Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.6% | 71.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.6% | 68.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 26.9% | 73.1% | +5.5 | ✗ (27.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 40.5% | 59.5% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 41.2% | 58.8% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 41.2% | 58.8% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -22 (107-129). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae'Sean Tate * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | - | - | |
| Kevin Porter Jr. * | 30 | 10-15 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | - | - | |
| Kelly Olynyk * | 25 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| John Wall * | 25 | 5-14 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Sterling Brown * | 23 | 6-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Ben McLemore | 26 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| D.J. Augustin | 24 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | 23 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| D.J. Wilson | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | - | |
| Anthony Lamb | 7 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Justin Patton | 5 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels * | 35 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Anthony Edwards * | 34 | 11-22 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 33 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 11-12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 27 | - | - | |
| Malik Beasley * | 29 | 4-17 | 3-12 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Ricky Rubio * | 26 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Nowell | 22 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Juancho Hernangomez | 17 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Naz Reid | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jake Layman | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Culver | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter