Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 29.3% | 70.7% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 35.9% | 64.1% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 26.3% | 73.7% | +5.7 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.8% | 60.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +8 (94-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Mercer * | 44 | 5-20 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -3 | - |
| Elton Brand * | 39 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 20 | - |
| Fred Hoiberg * | 29 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 26 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Khalid El-Amin * | 25 | 7-12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 7 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 23 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 22 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Corey Benjamin * | 12 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Dragan Tarlac * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 40 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 35 | 8-16 | 1-3 | 9-11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 14 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 34 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 21 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 30 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 29 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 21 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Trajan Langdon * | 17 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Cedric Henderson | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Etdrick Bohannon | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter