Model Predictions
| Model | New Orleans Pelicans | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.1% | 63.9% | +3.1 | ✗ (4.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.8% | 55.2% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -1 (99-100). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peja Stojakovic * | 43 | 8-16 | 6-9 | 3-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 15 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 42 | 5-17 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 23 | - |
| David West * | 40 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 9 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 38 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 24 | 4-11 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 19 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Bonzi Wells * | 17 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Chris Andersen * | 7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 40 | 6-14 | 1-2 | 8-10 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 34 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 20 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 32 | 13-19 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 29 | 26 | - |
| Delonte West * | 26 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 24 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 23 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 21 | 3-7 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 20 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 15 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
* = starter