Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 47.0% | 53.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 41.3% | 58.7% | +1.9 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.3% | 51.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +4 (102-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Rose * | 42 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 13 | - |
| David Robinson * | 40 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 9-12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 22 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 35 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 28 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 23 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 21 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Samaki Walker * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 12 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 42 | 13-23 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 24 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 37 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 34 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 34 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 23 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 22 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| William Avery * | 13 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Tom Hammonds | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Bobby Jackson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter