Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.6% | 71.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 52.7% | 47.3% | -0.6 | ✓ (13.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -14 (98-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Scola * | 43 | 11-22 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 21 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 41 | 10-23 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 14 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 40 | 11-23 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 18 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 37 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Chase Budinger * | 18 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Jordan Hill | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Will Conroy | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jermaine Taylor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gomes * | 38 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 34 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 3-7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 32 | 7-17 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 31 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | - |
| Jonny Flynn * | 29 | 6-11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Ryan Hollins * | 26 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Damien Wilkins * | 18 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 18 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 6 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Alando Tucker * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter