Model Predictions
| Model | Minnesota Timberwolves | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 46.0% | 54.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.4% | 63.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 31.7% | 68.3% | +4.2 | ✗ (9.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 41.2% | 58.8% | - | ✗ |
| Efficiency | 28.7% | 71.3% | - | ✗ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 28.8% | 71.2% | - | ✗ |
| Log Adjusted | 28.8% | 71.2% | - | ✗ |
| Points Off/Def | 32.0% | 68.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -5 (124-129). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns * | 36 | 11-16 | 3-6 | 4-6 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 31 | - | |
| D'Angelo Russell * | 35 | 11-13 | 4-5 | 4-6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 32 | - | |
| Rudy Gobert * | 33 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 22 | - | |
| Anthony Edwards * | 31 | 5-13 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - | |
| Jaden McDaniels * | 30 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | - | |
| Kyle Anderson | 21 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - | |
| Taurean Prince | 21 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 10-10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16 | - | |
| Jordan McLaughlin | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - | |
| Jaylen Nowell | 14 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - | |
| Austin Rivers | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland * | 40 | 16-31 | 10-15 | 9-13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 30 | - | |
| Evan Mobley * | 32 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 | - | |
| Lamar Stevens * | 30 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - | |
| Kevin Love * | 29 | 3-11 | 3-8 | 5-5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 12 | - | |
| Caris LeVert * | 27 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - | |
| Isaac Okoro | 28 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - | |
| Cedi Osman | 27 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | - | |
| Robin Lopez | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - | |
| Raul Neto | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - | |
| Mamadi Diakite | 2 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter