Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.0% | 76.0% | +5.1 | ✗ (14.1 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 22.7% | 77.3% | +6.7 | ✗ (15.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.4% | 57.6% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 33.4% | 66.6% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 35.4% | 64.6% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 35.4% | 64.6% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.0% | 64.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -9 (99-108). Ratings: 2001-02 season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McInnis * | 44 | 5-19 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 44 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 19 | 5-6 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Tremaine Fowlkes * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Darius Miles | 28 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Quentin Richardson | 27 | 7-14 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 25 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Doug Overton | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Obinna Ekezie | 0 | 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 * | 42 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 9-11 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 26 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 41 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 35 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 34 | 8-11 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 30 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Anthony Peeler | 20 | 2-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Marc Jackson | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Gary Trent | 12 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| William Avery | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Felipe Lopez | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Sam Mitchell | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter