Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 73.9% | 26.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 60.6% | 39.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 61.3% | 38.7% | -2.5 | ✓ (1.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.4% | 41.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 66.1% | 33.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 66.2% | 33.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 55.6% | 44.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -1 (111-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Rubio * | 32 | 10-17 | 2-4 | 6-7 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 27 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 31 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 29 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -2 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Martin | 28 | 6-15 | 0-5 | 11-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 22 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Zach LaVine | 19 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 18 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Damjan Rudez | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Adreian Payne | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Randle * | 30 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 28 | 8-24 | 3-13 | 5-5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 7 | - |
| Roy Hibbert * | 28 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 22 | - |
| D'Angelo Russell * | 25 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Lou Williams | 27 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 7-7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Ryan Kelly | 20 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Nick Young | 19 | 5-8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Brandon Bass | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Marcelo Huertas | 13 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter