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 | ✓ (19.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 55.6% | 44.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -21 (76-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryon Russell * | 36 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 6-7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Greg Ostertag * | 33 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Jeff Hornacek * | 29 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Howard Eisley * | 27 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 27 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 27 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| John Stockton * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Thurl Bailey * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Greg Foster | 18 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Todd Fuller | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn | 2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Smith * | 38 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 30 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 26 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Dennis Scott * | 25 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 23 | 1-12 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 18 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| James Robinson * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Andrae Patterson * | 12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Reggie Jordan * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Bill Curley | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
* = starter