Model Predictions
| Model | Washington Wizards | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.6% | 68.4% | +3.6 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.9% | 72.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.2% | 81.8% | +8.3 | ✓ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.9% | 59.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 33.0% | 67.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 28.9% | 71.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 28.8% | 71.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 32.9% | 67.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +4 (105-101). Ratings: 2001-02 season-end ratings.
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Whitney * | 41 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 8-8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Michael Jordan * | 39 | 12-34 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | - |
| Hubert Davis * | 36 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 29 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 27 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Christian Laettner | 18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tyronn Lue | 16 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Tyrone Nesby | 15 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Brendan Haywood | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Bobby Simmons | 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 * | 38 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 38 | 8-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 34 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 32 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 24 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Anthony Peeler | 31 | 5-12 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Terrell Brandon | 23 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Sam Mitchell | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Loren Woods | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dean Garrett | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Felipe Lopez | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Maurice Evans | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter