Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.8% | 63.2% | +3.0 | ✓ (11.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +14 (88-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 12-26 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 8 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 39 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 35 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 31 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Devean George * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Laron Profit * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Andrew Bynum | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko | 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 * | 40 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 39 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 31 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 29 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 16 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Ronald Dupree * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 13 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter