Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 30.6% | 69.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.3% | 73.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.0% | 78.0% | +6.9 | ✓ (25.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 40.6% | 59.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +32 (122-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Francis * | 35 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 10-11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 34 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 32 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Shandon Anderson * | 31 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 25 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 18 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Anthony Miller * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Moochie Norris | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Bryce Drew | 9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Devin Gray | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 36 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 31 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 30 | 9-14 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 22 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 26 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 25 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 22 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 17 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 17 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Tom Hammonds | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| William Avery | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter