Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 35.2% | 64.8% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 44.7% | 55.3% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 48.4% | 51.6% | +0.3 | ✗ (7.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 66.5% | 33.5% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 87.6% | 12.4% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 85.8% | 14.2% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 85.9% | 14.1% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 75.3% | 24.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons -7 (117-124). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert * | 37 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | - | - | |
| Anthony Edwards * | 33 | 10-24 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 30 | 10-17 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | - | - | |
| Jaden McDaniels * | 30 | 8-11 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | - | - | |
| Mike Conley * | 29 | 3-8 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | - | - | |
| Naz Reid | 23 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker | 22 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Kyle Anderson | 21 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 4 | - | - | |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Shake Milton | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Troy Brown Jr. | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden Ivey * | 35 | 13-22 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 32 | - | - | |
| Bojan Bogdanovic * | 32 | 7-13 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | - | - | |
| Jalen Duren * | 30 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | - | - | |
| Killian Hayes * | 26 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Isaiah Stewart * | 24 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 12 | - | - | |
| Ausar Thompson | 21 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - | - | |
| Alec Burks | 20 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 5-5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Kevin Knox II | 20 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Mike Muscala | 14 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | |
| Marcus Sasser | 12 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
* = starter