Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 75.7% | 24.3% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.8% | 55.2% | +1.1 | ✓ (7.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.4% | 50.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +9 (99-90). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love * | 35 | 11-23 | 3-8 | 4-5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 23 | - |
| J.J. Barea * | 33 | 4-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Michael Beasley * | 30 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Wayne Ellington * | 27 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Nikola Pekovic * | 25 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Martell Webster * | 20 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Wesley Johnson * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Derrick Williams * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Malcolm Lee * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Anthony Randolph * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Anthony Tolliver * | 6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Smith * | 35 | 12-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Greivis Vasquez * | 32 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Chris Kaman * | 30 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 28 | - |
| Al-Farouq Aminu * | 29 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 25 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Eric Gordon * | 24 | 3-12 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 23 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Xavier Henry * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Lance Thomas * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gustavo Ayon | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter