Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.4% | 47.6% | -0.5 | ✓ (4.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -5 (101-106). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Martin * | 43 | 8-19 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 8 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 39 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 38 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 38 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 22 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 36 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 21 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 10 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 43 | 12-29 | 1-6 | 10-12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 15 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 40 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 9-10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 25 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 37 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 3 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 32 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 13 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Jerome Moiso * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Lucious Harris | 17 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter