Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.6% | 71.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 56.2% | 43.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 52.7% | 47.3% | -0.6 | ✓ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -4 (125-129). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Hayes * | 40 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 19 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 35 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 35 | 9-18 | 3-6 | 13-18 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 20 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 34 | 7-12 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 15 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 25 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 4-4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 23 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 6-8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Chase Budinger * | 14 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Jordan Hill * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Patrick Patterson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love * | 34 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 11-11 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 34 | - |
| Wesley Johnson * | 33 | 7-13 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 29 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Michael Beasley * | 28 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Luke Ridnour * | 27 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Jonny Flynn * | 20 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Nikola Pekovic * | 17 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Anthony Tolliver * | 14 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Martell Webster * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Lazar Hayward * | 9 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Wayne Ellington | 5 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
* = starter