Model Predictions
| Model | Phoenix Suns | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 37.8% | 62.2% | +2.7 | ✗ (4.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.9% | 54.1% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -2 (108-110). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raja Bell * | 41 | 8-13 | 6-11 | 5-5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | - |
| Amar'e Stoudemire * | 40 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 8-10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 16 | - |
| Boris Diaw * | 40 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 17 | - |
| Steve Nash * | 36 | 9-11 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 21 | - |
| Shawn Marion * | 33 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 16 | - |
| Leandro Barbosa * | 29 | 5-14 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Brian Skinner * | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| DJ Strawberry * | 6 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Grant Hill * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 39 | 14-30 | 0-1 | 8-10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 19 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 34 | 6-13 | 3-5 | 10-11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 31 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 30 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 29 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 19 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 21 | 4-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 20 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 19 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter