Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 87.0% | 13.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 88.8% | 11.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 89.4% | 10.6% | -11.7 | ✓ (13.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 76.5% | 23.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -25 (74-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 37 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 4-7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 36 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 35 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 32 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 9-9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 29 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 20 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Scott Brooks * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Henry James | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Shawnelle Scott | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Goldwire * | 43 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 37 | 10-17 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 28 | 20 | - |
| LaPhonso Ellis * | 33 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Dean Garrett * | 33 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Eric Washington * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 23 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Danny Fortson * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Harold Ellis * | 13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Joe Wolf * | 5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Priest Lauderdale | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Kiwane Garris | 4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter