Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.7% | 58.3% | +1.8 | ✗ (4.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -3 (85-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McInnis * | 40 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 38 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | - |
| LeBron James * | 37 | 7-17 | 2-2 | 3-4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 33 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 29 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 29 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 15 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 11 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Davis * | 45 | 9-19 | 4-9 | 4-6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 12 | - |
| Jamal Mashburn * | 40 | 6-21 | 0-4 | 9-10 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 15 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 39 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 31 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 10 | - |
| David Wesley * | 31 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| David West * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Stacey Augmon * | 11 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| George Lynch | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Steven Smith | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter