Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.6% | 63.4% | +3.0 | ✗ (11.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls -8 (87-95). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 41 | 11-22 | 0-5 | 10-12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 26 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 38 | 7-13 | 1-1 | 7-10 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 | 22 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 36 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 32 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 25 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 22 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 20 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 17 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| J.R. Bremer | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 43 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Jamal Crawford * | 38 | 7-27 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 32 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 29 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 29 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17 | - |
| Rick Brunson * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Marcus Fizer * | 9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Linton Johnson * | 5 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Eddie Robinson * | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter