Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 40.4% | 59.6% | +2.1 | ✓ (14.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.5% | 51.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +17 (105-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 42 | 9-25 | 1-5 | 4-8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 10 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 34 | 5-12 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 33 | 6-16 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 6 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 33 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 17 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 23 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 22 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 19 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Lorenzen Wright * | 7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Darnell Jackson | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tarence Kinsey | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jawad Williams | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant * | 40 | 9-22 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 13 | - |
| Pau Gasol * | 35 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 21 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 33 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 31 | 4-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 28 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Trevor Ariza * | 27 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 14 | - |
| Vladimir Radmanovic * | 20 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Sasha Vujacic * | 20 | 4-7 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | - |
| Yue Sun | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter