Model Predictions
| Model | Atlanta Hawks | Cleveland Cavaliers | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 39.0% | 61.0% | +2.5 | ✓ (24.5 off) |
| Pythagorean | 47.1% | 52.9% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Cleveland Cavaliers +27 (99-72). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Smith * | 40 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 6-10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 14 | - |
| Joe Johnson * | 39 | 5-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 7 | - |
| Mike Bibby * | 35 | 7-10 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19 | 20 | - |
| Flip Murray * | 31 | 2-9 | 0-6 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | -4 | - |
| Al Horford * | 25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | - |
| Maurice Evans * | 21 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | - |
| Zaza Pachulia * | 21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| Marvin Williams * | 12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Acie Law | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Solomon Jones | 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Mario West | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delonte West * | 39 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | - |
| Mo Williams * | 37 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | - |
| LeBron James * | 34 | 12-20 | 2-6 | 8-9 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 28 | - |
| Anderson Varejao * | 26 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 26 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | - |
| Joe Smith * | 20 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 15 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | - |
| Sasha Pavlovic * | 12 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | - |
| Wally Szczerbiak * | 11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | - |
| Daniel Gibson | 9 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | - |
| Darnell Jackson | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Tarence Kinsey | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
* = starter