Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 67.5% | 32.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 61.4% | 38.6% | -2.6 | ✓ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.2% | 44.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -9 (99-108). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vin Baker * | 37 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 32 | 8-13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 31 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 5-7 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Hersey Hawkins * | 28 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 7-7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 25 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 14 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 21 | 5-11 | 0-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | - |
| David Wingate * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Greg Anthony | 16 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Eric Snow | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
| James Cotton | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 25 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 37 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 34 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 33 | 4-19 | 0-3 | 7-9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 23 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Stanley Roberts * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 14 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Cherokee Parks * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| DeJuan Wheat * | 7 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Reggie Jordan | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter