Model Predictions
| Model | Charlotte Hornets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 29.2% | 70.8% | +4.9 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.2% | 57.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +7 (98-91). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Richardson * | 39 | 13-24 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 16 | - |
| Raymond Felton * | 37 | 6-14 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 9 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 35 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Gerald Wallace * | 32 | 5-13 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Nazr Mohammed * | 30 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | - |
| Jared Dudley * | 21 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Matt Carroll * | 18 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 10 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Ryan Hollins | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Jermareo Davidson | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 41 | 11-24 | 1-3 | 10-16 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 28 | - |
| Delonte West * | 33 | 3-12 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 31 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 27 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 23 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 20 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 1 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 16 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 14 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 9 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
* = starter