Model Predictions
| Model | Miami Heat | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 51.5% | 48.5% | -0.3 | ✗ (11.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.6% | 47.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +11 (108-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwyane Wade * | 36 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 34 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 8-15 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 21 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 32 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 28 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 22 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Udonis Haslem * | 21 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 19 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Shandon Anderson | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Keyon Dooling | 10 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Wesley Person | 8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 35 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 38 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 30 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 29 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 26 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 21 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 21 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 16 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 16 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | - |
| Ervin Johnson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter