Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 59.2% | 40.8% | -1.6 | ✗ (6.6 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.1% | 60.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 34.0% | 66.0% | +3.7 | ✓ (1.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 45.4% | 54.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 41.8% | 58.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks +5 (107-102). Ratings: 2015-16 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins * | 37 | 8-22 | 0-4 | 7-7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 7 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng * | 36 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Ricky Rubio * | 34 | 3-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 28 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 32 | 11-22 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 12 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 21 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Zach LaVine | 29 | 9-20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 17 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Andre Miller | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 9 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Damjan Rudez | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Adreian Payne | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 34 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 27 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 33 | 9-14 | 3-5 | 8-9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 18 | - |
| Kristaps Porziņģis * | 29 | 4-14 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Jose Calderon * | 24 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Robin Lopez * | 18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Langston Galloway | 31 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Lance Thomas | 22 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 17 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Derrick Williams | 11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Seraphin | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter