Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 29.2% | 70.8% | +4.9 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.2% | 57.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +2 (120-118). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jumaine Jones * | 50 | 5-17 | 4-13 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Raymond Felton * | 46 | 12-21 | 1-4 | 5-8 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 30 | 27 | - |
| Alan Anderson * | 39 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 8 | - |
| Bernard Robinson * | 36 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | - |
| Primoz Brezec * | 27 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Jake Voskuhl * | 24 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Matt Carroll * | 22 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Lonny Baxter * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Kevin Burleson | 6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Kareem Rush | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 50 | 10-21 | 1-5 | 16-23 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 37 | 35 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 47 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 37 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 28 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 24 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 21 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 18 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ira Newble | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter