Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 77.1% | 22.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 76.5% | 23.5% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 88.3% | 11.7% | -11.1 | ✗ (25.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.8% | 50.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 57.3% | 42.7% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 49.5% | 50.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +14 (121-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 32 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Troy Brown Jr. * | 27 | 2-9 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Mike Conley * | 27 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Rudy Gobert * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - | - | |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker * | 24 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Jaden McDaniels | 27 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Naz Reid | 24 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | - | - | |
| Shake Milton | 19 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Kyle Anderson | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Wendell Moore Jr. | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Josh Minott | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Daishen Nix | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valanciunas * | 35 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | - | - | |
| Zion Williamson * | 32 | 13-17 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | - | - | |
| Herbert Jones * | 32 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| CJ McCollum * | 29 | 8-15 | 4-7 | 3-3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | - | - | |
| Brandon Ingram * | 29 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 8-9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | - | - | |
| Dyson Daniels | 27 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - | - | |
| Trey Murphy III | 24 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Jose Alvarado | 14 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | |
| Naji Marshall | 13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | |
| Jordan Hawkins | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter