Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.7% | 58.3% | +1.8 | ✗ (3.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -2 (101-103). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 42 | 12-24 | 0-3 | 8-12 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 16 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 35 | 9-15 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 14 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 33 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 29 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 26 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 24 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 23 | 6-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 19 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 15 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Alan Henderson * | 10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul * | 40 | 6-15 | 0-2 | 10-10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Speedy Claxton * | 27 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 13 | - |
| P.J. Brown * | 27 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 13 | - |
| David West * | 26 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 24 | 2-8 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | - |
| Marc Jackson * | 24 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Desmond Mason * | 23 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Aaron Williams * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Kirk Snyder * | 14 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Linton Johnson * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | - |
* = starter