Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 12.0% | 88.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 15.5% | 84.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 9.7% | 90.3% | +12.3 | ✓ (16.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 29.2% | 70.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +29 (108-79). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervin Johnson * | 34 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 33 | 8-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 32 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 31 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 25 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 22 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Eric Murdock * | 11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Ricky Pierce * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Darvin Ham | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jeff McInnis | 7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| LaSalle Thompson | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Ferry * | 31 | 8-11 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Bobby Phills * | 30 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Tyrone Hill * | 29 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 29 | 7-16 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 25 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 23 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 23 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Reggie Geary * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mark West * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Sarunas Marciulionis | 29 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Carl Thomas | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Donny Marshall | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter