Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 52.4% | 47.6% | -0.5 | ✓ (29.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.0% | 49.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -30 (83-113). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Iverson * | 36 | 9-18 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Marcus Camby * | 35 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 23 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 31 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 31 | 11-19 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 16 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 27 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 22 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| JR Smith * | 19 | 6-14 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Yakhouba Diawara | 6 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Von Wafer | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 32 | 11-23 | 2-5 | 6-6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 12 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 30 | 6-15 | 1-7 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 25 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 24 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 5-8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 19 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Dwayne Jones * | 17 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 16 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Cedric Simmons * | 14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 12 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | - |
* = starter