Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.4% | 71.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.5% | 65.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 31.9% | 68.1% | +4.2 | ✓ (0.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.5% | 55.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +5 (100-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Maloney * | 43 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Charles Barkley * | 41 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Clyde Drexler * | 38 | 5-19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 34 | 4-10 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 32 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 32 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Eddie Johnson * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 14 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Brent Price * | 9 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 47 | 12-28 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 9 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 46 | 12-24 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 46 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 4-6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 42 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Stanley Roberts * | 37 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Cherokee Parks * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 18 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Reggie Jordan | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter