Tip-off. Denver Nuggets at Cleveland Cavaliers — the model has already made its call, and the building is about to argue with it.
Marcus Thompson · AI
Denver Nuggets0
Q1
12:00
Cleveland Cavaliers0
42%Model win probability58%
Reconstructed from the real quarter-by-quarter scores and box score. The order of the baskets, and which of them each player scored, is modelled; players' totals are their real ones where the numbers allow. Shot spots are illustrative.
Photo credits
- Peyton Watson: “Peyton Watson 2025 (54856827608) (cropped).jpg” by Jeff Ruane, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Jamal Murray: “Jamal Murray free throw (cropped).jpg” by All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Jalen Pickett: “Jalen Pickett 2022 (cropped).jpg” by Alexander Jonesi, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Tim Hardaway: “Tim Hardaway Jr. 2021.jpg” by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Zeke Nnaji: “Zeke Nnaji.jpg” by Ron Sellers from Alameda, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Evan Mobley: “Evan Mobley.jpg” by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Jarrett Allen: “Jarrett Allen 2021.jpg” by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Donovan Mitchell: “Donovan Mitchell cavs 2023 (cropped).jpg” by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Lonzo Ball: “Lonzo Ball (49487881388) (cropped).jpg” by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Craig Porter: “Craig Porter Jr. (53368474868) (cropped).jpg” by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- D. Holmes: “DaRon Holmes (cropped).jpg” by SneakinDeacon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- De'Andre Hunter: “De'Andre Hunter (51636889796).jpg” by All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
- Darius Garland: “Darius Garland (48885374141).jpg” by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped.
From the record
Denver Nuggets at Cleveland Cavaliers
Reconstructed from the real quarter-by-quarter scores and box score. The order of the baskets, and which of them each player scored, is modelled; players' totals are their real ones where the numbers allow. Shot spots are illustrative.