Model Predictions
| Model | Chicago Bulls | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 31.5% | 68.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.1% | 58.9% | +2.0 | ✓ (12.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.1% | 51.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +14 (101-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Gibson * | 35 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Luol Deng * | 31 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Joakim Noah * | 30 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | - |
| John Salmons * | 30 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 | - |
| Derrick Rose * | 29 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 23 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | - |
| James Johnson * | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Lindsey Hunter * | 18 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Jannero Pargo * | 12 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | - |
| Aaron Gray | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mo Williams * | 36 | 5-13 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 13 | - |
| LeBron James * | 34 | 8-17 | 1-3 | 6-10 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 29 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 26 | 7-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Anthony Parker * | 25 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 22 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 19 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 17 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | - |
| Jamario Moon * | 13 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Delonte West * | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Danny Green | 5 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Darnell Jackson | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter