Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 53.3% | 46.7% | -0.7 | ✓ (7.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.5% | 48.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -8 (85-93). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy McGrady * | 41 | 6-21 | 0-4 | 5-8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 6 | - |
| Rafer Alston * | 39 | 8-15 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 18 | - |
| Ming Yao * | 36 | 3-17 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 32 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 30 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Carl Landry * | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 18 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 1-4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | - |
| Luther Head * | 10 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 7 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Steve Novak | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 42 | 7-18 | 4-7 | 8-11 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 29 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 38 | 5-15 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 31 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 31 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 28 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 25 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 22 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 11 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Damon Jones | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter