Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Washington Wizards | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 46.8% | 53.2% | +0.7 | ✗ (1.7 off) |
| Pythagorean | 50.1% | 49.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Washington Wizards -1 (96-97). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James * | 47 | 16-28 | 3-5 | 6-9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 41 | 19 | - |
| Larry Hughes * | 40 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 7 | - |
| Eric Snow * | 36 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 31 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 12 | - |
| Donyell Marshall * | 28 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Drew Gooden * | 24 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 12 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - |
| Damon Jones * | 7 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| Anderson Varejao | 11 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - |
Washington Wizards
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Arenas * | 46 | 12-25 | 2-7 | 8-11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 14 | - |
| Caron Butler * | 46 | 8-16 | 0-2 | 4-4 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 17 | - |
| Antawn Jamison * | 40 | 4-13 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | - |
| Antonio Daniels * | 31 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 6 | - |
| Jared Jeffries * | 30 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | - |
| Brendan Haywood * | 28 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | - |
| Michael Ruffin * | 16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | - |
* = starter