Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 70.4% | 29.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.2% | 37.8% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 64.4% | 35.6% | -3.3 | ✗ (18.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.4% | 43.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +15 (103-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 42 | 6-17 | 3-5 | 7-7 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 5-12 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 40 | 2-14 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 38 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 29 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 11 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Derek Fisher | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Sean Rooks | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 39 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 19 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 39 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 32 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 4-6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 21 | - |
| Doug West * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Cherokee Parks * | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 18 | 7-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Stojko Vrankovic * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Dean Garrett | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter