Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.4% | 60.6% | +2.4 | ✓ (5.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +8 (92-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jefferson * | 41 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | - |
| Corey Brewer * | 38 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 37 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Randy Foye * | 33 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 33 | 6-16 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 27 | 4-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Craig Smith * | 17 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Marko Jaric * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chris Richard | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 43 | 11-22 | 1-4 | 7-9 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 28 | - |
| Delonte West * | 41 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 38 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 28 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 24 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 23 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 19 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Billy Thomas | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Kaniel Dickens | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter