Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Pacers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.3% | 54.7% | +1.0 | ✓ (29.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.6% | 50.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +30 (96-66). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Jackson * | 36 | 8-17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 4 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 32 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 30 | 3-12 | 0-1 | 1-6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Danny Granger * | 29 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | - |
| Jamaal Tinsley * | 26 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Sarunas Jasikevicius * | 24 | 3-11 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| David Harrison * | 19 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -2 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 19 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Jeff Foster * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Eddie Gill | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 35 | 7-21 | 2-5 | 7-10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 20 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 33 | 6-9 | 4-5 | 0-2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 30 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 29 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 24 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 19 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 21 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 14 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Luke Jackson | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Anderson Varejao | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Mike Wilks | 5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
* = starter