Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 47.8% | 52.2% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.1% | 37.9% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 39.7% | 60.3% | +2.3 | ✗ (3.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.1% | 50.9% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -1 (85-86). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avery Johnson * | 44 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | - |
| Tim Duncan * | 38 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 11 | - |
| Chuck Person * | 35 | 3-8 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | - |
| David Robinson * | 33 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 13-16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 37 | - |
| Vinny Del Negro * | 33 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | - |
| Will Perdue * | 16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | - |
| Jaren Jackson * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | - |
| Monty Williams * | 12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - |
| Reggie Geary * | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Malik Rose | 7 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 44 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 14 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 32 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 30 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 28 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 27 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 25 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 18 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 16 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 14 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Shawnelle Scott | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter