Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Boston Celtics | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 42.6% | 57.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 60.1% | 39.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 39.6% | 60.4% | +2.3 | ✗ (21.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Boston Celtics -19 (68-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Scott * | 34 | 8-17 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 34 | 10-20 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 33 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 25 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Bill Curley * | 25 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Reggie Jordan * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 22 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Dean Garrett | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Brian Evans | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrae Patterson | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Tom Hammonds | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker * | 40 | 1-14 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 39 | 6-20 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | -5 | - |
| Paul Pierce * | 35 | 3-15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 32 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Kenny Anderson * | 27 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Dana Barros | 14 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Bruce Bowen | 12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Greg Minor | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Marlon Garnett | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Dwayne Schintzius | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter