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 | ✓ (12.7 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 +20 (124-104). 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 | 8-21 | 1-8 | 2-5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 19 | - | - | |
| Russell Westbrook * | 35 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Malik Monk * | 29 | 5-12 | 2-9 | 1-1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Austin Reaves * | 21 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Dwight Howard * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | |
| Carmelo Anthony | 26 | 6-15 | 1-7 | 3-5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Wayne Ellington | 17 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 14 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Avery Bradley | 14 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| D.J. Augustin | 10 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Talen Horton-Tucker | 9 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Stanley Johnson | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards * | 32 | 8-21 | 6-11 | 5-6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 27 | - | - | |
| D'Angelo Russell * | 30 | 2-11 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Patrick Beverley * | 28 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | - | - | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 26 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 13-13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | - | - | |
| Jarred Vanderbilt * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Taurean Prince | 25 | 4-9 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Malik Beasley | 21 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Nowell | 18 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Nathan Knight | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Leandro Bolmaro | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Jake Layman | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Josh Okogie | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter