Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 47.8% | 52.2% | +0.8 | ✓ (15.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 57.5% | 42.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 49.0% | 51.0% | +0.2 | ✓ (15.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 54.9% | 45.1% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 54.9% | 45.1% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets +16 (118-102). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins * | 35 | 5-14 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | -2 | - |
| Jeff Teague * | 34 | 7-18 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Jimmy Butler III * | 32 | 6-15 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 30 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 8-9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 22 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 29 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 18 | 6-12 | 1-5 | 6-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 16 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 15 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 12 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Cole Aldrich | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Aaron Brooks | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Marcus Georges-Hunt | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemba Walker * | 33 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Michael Kidd-Gilchrist * | 32 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Dwight Howard * | 30 | 8-10 | 0-1 | 9-14 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 34 | - |
| Nicolas Batum * | 28 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Marvin Williams * | 25 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Frank Kaminsky | 21 | 9-15 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 14 | - |
| Jeremy Lamb | 20 | 6-9 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Cody Zeller | 17 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 14 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Dwayne Bacon | 13 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Malik Monk | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter