Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 42.0% | 58.0% | +1.8 | ✗ (6.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.3% | 52.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New York Knicks -5 (94-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 36 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 29 | 7-16 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Randy Foye * | 28 | 6-9 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 25 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Craig Smith * | 25 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 24 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 23 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Mike James * | 19 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 18 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Justin Reed | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mardy Collins * | 42 | 7-19 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 37 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 36 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman * | 29 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Nate Robinson * | 25 | 7-13 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 14 | - |
| David Lee * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 11 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Jerome James | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter