Model Predictions
| Model | Brooklyn Nets | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 24.1% | 75.9% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 40.1% | 59.9% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 31.2% | 68.8% | +4.4 | ✗ (9.4 off) |
| Pythagorean | 44.6% | 55.4% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -5 (72-77). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry Kittles * | 43 | 8-23 | 0-3 | 7-8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | - |
| Sherman Douglas * | 38 | 10-19 | 3-3 | 2-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | - |
| Jayson Williams * | 38 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Kendall Gill * | 35 | 3-12 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | - |
| Michael Cage * | 27 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | - |
| Xavier McDaniel * | 19 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Sam Cassell * | 16 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - |
| David Benoit * | 10 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Jack Haley * | 9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 42 | 6-12 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 40 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 33 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 32 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 16 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 29 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-8 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 14 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - |
| Mitchell Butler * | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter