Model Predictions
| Model | Brooklyn Nets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 32.0% | 68.0% | +4.1 | ✓ (13.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +18 (94-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikki Moore * | 35 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Vince Carter * | 34 | 10-18 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 26 | 11 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 31 | 2-9 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 29 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | - |
| Richard Jefferson * | 27 | 2-13 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -4 | - |
| Josh Boone * | 22 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Marcus Williams * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Antoine Wright * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | - |
| Hassan Adams | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Clifford Robinson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hughes * | 41 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 3-7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | - |
| LeBron James * | 35 | 15-27 | 0-1 | 5-9 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 21 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 28 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 28 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 26 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 24 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 17 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 13 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ira Newble | 13 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | - |
| Damon Jones | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter