Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✓ (3.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +6 (94-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 44 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 13 | - |
| LeBron James * | 41 | 10-19 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 41 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 39 | 5-17 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 19 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 17 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 36 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 25 | - |
| Latrell Sprewell * | 32 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 29 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 7-9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 17 | - |
| Troy Hudson * | 28 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -3 | - |
| Michael Olowokandi * | 26 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Eddie Griffin * | 24 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 20 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 16 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
* = starter