Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.2% | 22.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.9% | 57.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 42.4% | 57.6% | +1.7 | ✗ (13.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -12 (92-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love * | 44 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 14-14 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 34 | - |
| Jonny Flynn * | 34 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Michael Beasley * | 31 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Anthony Tolliver * | 28 | 4-8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Wayne Ellington * | 27 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Wesley Johnson * | 22 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 15 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Nikola Pekovic * | 13 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 13 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Lazar Hayward * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kosta Koufos | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 36 | 5-11 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 28 | - |
| David West * | 33 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 28 | 6-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 21 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Quincy Pondexter * | 19 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| DJ Mbenga * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Willie Green * | 15 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Thornton * | 13 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| David Andersen * | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jason Smith | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
* = starter