Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.5% | 53.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 54.9% | 45.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 52.1% | 47.9% | -0.5 | ✗ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.6% | 49.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +6 (112-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Chandler * | 48 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Nikola Jokić * | 46 | 14-25 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 21 | - |
| Jamal Murray * | 42 | 8-18 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Will Barton * | 42 | 9-22 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | - |
| Paul Millsap * | 35 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Gary Harris | 21 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | - |
| Mason Plumlee | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Devin Harris | 10 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Torrey Craig | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 46 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 24 | - |
| Jeff Teague * | 42 | 6-13 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Andrew Wiggins * | 42 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 5-8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Jimmy Butler III * | 41 | 10-21 | 1-4 | 10-13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 31 | 19 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 35 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Jamal Crawford | 17 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Derrick Rose | 11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 10 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica | 10 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 6 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
* = starter