Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 22.9% | 77.1% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 42.0% | 58.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 37.0% | 63.0% | +2.9 | ✓ (2.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.3% | 54.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +5 (104-99). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol * | 40 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 14-14 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 36 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 38 | 8-24 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 1 | - |
| Lamar Odom * | 35 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 32 | 8-12 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 9 | - |
| Shannon Brown * | 26 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Andrew Bynum * | 22 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | - |
| Steve Blake * | 20 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | - |
| Metta World Peace * | 17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Luke Walton | 5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antawn Jamison * | 41 | 8-18 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 14 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 40 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 36 | 9-16 | 1-1 | 13-14 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 25 | - |
| Anthony Parker * | 34 | 7-13 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | - |
| Christian Eyenga * | 26 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 22 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -2 | - |
| Jamario Moon * | 21 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | - |
| Ryan Hollins * | 13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
* = starter