Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Toronto Raptors | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 29.6% | 70.4% | +4.8 | ✗ (5.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 43.0% | 57.0% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Toronto Raptors -1 (97-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 44 | 13-24 | 1-3 | 8-12 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 24 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 43 | 5-15 | 0-4 | 4-6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 35 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 24 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 24 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 21 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 20 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | - |
Toronto Raptors
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Peterson * | 47 | 9-19 | 5-9 | 8-10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 16 | - |
| Mike James * | 41 | 11-21 | 1-7 | 7-11 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 19 | - |
| Matt Bonner * | 34 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Chris Bosh * | 31 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Charlie Villanueva * | 27 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Eric Williams * | 24 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Joey Graham * | 20 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Jose Calderon * | 7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Pape Sow * | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Loren Woods | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter