Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.4% | 47.6% | -0.5 | ✓ (3.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -4 (89-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nene Hilario * | 39 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 39 | 6-17 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 36 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 31 | 6-16 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 25 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 12 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Rodney White * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Nikoloz Tskitishvili * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 41 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 17 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 38 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 32 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 30 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 9-13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 11 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 28 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 28 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| J.R. Bremer * | 17 | 1-10 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
* = starter