Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.0% | 64.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.2% | 51.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.3% | 58.7% | +1.9 | ✓ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.8% | 51.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 51.2% | 48.8% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +9 (113-104). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kosta Koufos * | 37 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Rajon Rondo * | 37 | 10-16 | 2-4 | 3-6 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 26 | - |
| Rudy Gay * | 32 | 4-15 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -2 | - |
| Quincy Acy * | 21 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| James Anderson * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Omri Casspi | 26 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Darren Collison | 26 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Marco Belinelli | 24 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Willie Cauley-Stein | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach LaVine * | 44 | 7-12 | 4-7 | 5-10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 9 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 41 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng * | 36 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 24 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 29 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 23 | - |
| Ricky Rubio * | 26 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 21 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Greg Smith | 14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince | 11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 10 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
* = starter