Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Oklahoma City Thunder | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 40.5% | 59.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 21.3% | 78.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.7% | 82.3% | +8.5 | ✓ (16.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.8% | 61.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Oklahoma City Thunder +25 (108-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Peeler * | 40 | 3-18 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 38 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 35 | 4-14 | 2-6 | 3-3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 31 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 28 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 21 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Reggie Jordan * | 14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Micheal Williams * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Stanley Roberts * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Bill Curley | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| DeJuan Wheat | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hersey Hawkins * | 35 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 4-5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 31 | 7-18 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Detlef Schrempf * | 30 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Vin Baker * | 28 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 22 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 19 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Greg Anthony * | 18 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Nate McMillan * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| David Wingate | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Aaron Williams | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter