Model Predictions
| Model | Brooklyn Nets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 32.0% | 68.0% | +4.1 | ✓ (16.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.3% | 55.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +21 (104-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter * | 40 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 8-10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 16 | - |
| Richard Jefferson * | 40 | 4-17 | 3-6 | 4-4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 25 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | - |
| Marcus Williams * | 24 | 4-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Nenad Krstic * | 24 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Devin Harris * | 24 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Bostjan Nachbar * | 21 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Stromile Swift * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Trenton Hassell | 15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Sean Williams | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Maurice Ager | 1 | 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 * | 35 | 11-21 | 1-4 | 10-13 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 | 30 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 31 | 4-9 | 1-5 | 3-3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 28 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 24 | 5-9 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Delonte West * | 24 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 19 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 17 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 16 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Dwayne Jones | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
* = starter