Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 26.1% | 73.9% | +5.7 | ✓ (13.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 42.5% | 57.5% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +19 (93-74). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 33 | 7-21 | 2-5 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 1 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 32 | 8-18 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 12 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 31 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 29 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 28 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | - |
| Delonte West * | 28 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 27 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Tarence Kinsey | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| JJ Hickson | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Darnell Jackson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Yao * | 40 | 13-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 17 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 38 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 36 | 5-15 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 34 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 30 | 1-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | - |
| Von Wafer * | 20 | 5-10 | 4-6 | 5-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 19 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Brent Barry * | 8 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Chuck Hayes * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Brian Cook | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter