Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.9% | 70.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 41.0% | 59.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.2% | 55.8% | +1.3 | ✓ (7.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.9% | 52.1% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 45.1% | 54.9% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 46.7% | 53.3% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 46.6% | 53.4% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves +9 (131-122). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Mobley * | 37 | 8-11 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Darius Garland * | 36 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Donovan Mitchell * | 36 | 10-20 | 2-8 | 8-9 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 22 | - |
| Jarrett Allen * | 29 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Craig Porter Jr. * | 14 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Sam Merrill | 30 | 7-13 | 5-11 | 3-3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 15 | - |
| De'Andre Hunter | 27 | 6-11 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Jaylon Tyson | 18 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels * | 38 | 11-14 | 3-4 | 1-4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 19 | - |
| Anthony Edwards * | 37 | 10-20 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 19 | - |
| Rudy Gobert * | 36 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 23 | - |
| Julius Randle * | 35 | 10-21 | 3-7 | 5-6 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 22 | - |
| Donte DiVincenzo * | 34 | 8-13 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Naz Reid | 23 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Mike Conley | 14 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Jaylen Clark | 10 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Bones Hyland | 9 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter