Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.7% | 58.3% | +1.8 | ✗ (2.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -1 (108-109). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 53 | 16-29 | 3-10 | 9-11 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 44 | 18 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 38 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 30 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 30 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 26 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 18 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 15 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 12 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Lucious Harris * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Smith * | 43 | 8-16 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 38 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Dan Dickau * | 36 | 3-13 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 35 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Lee Nailon * | 31 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 22 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 18 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 17 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| David West * | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Casey Jacobsen * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter