Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.4% | 38.6% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 55.9% | 44.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 48.0% | 52.0% | +0.4 | ✓ (10.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +11 (86-75). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 37 | 8-21 | 0-3 | 8-9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 17 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 34 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 33 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 30 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 24 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 22 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 19 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 16 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Sam Jacobson | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ruben Patterson | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Tyronn Lue | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Corie Blount | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Smith * | 36 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 36 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Malik Sealy * | 31 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 26 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 4-7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 26 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 25 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 14 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Bill Curley | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Andrae Patterson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Reggie Jordan | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Paul Grant | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter