Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Pacers | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 84.5% | 15.5% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 73.5% | 26.5% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 59.0% | 41.0% | -2.0 | ✓ (5.0 off) |
| Pythagorean | 57.1% | 42.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers -7 (74-81). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Jackson * | 36 | 6-10 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 25 | - |
| Reggie Miller * | 36 | 4-14 | 2-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -3 | - |
| Dale Davis * | 30 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | - |
| Chris Mullin * | 29 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | - |
| Rik Smits * | 26 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 16 | - |
| Sam Perkins * | 20 | 2-8 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Antonio Davis * | 18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | - |
| Jalen Rose * | 18 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 11 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Travis Best * | 11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vitaly Potapenko * | 38 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 11 | - |
| Derek Anderson * | 38 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | - |
| Brevin Knight * | 37 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 31 | 3-13 | 0-0 | 10-10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 8 | - |
| Johnny Newman * | 27 | 3-10 | 0-4 | 6-7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 21 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | - |
| Cedric Henderson * | 20 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | -3 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 19 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | - |
| Antonio Lang | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
* = starter