Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Minnesota Timberwolves | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.0% | 54.0% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 58.3% | 41.7% | -1.9 | ✓ (6.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 54.4% | 45.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Minnesota Timberwolves -8 (93-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mills * | 44 | 8-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | - |
| Bobby Phills * | 42 | 7-15 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | - |
| Terrell Brandon * | 39 | 6-17 | 2-2 | 8-8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Tyrone Hill * | 39 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 23 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Mark West * | 18 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Minnesota Timberwolves
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett * | 39 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 21 | - |
| Tom Gugliotta * | 38 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 9-9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 11 | - |
| Doug West * | 36 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Stephon Marbury * | 34 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Sam Mitchell * | 26 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Stojko Vrankovic * | 25 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Terry Porter * | 13 | 0-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | - |
| Chris Carr * | 11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Cherokee Parks | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter