Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 27.6% | 72.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.7% | 49.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 47.9% | 52.1% | +0.5 | ✗ (24.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.9% | 50.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -24 (105-129). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Beverley * | 34 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | - |
| James Harden * | 31 | 12-21 | 5-7 | 5-7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 17 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 28 | 8-11 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 17 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 26 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Josh Smith * | 23 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Jason Terry * | 23 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Donatas Motiejunas * | 19 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Clint Capela * | 15 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| KJ McDaniels | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Andrew Goudelock | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Terrence Jones | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Michael Beasley | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemanja Bjelica * | 29 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 27 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Zach LaVine * | 27 | 8-14 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Tyus Jones * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad * | 22 | 9-13 | 1-3 | 4-7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 13 | - |
| Ricky Rubio * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Adreian Payne * | 9 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Damjan Rudez | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Greg Smith | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter