Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 18.8% | 81.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 32.4% | 67.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 20.9% | 79.1% | +7.3 | ✓ (10.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 38.9% | 61.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 29.2% | 70.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 27.5% | 72.5% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 27.4% | 72.6% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 30.2% | 69.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +18 (110-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 35 | 5-13 | 2-6 | 6-8 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | - | - | |
| Wayne Ellington * | 29 | 3-10 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook * | 28 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 6-11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | - | - | |
| Kent Bazemore * | 24 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | - | - | |
| Anthony Davis * | 20 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 28 | 3-11 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Rajon Rondo | 22 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Thomas | 21 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 7-9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Chaundee Brown Jr. | 15 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| DeAndre Jordan | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jay Huff | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 32 | 11-20 | 2-6 | 4-5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 28 | - | - | |
| Malik Beasley * | 32 | 7-18 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Patrick Beverley * | 31 | 4-11 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Jarred Vanderbilt * | 31 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| D'Angelo Russell * | 27 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Jaden McDaniels | 21 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Nowell | 19 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | - | - | |
| Josh Okogie | 13 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Naz Reid | 11 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jake Layman | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Leandro Bolmaro | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Nathan Knight | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
* = starter