Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 9.1% | 90.9% | +10.6 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 15.9% | 84.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 9.7% | 90.3% | +12.3 | ✓ (1.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 36.8% | 63.2% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 21.1% | 78.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 17.1% | 82.9% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 17.1% | 82.9% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 26.2% | 73.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +11 (103-92). Ratings: 2003-04 season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 44 | 6-18 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 38 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 37 | 9-14 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 35 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 35 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Ira Newble | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 41 | 16-29 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 24 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 40 | 11-22 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 13 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 35 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 34 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 23 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 21 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Darrick Martin * | 12 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Oliver Miller * | 11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Gary Trent | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter