Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 40.7% | 59.3% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 49.8% | 50.2% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 36.2% | 63.8% | +3.1 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +5 (101-96). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephon Marbury * | 43 | 6-15 | 0-4 | 2-6 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 36 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 36 | 12-18 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 21 | - |
| Joe Johnson * | 36 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Dan Majerle * | 26 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Anfernee Hardaway * | 23 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Bo Outlaw * | 19 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Alton Ford * | 13 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Milt Palacio | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 40 | 5-16 | 1-6 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Ricky Davis * | 36 | 12-22 | 1-1 | 3-6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 15 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 33 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 31 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 23 | - |
| Tyrone Hill * | 28 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 26 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 27 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Trajan Langdon * | 12 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Michael Doleac * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Brian Skinner * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter