Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 17.4% | 82.6% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 25.4% | 74.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 17.0% | 83.0% | +8.7 | ✓ (2.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 37.6% | 62.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +6 (91-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gugliotta * | 43 | 10-25 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 39 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Doug West * | 31 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -1 | - |
| James Robinson * | 27 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 20 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 19 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Stojko Vrankovic * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Cherokee Parks * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Shane Heal | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 41 | 4-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 14-20 | 0-0 | 7-13 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 37 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 35 | 6-16 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Cedric Ceballos * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 23 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 12 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Byron Scott | 19 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Travis Knight | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter