Model Predictions
| Model | Brooklyn Nets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 32.0% | 68.0% | +4.1 | ✗ (25.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -21 (79-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Jefferson * | 36 | 11-18 | 1-2 | 13-15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 21 | - |
| Vince Carter * | 35 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 33 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 16 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 30 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Eddie Gill * | 21 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 18 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Sean Williams * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Josh Boone * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Gooden * | 38 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 36 | 8-16 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 10 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 35 | 6-16 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 29 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Dwayne Jones * | 27 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 18 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 24 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 23 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 18 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Damon Jones | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Demetris Nichols | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter