Model Predictions
| Model | LA Clippers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.2% | 76.8% | +5.9 | ✓ (8.1 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 37.0% | 63.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 31.1% | 68.9% | +4.4 | ✓ (9.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.0% | 55.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 38.8% | 61.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +14 (123-109). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Rivers * | 34 | 4-14 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | - |
| DeAndre Jordan * | 32 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 23 | - |
| Sindarius Thornwell * | 25 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Tobias Harris * | 24 | 5-16 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | - |
| Milos Teodosic * | 22 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Lou Williams | 26 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 7-7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Montrezl Harrell | 22 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Sean Kilpatrick | 20 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Boban Marjanović | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Sam Dekker | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Jawun Evans | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Wesley Johnson | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 40 | 10-19 | 3-7 | 7-8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 26 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 38 | 9-16 | 4-5 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 17 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 37 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Jeff Teague * | 34 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 32 | 7-13 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 12 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Derrick Rose | 6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Cole Aldrich | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter