Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.3% | 37.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 70.7% | 29.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 64.1% | 35.9% | -3.2 | ✓ (14.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 61.2% | 38.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -18 (92-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 36 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 31 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 30 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 29 | 7-22 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 26 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 26 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 6 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Malik Sealy | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Bill Curley | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Paul Grant | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrae Patterson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Reggie Jordan | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Williams * | 37 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 35 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 35 | 6-15 | 1-6 | 4-6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 28 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 25 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Cory Alexander * | 23 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 23 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 19 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 7-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter