Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 61.2% | 38.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 34.1% | 65.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 38.0% | 62.0% | +2.7 | ✗ (6.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 46.4% | 53.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Brooklyn Nets -4 (82-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harpring * | 36 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 32 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 21 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 31 | 8-17 | 1-1 | 0-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 28 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 3-9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 22 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 22 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 12 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 40 | 3-17 | 0-5 | 3-4 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 33 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 31 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Kenyon Martin * | 30 | 4-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Evan Eschmeyer * | 27 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 24 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Stephen Jackson * | 23 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Sherman Douglas * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Jim McIlvaine * | 10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Soumaila Samake | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter