Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 15.9% | 84.1% | +8.1 | ✓ (11.9 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 21.7% | 78.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 18.8% | 81.2% | +8.1 | ✓ (11.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.1% | 58.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 28.1% | 71.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 28.1% | 71.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +20 (102-82). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins * | 30 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Jimmy Butler III * | 24 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 23 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Jeff Teague * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 29 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 28 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 24 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 18 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Derrick Rose | 17 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza * | 34 | 5-14 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | - |
| James Harden * | 30 | 2-18 | 1-10 | 7-8 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 29 | 10-18 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 23 | - |
| Clint Capela * | 28 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 19 | - |
| P.J. Tucker * | 22 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Eric Gordon | 28 | 3-13 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -2 | - |
| Gerald Green | 26 | 7-17 | 5-12 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Joe Johnson | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Nene Hilario | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Aaron Jackson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Zhou Qi | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Chinanu Onuaku | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter