Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Indiana Pacers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 32.8% | 67.2% | +3.9 | ✓ (20.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.4% | 55.6% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Indiana Pacers +24 (106-82). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 41 | 9-25 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 9 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 39 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 21 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 35 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 29 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -3 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 27 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 21 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 8 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Jackson * | 36 | 11-19 | 3-7 | 3-4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 20 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 35 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 4-9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 31 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 23 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Reggie Miller * | 23 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| David Harrison * | 21 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 15 | - |
| Eddie Gill * | 17 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| James Jones * | 15 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | - |
* = starter