Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✗ (8.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -6 (91-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 45 | 11-34 | 1-5 | 12-17 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 21 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 39 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 37 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 9-11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 35 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 33 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 15 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 45 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 26 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 44 | 12-29 | 3-11 | 6-7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 17 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 43 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Marcus Banks * | 29 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Justin Reed * | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 4 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Eddie Griffin | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter