Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.4% | 47.6% | -0.5 | ✗ (9.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +9 (94-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony * | 41 | 8-23 | 0-1 | 7-12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 4 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 35 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 35 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 32 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 27 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 21 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Voshon Lenard * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Linas Kleiza | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Julius Hodge | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 45 | 11-18 | 1-4 | 3-6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 34 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 34 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 32 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 31 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 29 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 28 | 6-12 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Alan Henderson | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Luke Jackson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter