Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.7% | 38.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.9% | 37.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.1% | 55.9% | +1.3 | ✗ (4.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.3% | 46.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: LA Clippers -3 (98-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 42 | 13-18 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 31 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 39 | 6-11 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 37 | 7-15 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 21 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 16 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Loren Woods * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Felipe Lopez * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Marc Jackson | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Robert Pack | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Sam Mitchell | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elton Brand * | 44 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Corey Maggette * | 38 | 9-12 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 34 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Quentin Richardson * | 34 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 33 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 24 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 15 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 13 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Obinna Ekezie | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter