Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Brooklyn Nets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 46.1% | 53.9% | +0.9 | ✓ (7.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.7% | 50.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Brooklyn Nets +8 (105-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 41 | 12-25 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 29 | 14 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 33 | 4-15 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | -7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 32 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 28 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 32 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 27 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 25 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 13 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter * | 41 | 13-22 | 2-2 | 4-4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 22 | - |
| Richard Jefferson * | 37 | 7-16 | 0-3 | 10-12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 13 | - |
| Jason Kidd * | 36 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 22 | - |
| Josh Boone * | 26 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 23 | 5-10 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Sean Williams * | 22 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | - |
| Antoine Wright * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Darrell Armstrong * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jamaal Magloire * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Malik Allen * | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Jason Collins * | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter