Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.1% | 58.9% | +2.0 | ✓ (17.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +19 (91-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Hinrich * | 44 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 1-5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 42 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 41 | 8-22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 30 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Chris Duhon * | 24 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Darius Songaila * | 23 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Luke Schenscher * | 12 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Othella Harrington | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 46 | 15-28 | 1-3 | 6-6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 24 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 43 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 36 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 30 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 26 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 22 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 16 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
* = starter