Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.7% | 78.3% | +5.6 | ✓ (8.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +2.9 | ✓ (11.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.7% | 52.3% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.1% | 55.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +14 (97-83). Ratings: 2001-02 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 39 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 37 | 3-13 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 28 | 3-10 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Peeler | 36 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 15 | - |
| Gary Trent | 23 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| William Avery | 22 | 3-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Marc Jackson | 19 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Sam Mitchell | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Felipe Lopez | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rashard Lewis * | 41 | 6-15 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 41 | 9-12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 22 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 40 | 6-25 | 1-9 | 5-8 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 28 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Jerome James * | 20 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Desmond Mason | 28 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Art Long | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Predrag Drobnjak | 15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Earl Watson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Olumide Oyedeji | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter