Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 46.1% | 53.9% | +0.9 | ✓ (4.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.7% | 50.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Brooklyn Nets +5 (96-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hughes * | 41 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| LeBron James * | 40 | 12-21 | 1-5 | 6-9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 26 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 38 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 18 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 33 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 32 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 21 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 16 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Alan Henderson | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Luke Jackson | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Jefferson * | 45 | 9-11 | 2-2 | 8-9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 27 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 35 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Clifford Robinson * | 32 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Vince Carter * | 30 | 5-19 | 0-4 | 11-15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 28 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 4 | - |
| Jacque Vaughn * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Scott Padgett * | 10 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - |
| Marc Jackson | 6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter