Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.2% | 22.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 42.3% | 57.7% | +1.7 | ✓ (7.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +9 (98-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gomes * | 37 | 6-17 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 36 | 10-17 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 21 | - |
| Wayne Ellington * | 30 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Jonny Flynn * | 26 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 24 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 18 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 21 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 17 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Damien Wilkins * | 12 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 10 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Oleksiy Pecherov * | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ryan Hollins | 17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Nathan Jawai | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 38 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 30 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 37 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | - |
| David West * | 36 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 27 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 2-6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 26 | 3-10 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| James Posey * | 21 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Darren Collison * | 18 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Marcus Thornton * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Darius Songaila * | 11 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter