Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.1% | 56.9% | +1.5 | ✓ (9.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +11 (100-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Randolph * | 43 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 35 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 32 | 5-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 27 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-10 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 27 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 26 | 3-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 24 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Travis Outlaw | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 45 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 25 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 38 | 12-20 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 13 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 30 | 9-13 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 23 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 27 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 27 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 25 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 18 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter