Model Predictions
| Model | Memphis Grizzlies | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 47.8% | 52.2% | +0.5 | ✓ (2.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.6% | 50.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +3 (114-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Battier * | 37 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Mike Miller * | 32 | 11-16 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 17 | - |
| Jason Williams * | 29 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 23 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Earl Watson * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Brian Cardinal * | 23 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Dahntay Jones * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 13 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Jake Tsakalidis * | 11 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Ryan Humphrey | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Gooden * | 45 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 20 | - |
| LeBron James * | 42 | 10-16 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 35 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 39 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 37 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 23 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 24 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 21 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -2 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - |
* = starter