Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Phoenix Suns | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 26.3% | 73.7% | +4.8 | ✓ (4.2 off) |
| Bradley-Terry | 38.7% | 61.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 22.8% | 77.2% | +6.7 | ✓ (2.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.6% | 56.4% | - | ✓ |
| Efficiency | 35.2% | 64.8% | - | ✓ |
| Adjusted Efficiency | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✓ |
| Log Adjusted | 35.0% | 65.0% | - | ✓ |
| Points Off/Def | 36.2% | 63.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Phoenix Suns +9 (115-106). Ratings: 2005-06 season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 43 | 18-28 | 5-8 | 5-5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 33 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 35 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 17 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 34 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 33 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 26 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 20 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Mike Wilks * | 19 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Luke Jackson * | 18 | 0-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -7 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 6 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Anderson Varejao | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Marion * | 45 | 12-21 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 20 | - |
| Raja Bell * | 43 | 9-14 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 36 | 6-13 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 | - |
| Kurt Thomas * | 34 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 32 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 19 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Eddie House * | 18 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| James Jones * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter