Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 78.6% | 21.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 75.4% | 24.6% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 77.5% | 22.5% | -6.8 | ✗ (7.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 64.8% | 35.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +1 (88-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon * | 39 | 7-19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | - |
| Bobby Phills * | 39 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Chris Mills * | 37 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 36 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 20 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 33 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 29 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 22 | 4-12 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Mark West * | 16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Donny Marshall | 10 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jackson * | 46 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 16 | - |
| Ervin Johnson * | 42 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - |
| LaPhonso Ellis * | 41 | 12-24 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 7 | - |
| Darvin Ham * | 37 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 37 | 7-15 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Dale Ellis * | 19 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | - |
| Tom Hammonds * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Ricky Pierce | 13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Brooks Thompson | 6 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Elmer Bennett | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter