Model Predictions
| Model | Brooklyn Nets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 32.0% | 68.0% | +4.1 | ✗ (35.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -31 (80-111). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter * | 37 | 11-18 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 25 | - |
| Brian Scalabrine * | 37 | 5-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 35 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 6 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 35 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 25 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 24 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Travis Best * | 23 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15 | - |
| Zoran Planinic | 13 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Billy Thomas | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Jabari Smith | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Rodney Buford | 3 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 40 | 9-19 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 32 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 26 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 19 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | - |
| Robert Traylor * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 18 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Lucious Harris | 18 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Jiri Welsch | 16 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| DeSagana Diop | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter