Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.7% | 47.3% | -0.6 | ✓ (4.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -5 (89-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 37 | 6-18 | 0-3 | 13-13 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 16 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 30 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 29 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 27 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| David Wesley * | 25 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 17 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 0 | 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 * | 39 | 9-16 | 1-2 | 6-7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 17 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 31 | 5-14 | 0-5 | 2-3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 25 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 22 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 15 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Ronald Dupree * | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 12 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Richie Frahm | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter