Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 21.9% | 78.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 12.3% | 87.7% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 13.2% | 86.8% | +10.4 | ✓ (4.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 32.9% | 67.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +15 (91-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 31 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 31 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 30 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 27 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Matt Harpring * | 25 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 22 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | -1 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 21 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Lamond Murray | 12 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Robert Traylor | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Johnson | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Trajan Langdon | 3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 41 | 10-23 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 16 | - |
| LaPhonso Ellis * | 31 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 31 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 27 | 8-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 14 | - |
| Felipe Lopez * | 25 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 20 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Peeler * | 19 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 17 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Reggie Slater * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| William Avery | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dean Garrett | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter