Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.0% | 64.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 33.5% | 66.5% | +3.8 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.4% | 55.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +5 (123-118). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 36 | 12-17 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 36 | - |
| Kris Dunn * | 32 | 5-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 30 | 7-17 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 6 | - |
| Tyus Jones * | 28 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng * | 27 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Brandon Rush * | 24 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad * | 21 | 9-18 | 1-6 | 3-5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | - |
| Omri Casspi * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Cole Aldrich * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Adreian Payne | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza * | 37 | 6-14 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 | - |
| James Harden * | 34 | 8-13 | 5-10 | 6-8 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 37 | - |
| Ryan Anderson * | 32 | 7-17 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Patrick Beverley * | 30 | 3-9 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 20 | - |
| Clint Capela * | 29 | 11-12 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 24 | - |
| Eric Gordon * | 26 | 4-12 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Lou Williams * | 24 | 1-11 | 1-7 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Troy Williams | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Wiltjer | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bobby Brown | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Isaiah Taylor | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter