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 | ✓ (12.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 56.4% | 43.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -16 (84-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Horry * | 40 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 22 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 39 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 33 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 30 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 26 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 21 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 8 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Byron Scott | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Joe Kleine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Gugliotta * | 40 | 4-17 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 20 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 33 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 7-8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 29 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Doug West * | 21 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| James Robinson * | 18 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 16 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cherokee Parks * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Chris Carr | 11 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Stojko Vrankovic | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Shane Heal | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter