Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 64.0% | 36.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 68.6% | 31.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 60.2% | 39.8% | -2.3 | ✓ (4.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.5% | 45.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -7 (93-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Grant * | 32 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Damon Stoudamire * | 32 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Rasheed Wallace * | 31 | 10-14 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 29 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 5 | - |
| Arvydas Sabonis * | 28 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 21 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 17 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 15 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Stacey Augmon | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 40 | 8-19 | 1-4 | 8-11 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 27 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 40 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 36 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 28 | 6-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 25 | 4-13 | 0-6 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Bill Curley * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Bobby Jackson | 7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Andrae Patterson | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Tom Hammonds | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter