Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.1% | 58.9% | +2.0 | ✓ (20.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +22 (96-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luol Deng * | 32 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 28 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 28 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 27 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 25 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 4 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski * | 17 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 16 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Adrian Griffin * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 35 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 6 | - |
| LeBron James * | 32 | 11-17 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 22 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 29 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 29 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 18 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 25 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 22 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Dajuan Wagner * | 19 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -1 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 16 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Luke Jackson | 9 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
* = starter