Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.9% | 71.1% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 39.3% | 60.7% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 25.8% | 74.2% | +5.8 | ✗ (13.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.8% | 56.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets -8 (92-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamond Murray * | 38 | 5-16 | 1-3 | 9-11 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 32 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 31 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 21 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 30 | 4-13 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 27 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 19 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Lari Ketner * | 8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Donny Marshall * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 42 | 8-18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 30 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 17 | - |
| Raef LaFrentz * | 30 | 7-20 | 0-5 | 2-5 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 11 | - |
| George McCloud * | 27 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | - |
| James Posey * | 26 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Keon Clark * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Antonio McDyess * | 21 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad * | 21 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Bowen * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Popeye Jones * | 4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter