Model Predictions
| Model | New York Knicks | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.6% | 78.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 39.5% | 60.5% | +2.3 | ✗ (10.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -8 (95-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 40 | 12-23 | 0-3 | 6-7 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 20 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 39 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Robin Lopez * | 36 | 11-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 26 | - |
| Jose Calderon * | 34 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Kristaps Porziņģis * | 11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Lance Thomas | 25 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Langston Galloway | 23 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Derrick Williams | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 41 | 10-23 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 36 | 8-20 | 2-2 | 6-8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | - |
| Ricky Rubio * | 35 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 4-6 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 22 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng * | 24 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Zach LaVine | 32 | 7-14 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 32 | 8-11 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Martin | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Damjan Rudez | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter