Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.2% | 64.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 40.3% | 59.7% | +2.2 | ✗ (8.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -6 (83-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 42 | 2-13 | 1-5 | 5-7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 41 | 4-17 | 1-7 | 3-4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 34 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 23 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 28 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 24 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Moochie Norris * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 42 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 26 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 39 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 38 | 4-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 29 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 2 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 24 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| LaPhonso Ellis * | 22 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Sam Mitchell | 8 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| William Avery | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter