Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 73.6% | 26.4% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.7% | 58.3% | +1.8 | ✗ (14.8 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.2% | 50.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans -13 (92-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 40 | 15-22 | 1-5 | 7-8 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 38 | 29 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 35 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 32 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 32 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 15 | - |
| Anthony Parker * | 28 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 25 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | - |
| Delonte West * | 25 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 2 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - |
| Jawad Williams | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Daniel Gibson | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Thornton * | 43 | 8-17 | 1-6 | 3-3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12 | - |
| David West * | 38 | 5-16 | 0-1 | 6-8 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 12 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 31 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | - |
| Darren Collison * | 30 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 13 | - |
| Morris Peterson * | 26 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | - |
| Darius Songaila * | 23 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 22 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | - |
| James Posey * | 21 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
| Julian Wright | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter