Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Charlotte Hornets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 49.5% | 50.5% | +0.1 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.8% | 48.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Charlotte Hornets +3 (96-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 34 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 33 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 32 | 4-6 | 3-4 | 4-5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 30 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 26 | 6-17 | 2-5 | 8-9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 6 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 17 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Eric Snow | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Richardson * | 40 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 21 | - |
| Gerald Wallace * | 39 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 38 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 7-14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 11 | - |
| Raymond Felton * | 35 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 11-14 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Jeff McInnis * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Matt Carroll * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Primoz Brezec * | 15 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 10 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Walter Herrmann * | 9 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Ryan Hollins * | 8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
* = starter