Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 85.0% | 15.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 86.8% | 13.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 76.3% | 23.7% | -6.4 | ✓ (0.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 63.7% | 36.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -6 (96-102). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 12-26 | 0-1 | 23-26 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 47 | 26 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 40 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 24 | - |
| Ron Harper * | 29 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Mark Madsen * | 27 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | - |
| Brian Shaw * | 26 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 20 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 19 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Isaiah Rider * | 10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | - |
| Greg Foster * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Devean George | 9 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Tyronn Lue | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Miller * | 39 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 11-12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 22 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 31 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Jim Jackson * | 30 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 29 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Chris Gatling * | 21 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 7 | - |
| Bimbo Coles * | 21 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 20 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Trajan Langdon * | 16 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 15 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
| Chucky Brown | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Anthony Johnson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter