Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 57.5% | 42.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.1% | 68.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 28.2% | 71.8% | +5.1 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.7% | 57.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +8 (108-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio * | 38 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 6-8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Derrick Williams * | 31 | 7-14 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 6 | - |
| Greg Stiemsma * | 31 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Mickael Gelabale * | 30 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Luke Ridnour * | 28 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 8 | - |
| J.J. Barea * | 26 | 8-12 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Dante Cunningham * | 21 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Alexey Shved * | 19 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Chris Johnson | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden * | 43 | 8-16 | 5-10 | 16-18 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 37 | 31 | - |
| Chandler Parsons * | 39 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Jeremy Lin * | 38 | 8-15 | 3-8 | 5-6 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Carlos Delfino * | 28 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Donatas Motiejunas * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Greg Smith * | 22 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Omer Asik * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Patrick Beverley * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Thomas Robinson * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Francisco Garcia * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter