Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 92.9% | 7.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 80.6% | 19.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 71.1% | 28.9% | -5.0 | ✓ (9.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.3% | 41.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -14 (71-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 44 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 37 | 12-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 18 | - |
| David Robinson * | 36 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 33 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 34 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 22 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jaren Jackson * | 18 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Will Perdue | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Steve Kerr | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gerard King | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 38 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 31 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 28 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 28 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 23 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 20 | 0-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 9 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| James Robinson | 2 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Andrae Patterson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter