Model Predictions
| Model | Portland Trail Blazers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 43.7% | 56.3% | +1.4 | ✓ (13.6 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.0% | 52.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +15 (99-84). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Miles * | 36 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Zach Randolph * | 32 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 2 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 32 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Brian Skinner * | 29 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Sebastian Telfair * | 26 | 9-15 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 16 | - |
| Martell Webster * | 20 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jarrett Jack * | 16 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Travis Outlaw * | 15 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Viktor Khryapa * | 15 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Joel Przybilla * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 44 | 9-23 | 1-6 | 8-10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 23 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 37 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 36 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 21 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 30 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 29 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 28 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 15 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 13 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Stephen Graham | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter