Model Predictions
| Model | Oklahoma City Thunder | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 44.0% | 56.0% | +1.5 | ✓ (14.5 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.0% | 56.0% | +1.3 | ✓ (14.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 50.3% | 49.7% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +16 (104-88). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Oklahoma City Thunder
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George * | 38 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Russell Westbrook * | 35 | 15-23 | 1-2 | 7-9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 30 | - |
| Steven Adams * | 33 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 30 | 5-19 | 2-8 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | -5 | - |
| Terrance Ferguson * | 23 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Josh Huestis | 19 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Jerami Grant | 19 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Raymond Felton | 18 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Patrick Patterson | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Alex Abrines | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kyle Singler | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Dakari Johnson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins * | 42 | 8-15 | 1-5 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Jimmy Butler III * | 36 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 11-12 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 30 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 30 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 20 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 28 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Jeff Teague * | 25 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 18 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 18 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Marcus Georges-Hunt | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 8 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Cole Aldrich | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Aaron Brooks | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter