Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.4% | 47.6% | -0.5 | ✓ (11.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -12 (93-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson * | 46 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 19 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 39 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 14 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 34 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 31 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 31 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 26 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | - |
| JR Smith * | 23 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Reggie Evans * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hughes * | 41 | 7-15 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 10 | - |
| LeBron James * | 40 | 8-19 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 32 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 28 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 26 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 21 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 17 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 5 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Daniel Gibson | 13 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - |
* = starter