Model Predictions
| Model | Cleveland Cavaliers | Detroit Pistons | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 45.0% | 55.0% | +1.1 | ✓ (2.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 49.3% | 50.7% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Detroit Pistons +4 (92-88). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Davis * | 38 | 10-20 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 12 | - |
| LeBron James * | 36 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - |
| Chris Mihm * | 30 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 17 | - |
| Ira Newble * | 28 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | - |
| DeSagana Diop * | 26 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | - |
| Kevin Ollie * | 21 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas * | 20 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Michael Stewart * | 17 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11 | - |
| Darius Miles * | 11 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Jason Kapono * | 8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups * | 42 | 3-16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -6 | - |
| Ben Wallace * | 40 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 20 | - |
| Richard Hamilton * | 38 | 15-23 | 1-1 | 13-15 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 32 | - |
| Tayshaun Prince * | 35 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 16 | - |
| Mehmet Okur * | 23 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | - |
| Elden Campbell * | 15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Tremaine Fowlkes * | 14 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Corliss Williamson * | 14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -3 | - |
| Bob Sura * | 13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
* = starter