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 | ✗ (6.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.8% | 49.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -6 (101-107). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 38 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 8-10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | - |
| Glen Rice * | 38 | 8-17 | 4-10 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 11 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 36 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 10-18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 25 | - |
| Derek Harper * | 31 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Travis Knight * | 24 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - |
| J.R. Reid * | 23 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 16 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Ruben Patterson | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Smith * | 41 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 8-12 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 24 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 10-22 | 1-2 | 0-3 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 33 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 32 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 32 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Reggie Jordan * | 26 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 14 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Andrae Patterson * | 8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Tom Hammonds | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Trevor Winter | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Brian Evans | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | - |
* = starter