Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.8% | 63.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 26.4% | 73.6% | +5.6 | ✗ (17.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.0% | 50.0% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 54.0% | 46.0% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 55.2% | 44.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 55.2% | 44.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 48.6% | 51.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -12 (117-129). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges * | 42 | 12-20 | 2-6 | 5-5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 30 | - | |
| Devin Booker * | 38 | 12-23 | 5-7 | 3-3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 25 | - | |
| Cameron Payne * | 35 | 8-17 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 21 | - | |
| Deandre Ayton * | 32 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - | |
| Torrey Craig * | 26 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - | |
| Landry Shamet | 18 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | - | |
| Damion Lee | 15 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | - | |
| Dario Saric | 12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - | |
| Jock Landale | 12 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - | |
| Josh Okogie | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - | |
| Bismack Biyombo | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels * | 38 | 10-14 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | - | |
| Anthony Edwards * | 34 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 3-6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - | |
| D'Angelo Russell * | 33 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 4-4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | - | |
| Rudy Gobert * | 29 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 28 | - | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 27 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 17 | - | |
| Kyle Anderson | 22 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - | |
| Jaylen Nowell | 22 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - | |
| Taurean Prince | 19 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - | |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Nathan Knight | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter