Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 49.8% | 50.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 37.3% | 62.7% | +2.9 | ✗ (26.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -24 (95-119). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 34 | 13-20 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 23 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 31 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 21 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 28 | 7-12 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 28 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 4 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 23 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 20 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Avery Johnson | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Evan Eschmeyer | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 35 | 2-11 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 35 | 10-18 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 20 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 35 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 35 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 22 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 19 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 17 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Mike Wilks * | 12 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Marc Jackson | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Gary Trent | 6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Igor Rakocevic | 5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
* = starter