Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | New York Knicks | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 68.0% | 32.0% | -3.0 | ✓ (1.0 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 65.8% | 34.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 64.9% | 35.1% | -3.4 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.3% | 45.7% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 66.0% | 34.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 66.0% | 34.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 56.0% | 44.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New York Knicks -4 (104-108). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 40 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 4-5 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 29 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 38 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica * | 37 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 19 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 37 | 5-15 | 2-7 | 5-6 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Jeff Teague * | 33 | 3-13 | 0-4 | 4-4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 25 | 5-14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | - |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway Jr. * | 36 | 14-25 | 6-11 | 5-7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 19 | - |
| Enes Freedom * | 32 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 19 | - |
| Michael Beasley * | 26 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 14 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Emmanuel Mudiay * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Frank Ntilikina | 37 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Trey Burke | 31 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Luke Kornet | 21 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Troy Williams | 20 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
* = starter