Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 26.8% | 73.2% | +5.5 | ✓ (4.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +1 (90-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 41 | 7-20 | 2-6 | 8-15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 22 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 36 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 31 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 31 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 28 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 21 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 23 | 4-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 18 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 14 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Mike Wilks * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Miller * | 38 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 38 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 37 | 3-16 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 35 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 24 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 29 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 28 | 5-13 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 19 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Linas Kleiza | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter