Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 63.7% | 36.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 72.8% | 27.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 58.7% | 41.3% | -1.9 | ✓ (5.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.6% | 44.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -7 (83-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 39 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 5-12 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 35 | 3-10 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 34 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 17 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 28 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 10 | - |
| John Stockton * | 25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 25 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 17 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Thurl Bailey * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Adam Keefe | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Greg Foster | 9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Smith * | 40 | 12-23 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 17 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 38 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 38 | 4-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 30 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 27 | 6-14 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 20 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Reggie Jordan * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Brian Evans | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrae Patterson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter