Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.4% | 60.6% | +2.4 | ✗ (16.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -14 (83-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 40 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 37 | 11-21 | 4-9 | 5-5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 18 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 36 | 7-19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 2 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 28 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 25 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Gary Trent * | 16 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Keith McLeod * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Ndudi Ebi | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Quincy Lewis | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 39 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 36 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | - |
| LeBron James * | 35 | 8-19 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 30 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 26 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 22 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 15 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| J.R. Bremer | 5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Ira Newble | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter