Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Atlanta Hawks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.1% | 29.9% | -3.5 | ✗ (8.5 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 71.6% | 28.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 71.9% | 28.1% | -5.2 | ✗ (10.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 70.9% | 29.1% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 70.9% | 29.1% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 59.9% | 40.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Atlanta Hawks +5 (105-100). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins * | 37 | 8-14 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Jimmy Butler III * | 36 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 9-9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 34 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 16 | - |
| Jeff Teague * | 34 | 1-12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 32 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 23 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 18 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 13 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Marcus Georges-Hunt | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Schröder * | 33 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 8-9 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Ersan Ilyasova * | 30 | 5-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Kent Bazemore * | 30 | 8-14 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Taurean Prince * | 24 | 1-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Miles Plumlee * | 13 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Malcolm Delaney | 25 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| John Collins | 20 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Dewayne Dedmon | 18 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Marco Belinelli | 16 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Tyler Dorsey | 13 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Mike Muscala | 13 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | - |
* = starter