Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 53.3% | 46.7% | -0.7 | ✗ (6.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.5% | 48.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +6 (91-85). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 39 | 10-32 | 3-10 | 2-5 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 1 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 35 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 34 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 27 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 27 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Luther Head * | 24 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Dikembe Mutombo * | 19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | - |
| Juwan Howard * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Kirk Snyder | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hughes * | 41 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 18 | - |
| LeBron James * | 41 | 12-24 | 3-6 | 5-9 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 25 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 26 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 26 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 25 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 22 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 21 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 20 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 12 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Ira Newble | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter