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 (87-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wesley * | 43 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 37 | 5-14 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 34 | 11-24 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 24 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 33 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 31 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 26 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Luther Head * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 5-10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Chuck Hayes | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 45 | 4-16 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 39 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 27 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 36 | 12-19 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 29 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 19 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Justin Reed * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter