Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 53.0% | 47.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.4% | 37.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 65.9% | 34.1% | -3.6 | ✗ (4.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 63.7% | 36.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +1 (88-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 43 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 30 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 37 | 2-10 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 30 | 5-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 29 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 16 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Felipe Lopez | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Posey * | 43 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 33 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| George McCloud * | 26 | 1-8 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 25 | 6-15 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 24 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Kenny Satterfield * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Donnell Harvey * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Mengke Bateer * | 15 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Chris Andersen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter