Model Predictions
| Model | Milwaukee Bucks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 46.0% | 54.0% | +0.9 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.8% | 50.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +3 (89-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Ford * | 43 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 14 | - |
| Michael Redd * | 41 | 6-17 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 3 | - |
| Bobby Simmons * | 39 | 8-19 | 3-8 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 39 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Andrew Bogut * | 37 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Charlie Bell * | 15 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Toni Kukoc * | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Jiri Welsch * | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 45 | 9-20 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 37 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 31 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 27 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 27 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 27 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 26 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
* = starter