Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 29.2% | 70.8% | +4.9 | ✓ (11.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.2% | 57.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +16 (100-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Bogans * | 36 | 3-12 | 2-3 | 5-8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Gerald Wallace * | 33 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 31 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Primoz Brezec * | 30 | 3-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 26 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 24 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 19 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | -2 | - |
| Eddie House * | 17 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Jamal Sampson * | 12 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Steven Smith * | 9 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 37 | 11-20 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 12 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 33 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 8-9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 19 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 31 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 27 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 26 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 18 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 21 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Robert Traylor | 16 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 11 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Lucious Harris | 11 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Scott Williams | 10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 6 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter