Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 59.3% | 40.7% | -2.1 | ✗ (4.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 53.4% | 46.6% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +2 (89-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 44 | 9-28 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 8 | - |
| Tony Parker * | 38 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Bruce Bowen * | 33 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Manu Ginobili * | 30 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Malik Rose * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Hedo Turkoglu * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Rasho Nesterovic * | 18 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Charlie Ward * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Ron Mercer * | 9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Kevin Willis * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Robert Horry * | 5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Devin Brown | 4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McInnis * | 42 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 40 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | - |
| LeBron James * | 39 | 14-23 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 32 | 23 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 29 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 21 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 18 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -5 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 16 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 9 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter