Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 69.0% | 31.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.6% | 44.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 43.7% | 56.3% | +1.4 | ✓ (25.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.1% | 47.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +27 (110-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 34 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 30 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 27 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 24 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 23 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 23 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 17 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Bobby Jackson | 15 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| William Avery | 9 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Tom Hammonds | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Dean Garrett | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Payton * | 36 | 11-20 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 28 | - |
| Rashard Lewis * | 31 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 30 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | - |
| Lazaro Borrell * | 29 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 27 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Shammond Williams * | 22 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Vernon Maxwell * | 19 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Jelani McCoy * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Ruben Patterson * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Fred Vinson | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Greg Foster | 2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
* = starter