Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 38.3% | 61.7% | +2.6 | ✗ (25.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.6% | 52.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -23 (70-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delonte West * | 40 | 9-16 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| LeBron James * | 39 | 14-20 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 25 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 34 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 30 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 26 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 22 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 20 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 12 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Darnell Jackson * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Tarence Kinsey | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jawad Williams | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Jefferson * | 39 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Randy Foye * | 35 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 34 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| Mike Miller * | 34 | 7-12 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Craig Smith * | 33 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 25 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 19 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Rashad McCants * | 16 | 0-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -5 | - |
* = starter