Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 66.0% | 34.0% | -1.2 | ✗ (14.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 58.7% | 41.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 52.6% | 47.4% | -0.6 | ✗ (13.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 52.5% | 47.5% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 61.8% | 38.2% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 61.6% | 38.4% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 61.6% | 38.4% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 52.2% | 47.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +13 (95-82). Ratings: 2005-06 season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom * | 40 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 2-5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 11-20 | 3-6 | 10-12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 35 | 16 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 32 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 24 | 0-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Devean George * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 17 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Laron Profit * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Hassell * | 42 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 12-22 | 1-1 | 5-7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 20 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 40 | 10-15 | 2-2 | 3-5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 21 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 38 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 17 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 23 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 23 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 7 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter