Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.6% | 63.4% | +3.0 | ✓ (8.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +11 (92-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McInnis * | 43 | 5-14 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | - |
| LeBron James * | 41 | 7-17 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 9 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 36 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 29 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 19 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 21 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 18 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Kevin Ollie | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ira Newble | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Crawford * | 41 | 4-18 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 3 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 37 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 5-8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 19 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 36 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 17 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 31 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 12 | - |
| Jerome Williams * | 29 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | - |
| Ronald Dupree * | 26 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | -2 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 25 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 14 | - |
| Linton Johnson * | 13 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Rick Brunson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Eddie Robinson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter