Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.1% | 58.9% | +2.0 | ✗ (5.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -3 (98-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Hughes * | 45 | 11-17 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 23 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 40 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 29 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 29 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 7-8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 18 | - |
| Tyrus Thomas * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 22 | 5-12 | 1-4 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Thabo Sefolosha * | 22 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Kirk Hinrich * | 19 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -5 | - |
| Chris Duhon | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 38 | 10-24 | 3-7 | 10-14 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 19 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 32 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 14 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 28 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Delonte West * | 28 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 12 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 28 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 11 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 26 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 13 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 22 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 22 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 13 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
* = starter