Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 26.1% | 73.9% | +5.7 | ✓ (9.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +15 (92-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 41 | 12-23 | 2-5 | 6-11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 23 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 35 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 32 | 6-16 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 31 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 23 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 22 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 18 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cedric Simmons | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Shannon Brown | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Eric Snow | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafer Alston * | 41 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 17 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 40 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 38 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Tracy McGrady * | 31 | 3-11 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 29 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 26 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 15 | 1-8 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter