Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Memphis Grizzlies | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 30.5% | 69.5% | +4.5 | ✓ (13.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.4% | 55.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Memphis Grizzlies +18 (92-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 36 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 25 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 10 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 24 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Carlos Boozer * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 12 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 18 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Tony Battie * | 18 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Kedrick Brown * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Jason Kapono | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Watson * | 39 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 7 | - |
| James Posey * | 38 | 8-12 | 4-5 | 15-18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 34 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 32 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 6-9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Mike Miller * | 26 | 3-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Bo Outlaw * | 26 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Theron Smith * | 9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright | 23 | 4-14 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | - |
* = starter