Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 37.3% | 62.7% | +2.9 | ✗ (7.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.5% | 54.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -5 (106-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 48 | 14-21 | 0-0 | 9-20 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 37 | 35 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 48 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Gary Payton * | 43 | 12-20 | 2-4 | 4-6 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 21 | - |
| Horace Grant * | 33 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 20 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 31 | 2-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Devean George * | 19 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Slava Medvedenko * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Maurice Carter * | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Luke Walton | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Boozer * | 46 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 30 | - |
| LeBron James * | 43 | 12-26 | 4-4 | 4-5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 14 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 36 | 4-13 | 1-4 | 11-13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 33 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 32 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 10 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 22 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 21 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 14 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
* = starter