Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.4% | 59.6% | +2.1 | ✗ (5.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers -3 (95-98). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 44 | 16-32 | 1-5 | 8-12 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 41 | 19 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 33 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 31 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 30 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 29 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 14 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 19 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 18 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 43 | 10-21 | 0-1 | 13-18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 33 | 28 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 38 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 4-6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 16 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 33 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 14 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 30 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - |
| Kwame Brown * | 30 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Jordan Farmar * | 22 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 18 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Ronny Turiaf * | 18 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
* = starter