Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.4% | 64.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.8% | 72.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 24.3% | 75.7% | +6.2 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 35.7% | 64.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 35.6% | 64.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.3% | 63.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +5 (116-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 40 | 13-22 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 24 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 36 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 15 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng * | 35 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Zach LaVine * | 35 | 6-15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Ricky Rubio * | 32 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 17 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince | 12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Greg Smith | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Adreian Payne | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden * | 38 | 11-20 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 29 | 22 | - |
| Patrick Beverley * | 35 | 6-10 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 34 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 4-6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 29 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Donatas Motiejunas * | 26 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Michael Beasley | 26 | 8-14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Jason Terry | 22 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Clint Capela | 14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Corey Brewer | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| KJ McDaniels | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter