Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.7% | 47.3% | -0.6 | ✓ (5.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -6 (113-119). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 47 | 11-26 | 4-5 | 14-18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 32 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 41 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 39 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 38 | 7-17 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | - |
| David Wesley * | 38 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 4-5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Rod Strickland * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 3 | 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 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 26 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 44 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 41 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 35 | 10-20 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 28 | 6-9 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 26 | 5-13 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ervin Johnson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| John Thomas | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter