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 (107-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Foye * | 34 | 6-12 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 32 | 8-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 32 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Brian Cardinal * | 26 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 22 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Craig Smith * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Rodney Carney * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 13 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd * | 39 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 29 | - |
| Josh Howard * | 39 | 10-22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | - |
| Dirk Nowitzki * | 38 | 9-18 | 0-1 | 6-10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 23 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 37 | 11-21 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 15 | - |
| Erick Dampier * | 31 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 16 | - |
| Antoine Wright * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| James Singleton * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| J.J. Barea * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Devean George * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Bass * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter