Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 64.6% | 35.4% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 59.2% | 40.8% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 44.0% | 56.0% | +1.3 | ✗ (14.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.1% | 50.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -13 (76-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Van Exel * | 42 | 8-19 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15 | - |
| Eddie Jones * | 38 | 9-18 | 3-5 | 4-7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | - |
| Jerome Kersey * | 36 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 11 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 35 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Corie Blount * | 31 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 18 | - |
| Byron Scott * | 24 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Sean Rooks * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Travis Knight | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| George McCloud | 4 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Sura * | 45 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 7-9 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 18 | - |
| Bobby Phills * | 45 | 11-20 | 2-7 | 3-4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 12 | - |
| Tyrone Hill * | 36 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 30 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Antonio Lang * | 27 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 22 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | - |
| Reggie Geary * | 19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Mark West * | 5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Donny Marshall | 6 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shawnelle Scott | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter