Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.4% | 68.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.9% | 59.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 37.7% | 62.3% | +2.8 | ✗ (11.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.5% | 50.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -9 (79-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 41 | 12-23 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 18 | - |
| Larry Johnson * | 39 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | - |
| Allan Houston * | 38 | 10-19 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 11 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 38 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Chris Childs * | 36 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Erick Strickland * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Travis Knight | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 42 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 40 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 19 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 38 | 9-21 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 32 | 3-14 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -4 | - |
| LaPhonso Ellis * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| William Avery * | 11 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sam Mitchell | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Sam Jacobson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter