Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 26.1% | 73.9% | +5.7 | ✓ (0.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +6 (90-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McInnis * | 41 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 15 | - |
| LeBron James * | 39 | 5-18 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 37 | 6-19 | 1-1 | 4-8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 35 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 22 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 17 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 14 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | - |
| Jason Kapono | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Jackson * | 44 | 5-13 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 10 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 42 | 2-11 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 41 | 9-14 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 30 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Maurice Taylor * | 23 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Clar. Weatherspoon * | 22 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Mark Jackson * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter