Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 26.8% | 73.2% | +5.5 | ✗ (22.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -17 (88-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 38 | 13-20 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 33 | 25 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 35 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Delonte West * | 34 | 8-13 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 17 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 27 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 16 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 26 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 22 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 20 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | - |
| JJ Hickson | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tarence Kinsey | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Darnell Jackson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jawad Williams | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 32 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 29 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 29 | 5-14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 | -2 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 26 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - |
| JR Smith * | 25 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Linas Kleiza * | 25 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 21 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Dahntay Jones * | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Chucky Atkins | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Renaldo Balkman | 3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter