Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.7% | 80.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.5% | 53.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 36.2% | 63.8% | +3.1 | ✗ (14.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -11 (79-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 37 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 34 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 31 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 31 | 8-18 | 1-4 | 7-8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 10 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 29 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 27 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 18 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 16 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Beasley * | 38 | 6-18 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | - |
| Wesley Johnson * | 37 | 8-17 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 36 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Luke Ridnour * | 32 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Darko Milicic * | 25 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Jonny Flynn * | 15 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Anthony Randolph * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Wayne Ellington * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Lazar Hayward * | 10 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Anthony Tolliver * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nikola Pekovic | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter