Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✗ (15.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -13 (88-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 41 | 13-24 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 28 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 40 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 31 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 26 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 30 | 5-13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 27 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 16 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 7 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Scot Pollard | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shannon Brown | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 39 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 8-9 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 32 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Randy Foye * | 31 | 6-12 | 1-6 | 5-5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 29 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | -2 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 24 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Craig Smith * | 23 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Mark Blount * | 16 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Mike James * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Trenton Hassell * | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Justin Reed | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter