Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.6% | 63.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 31.6% | 68.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 30.4% | 69.6% | +4.6 | ✓ (0.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.4% | 56.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +4 (100-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 37 | 10-16 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 36 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 18 | - |
| Jeff Teague * | 35 | 6-14 | 0-5 | 3-5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica * | 34 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 32 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 20 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 14 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Derrick Rose | 14 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 12 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton * | 40 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Jamal Murray * | 35 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 9 | - |
| Nikola Jokić * | 35 | 6-20 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | - |
| Paul Millsap * | 33 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 6-9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Wilson Chandler * | 32 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Mason Plumlee | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Devin Harris | 20 | 6-11 | 5-9 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Torrey Craig | 16 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Trey Lyles | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter