Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Orleans Pelicans | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 73.6% | 26.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 47.4% | 52.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 41.5% | 58.5% | +1.9 | ✓ (5.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.1% | 50.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: New Orleans Pelicans +7 (108-101). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Varejao * | 31 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 29 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 2-2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 28 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 7-8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 26 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 8-8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 13 | - |
| Anthony Parker * | 24 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 21 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | -1 | - |
| Joey Graham * | 19 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 19 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Jamario Moon * | 18 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Ryan Hollins * | 16 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | - |
| Jawad Williams | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
New Orleans Pelicans
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Ariza * | 36 | 3-12 | 0-4 | 1-5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Chris Paul * | 33 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 24 | - |
| David West * | 31 | 14-20 | 0-0 | 6-7 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 28 | - |
| Marco Belinelli * | 31 | 5-11 | 3-8 | 7-7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 14 | - |
| Emeka Okafor * | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Willie Green * | 22 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Jerryd Bayless * | 14 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | - |
| Jason Smith * | 13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Quincy Pondexter * | 13 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | - |
| Peja Stojakovic * | 12 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -2 | - |
| DJ Mbenga | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
* = starter