Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 29.9% | 70.1% | +4.7 | ✓ (1.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +3 (83-80). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peja Stojakovic * | 46 | 3-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 42 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 4-6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Doug Christie * | 40 | 9-17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Chris Webber * | 39 | 8-17 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 35 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Rodney Buford * | 16 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Darius Songaila | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 46 | 12-23 | 1-1 | 7-11 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 39 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 44 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 38 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 10-11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 29 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter