Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 33.6% | 66.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.7% | 57.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 25.9% | 74.1% | +5.8 | ✗ (14.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks -9 (83-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 42 | 9-17 | 3-9 | 6-6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 12 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 42 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 14-20 | 0-1 | 3-7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 36 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 36 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 28 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Marc Jackson * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 45 | 15-33 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 20 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 40 | 7-27 | 2-11 | 1-2 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 34 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 31 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 18 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter