Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.9% | 75.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 39.1% | 60.9% | +2.4 | ✗ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.7% | 52.3% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 48.8% | 51.2% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 48.8% | 51.2% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.5% | 55.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -4 (74-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danilo Gallinari * | 35 | 6-15 | 2-2 | 6-7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Nikola Jokić * | 25 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Gary Harris * | 24 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Jameer Nelson * | 20 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -1 | - |
| Kenneth Faried * | 18 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Darrell Arthur | 29 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Randy Foye | 27 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Will Barton | 25 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 22 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Kostas Papanikolaou | 10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Mike Miller | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tayshaun Prince * | 32 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 32 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 18 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 31 | 4-14 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -3 | - |
| Ricky Rubio * | 31 | 3-8 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 27 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Martin | 16 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Zach LaVine | 16 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Nikola Pekovic | 15 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 15 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - |
* = starter