Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.1% | 58.9% | +2.0 | ✓ (7.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +9 (100-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 47 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 33 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 29 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 28 | 7-16 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 6 | - |
| Eddy Curry * | 25 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 23 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Othella Harrington * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Antonio Davis | 13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Eric Piatkowski | 11 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff McInnis * | 45 | 7-15 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | - |
| LeBron James * | 44 | 8-17 | 1-1 | 10-15 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 29 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 38 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 17-19 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 33 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 35 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 30 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 10 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Lucious Harris | 13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter