saturday, December 13, 1997 · 8:00 PM

Target Center · Minneapolis, MN

attendance: 18,899 (97.6%)