Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 58.8% | 41.2% | -1.9 | ✗ (6.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.0% | 46.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +5 (86-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Bowen * | 41 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Tony Parker * | 40 | 5-16 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 37 | 12-23 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 16 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 36 | 8-13 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 28 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 21 | 2-11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 21 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Hassell * | 39 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 39 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 39 | 10-22 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 2 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 37 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 10-11 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 23 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 29 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 18 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter