Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 51.6% | 48.4% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 36.1% | 63.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 29.4% | 70.6% | +4.8 | ✓ (33.2 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.0% | 56.0% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +38 (116-78). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaun Livingston * | 29 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 10 | - |
| Alonzo Gee * | 29 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 4-4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Tristan Thompson * | 25 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Daniel Gibson * | 22 | 0-9 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | - |
| Wayne Ellington * | 21 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 1 | - |
| Luke Walton * | 21 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Tyler Zeller * | 20 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Chris Quinn * | 18 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Marreese Speights * | 16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - |
| CJ Miles * | 15 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | - |
| Kevin Jones * | 12 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1 | - |
| Omri Casspi | 7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden * | 30 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 7-9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 12 | - |
| Chandler Parsons * | 28 | 5-11 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | - |
| Greg Smith * | 25 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 12 | - |
| Thomas Robinson * | 22 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Omer Asik * | 22 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Jeremy Lin * | 20 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Patrick Beverley * | 20 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 13 | - |
| Donatas Motiejunas * | 20 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 3-6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | - |
| Carlos Delfino * | 19 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | - |
| James Anderson * | 12 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Francisco Garcia | 10 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Aaron Brooks | 7 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
* = starter