Model Predictions
| Model | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 55.0% | 45.0% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 62.4% | 37.6% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 53.1% | 46.9% | -0.7 | ✓ (11.3 off) |
| Pythagorean | 51.7% | 48.3% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -12 (93-105). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones * | 48 | 7-14 | 2-3 | 4-4 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20 | - |
| Shaquille O'Neal * | 40 | 11-23 | 0-0 | 4-7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 14 | - |
| Mario Bennett * | 35 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 23 | - |
| Rick Fox * | 34 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 | - |
| Nick Van Exel * | 32 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | - |
| Kobe Bryant * | 23 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | - |
| Derek Fisher * | 15 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | - |
| Jon Barry | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 42 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 40 | 3-11 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 16 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 32 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 9 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 31 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 28 | 11-15 | 2-2 | 6-6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 21 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 26 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 24 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Carl Thomas * | 10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | - |
| Scott Brooks * | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter