Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 29.2% | 70.8% | +4.9 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.2% | 57.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +2 (100-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brevin Knight * | 40 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 26 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 38 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Gerald Wallace * | 37 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | - |
| Primoz Brezec * | 36 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | - |
| Keith Bogans * | 32 | 7-16 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Kareem Rush * | 17 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 16 | 4-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Jamal Sampson * | 15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 14 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Jason Hart * | 13 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Jahidi White * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Bernard Robinson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 49 | 11-24 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 29 | 17 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 38 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 25 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 35 | 4-15 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -2 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 34 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 30 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 20 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Robert Traylor | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 12 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
* = starter