Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Dallas Mavericks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 30.8% | 69.2% | +4.5 | ✓ (2.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.7% | 56.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Dallas Mavericks +7 (102-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 40 | 11-24 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 9 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 37 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 27 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 37 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 36 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 27 | 8-16 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 11 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 4 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Howard * | 40 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 37 | 6-16 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 36 | 3-13 | 2-6 | 6-8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 33 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 27 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Keith Van Horn * | 23 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 16 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| DJ Mbenga | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter