Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Houston Rockets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elo | 28.2% | 71.8% | - | ✓ |
| Bradley-Terry | 32.0% | 68.0% | - | ✓ |
| Margin | 19.3% | 80.7% | +7.9 | ✓ (0.1 off) |
| Pythagorean | 39.9% | 60.1% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Houston Rockets +8 (91-83). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Person * | 46 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 12 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 43 | 10-21 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21 | 10 | - |
| Lamond Murray * | 40 | 7-18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Danny Ferry * | 33 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Shawn Kemp * | 31 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 7-10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 15 | - |
| Mark Bryant * | 23 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Pete Chilcutt * | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Andrew DeClercq * | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shandon Anderson * | 42 | 10-21 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 17 | - |
| Kenny Thomas * | 30 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 20 | - |
| Kelvin Cato * | 27 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | - |
| Walt Williams * | 27 | 7-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 10 | - |
| Cuttino Mobley * | 26 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | - |
| Bryce Drew * | 24 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Steve Francis * | 24 | 2-13 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -2 | - |
| Hakeem Olajuwon * | 18 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 11 | - |
| Matt Bullard * | 18 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
* = starter