Model Predictions
| Model | New Orleans Pelicans | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 36.1% | 63.9% | +3.1 | ✓ (10.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.8% | 55.2% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +14 (92-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David West * | 41 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 11-13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 10 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 40 | 5-14 | 0-4 | 8-8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 14 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 39 | 5-13 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | - |
| Rasual Butler * | 36 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| James Posey * | 28 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Tyson Chandler * | 27 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Devin Brown * | 11 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Hilton Armstrong * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Julian Wright | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 43 | 7-10 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | - |
| LeBron James * | 42 | 12-24 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 29 | 26 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 35 | 4-13 | 0-6 | 9-11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 32 | 2-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -2 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 29 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 22 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Tarence Kinsey * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jawad Williams | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Darnell Jackson | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter