Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 12.3% | 87.7% | +8.2 | ✓ (7.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 26.8% | 73.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.5% | 82.5% | +8.5 | ✓ (7.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 35.6% | 64.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 27.9% | 72.1% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 27.8% | 72.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 31.6% | 68.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +1 (123-122). Ratings: 2015-16 season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Williams * | 33 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Roy Hibbert * | 31 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 24 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | -1 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson * | 23 | 7-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Julius Randle | 33 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 6-11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 21 | - |
| D'Angelo Russell | 32 | 8-20 | 3-9 | 4-5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | - |
| Nick Young | 28 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Robert Sacre | 18 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Marcelo Huertas | 17 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Martin * | 40 | 14-27 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 14 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 36 | 7-16 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 34 | 11-19 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Ricky Rubio * | 33 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 20 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 14 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 30 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 20 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Zach LaVine | 19 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 15 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Adreian Payne | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter