Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Portland Trail Blazers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 34.7% | 65.3% | +3.5 | ✗ (11.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Portland Trail Blazers -8 (83-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 39 | 11-24 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 39 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 33 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 33 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 24 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 21 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| John Thomas * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 44 | 8-18 | 7-11 | 3-3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 18 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 39 | 3-14 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 30 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Theo Ratliff * | 30 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 30 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim * | 23 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 21 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 12 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Richie Frahm | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter