Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 85.4% | 14.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 82.4% | 17.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 80.4% | 19.6% | -7.8 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 60.8% | 39.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -9 (106-115). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 41 | 16-26 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 36 | 27 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 40 | 7-9 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 39 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | - |
| John Stockton * | 36 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 12-14 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 26 | 33 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 25 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Antoine Carr * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Stephen Howard * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Howard Eisley | 11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Greg Foster | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 35 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | - |
| James Robinson * | 33 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Cherokee Parks * | 29 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 25 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 9-11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 21 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 19 | 5-7 | 1-3 | 9-12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Doug West * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Shane Heal | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter