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2021-05-14

Model Predictions

Model Denver Nuggets Minnesota Timberwolves Spread Result
Elo 47.5% 52.5% -
Bradley-Terry 51.2% 48.8% -
Margin 48.7% 51.3% +0.3 (11.3 off)
Pythagorean 59.5% 40.5% -
Efficiency 78.3% 21.7% -
Adjusted Efficiency 75.5% 24.5% -
Log Adjusted 75.5% 24.5% -
Points Off/Def 65.0% 35.0% -

Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -11 (103-114). Predictions use season-end ratings.

Denver Nuggets

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Nikola Jokic * 32 14-21 0-3 3-3 14 4 1 1 31 - -
Facundo Campazzo * 32 2-8 0-3 2-2 3 9 0 0 6 - -
Austin Rivers * 30 4-10 4-9 0-0 4 1 0 0 12 - -
Aaron Gordon * 30 6-10 1-2 2-2 3 4 1 0 15 - -
JaVale McGee * 24 6-12 0-0 0-0 13 0 0 2 12 - -
JaMychal Green 20 1-5 0-3 0-0 2 4 0 0 2 - -
Paul Millsap 18 2-9 0-3 1-1 7 5 3 0 5 - -
Markus Howard 17 5-10 4-8 1-1 1 1 0 0 15 - -
Vlatko Cancar 17 5-7 3-4 1-2 3 2 0 0 14 - -
Shaquille Harrison 15 1-4 0-1 0-0 3 0 1 0 2 - -

Minnesota Timberwolves

Player MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Numbers RAPM GS
Karl-Anthony Towns * 39 6-18 4-7 4-6 11 4 0 0 20 - -
Anthony Edwards * 39 8-16 4-9 9-12 7 5 0 2 29 - -
D'Angelo Russell * 36 6-12 3-7 2-6 3 2 1 1 17 - -
Ricky Rubio * 27 2-9 2-6 0-0 6 5 1 0 6 - -
Jarred Vanderbilt * 17 3-5 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 1 6 - -
Naz Reid 30 4-9 0-4 2-4 6 0 1 1 10 - -
Jaden McDaniels 17 2-5 1-4 0-0 0 1 0 0 5 - -
Juancho Hernangomez 15 1-4 1-3 1-2 3 0 0 0 4 - -
Jordan McLaughlin 13 2-2 1-1 1-2 3 2 0 0 6 - -
Josh Okogie 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 - -

* = starter