Model Predictions
| Model | New Orleans Pelicans | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 12.9% | 87.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 35.5% | 64.5% | +3.3 | ✗ (17.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -14 (81-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 38 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 30 | 5-13 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 25 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Willie Green * | 24 | 5-12 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 21 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Jason Smith * | 19 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Quincy Pondexter * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
| David Andersen | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Johnson * | 43 | 10-19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 33 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 21 | - |
| Luke Ridnour * | 32 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 8-9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 12 | - |
| Michael Beasley * | 31 | 4-16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | -5 | - |
| Anthony Tolliver * | 25 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Lazar Hayward * | 18 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Jonny Flynn * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Nikola Pekovic * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Anthony Randolph | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter