Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.4% | 60.6% | +2.4 | ✓ (19.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +22 (107-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Foye * | 29 | 6-16 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Ryan Gomes * | 27 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 27 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Love * | 26 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Mike Miller * | 26 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Brian Cardinal * | 24 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 20 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Rodney Carney * | 18 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Craig Smith * | 18 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Bobby Brown | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delonte West * | 35 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| LeBron James * | 33 | 8-14 | 2-3 | 7-10 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 25 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 31 | 8-14 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 8 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 24 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 22 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Darnell Jackson * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| JJ Hickson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tarence Kinsey | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter