Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.8% | 63.2% | +3.0 | ✗ (12.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -9 (88-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 45 | 9-20 | 0-1 | 5-8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Karl Malone * | 44 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 41 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 36 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 34 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 25 | 5-9 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Devean George * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 14 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Rick Fox | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Brian Cook | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latrell Sprewell * | 46 | 8-16 | 3-7 | 4-5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 14 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 45 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 33 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 32 | 5-14 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 24 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 22 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Mark Madsen | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Gary Trent | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Oliver Miller | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter