Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.8% | 36.2% | -1.4 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.6% | 31.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 68.6% | 31.4% | -4.3 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 59.3% | 40.7% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 83.1% | 16.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 74.3% | 25.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 74.4% | 25.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 60.3% | 39.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -2 (88-90). Ratings: 2001-02 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 42 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 16-30 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 20 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 34 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 26 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 24 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Anthony Peeler | 27 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Loren Woods | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Chauncey Billups | 14 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Felipe Lopez | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gary Trent | 6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 41 | 7-19 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 39 | 9-14 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 13 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 28 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 21 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 20 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Eddie Griffin | 27 | 4-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Willis | 26 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Walt Williams | 15 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
* = starter