Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 8.1% | 91.9% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 7.9% | 92.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 10.1% | 89.9% | +12.0 | ✓ (9.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 30.3% | 69.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +3 (101-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Gatling * | 45 | 4-13 | 1-3 | 8-11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 41 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 41 | 9-19 | 0-2 | 5-9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 36 | 10-22 | 1-3 | 4-7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 22 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 12 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Trajan Langdon * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Etdrick Bohannon * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 42 | 10-25 | 2-6 | 10-11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 17 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 42 | 13-19 | 0-0 | 8-16 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 42 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 31 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 28 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 27 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 21 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 20 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 15 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tyronn Lue | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter