Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.7% | 47.3% | -0.6 | ✗ (17.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +17 (92-75). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 37 | 4-10 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 35 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 4-7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 33 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 30 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 28 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 20 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 18 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 14 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Alton Ford | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Hassell * | 39 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 37 | 11-15 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 36 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 27 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 28 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 27 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 25 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 21 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Keith McLeod * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Quincy Lewis * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Oliver Miller | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Ndudi Ebi | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter