Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 33.0% | 67.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.8% | 73.2% | +5.5 | ✓ (3.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +2 (99-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 41 | 12-28 | 2-8 | 9-13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 35 | 13 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 35 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-10 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 22 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 34 | 4-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Anthony Parker * | 32 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 14 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 28 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Delonte West * | 25 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 16 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Jawad Williams * | 8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Daniel Gibson | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenyon Martin * | 38 | 9-21 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 17 | - |
| Arron Afflalo * | 36 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Chauncey Billups * | 33 | 8-14 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 12 | - |
| Nene Hilario * | 30 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Joey Graham * | 28 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| JR Smith * | 27 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 26 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Anthony Carter * | 18 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
* = starter