# 2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season

The 2007–08 Minnesota Timberwolves season was their 19th season in the NBA and their first since the 1994-95 season that Kevin Garnett was not on the roster as he was traded to the Boston Celtics during the summer.

## Draft picks

Minnesota's selections from the 2007 NBA draft in New York City.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 7 | Corey Brewer | Forward | United States | Florida |
| 2 | 41 | Chris Richard | Power Forward | United States | Florida |

## Regular season
### Season standings

| Northwest Divisionvte | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div |
| y-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | – | 37–4 | 17–24 | 13–3 |
| x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 4 | 33–8 | 17–24 | 10–6 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 13 | 28–13 | 13–28 | 10–6 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 32 | 15–26 | 7–34 | 3–13 |
| Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | 62 | .244 | 34 | 13–28 | 7–34 | 6–10 |
| # | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte | Western Conferencevte |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| 1 | c-Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | 25 | .695 | – |
| 2 | y-New Orleans Hornets | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 3 | x-San Antonio Spurs | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1 |
| 4 | y-Utah Jazz | 54 | 28 | .659 | 3 |
| 5 | x-Houston Rockets | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 6 | x-Phoenix Suns | 55 | 27 | .671 | 2 |
| 7 | x-Dallas Mavericks | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6 |
| 8 | x-Denver Nuggets | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7 |
| 9 | Golden State Warriors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 9 |
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16 |
| 11 | Sacramento Kings | 38 | 44 | .463 | 19 |
| 12 | Los Angeles Clippers | 23 | 59 | .280 | 34 |
| 13 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 14 | Memphis Grizzlies | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35 |
| 15 | Seattle SuperSonics | 20 | 62 | .244 | 37 |

### Record vs. opponents

2007-08 NBA Records :
| Team | ATL | BOS | CHA | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MEM | MIA | MIL | MIN | NJN | NOH | NYK | ORL | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | TOR | UTA | WAS |
| Atlanta | — | 0–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Boston | 3–0 | — | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–3 |
| Charlotte | 2–2 | 1–3 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 |
| Chicago | 2–2 | 0–4 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Cleveland | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| Dallas | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | — | 0–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–0 |
| Detroit | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 |
| Golden State | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 |
| Houston | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Indiana | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–2 |
| L.A. Clippers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | – | 0–4 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | — | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 |
| Memphis | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 |
| Miami | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | — | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 0–4 |
| Milwaukee | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Minnesota | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| New Jersey | 3–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 4–0 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| New Orleans | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 0–2 |
| New York | 0–4 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 2–1 |
| Orlando | 2–2 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | — | 3–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 0–2 | 3–1 |
| Philadelphia | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 2–2 |
| Phoenix | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | — | 3–0 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 |
| Portland | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | — | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 |
| Sacramento | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–4 | 3–1 | — | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| San Antonio | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–1 | — | 2–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 |
| Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 0–4 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 1–2 | — | 1–1 | 0–4 | 0–2 |
| Toronto | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2–1 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 3–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–3 |
| Utah | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 3–1 | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 3–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 4–0 | 2–0 | — | 2–0 |
| Washington | 2–2 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 3–1 | 0–2 | — |

### Game log

2007–08 game log :
November
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1November 2Nuggets91–99McCants (23)Jefferson (13)Telfair (5)Target Center 19,4430–1
2November 4@ Knicks93–97Gomes (19)Jefferson (12)Telfair (7)Madison Square Garden 19,7630–2
3November 6Magic103–111Jefferson (25)Jefferson (10)Jaric (10)Target Center 12,0030–3
4November 9@ Lakers93–107Jefferson (24)Jefferson (15)Jaric (6)Staples Center 18,9970–4
5November 10@ Kings93–100Jefferson (17)Jefferson (12)Buckner (5)ARCO Arena 13,1700–5
6November 14Kings108–103McCants (33)Jaric (8)Telfair (8)Target Center 11,6561–5
7November 16Wizards89–105McCants (19)Jefferson (10)Jaric (4)Target Center 11,7831–6
8November 17Hornets82–100Jefferson (20)Jefferson (10)Three-way tie (3)Target Center 15,3241–7
9November 21Cavaliers86–97Jefferson (30)Jefferson (8)Two-way tie (4)Target Center 15,2241–8
10November 23@ Nuggets93–99Walker (24)Jefferson (14)Jaric (6)Pepsi Center 17,0971–9
11November 24Hawks87–94Jefferson (23)Jefferson (16)Jaric (6)Target Center 14,1011–10
12November 26@ Hornets103–94Jaric (21)Buckner (9)Telfair (8)New Orleans Arena 8,3932–10
13November 28@ Mavericks103–109Jefferson (31)Jefferson (14)Jaric (7)American Airlines Center 20,0542–11
14November 30Spurs91–106Jefferson (23)Jefferson (11)Two-way tie (4)Target Center 16,2972–12 :
December
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
15December 1@ Grizzlies80–109McCants (18)Walker (9)Telfair (6)FedExForum 12,8962–13
16December 4Lakers95–116Telfair (16)Jefferson (12)Three-way tie (3)Target Center 17,5132–14
17December 6@ Hawks89–90Smith (25)Brewer (10)Jaric (10)Philips Arena 12,2322–15
18December 8Suns100–93Jefferson (32)Jefferson (20)Telfair (6)Target Center 19,3563–15
19December 11@ Wizards88–102Smith (36)Brewer (9)Telfair (10)Verizon Center 12,1773–16
20December 12@ 76ers94–98Jefferson (22)Jefferson (11)Telfair (11)Wachovia Center 10,9713–17
21December 14Sonics88–99Jefferson (22)Jefferson (16)Two-way tie (6)Target Center 16,5233–18
22December 15@ Bucks92–95Smith (30)Jefferson (15)Telfair (8)Bradley Center 15,5123–19
23December 17@ Heat87–91Jefferson (22)Jefferson (20)Telfair (6)AmericanAirlines Arena 19,6003–20
24December 19Warriors98–111Jefferson (24)Jefferson (14)Telfair (8)Target Center 13,0013–21
25December 21Pacers131–118Jefferson (29)Jefferson (13)Telfair (11)Target Center 15,3794–21
26December 22@ Hornets76–110Gomes (20)Jefferson (13)Green (4)New Orleans Arena 11,2574–22
27December 26@ Warriors101–105Jefferson (20)Jefferson (19)Jaric (5)Oracle Arena 19,5964–23
28December 28@ Blazers98–109Jefferson (22)Two-way tie (7)Telfair (11)Rose Garden 20,4914–24
29December 29@ Sonics90–109Jefferson (17)Two-way tie (8)Telfair (6)KeyArena 14,0384–25
30December 31@ Clippers82–91Jefferson (22)Two-way tie (15)Telfair (7)Staples Center 14,4044–26 :
2007–08 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Ragular season

| Player | POS | GP | GS | MP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | MPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Al Jefferson | C | 82 | 82 | 2,919 | 911 | 117 | 74 | 119 | 1,726 | 35.6 | 11.1 | 1.4 | .9 | 1.5 | 21.0 |
| Ryan Gomes | PF | 82 | 74 | 2,434 | 475 | 145 | 65 | 10 | 1,033 | 29.7 | 5.8 | 1.8 | .8 | .1 | 12.6 |
| Corey Brewer | SF | 79 | 35 | 1,803 | 292 | 111 | 76 | 25 | 459 | 22.8 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | .3 | 5.8 |
| Craig Smith | PF | 77 | 11 | 1,547 | 353 | 60 | 36 | 17 | 727 | 20.1 | 4.6 | .8 | .5 | .2 | 9.4 |
| Marko Jarić | SG | 75 | 56 | 2,189 | 222 | 311 | 97 | 32 | 621 | 29.2 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 1.3 | .4 | 8.3 |
| Rashad McCants | SG | 75 | 24 | 2,020 | 206 | 162 | 66 | 18 | 1,114 | 26.9 | 2.7 | 2.2 | .9 | .2 | 14.9 |
| Sebastian Telfair | PG | 60 | 51 | 1,933 | 135 | 355 | 59 | 11 | 556 | 32.2 | 2.3 | 5.9 | 1.0 | .2 | 9.3 |
| Chris Richard | C | 52 | 3 | 556 | 135 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 98 | 10.7 | 2.6 | .3 | .2 | .2 | 1.9 |
| Antoine Walker | PF | 46 | 1 | 892 | 168 | 45 | 33 | 8 | 368 | 19.4 | 3.7 | 1.0 | .7 | .2 | 8.0 |
| Randy Foye | PG | 39 | 31 | 1,259 | 128 | 164 | 36 | 3 | 510 | 32.3 | 3.3 | 4.2 | .9 | .1 | 13.1 |
| Greg Buckner | SG | 31 | 4 | 520 | 65 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 124 | 16.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | .7 | .1 | 4.0 |
| Gerald Green$^†$ | SF | 29 | 0 | 358 | 62 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 147 | 12.3 | 2.1 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 5.1 |
| Kirk Snyder$^†$ | SF | 27 | 18 | 680 | 114 | 56 | 19 | 14 | 227 | 25.2 | 4.2 | 2.1 | .7 | .5 | 8.4 |
| Michael Doleac | C | 24 | 8 | 257 | 49 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 57 | 10.7 | 2.0 | .3 | .4 | .4 | 2.4 |
| Mark Madsen | PF | 20 | 6 | 151 | 38 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7.6 | 1.9 | .2 | .2 | .1 | .5 |
| Theo Ratliff$^†$ | PF | 10 | 6 | 214 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 63 | 21.4 | 3.9 | .7 | .3 | 1.9 | 6.3 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Timberwolves only.

## Transactions
### Trades

February 22, 2008 The Houston Rockets acquired Gerald Green from the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Kirk Snyder, a future 2010 draft choice, and cash considerations.