Model Predictions
| Model | Sacramento Kings | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 18.7% | 81.3% | +7.2 | ✓ (2.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 21.2% | 78.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 11.7% | 88.3% | +11.1 | ✓ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 33.6% | 66.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 19.4% | 80.6% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 19.3% | 80.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 25.7% | 74.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +5 (111-106). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Sacramento Kings
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox * | 34 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 6-8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 9 | - |
| Bogdan Bogdanović * | 30 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 28 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Willie Cauley-Stein * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Justin Jackson * | 22 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Garrett Temple | 23 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Kosta Koufos | 23 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Buddy Hield | 18 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | - |
| JaKarr Sampson | 17 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Vince Carter | 13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler III * | 39 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 7-9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 36 | 10-17 | 2-7 | 7-7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 29 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 35 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Jeff Teague * | 32 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 32 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 21 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 15 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 15 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 11 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
* = starter