Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 71.6% | 28.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 63.9% | 36.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 66.5% | 33.5% | -3.8 | ✓ (5.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.5% | 43.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -9 (95-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Drexler * | 42 | 11-17 | 5-9 | 10-10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 26 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 39 | 8-23 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 35 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 28 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 5-5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 26 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Randy Livingston * | 20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Sam Mack * | 18 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Brent Price | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gugliotta * | 41 | 8-20 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 39 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 37 | 7-21 | 3-9 | 6-6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 11 | - |
| Stojko Vrankovic * | 26 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 25 | 7-13 | 0-4 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 22 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Cherokee Parks * | 20 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| James Robinson | 11 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Shane Heal | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter