Model Predictions
| Model | Dallas Mavericks | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 47.6% | 52.4% | +0.5 | ✗ (9.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -9 (93-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 41 | 9-22 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Michael Finley * | 37 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 37 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 31 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 30 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Marquis Daniels * | 25 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 24 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Bradley * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 26 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 40 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 35 | 8-17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 31 | 2-11 | 0-2 | 6-6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 30 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 19 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 18 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - |
| John Thomas * | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
* = starter