Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.7% | 58.3% | +1.8 | ✓ (10.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +12 (104-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 37 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 18 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 35 | 5-15 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | -2 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 32 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 31 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | - |
| Delonte West * | 27 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 8 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 25 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 21 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 20 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 38 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 8 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 36 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 10-11 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 29 | - |
| James Posey * | 28 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 28 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - |
| Melvin Ely * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 17 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Mike James * | 12 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Julian Wright * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter