Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 56.5% | 43.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 42.2% | 57.8% | +1.7 | ✓ (12.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +14 (116-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen * | 34 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 33 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 31 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Michael Dickerson * | 29 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 6-7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 26 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Brent Price * | 17 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Matt Maloney * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Anthony Miller * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Bryce Drew | 6 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Eddie Johnson | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 39 | 16-24 | 0-1 | 8-11 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 34 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 38 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 32 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 26 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 26 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 22 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 21 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Bill Curley * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Chris Carr | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrae Patterson | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Paul Grant | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Reggie Jordan | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
* = starter