Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 62.8% | 37.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 43.7% | 56.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 40.7% | 59.3% | +2.1 | ✓ (52.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 48.7% | 51.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Los Angeles Lakers +55 (112-57). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manny Harris * | 41 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 4-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Samardo Samuels * | 32 | 1-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -5 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 30 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Alonzo Gee * | 29 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 25 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -7 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 25 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 17 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Ryan Hollins * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Jamario Moon * | 13 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Christian Eyenga | 6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 31 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 22 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 28 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 14 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 27 | 6-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 24 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 24 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 23 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 23 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 21 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 16 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Joe Smith | 6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Devin Ebanks | 6 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Derrick Caracter | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | - |
* = starter