Model Predictions
| Model | New Orleans Pelicans | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.1% | 63.9% | +3.1 | ✓ (5.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.8% | 55.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +9 (100-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wesley * | 42 | 4-16 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 4 | - |
| Matt Freije * | 38 | 5-16 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 38 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 38 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 9 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 33 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Corsley Edwards * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Baron Davis * | 19 | 5-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | - |
| JR Smith * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 45 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 8-9 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 29 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 39 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 36 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 25 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 29 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 23 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 19 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 19 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 18 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
* = starter