Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.7% | 58.3% | +1.8 | ✓ (8.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +10 (86-76). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 42 | 8-21 | 1-4 | 4-6 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 8 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 32 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 31 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -7 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 31 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 30 | 4-10 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 25 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 22 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 14 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 42 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 25 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 41 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 20 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 40 | 6-18 | 0-3 | 8-10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 21 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 33 | 4-11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 32 | 3-11 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Bobby Jackson * | 15 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 14 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
* = starter