Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 38.2% | 61.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.9% | 68.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.6% | 69.4% | +4.5 | ✓ (18.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.8% | 56.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +23 (111-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickael Gelabale * | 31 | 8-10 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Greg Stiemsma * | 29 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Luke Ridnour * | 29 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Ricky Rubio * | 29 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Derrick Williams * | 28 | 4-14 | 0-1 | 5-9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | - |
| J.J. Barea * | 27 | 6-14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Dante Cunningham * | 23 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Alexey Shved * | 22 | 2-11 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Chris Johnson * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Lawson * | 33 | 12-17 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 16 | - |
| Andre Iguodala * | 32 | 4-10 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Danilo Gallinari * | 28 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Kenneth Faried * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 24 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Kosta Koufos * | 22 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| JaVale McGee * | 12 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Wilson Chandler | 20 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Timofey Mozgov | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Evan Fournier | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Anthony Randolph | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jordan Hamilton | 3 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - |
* = starter