Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.0% | 59.0% | +2.0 | ✗ (7.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -5 (108-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 43 | 12-16 | 4-5 | 6-6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 23 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 41 | 4-10 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 37 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 27 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 33 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 26 | 7-13 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 24 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 17 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ronald Dupree * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 41 | 8-16 | 2-3 | 6-6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 41 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 23 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 34 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 33 | 9-14 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 25 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 15 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Laron Profit * | 12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Andrew Bynum | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Devin Green | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter