Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 36.9% | 63.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 45.8% | 54.2% | +0.9 | ✗ (17.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.1% | 53.9% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 47.7% | 52.3% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 43.7% | 56.3% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 43.7% | 56.3% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 40.4% | 59.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -17 (106-123). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland * | 31 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | - | - | |
| Isaac Okoro * | 30 | 7-10 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | - | - | |
| Jarrett Allen * | 26 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | - | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 24 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | - | - | |
| Lauri Markkanen * | 21 | 7-8 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 19 | - | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 27 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | - | - | |
| Ricky Rubio | 22 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | |
| Kevin Love | 22 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 7-7 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 18 | - | - | |
| Dean Wade | 10 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Kevin Pangos | 5 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Lamar Stevens | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Denzel Valentine | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | |
| Tacko Fall | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Edwards * | 32 | 6-17 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | - | - | |
| Jarred Vanderbilt * | 30 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | - | - | |
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 30 | 8-19 | 0-7 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | - | - | |
| Patrick Beverley * | 27 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7 | - | - | |
| Taurean Prince * | 11 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | - | - | |
| Malik Beasley | 29 | 6-15 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | - | - | |
| Jaden McDaniels | 21 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | - | |
| Leandro Bolmaro | 15 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| Jaylen Nowell | 15 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | - | - | |
| Naz Reid | 14 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | |
| Jake Layman | 4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | - | |
| Nathan Knight | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - | - | |
| Josh Okogie | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - |
* = starter