Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Chicago Bulls | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.6% | 63.4% | +3.0 | ✓ (25.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Chicago Bulls +28 (113-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 38 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 9-12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 10 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 35 | 6-15 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 34 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 28 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 23 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Scott Williams * | 11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Luke Jackson | 9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 9 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 33 | 5-15 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 31 | 8-12 | 1-1 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 30 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 29 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 26 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 24 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 23 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 18 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 8-8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 17 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Frank Williams | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Adrian Griffin | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter