Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 68.7% | 31.3% | -3.2 | ✗ (19.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 66.2% | 33.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 58.2% | 41.8% | -1.8 | ✗ (17.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.2% | 46.8% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 63.7% | 36.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 63.7% | 36.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 54.2% | 45.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +16 (107-91). Ratings: 2016-17 season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Griffin * | 35 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 32 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | - |
| DeAndre Jordan * | 30 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 24 | - |
| JJ Redick * | 25 | 6-14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Luc Mbah a Moute * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Austin Rivers | 29 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 24 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Raymond Felton | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Marreese Speights | 15 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Brandon Bass | 7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Wesley Johnson | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorgui Dieng * | 39 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 36 | 5-17 | 0-3 | 10-10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 34 | 14-21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 23 | - |
| Ricky Rubio * | 33 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 21 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad * | 25 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 19 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 18 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Lance Stephenson | 15 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Kris Dunn | 14 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Cole Aldrich | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter