Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.7% | 61.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 48.1% | 51.9% | +0.4 | ✗ (9.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.8% | 50.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -9 (99-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Stoudamire * | 40 | 9-20 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 40 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 32 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Scottie Pippen * | 27 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 11-12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 22 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 20 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 16 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 44 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 9-20 | 0-3 | 5-8 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 34 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 26 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 23 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 20 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 13 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Marc Jackson * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Felipe Lopez | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Sam Mitchell | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter