| Chicago Bulls | 96 |
| New Jersey Nets | 91 |
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| Los Angeles Lakers | 108 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 99 |
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| Miami Heat | 86 |
| New York Knicks | 96 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | 93 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 98 |
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Minnesota 98, Seattle 93
Opening Round - Seattle wins 3-2
Climate Pledge Arena (Seattle, Washington)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: Minnesota (0) Seattle (0)
Technicals: Minnesota (0) Seattle (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN (45-37) | 28 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 98 |
| SEA (61-21) | 20 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 93 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 83 | 117.7 | 111.7 |
| SEA | 83 | 111.7 | 117.7 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | .459 | 0.108 | 0.408 | 0.221 |
| SEA | .513 | 0.168 | 0.324 | 0.197 |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Kevin Garnett | Starter | C | 32:00 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 15.6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 3 | Stephon Marbury | Starter | PG | 44:00 | 9-21 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 12.6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 25 |
| 42 | Sam Mitchell | Starter | PF | 35:00 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 14.5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 |
| 44 | Anthony Peeler | Starter | SF | 41:00 | 4-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 11.5 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 30 | Terry Porter | Starter | SG | 41:00 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 14.2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 20 | Tom Hammonds | Bench | PF | 33:00 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 8.1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | Micheal Williams | Bench | PG | 14:00 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 37-86 | 5-14 | 19-23 | 88.1 | 20 | 29 | 49 | 23 | 25 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 98 | ||||
| 43.0% | 35.7% | 82.6% |
Seattle SuperSonics
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Vin Baker | Starter | C | 43:00 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8.8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 33 | Hersey Hawkins | Starter | SG | 42:00 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 13.1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Jerome Kersey | Starter | SF | 10:00 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | Gary Payton | Starter | PG | 43:00 | 12-25 | 2-6 | 6-7 | 10.4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 |
| 11 | Detlef Schrempf | Starter | PF | 40:00 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 13.8 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | Greg Anthony | Bench | PG | 24:00 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2.9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Dale Ellis | Bench | SF | 06:00 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Nate McMillan | Bench | SG | 20:00 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 9.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 14 | Sam Perkins | Bench | PF | 12:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 240 | 35-76 | 8-25 | 15-21 | 81.4 | 12 | 25 | 37 | 22 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 93 | ||||
| 46.1% | 32.0% | 71.4% |
Minnesota Timberwolves Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Stephon Marbury 17.7p, 2.8r, 8.6a |
Terry Porter 9.5p, 2r, 3.3a |
Anthony Peeler 12.3p, 3.2r, 3.6a |
Sam Mitchell 12.3p, 4.8r, 1.3a |
Kevin Garnett 18.5p, 9.6r, 4.2a |
| Rotation | Micheal Williams 2.6p, 0.6r, 1.3a |
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Tom Hammonds 6.1p, 4.8r, 0.6a |
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Seattle SuperSonics Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Gary Payton 19.2p, 4.6r, 8.3a |
Hersey Hawkins 10.5p, 4.1r, 2.7a |
Jerome Kersey 6.3p, 3.6r, 1.2a |
Detlef Schrempf 15.8p, 7.1r, 4.4a |
Vin Baker 19.2p, 8r, 1.9a |
| Rotation | Greg Anthony 5.2p, 1.4r, 2.6a |
Nate McMillan 3.4p, 2.2r, 3.1a |
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Sam Perkins 7.2p, 3.1r, 1.4a |
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| Lim PT | |
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Dale Ellis 11.8p, 2.3r, 1.1a |
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