Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Sacramento Kings | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 10.6% | 89.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.1% | 72.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.2% | 79.8% | +7.6 | ✓ (11.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.1% | 56.9% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 16.7% | 83.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 31.3% | 68.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 34.3% | 65.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Sacramento Kings +19 (122-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 36 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 20 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 31 | 8-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 30 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 29 | 4-11 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 24 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 24 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 18 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Felipe Lopez * | 14 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Loren Woods * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Sam Mitchell | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Christie * | 41 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 22 | - |
| Chris Webber * | 40 | 14-19 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 21 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 30 | 9-15 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 28 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Vlade Divac * | 27 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 20 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 20 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 16 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Lawrence Funderburke | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Gerald Wallace | 3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Mateen Cleaves | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Chucky Brown | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter