Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 41.1% | 58.9% | +2.0 | ✓ (23.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +25 (117-92). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thabo Sefolosha * | 38 | 4-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | - |
| Ben Gordon * | 34 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 8-9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 27 | 1-9 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Tyrus Thomas * | 27 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 | - |
| Derrick Rose * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 22 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 21 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Cedric Simmons * | 18 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Andres Nocioni * | 14 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 6-7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | - |
| Aaron Gray * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 37 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 8-8 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 29 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 34 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 7-7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 31 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 8-13 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 20 | - |
| Delonte West * | 31 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 27 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 17 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 21 | 5-8 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 9 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 19 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 18 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Darnell Jackson * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 5 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | - |
| Tarence Kinsey | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter