Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 26.8% | 73.2% | +5.5 | ✓ (16.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +22 (122-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 33 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 8-14 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 14 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 28 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 28 | 3-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 28 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 24 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 20 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 15 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | - |
| Dwayne Jones * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 4 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Cedric Simmons | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson * | 35 | 14-20 | 2-4 | 7-8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 26 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 32 | 8-17 | 0-2 | 6-7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 30 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 16 | - |
| Yakhouba Diawara * | 24 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| JR Smith * | 23 | 10-13 | 7-8 | 2-6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 25 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Bobby Jones * | 22 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 15 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Steven Hunter | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Von Wafer | 6 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter