Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.4% | 60.6% | +2.4 | ✓ (7.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +10 (107-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Hassell * | 39 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Garnett * | 39 | 9-17 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 28 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 33 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 32 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 24 | 2-11 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 21 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 3 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Anthony Carter | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 43 | 10-18 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 25 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 42 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 20 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 40 | 7-10 | 1-1 | 6-6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 33 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 21 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Scott Williams * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter