Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 18.4% | 81.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.0% | 69.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 24.3% | 75.7% | +6.2 | ✓ (1.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.9% | 58.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +5 (105-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 53 | 13-26 | 2-6 | 6-8 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 34 | 25 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 41 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 40 | 9-19 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 6 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 39 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Emanual Davis * | 29 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 18 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 16 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jelani McCoy | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Sealy * | 46 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 40 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 22 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 10-21 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 39 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 30 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 26 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 20 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| William Avery * | 12 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Jackson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter