Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.9% | 43.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.6% | 42.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 62.0% | 38.0% | -2.7 | ✗ (5.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.3% | 43.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +3 (100-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 41 | 4-12 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 39 | 8-21 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 4 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 35 | 2-12 | 0-2 | 11-14 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Chris Dudley * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 22 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Aaron McKie * | 21 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Dontonio Wingfield * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Gary Trent | 10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Mitchell Butler | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gugliotta * | 41 | 7-19 | 1-1 | 11-18 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 38 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 27 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 35 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 8-10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Doug West * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 27 | 6-14 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | - |
| James Robinson * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Cherokee Parks * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Stojko Vrankovic * | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 10 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Shane Heal | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter