Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.8% | 80.2% | +6.9 | ✓ (11.1 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 28.8% | 71.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 25.3% | 74.7% | +6.0 | ✓ (12.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.8% | 57.2% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 35.5% | 64.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +18 (114-96). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Ingram * | 28 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Julius Randle * | 28 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Tyler Ennis * | 22 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Josh Hart * | 21 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 18 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Jordan Clarkson | 23 | 7-15 | 2-6 | 4-7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Corey Brewer | 21 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Larry Nance Jr. | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Alex Caruso | 17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Vander Blue | 16 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Ivica Zubac | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Andrew Bogut | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III * | 37 | 8-14 | 1-1 | 11-11 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 28 | 23 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 35 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 6-7 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 33 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Tyus Jones * | 27 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 26 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 22 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 19 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 14 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Aaron Brooks | 14 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Marcus Georges-Hunt | 7 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Cole Aldrich | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter