Model Predictions
| Model | San Antonio Spurs | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 95.3% | 4.7% | - | ✗ |
| Bradley-Terry | 84.8% | 15.2% | - | ✗ |
| Margin | 74.6% | 25.4% | -5.9 | ✗ (15.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 62.2% | 37.8% | - | ✗ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +10 (99-89). Predictions use season-end ratings.
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan * | 43 | 15-30 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 31 | 14 | - |
| Avery Johnson * | 35 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10 | - |
| Sean Elliott * | 29 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - |
| David Robinson * | 28 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 25 | - |
| Jaren Jackson * | 28 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Mario Elie * | 27 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Steve Kerr * | 23 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Jerome Kersey | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Malik Rose | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Gerard King | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Antonio Daniels | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp * | 35 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 9-12 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 20 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 34 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 12 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 31 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 7-11 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 16 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 26 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 26 | 5-11 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 24 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Wesley Person * | 21 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | - |
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 17 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter