Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.7% | 47.3% | -0.6 | ✓ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -7 (102-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Battier * | 35 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 35 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 33 | 8-18 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 32 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 31 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 7-8 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 24 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 26 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Luther Head * | 18 | 6-7 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jefferson * | 44 | 15-31 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 21 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 39 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 5-9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Craig Smith * | 34 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Randy Foye * | 33 | 11-21 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 30 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 29 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Rodney Carney * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mike Miller * | 5 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
* = starter