Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 37.7% | 62.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.1% | 61.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 29.1% | 70.9% | +4.9 | ✓ (3.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +8 (90-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 36 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 22 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 35 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 34 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 30 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 29 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Reggie Jordan * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| James Robinson * | 7 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Bill Curley * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Andrae Patterson * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clifford Robinson * | 39 | 11-20 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 27 | 22 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 35 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 21 | - |
| Rex Chapman * | 33 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Luc Longley * | 29 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Danny Manning * | 29 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | - |
| George McCloud * | 26 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Pat Garrity * | 25 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Chris Morris * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Gerald Brown * | 7 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Marko Milic | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter