Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 66.2% | 33.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.5% | 60.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 42.1% | 57.9% | +1.8 | ✗ (18.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.5% | 52.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -17 (96-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins * | 36 | 7-22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 33 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 33 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 21 | - |
| Jeff Teague * | 33 | 9-16 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 22 | - |
| Jimmy Butler III * | 22 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 4-8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 26 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 19 | 1-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 14 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 13 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Derrick Rose | 5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Cole Aldrich | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 34 | 3-13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Julius Randle * | 32 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Brook Lopez * | 24 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | - |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 18 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Alex Caruso * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Josh Hart | 32 | 6-12 | 3-6 | 5-7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Tyler Ennis | 24 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Ivica Zubac | 21 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Channing Frye | 14 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Gary Payton II | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Travis Wear | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Thomas Bryant | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter