Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.8% | 55.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 35.7% | 64.3% | +3.2 | ✗ (27.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.7% | 54.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -24 (90-114). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markieff Morris * | 31 | 9-15 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 27 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 26 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Jared Dudley * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Marcin Gortat * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Robin Lopez * | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 21 | 6-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Michael Redd * | 20 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Josh Childress * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Channing Frye * | 16 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Ronnie Price | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Hakim Warrick | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Love * | 38 | 7-19 | 1-6 | 10-11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 19 | - |
| J.J. Barea * | 31 | 7-17 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Michael Beasley * | 29 | 5-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Nikola Pekovic * | 29 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Martell Webster * | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Wesley Johnson * | 24 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Malcolm Lee * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Derrick Williams * | 17 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Wayne Ellington * | 9 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Anthony Tolliver | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Anthony Randolph | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter