Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | San Antonio Spurs | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 21.9% | 78.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 19.9% | 80.1% | +7.7 | ✗ (14.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.6% | 58.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: San Antonio Spurs -7 (94-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 49 | 12-21 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 30 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 47 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 44 | 9-14 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 40 | 5-15 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Marc Jackson * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Mike Wilks * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Gary Trent | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Loren Woods | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 49 | 12-21 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 22 | - |
| Tony Parker * | 43 | 7-18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Stephen Jackson * | 39 | 5-15 | 2-9 | 3-3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 36 | 5-14 | 0-7 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 29 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 28 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| David Robinson * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Willis | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Danny Ferry | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter