Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 50.1% | 49.9% | -0.0 | ✗ (18.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets +18 (102-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 38 | 9-18 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 29 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 35 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 34 | 8-18 | 1-2 | 3-5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 26 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 15 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 15 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ervin Johnson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emeka Okafor * | 37 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Gerald Wallace * | 36 | 7-10 | 1-2 | 6-8 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 30 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 32 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 24 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 24 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 24 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Primoz Brezec * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Jason Hart * | 17 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Theron Smith * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Jason Kapono | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter