Model Predictions
| Model | Houston Rockets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 32.8% | 67.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 51.7% | 48.3% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 53.6% | 46.4% | -0.8 | ✓ (4.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -5 (119-124). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Hayes * | 33 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 25 | - |
| Chase Budinger * | 29 | 9-18 | 4-8 | 8-9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 22 | - |
| Kevin Martin * | 29 | 10-18 | 1-4 | 9-11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 17 | - |
| Shane Battier * | 28 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | - |
| Kyle Lowry * | 28 | 1-10 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Aaron Brooks * | 19 | 2-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -1 | - |
| Patrick Patterson * | 18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Luis Scola * | 18 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Courtney Lee * | 18 | 7-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Brad Miller * | 14 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Parker * | 36 | 7-10 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 35 | 8-15 | 2-6 | 8-9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 18 | - |
| Ramon Sessions * | 34 | 8-14 | 1-1 | 3-5 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 18 | - |
| Jamario Moon * | 28 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Manny Harris * | 26 | 9-16 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 18 | - |
| JJ Hickson * | 24 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Samardo Samuels * | 18 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | - |
| Ryan Hollins * | 17 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Christian Eyenga * | 17 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - |
* = starter