Model Predictions
| Model | Denver Nuggets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 55.3% | 44.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 46.5% | 53.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.8% | 58.2% | +1.8 | ✓ (16.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.2% | 49.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +18 (119-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 35 | 4-13 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Bryant Stith * | 32 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 6-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 28 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 5 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 27 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 26 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 26 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | - |
| James Posey * | 25 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 18 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 10-11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Cory Alexander * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| George McCloud * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Popeye Jones | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 43 | 9-15 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 22 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 39 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 23 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 39 | 9-19 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 29 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 28 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 27 | 8-12 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 24 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 19 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 10 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Stack | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pete Chilcutt | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter