Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 23.8% | 76.2% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 27.4% | 72.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.7% | 73.3% | +5.6 | ✓ (2.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 40.2% | 59.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 37.3% | 62.7% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 37.5% | 62.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +3 (91-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 36 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 33 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 33 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 29 | 6-17 | 2-4 | 1-4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 29 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 2 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 26 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Trajan Langdon * | 19 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 14 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio McDyess * | 42 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 24 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 39 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 4-6 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 32 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 17 | - |
| James Posey * | 30 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 13 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 28 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -2 | - |
| George McCloud * | 27 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Robert Pack * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Mark Strickland | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter