Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 26.6% | 73.4% | +5.6 | ✗ (10.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Houston Rockets -5 (91-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 38 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 27 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 35 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 35 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 9-9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 32 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 23 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 20 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 15 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Ervin Johnson | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 41 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 33 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 13-16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 32 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 30 | 8-14 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 29 | 4-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Tyronn Lue * | 24 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 14 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter