Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.2% | 22.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 42.3% | 57.7% | +1.7 | ✓ (26.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +28 (114-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Gomes * | 34 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 8-8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Al Jefferson * | 29 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 28 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Jonny Flynn * | 25 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 24 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 22 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Wayne Ellington * | 13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Brian Cardinal * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Damien Wilkins * | 9 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Ryan Hollins * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Love | 19 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Collison * | 37 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Marcus Thornton * | 34 | 7-17 | 0-5 | 8-9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 11 | - |
| David West * | 33 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 23 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 30 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 24 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 24 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10 | - |
| James Posey * | 24 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Darius Songaila * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Gray | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
* = starter