Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 19.5% | 80.5% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.2% | 58.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 32.6% | 67.4% | +4.0 | ✗ (12.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.9% | 42.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 73.4% | 26.6% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 71.6% | 28.4% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 71.6% | 28.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 61.9% | 38.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -8 (104-112). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 37 | 13-20 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 30 | - | - | |
| Dennis Schroder * | 32 | 9-15 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 24 | - | - | |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope * | 31 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Marc Gasol * | 29 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | - | - | |
| Kyle Kuzma * | 26 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Wesley Matthews | 22 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Alex Caruso | 18 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | |
| Montrezl Harrell | 18 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | - | - | |
| Markieff Morris | 17 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley * | 36 | 4-15 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Anthony Edwards * | 34 | 10-20 | 5-10 | 3-4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 28 | - | - | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 32 | 7-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Jarred Vanderbilt * | 29 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Ricky Rubio * | 29 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 19 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Jaden McDaniels | 17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| Naz Reid | 15 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Josh Okogie | 15 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Nowell | 9 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - |
* = starter