Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | LA Clippers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.2% | 48.8% | +0.2 | ✓ (8.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 48.9% | 51.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 48.5% | 51.5% | +0.3 | ✗ (8.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.0% | 51.0% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 54.2% | 45.8% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 54.2% | 45.8% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 47.7% | 52.3% | - | ✗ |
Actual: LA Clippers -8 (118-126). Ratings: 2017-18 season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wiggins * | 41 | 16-28 | 3-7 | 5-8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 40 | 17 | - |
| Taj Gibson * | 38 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Nemanja Bjelica * | 34 | 6-13 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Jeff Teague * | 34 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 16-17 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 24 | - |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 32 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 9-10 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 23 | - |
| Marcus Georges-Hunt | 21 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Gorgui Dieng | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tyus Jones | 13 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Shabazz Muhammad | 8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Brooks | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
LA Clippers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Griffin * | 36 | 13-21 | 2-8 | 4-7 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 32 | 31 | - |
| Tyrone Wallace * | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Wesley Johnson * | 30 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Milos Teodosic * | 27 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Willie Reed * | 16 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Lou Williams | 35 | 8-15 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | - |
| Montrezl Harrell | 31 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Sindarius Thornwell | 18 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Sam Dekker | 11 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter