Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✗ (13.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -11 (86-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 39 | 17-26 | 6-10 | 5-8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 45 | 34 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 37 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 15 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 33 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 5-5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 32 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Dwayne Jones * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 21 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jefferson * | 39 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 30 | 15 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 27 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 25 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Antoine Walker * | 25 | 5-14 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 23 | 5-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Gerald Green * | 20 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 13 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Craig Smith * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Chris Richard | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter