Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.4% | 59.6% | +2.1 | ✓ (1.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +4 (98-94). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 44 | 12-26 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 22 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 38 | 8-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 6 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 36 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 34 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 14 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Eric Snow | 19 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Lucious Harris | 16 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caron Butler * | 39 | 7-18 | 0-2 | 7-8 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 16 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 39 | 8-17 | 0-3 | 8-10 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 22 | - |
| Chucky Atkins * | 38 | 2-9 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 26 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 26 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Jumaine Jones * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Brian Grant * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Brian Cook * | 14 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Tierre Brown * | 12 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter