Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.7% | 47.3% | -0.6 | ✓ (2.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -3 (109-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuttino Mobley * | 45 | 6-15 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 44 | 8-15 | 4-5 | 5-5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 20 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 42 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 32 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 18 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 25 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Mark Jackson | 6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 41 | 13-24 | 1-3 | 5-7 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 30 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 39 | 9-13 | 2-3 | 5-7 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 25 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 37 | 5-15 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 23 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 21 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 21 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Ervin Johnson | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Oliver Miller | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter