Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 26.8% | 73.2% | +5.5 | ✓ (6.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +12 (115-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 38 | 6-17 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 32 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | - |
| LeBron James * | 32 | 6-19 | 2-3 | 5-7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 30 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 26 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 19 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 17 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 17 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| J.R. Bremer | 16 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Michael Stewart | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nene Hilario * | 40 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 35 | 8-16 | 1-1 | 9-12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 30 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 27 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Jon Barry * | 26 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 21 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 20 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Rodney White | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter