Model Predictions
| Model | Utah Jazz | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 58.8% | 41.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 82.9% | 17.1% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 68.6% | 31.4% | -4.3 | ✗ (31.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 58.1% | 41.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +27 (122-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone * | 37 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Matt Harpring * | 32 | 9-14 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Calbert Cheaney * | 31 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Tony Massenburg * | 29 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 12 | - |
| John Stockton * | 24 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Andrei Kirilenko * | 22 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 17 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 14 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | - |
| John Amaechi * | 12 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| DeShawn Stevenson | 10 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -4 | - |
| Carlos Arroyo | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 43 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 9-10 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 31 | - |
| Milt Palacio * | 36 | 9-11 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 33 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 29 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 26 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 24 | 8-11 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 18 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | - |
| Smush Parker * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Michael Stewart * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter