Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Pacers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.3% | 54.7% | +1.0 | ✗ (6.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.6% | 50.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -5 (104-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metta World Peace * | 50 | 14-29 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 15 | - |
| Jamaal Tinsley * | 45 | 5-13 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 25 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 44 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Stephen Jackson * | 43 | 3-12 | 0-3 | 3-5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 43 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 6-6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Jonathan Bender * | 16 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Eddie Gill * | 14 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| David Harrison * | 8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 50 | 8-19 | 2-5 | 10-12 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 20 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 48 | 3-14 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -1 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 47 | 12-24 | 0-0 | 11-12 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 | 30 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 35 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 31 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 24 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 12 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Ira Newble | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Scott Williams | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
* = starter